Flowers of the Southwest Deserts

by Natt N. Dodge

INDEX

[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] X [Y] [Z]

A Abronia [96] Acacia [28], [33] Acknowledgement [8] Agave [19], [21], [22], [61] Ajamente [105] Ajo [13] Alfilaria [80] Algerita [43] Allionia [67] Allthorn [106] Amole [19] Amsinckia [46] Amaryllis family [61] Aplopappus [55] Apricot-mallow [68] Arizona Desert [5] Arizona-poppy [38], [39] Argemone [12] Arundo [24] Arrowweed [17], [88] Artemisia [4] Asclepias [105] Ashplant [79] Aster [17], [82] Astragalus [86]

B Baccharis [25] Baeria [50] Balleya [54] Barberry [43] Barberry family [43] Barrel cactus [60] Barometerbush [79] Basketgrass [20] Bead-pod [44] Beardtongue [83] Beargrass [20], [22] Beavertail cactus [59], [60] Bedstraw milkweed [105] Bellflower family [16] Berberis [43] Bignonia family [73] Bird-of-paradise flower [58] Bisnaga [60] Bisnagre [60] Bladderpod [44], [96] Bluebonnet [84] Bluedicks [98] BLUE flowers [98]-102 Blue paloverde [36] Boerhaavia [92] Borage family [46] Box family [104] Brickellbush [31] Brickellia [31] Brigham-tea [34] Brittlebush [53] Broadleaf yucca [19] Broom baccharis [25] Broomrape [85] Broomrape family [85] Buckhorn cholla [94] Buckwheat family [70], [103] Buffalo-bur [87] Buffalo gourd [44] Bullhead [38] Bullnettle [87] Bullthistle [95] Burnut [38] Burrobrush [17], [40] Burrobush [40], [65] Burroweed [107] Burroweed strangler [85] Bur-sage [40], [85], [107] Button cactus [75]

C Cactus family [9], [10], [26], [59], [60], [74], [75], [94], [97] Caesalpinia [58] Calabazilla [44] Caliandra, [69] Calico cactus [97] California Desert [6] California-poppy [63] Calochortus [62] Calycoseris [30] Caltrop [39] Caltrop family [38], [39], [40] Camphor-weed [35] Canaigre [103] Cancer-root [85] Canatilla [34] Candelilla [34] Candlewood [66] Canotia [107] Caper family [37], [41] Cane cactus [94] Carnegiea [9] Carrizo [24] Cassia [57] Catclaw [28], [33] Cat’s-claw [33] Ceniza [79] Century plant [22], [61], [62] Cercidium [36] Carnegiea [6], [9] Cheesewood [65] Chia [100] Chicolote [12] Chihuahuan Desert [5] Chili Coyote [44] Chilopsis [73] Chinese pusley [88] Cholla [26], [94] Christmas cholla [26] Cirsium [95] Clammyweed [37] Clematis [23] Cleome [37] Coachwhip [66] Coffeeberry [104] Colorado-Mohave Desert [6] Common reed [24] Compass cactus [60] Convolvulus family [17], [99] COPPERY flower [64] Copra-de-oro [63] Corkseed cactus [75] Corona-de-Cristo [106] Cottonwood [28] Covena [98] Coyote-melon [44] CREAM-colored flowers [19]-25 Creosotebush [17], [38], [39], [40], [91] Crowfoot family [23], [101] Crownbeard [54] Crown-of-thorns [106] Crucifixion-thorn [106] Curcurbita [44] Cuscuta [17]

D Dalea [102] Darningneedle cactus [26] Dasylirion [19], [21], [22] Datil [19] Datura [11] Deernut [104] Delphinium [101] Desert, Arizona [5] Desert, California [6] Desert, Chihuahuan [5] Desert, Colorado-Mohave [6] Desert, Great Basin [6] Desert, Sonoran [5] Desert, Texas [5] Desert, Mohave-Colorado [6] Desert aster [82] Desert brickellia [31] Desert-broom [25] Desert-buckwheat [70] Desert-catalpa [73] Desert-dandelion [14] Desert Gold [52] Desert-hyacinth [98] Desert-ironwood [81] Desertlily [13] Desertmallow [68] Desert-marigold [54] Desert-mariposa [62] Desert-milkweed [105] Desert-mistletoe [28] Desert-phlox [72] Desert Plants [7] Desertpoppy [63] Deserts, Location of [2], [5] Deserts, What Are They? [5] Desert-sage [100] Desert-senna [57] Desert Spoon [21] Desert-sunflower [52] Desert-sunshine [52] Desert-thorn [78] Desert-tobacco [29] Desertwillow [73] Devilsclaw [33], [63] Devilshead Cactus [60] Diamond Cactus [26] Dichelostemma [98] Dock [103] Dodder [17] Dogbane family [15]

E Echinocactus [60] Echinocereus [97] Elephanttusks [63] Encelia [53] Enceliopsis [51] Ephedra [34] Eriogonum [70] Erodium [80] Eschscholtzia [63] Escobita [93] Evening-primrose [42] Evening-primrose family [42] Evolvulus [99]

F Fairyduster [69] False-mesquite [69] Ferocactus [60] Fiddleneck [46] Figwort family [79], [83], [90], [93] Fileree [80] Fishhook Cactus [75] Flamingsword [66] Flourensia [47] Fouquieria [66] Four-o’clock [67] Four o’clock family [67], [92], [96] Franseria [107] Fremont screwbean [48]

G Geraea [52] Geranium family [80] Giant cactus [9] Giant-dagger [19] Giant-jimson [11] Giant Joshua [18] Giantreed [24] Gilia [76] Globemallow [68] Goatnut [104] Goatsbeard [14] Goldenbush [55] Goldenweed [55] Goldfields [50] Goldpoppy [39], [63], [93] Goosefoot family [108] Grass family [24] Grassnuts [98] Gourd [44] Gourd family [44] Great Basin Desert [6] Greasewood [40] GREEN flowers [103]-108 Groundcherry [87]

H Hairy-leaved Calliandra [69] Hairy-headed sunflower [52] Haplopappus [55] Hedgehog cactus [97] Hediondilla [40] Heliotropium [88] Heronbill [80] Hesperocallis [13] Heterotheca [35] Hierba-del-pasmo [25] Holacantha [106] Hollygrape [43] Holycross [26] Honey-mesquite [48], [49] Horsenettle [87] How to use this booklet [3] Hymenoclea [65]

I Incienso [53] Indianwheat [25] Indigobush [102] Inkweed [108] Iodinebush [108] Ipomoea [99] Ironwood [28], [81]

J Jackass-clover [37], [41] Jimmyweed [55] Jimson [11] Jimsonweed [11] Jointfir family [34] Jojoba [104] Joshua-tree [5], [6], [18], [61] Jumping cactus [26] Junco family [106]

K Kallstroemia [39] Koeberlinia [106]

L Larkspur [101] Larrea [40] LAVENDER flowers [72]-76 Leatherflower [23] Lechuguilla [5], [6], [61] Lemaireocereus [74] Lesquerella [44] Leucophyllum [79] Lily Family [13], [18], [19], [21], [22], [61], [98] Little-stinker [40] Locoweed [86] Lophocereus [74] Lupine [63], [84], [93] Lupinus [84] Lycium [78]

M Mahonia [43] Mal-de-ojos [43] Mallow family [68] Mammillaria [75] Marigold [54] Mariposa [62] Marsh-fleabane [88] Martynia [63] Martynia family [63] Mescal [61], [62] Mesquite [28], [49], [81] Mesquitilla [69] Mexican-poppy [63] Mexican-tobacco [29] Milkvetch [86] Milkweed [105] Milkweed family [105] Mimulus [90] Mint family [100] Mistletoe [28], [81] Mistletoe family [28] Mohave-aster [82] Mohave Desert [6] Mohave-Thorn [107] Monkeyflower [90] Mormon-tea [34] Mustard family [44]

N Nama [91] Narrowleaf Yucca [22] National Monuments [6] National Parks [6] Nemacladus [16] Nerium [15] Nicotiana [29] Nightblooming Cereus [10] Nipple cactus [75] Nolina [20], [21]

O Ocotillo [66] Ocotillo family [66] Odostemon [43] Oenothera [42] Oleander [15] Olneya [81] Opuntia [26], [27], [59], [94] ORANGE flowers [62]-63 Organpipe cactus [74] Orobanche [85] Orthocarpus [93] Our-Lord’s-candle [22] Owlclover [63], [93]

P Pachaba [31] Palmilla [22] Palo-de-hierro [81] Paloverde [36], [81] Papagolily [98] Paperdaisy [54] Paperflower [32], [66] Peabush [102] Pea family [33], [36], [48], [49], [57], [58], [69], [81], [84], [86], [102] Pencil-joint cholla [26] Peniocereus [10] Pentstemon [83], [90] Phacelia [77], [88] Phlox [72] Phlox family [72], [76] Phoradendron [28] Phragmites [24] Pincushion cactus [75] PINK flowers [67]-71 Pink three-flower [67] Pitaya [97] Pitahaya dulce [74] Plantain [25] Plantain family [25] Plantago [25] Plantas-muy-malas [68] Plant names [4] Pluchea [88] Polanisia [37] Popotilla [34] Poppy family [12], [63] Potato family [11], [29], [78], [87] Pricklepoppy [12] Pricklypear [59], [60] Prosopis [48], [49] Psilostrophe [32], [56] Puncturevine [38], [39] PURPLE flowers [83]-97 Purplemat [91] Purple-nightshade [87] Purple roll-leaf [91]

Q Quailplant [88] Queen-of-the-night [10] Quelite-salado [108]

R Rabbit-thorn [78] Rafinesquia [14] Rainbow cactus [98] Rattleweed [57], [86] Rayless-goldenrod [55] RED flowers [65]-66 References [109] Reina-de-la-noche [10] Rivercane [24] Rosinbush [25] Rumex [103] Russian thistle [65]

S Sacahuiste [21] Sacred datura [11] Sage [100] Sagebrush [5] Saguaro [5], [6], [9], [61] Saltcedar [71] Salvia [100] Sandverbena [96] Scorpionweed [77] Screwbean [48], [49] Screw-pod mesquite [48] Seepweed [108] Seepwillow [17], [25] Sego-lily [62] Senita [74] Seniza [79] Simaruba family [106] Simmondsia [104] Skeletonweed [70] Slimwood [66] Smoketree [102] Soapweed [19], [22] Soaptree Yucca [22] Solanum [87] Sonoran Desert [5] Sore-eye-poppy [68] Sorrel [103] Sotol [20], [21], [22] Spanish-bayonet [19], [22] Spanish-dagger [22] Sphaeralcea [68] Spiderling [92] Spoonplant [21] Squawberry [78] Squaw-thorn [78] Starflower [76] Strawberry cactus [97] Strombocarpa [49] Suaeda [108] Sundrops [42] Sunflower family [14], [25], [30], [31], [32], [35], [47], [50], [51], [52], [53], [54], [55], [56], [65], [82], [88], [95], [107] Sunray [51]

T Tackstem [30] Tamarisk [71] Tamarix [71] Tansy aster [82] Tarbush [47] Tasajillo [26] Tearblanket [33] Teddybear cholla [26] Telegraph-plant [35] Teposote [34] Tesajo [26] Tesota [81] Texas Desert [5] Thistle [95] Thistlepoppy [12] Thornapple [11] Threadplant [16] Tomatillo [78] Tornillo [48] Torrito [38] Trailing four-o’clock [67] Tree-cholla [94] Tree-tobacco [29] Tree-yucca [18] Tribulus [38] Trompillo [87] Tuna [59]

U Unicornplant [63]

V Varnishbush [47] VIOLET flowers [77]-82

W Wait-a-minute [33] Walkingstick cholla [94] Waterleaf family [77], [91] Watermotie [25] Waterwally [25] Waterwillow [25] Wavy-thistle [95] Western-jimson [11] West Indian boerhaavia [92] Whisker cactus [74] WHITE flowers [9]-18 Wild-delphinium [101] Wild-hazel [104] Wild-heliotrope [77], [88] Wild-lilac [79] Wild morningglory [99] Wild-potato [87] Wild rhubarb [103] Wild-zinnia [32] Windmills [67] Wislizenia [37], [41] Wolfberry [78] Woolly-marigold [54] Woolly-loco [86] Woolly plantain [25]

Y YELLOW flowers [26]-61 Yellowcups [42] Yellowpad [59] Yellow paloverde [36] Yellow-wood [43] Yucca [6], [18], [19], [21], [22]

Z Zinnia [32]

The traveling public is becoming increasingly aware of the National Monuments, which have received less publicity than the great, well-known National Parks, yet which possess extremely interesting features.

Many of these are in the Southwest; we hope you will take the opportunity to visit one or more of them on your trip.

Administered as a group by the General Superintendent, Southwestern National Monuments, Box 1562, Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona

IN UTAH: Arches National Monument, Moab Natural Bridges National Monument (care of Arches) Rainbow Bridge National Monument (care of Navajo) IN NEW MEXICO: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec Capulin Mountain National Monument, Capulin Chaco Canyon National Monument, Bloomfield El Morro National Monument, El Morro Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (care of General Supt.) Gran Quivira National Monument, Gran Quivira IN ARIZONA: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle Casa Grande National Monument, Coolidge Chiricahua National Monument, Dos Cabezas Coronado National Memorial (care of Tumacacori) Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde Navajo National Monument, Tonalea Sunset Crater National Monument (care of Wupatki) Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt Tumacacori National Monument, Tumacacori Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale Walnut Canyon National Monument, Rt. 1, Box 790, Flagstaff Wupatki National Monument, Tuba Star Route, Flagstaff

Other areas administered by the National Park Service in the Southwest follow:

IN ARIZONA: Grand Canyon National Monument, Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo Petrified Forest National Monument, Holbrook Pipe Spring National Monument, Moccasin Saguaro National Monument, Rt. 8, Box 520, Tucson IN COLORADO: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (care of Colorado National Monument) Colorado National Monument, Fruita Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Box 60, Alamosa Mesa Verde National Park IN NEVADA: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City Lehman Caves National Monument, Baker IN NEW MEXICO: Bandelier National Monument, Santa Fe Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad White Sands National Monument, Box 231, Alamogordo IN OKLAHOMA: Platt National Park, Sulphur IN TEXAS: Big Bend National Park IN UTAH: Bryce Canyon National Park, Springdale Capitol Reef National Monument, Torrey Cedar Breaks National Monument (care of Zion) Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Pleasant Grove Zion National Monument (care of Zion) Zion National Park, Springdale

This booklet is published by the
SOUTHWESTERN MONUMENTS ASSOCIATION

which is a non-profit distributing organization pledged to aid in the preservation and interpretation of Southwestern features of outstanding national interest.

The Association lists for sale interesting and excellent publications for adults and children and very many color slides on Southwestern subjects. These make fine gifts for birthdays, parties, and special occasions, and many prove to be of value to children in their school work and hobbies.

May we recommend, for instance, the following items which give additional information on the Southwest?

****3.	ARIZONA’S NATIONAL MONUMENTS. King, ed. Comprehensive chapters, written by rangers, on the 16 monuments in the state and Grand Canyon. Beautifully illustrated, eight color pages, maps, 116 pp., cloth cover	$3.00
***60.	FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESAS. Patraw and Janish. Companion volume to the Deserts flower booklet, but covering the plants of the plateau country in the Southwest. More than 140 species are beautifully illustrated in the 100 plates of line drawings by Jeanne R. Janish, with descriptive text, 112 pp., color cover, paper	$1.00
***61.	FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. Arnberger and Janish. Descriptions and illustrations of plants and trees of the southern Rocky Mountains and other Southwestern ranges above 7,000 feet elevation, the third book of the flower triad. 112 pp., color cover, paper	$1.00
***64.	POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT. Dodge. Invaluable handbook for any person living in the desert. Tells the facts about dangerous insects, snakes, etc., giving treatment for bites and stings, and dispels myths about harmless creatures mistakenly believed poisonous. 48 pp., color cover	$0.50
***67.	ANIMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS. Olin and Cannon. Handsome illustrations, full descriptions, and life habits of the 42 most interesting and common species which make up the strange animal population of the lower desert country of the Southwest below the 4,500-foot elevation. 112 pp., 60 illus., color cover, paper	$1.00
**107.	TUMACACORI’S YESTERDAYS. Jackson. The interestingly written story of the 18th and early 19th century Indian and Spanish life in southern Arizona and Sonora as reflected in the history of the mission of San Jose de Tumacacori, now Tumacacori National Monument. 96 pp., color paper cover, 53 excellent illus.	$0.75
**131.	NALAKIHU. King. Thorough and concise reports on an interesting pueblo in Wupatki National Monument. Technical but has interesting summaries and discussions. 183 pp., 81 plates, 17 tables	$4.00
**650.	FOR THE DEAN. Reed and King, eds. Handsome volume of anthropological essays by 23 of his former students in honor of the noted Dr. Byron Cummings of the U. of Arizona. Valuable contribution to science, consisting mostly of Southwestern subjects. Authors include Haury, McGregor, Hawley, Wedel, Willey, Spicer, etc., and subjects cover wide field: Pueblo witchcraft, Cocopah history, Papago physical status, Great Kivas, etc. 319 pp., illus., cloth	$6.00

For the complete list of almost 100 publications and 1700 color slides on Southwestern Indians, geology, ruins, plants, animals, history, etc., write the

SOUTHWESTERN
MONUMENTS ASSOCIATION

Box 1562 D—Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona