Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern Family
Adiantum aleuticum (=A. pedatum var. aleuticum). WESTERN MAIDENHAIR. ALEUTIAN MAIDENHAIR. Perennial. Oak Creek Canyon and Schnebly Hill (Coconino County); “near General Springs”; (this reported in Gila County in K&P; there is a General Springs just north of the Mogollon Rim in Coconino County, and it is unclear if K&P; cited the wrong county, Continue Reading
Selaginellaceae – Spikemoss Family
Selaginella densa ROCKY MOUNTAINS SPIKE-MOSS. LESSER SPIKE-MOSS. PRAIRIE CLUB-MOSS. Perennial. White Mountains: Summit of Mt. Baldy, 11,470 feet [K&P;]. Selaginella mutica SPIKE-MOSS. Perennial. Grand Canyon National Park: Inner Canyon, 3000-6000 feet (Coconino County). [PP&B;]. Tsegi and Betatakin canyons (northern Navajo and Apache counties) [K&P;]. Selaginella underwoodii SPIKE-MOSS. UNDERWOOD’S SPIKEMOSS. Perennial. Continue Reading
Equisetaceae – Horsetail Family
Equisetum arvense FIELD HORSETAIL. COMMON HORSETAIL. Perennial. Coconino, Navajo, Apache and Gila counties, 5000-8000 feet [K&P;]. Grand Canyon National Park: Kanabownits Spring, North Rim, 7938 feet (Coconino County) [PP&B;]. Northern Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County; moist soil along drainages [JANAS-24/25]. West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon of Coconino County [DP-21(1)]. Equisetum x ferrissii Continue Reading
Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern Family
~Athyrium alpestre var. americanum (=Athyrium americanum). AMERICAN ALPINE LADY FERN. Perennial. Shown on FNA range map as occuring as close to Northern Arizona as southern Nevada, so should be looked for [FNA-2]. Athyrium filix-femina var. californicum. SOUTHWESTERN LADY FERN. Perennial. White Mountains of Apache County [K&P;]. Cystopteris bulbifera. BULBET BLADDER FERN. BULBLET BLADDER FERN. Perennial. West Fork Continue Reading
Aspleniaceae – Spleenwort Family
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum. BLACK SPLEENWORT. Perennial. Mt. Elden at about 7500 feet [K&P;]. Asplenium platyneuron. EBONY SPLEENWORT. Perennial. FNA range map shows this species occurring as a disjunct population in the middle of northern Arizona [FNA-2]. Asplenium resiliens. BLACK-STEMMED SPLEENWORT. BLACKSTEM SPLEENWORT. Perennial. Near Flagstaff (Coconino County), and in the mountains of Gila County, Continue Reading
The Meaning of “Native” – Lee Dittmann
Critical to an understanding of the importance of native plants is knowing just what we mean by the word “native.” It is a word with variable meanings, and how it is used in describing plants does not match how we use it in reference to human beings. This confusion can Continue Reading
Amaranthaceae – Amaranthus Family
Amaranthus acanthochiton (=Acanthochiton wrightii). GREENSTRIPE. Annual. Navajo County at ca. 5000-6000 feet [McD]. Amaranthus albus (Amaranthus graecizans is a name misapplied to this species. [USDA]). PROSTRATE PIGWEED. Annual. Throughout region at 1000-8000 feet [McD, A. graecizans]. Northern Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County: Along Antelope Wash [JANAS-24/25, A. graecizans]. Amaranthus cruentus. RED COXCOMB. PURPLE AMARANTH. RED AMARANTH. Annual. Continue Reading
Anacardiaceae – Sumac or Cashew Family
Rhus glabra. SMOOTH SUMAC. Shrub. Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-8000 feet [McD].Rhus ovata. SUGAR SUMAC. SUGARBUSH. Shrub or small tree. Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 3000-5000 feet [McD]. Northern Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County [JANAS-24/25]. Along state highway 96 at ca. 2700 feet elevation, Yavapai County [LD]. Rhus trilobata (=Rhus Continue Reading
Apocynaceae – Dogbane Family
Amsonia jonesii. JONES’ BLUESTAR. Perennial. Extreme northern Mohave and Coconino counties, 4000-5000 feet [McD]. Amsonia palmeri. PALMER’S BLUESTAR. Perennial. Reported from Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, at 2500-4500 feet [McD]. Amsonia peeblesii. PEEBLES BLUESTAR. Perennial. Coconino and Apache counties, possibly also Navajo County, at 4500-6000 feet [McD]. Coconino and Navajo Continue Reading
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) – Carrot, Parsley, or Umbel Family
Aletes macdougalii. MACDOUGAL’S INDIAN PARSLEY. Perennial. Grand Canyon and Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County, at ca. 7000 feet [McD]. Angelica pinnata. SMALL-LEAF ANGELICA. Perennial. Reported from Kaibab Plateau, Coconino Plateau, and from Lukachukai Mountains in Apache County [McD]. Apium graveolens. WILD CELERY. Perennial. Havasu Canyon, Coconino County, low elevations [McD]. Continue Reading
