NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Prunus fasciculata

Desert Almond

A member of the Rosaceae, the Rose Family

Flowering branch of Prunus fasciculata, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flowering branch.

Along Old Trails Road south of Kingman, at ca. 3280 feet elevation.

28 March 2010.

 

Flowering branches of Prunus fasciculata, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flowering branches, same shrub as in prior image.

28 March 2010.

 

Habitat of Prunus fasciculata, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat, the three shrubs on the bank in foreground the subject specimens.

Same location as prior images.

28 March 2010.

 

Fruiting branch of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruiting branch.

North end of Hualapai Mountains: Along BLM road 7130 just off of Hualapai Mountain Road
about five miles southeast of state highway 66, at ca. 4000-4500 feet elevation.

1 September 2008.

 

Fruit of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruit; detail from prior image.

1 September 2008.

 

Fruiting branch of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruiting branch.

Same shrub as in prior images.

1 September 2008.

 

Fruiting branches of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruiting branches with inch-tape for scale, showing the branching habit.

Same shrub as in prior images.

1 September 2008.

 

Branching habit of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Branching habit.

Same shrub as in prior images.

1 September 2008.

 

Detail of branch and leaves of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Detail of branch, showing leaves in fascicles.

Same shrub as in prior images.

1 September 2008.

 

Habit and habitat of branch and leaves of Prunus fasciculata, northern end of Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit and habitat.

Same shrub (in center) as in prior images.

1 September 2008.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 27 November 2008; last revised 31 March 2010.

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