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Purshia stansburiana

Cliff-rose; Stansbury Cliffrose

Flowers and foliage of Purshia stansburiana, Grand Canyon National Park.

Flowering branches.
Grand Canyon National Park: Mather Point.

3 June 2002.

 

Flower and foliage detail, Purshia stansburiana, Grand Canyon National Park.

Flower and foliage detail from top image.

 

Flowers and immature fruit of Purshia stansburiana, Grand Canyon National Park.

Flowers and immature fruit.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along path between Mather Campground and Market Plaza.

7 July 2002.

 

Habit of Purshia stansburiana, Grand Canyon National Park.

Habit in bloom at right side of image, tourists for scale.
Shrubby tree behind the Cliff-rose is Utah Juniper, Juniperus osteosperma.

Grand Canyon National Park: Mather Point.

7 July 2002.

 

Bark of Purshia stansburiana, Grand Canyon National Park.

Bark detail of shrub which was ca. 10 feet high.
Yaki Point is in background.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along Greenway Trail between Mather Point and Pipe Springs Overlook.

13 June 2002.

 

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

 

This page revised 5 November 2006.

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