Rosaceae

Rose Family

Agrimonia gryposepala.  TALL HAIRY AGRIMONIA.  Perennial.  Coconino County including West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, 5500-6500 feet [McD].

Agrimonia striata.  ROADSIDE AGRIMONY.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties [McD].

Amelanchier utahensis.  UTAH SERVICEBERRY.  Shrub or small tree.  Throughout region at 2000-9500 feet (but mostly between 6000-7000 feet) [McD].

Argentina anserina (=Potentilla anserina; Potentilla anserina var. sericea).  SILVERWEED.  SILVERWEED CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Coconino and Apache counties, 6000-8000 feet [McD].

Cercocarpus intricatus.  LITTLELEAF MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY.  Shrub.  Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 3000-7000 feet [McD].

Cercocarpus ledifolius.  CURL-LEAF MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY.  Shrub or small tree.  Found in Coconino County, 6000-9500 feet [McD].

Cercocarpus montanus.  ALDERLEAF MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY.  Shrub.  Found throughout region, 3000-8000 feet [McD].

Chamaebatiaria millefolium.  FERNBUSH.  Shrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 4500-8000 feet [McD].

Coleogyne ramosissima.  BLACKBRUSH.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 3000-6500 feet [McD].

Crataegus erythropoda.  CERRO HAWTHORN.  Small tree.  Found in Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County, reported from the White Mountains of Apache County, 4500-6000 feet [McD].

Crataegus rivularis.  RIVER HAWTHORN.  Small tree.  Reported from Clear Creek Canyon southeast of Winslow, Navajo County, at ca. 5000 feet [McD].

Dasiphora floribunda (=Potentilla fruticosa misapplied).  BUSH CINQUEFOIL.  SHRUBBY CINQUEFOIL.  Shrub.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 6500-9500 feet [McD].

Fallugia paradoxa.  APACHE PLUME.  Shrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino and Navajo counties, 3500-8000 feet [McD].

Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata (=Fragaria bracteata).  WOODLAND STRAWBERRY.  Perennial.  Reported from the White Mountains of Apache County [McD].

Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca (=Fragaria ovalis).  VIRGINIA STRAWBERRY.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7000-11,000 feet [McD].

Geum aleppicum (=Geum strictum var. decurrens).  YELLOW AVENS.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5500-9500 feet [McD].

Geum macrophyllum.  LARGELEAF AVENS.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 6000-9500 feet [McD].

Geum rossii var. turbinatum  ROSS' AVENS.  Perennial.  San Francisco Mountain, Coconino County, 10,000-12,000 feet [McD].

Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (=Geum ciliatum).  OLD MAN'S WHISKERS.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6000-9500 feet [McD].

Holodiscus dumosus.  ROCK-SPIRAEA.  ROCKSPIREA.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 5500-10,000 feet [McD].

Ivesia arizonica (=Potentilla osterhoutii).  ARIZONA WHITEFEATHER.  YELLOW IVESIA.  Perennial.  Coconino County, 6500-7500 feet [McD].

Ivesia multifoliolata.  MANYLEAF MOUSETAIL.  Perennial.  Southern Coconino County and adjacent parts of Yavapai County, 6000-7500 feet [McD].

Petrophyton caespitosum.  ROCK-MAT.  MAT ROCK-SPIREA.  Low matted shrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, probably also in Apache County, 5000-8000 feet [McD].

Physocarpus monogynus.  MOUNTAIN NINEBARK.  Shrub.  Mountains of Apache County, 8000-9000 feet [McD].

Potentilla arguta ssp. convallaria.  CREAM CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Reported in Navajo and Apache counties, at ca. 6500-8500 feet [McD].

Potentilla biennis.  BIENNIAL CINQUEFOIL.  Annual or perennial.  Found on the Kaibab Plateau and on the South Rim of Grand Canyon in Coconino County, 6000-8500 feet [McD].

Potentilla concinna.  ELEGANT CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found or reported in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties at 7000-12,000 feet [McD].

Potentilla crinita.  BEARDED CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties at 6000-8000 feet [McD].

Potentilla diversifolia.  VARILEAF CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 8000-12,000 feet [McD].

Potentilla glandulosa.  STICKY CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino County, 5000-8000 feet [McD].

Potentilla hippiana.  WOOLY CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7000-11,500 feet [McD].

Potentilla norvegica.  NORWEGIAN CINQUEFOIL.  Annual or short-lived perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7000-9500 feet [McD].

Potentilla pensylvanica.  PENNSYLVANIA CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 7500-9500 feet [McD].

Potentilla plattensis.  PLATTE RIVER CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino and Apache counties, 6500-8500 feet [McD].

Potentilla pulcherrima.  BEAUTIFUL CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Reported in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 8000-11,500 feet [McD].

Potentilla rivalis.  BROOK CINQUEFOIL.  Annual or biennial.  Yavapai and Coconino counties, 4500-7500 feet [McD].

Potentilla rivalis var. millegrana.  BROOK CINQUEFOIL.  Annual or biennial.  Coconino County [McD].

Potentilla subviscosa.  NAVAJO CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Coconino and Navajo counties [McD].

Potentilla thurberi.  SCARLET CINQUEFOIL.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, probably also eastern Yavapai County, 5500-9000 feet [McD].

Prunus armeniaca.  APRICOT.  Tree.  One individual along historic route 66 about 5 miles west of Seligman, northern Yavapai County, elevation 5500 feet; probably sprouted from discarded seed [LD].

Prunus emarginata.  BITTER CHERRY.  Shrub or small tree.  Found in Coconino County; reported from Hualapai Mountains in Mohave County, 5000-9000 feet [McD].

Prunus fasciculata.  DESERT ALMOND.  Shrub.  Found in Mohave County, and in Grand Canyon and Havasu Canyon in Coconino County; mostly below 5500 feet [McD].

Prunus serotina var. virens.  SOUTHWESTERN CHOKECHERRY.  BLACK CHERRY.  Large shrub or small tree.  Throughout region, 4500-6000 feet [McD].

Prunus virginiana.  COMMON CHOKEBERRY.  CHOKECHERRY.  Shrub or small tree.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4500-8000 feet [McD].

Purshia stansburiana (=Cowania mexicana var. stansburiana; Cowania stansburiana).  CLIFF-ROSE.  STANSBURY CLIFFROSE.  Shrub or small tree.  Throughout region at 3000-8000 feet [McD].

Purshia x subintegra (=Cowania subintegra.  Believed to be hybrid of Purshia pinkavae and P. stansburiana).  ARIZONA CLIFFROSE.  KEARNEY CLIFFROSE.  BURRO CREEK CLIFFROSE.  Shrub.  Near Burro Creek, southeastern Mohave County, at ca. 2500 feet [McD].  Burro Creek (on Mohave-Yavapai County line); Cottonwood, Yavapai County; Horseshoe Reservoir on line of southeastern Yavapai County and northern Maricopa County (possibly in range of this flora); 2500-4000 feet [ARPC].

Purshia tridentata.  ANTELOPE BITTERBRUSH.  Shrub.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-9000 feet [McD].

Rosa stellata.  DESERT ROSE.  Shrub.  Reported from both sides of the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, ca. 6500 feet [McD].

Rosa stellata ssp. abyssa.  GRAND CANYON ROSE.  Shrub.  Northern Mohave County, northern Coconino County: North and south rims of Grand Canyon, rims of Kanab Canyon, east rim of Marble Canyon; 4500-7500 feet [ARPC].

Rosa woodsii (=Rosa arizonica).  WOODS' ROSE.  Shrub.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-9000 feet [McD].

Rubus arizonensis.  ARIZONA DEWBERRY.  Shrub.  Reported from Yavapai County, at 3500-5000 feet [McD].

Rubus discolor.  HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY.  Shrub.  West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County [DP-21(1)].

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (=Rubus strigosus).  AMERICAN RED RASPBERRY.  GRAYLEAF RED RASPBERRY.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 7000-11,500 feet [McD].

Rubus leucodermis.  WESTERN RASPBERRY.  WHITEBARK RASPBERRY.  Shrub.  Reported from Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County, 5500 feet [McD].

Rubus neomexicanus.  NEW MEXICAN RASPBERRY.  Shrub.  Found in Yavapai and Coconino counties, 5000-9000 feet [McD].

Rubus parviflorus.  THIMBLEBERRY.  Shrub.  Found in the mountains of Apache County, 8000-9500 feet [McD].

Sanguisorba minor.  SMALL BURNET.  Perennial.  Along Flagstaff Urban Trail below Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff; ca. 6925 feet [LD].

Sibbaldia procumbens (=Potentilla sibbaldii).  CREEPING SIBBALDIA.  Perennial.  San Francisco Mountain, Coconino County, 11,000-12,000 feet [McD].

Sorbus dumosa.  ARIZONA MOUNTAIN ASH.  Shrub.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 8000-10,000 feet [McD].

This page last revised 20 April 2009.