The brilliant scarlet of this flower in fairly dense clusters makes a very attractive display in late August and September.

Hummingbird Trumpet

INDEX

Common Name Scientific Name Figure Number
A
Alfilera Erodium circutraium [48]
American Harebell Campanula rotundifolia [92]
Antelope Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata [34]
Arnica, Heartleaf Arnica cordifolia [103]
Arrowleaf Balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata [106]
Aster, Purple Aster sp. [96]
B
Balsamroot, Arrowleaf Balsamorhiza sagittata [106]
Baneberry, Western Actaea arguta [20]
Bearberry Honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata [90]
Beavertail Cactus Opuntia basilaris [61]
Bitterbrush, Antelope Purshia tridentata [34]
Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta [108]
Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva [14]
Blackbrush Coleogyne ramosissima [35]
Blazingstar, Desert Mentzelia multiflora [57]
Bluebells, Mountain Mertensia ciliata [78]
Bluedicks Dichelostemma pulchellum [4]
Buckhorn Cholla Cactus Opuntia acanthocarpa [62]
Buckwheat, Wild Eriogonum umbellatum [8]
Buffaloberry, Roundleaf Shepherdia rotundifolia [65]
Bush Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa [36]
Buttercup, Sand Ranunculus juniperinus [21]
Buttercup Ranunculus sp. [16]
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa [75]
C
Cactus Fruit Opuntia engelmannii [64]
Calypso Orchid Calypso bulbosa [11]
Cardinalflower, Western Lobelia splendens [93]
Cinquefoil, Bush Potentilla fruticosa [36]
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana [40]
Cliffrose, Stansbury Cowania stansburiana [33]
Columbine Aquilegia sp. [17]
Coneflower Rudbeckia occidentalis [25]
Creosotebush Larrea tridentata [50]
Curlycup Gumweed Grindelia squarrosa [95]
D
Deathcamas, Mountain Zigadenus elegans [7]
Desertbeauty Dalea Dalea johnsoni [46]
Desert Blazingstar Mentzelia multiflora [57]
Desert Globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua [53]
Desert Marigold Baileya multiradiata [101]
Desert Princesplume Stanleya pinnata [26]
Desert Sage Salvia carnosa [80]
E
Eaton Penstemon Penstemon eatoni [83]
Elder, Red-berried Sambucus racemosa [31]
Elephanthead Pedicularis Pedicularis groenlandica [91]
Elk Thistle Cirsium foliosum [24]
Engelmann Pricklypear Cactus Opuntia engelmannii [64]
Ephedra, Green Ephedra viridis [9]
Euphorbia, Whitemargin Euphorbia albomarginata [51]
Evening-primrose, White Oenothera caespitosa [66]
Evening-primrose, Yellow Oenothera strigosa [67]
F
Fineleaf Yucca Yucca angustissima [6]
Firechalice Zauschneria garrettii [109]
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium [54]
Flax, Lewis Linum lewisii [49]
Fleabane Erigeron speciosus [97]
Four-O’Clock Mirabilis multiflora [12]
Fourwing Saltbush Atriplex canescens [10]
Fremont Geranium Geranium fremontii [47]
Fremont Barberry Berberis fremonti [23]
Fringed Gentian Gentiana thermalis [74]
Fritillary, Purplespot Fritillaria atropurpurea [5]
G
Gaillardia Gaillardia parryi [100]
Gentian, Fringed Gentiana thermalis [74]
Gentian, Green Frasera speciosa [70]
Geranium, Fremont Geranium fremontii [47]
Gilia, Skyrocket Gilia aggregata [77]
Globemallow, Scarlet Sphaeralcea coccinea [52]
Globemallow, Desert Sphaeralcea ambigua [53]
Green Ephedra Ephedra viridis [9]
Green Gentian Frasera speciosa [70]
Greenleaf Manzanita Arctostaphylis patula [69]
Gumweed, Curlyleaf Grindelia squarrosa [95]
H
Harebell, American Campanula petiolata [92]
Heartleaf Arnica Arnica cordifolia [103]
Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus coccineus [58]
Honey Mesquite Prosopis juliflora [41]
Honeysuckle, Bearberry Lonicera involucrata [90]
Hummingbird Trumpet Zauschneria garrettii [109]
I
Indianpotato Orogenia linearifolia [72]
Indian Paintbrush Castilleja coccinea [88]
L
Larkspur Delphinium sp. [18]
Lewis Flax Linum lewisii [49]
Ligusticum, Porter Ligusticum porteri [68]
Littleleaf Mountainmahogany Cercocarpus intricatus [32]
Loco Astragalus sp. [43]
Locust, New Mexico Robinia neomexicana [45]
Lupine Lupinus sp. [42]
M
Manzanita, Greenleaf Arctostaphylis patula [69]
Mariposa, Segolily Calochortus nuttallii [1]
Mariposa, Yellow Calochortus nuttallii var. aureus [2]
Marigold, Desert Baileya multiradiata [101]
Marshmarigold Caltha leptosepala [15]
Meadow Salsify Tragopogon pratensis [104]-[105]
Mesquite, Honey Prosopis juliflora [41]
Milkweed, Butterfly Asclepias tuberosa [75]
Monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis [87]
Monkshood Aconitum columbianum [19]
Mountain Bluebells Mertensia ciliata [78]
Mountain Deathcamas Zigadenus elegans [7]
Mountainmahogany, Littleleaf Cercocarpus intricatus [32]
Mountain Sunflower Helianthella uniflora [98]
Mullein Verbascum thapsus [81]
N
New Mexico Locust Robinia neomexicana [45]
O
Oregon Grape Berberis repens [22]
Oysterplant - Meadow Salsify Tragopogon pratensis [104]-[105]
P
Palmer Penstemon Penstemon palmeri [85]
Parry Primrose Primula parryi [71]
Penstemon, Eaton Penstemon eatoni [83]
Penstemon, Palmer Penstemon palmeri [85]
Penstemon, Royal Penstemon speciosus [82]
Penstemon, Thickleaf Penstemon pachyphyllus [84]
Phlox, Pink Phlox canescens [76]
Pinedrops, Woodland Pterospora andromedea [55]
Poisonvetch Astragalus sabulosus [44]
Porter Ligusticum Ligusticum porteri [68]
Prairiesmoke Geum triflorum var. ciliatum [37]
Prairie Spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis [3]
Pricklepoppy Argemone platyceras [28]
Pricklypear Cactus Opuntia rhodantha [60]
Princesplume, Desert Stanleya pinnata [26]
Puccoon, Narrowleaf Lithospermum incisum [79]
Purplespot Fritillary Fritillaria atropurpurea [5]
Purple Torch Cactus Echinocereus engelmanii [59]
R
Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus sp. [94]
Rocky Mountain Beeplant Cleome serrulata [29]
Rose, Wild Rosa sp. [38]
Roundleaf Buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia [65]
Royal Penstemon Penstemon speciosus [82]
S
Sacred Datura Datura meteloides [86]
Sage, Desert Salvia carnosa [80]
Saltbush, Fourwing Atriplex canescens [10]
Sand Buttercup Ranunculus juniperinus [21]
Scarlet Globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea [52]
Segolily Mariposa Calochortus nuttalli [1]
Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia [39]
Shootingstar Dodecatheon pauciflorum [73]
Skyrocket Gilia Gilia aggregata [77]
Spiderflower, Yellow Cleome lutea [30]
Snowberry Symphoricarpos utahensis [89]
Spiderwort, Prairie Tradescantia occidentalis [3]
Springbeauty Claytonia lanceolata [13]
Stansbury Cliffrose Cowania stansburiana [33]
Stonecrop Sedum stenopetalum [27]
Sunflower, Common Helianthus annuus [99]
Sunflower, Mountain Helianthella uniflora [98]
T
Thickleaf Penstemon Penstemon pachyphyllus [84]
Thistle, Elk Cirsium foliosum [107]
V
Violet, Yellow Viola praemorsa [56]
W
Western Baneberry Actaea arguta [20]
Western Cardinalflower Lobelia splendens [93]
Western Wallflower Erysimum capitatum [107]
Western Yarrow Achillea lanulosa [102]
Whitemargin Euphorbia Euphorbia albomarginata [51]
Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum [8]
Wild Rose Rosa sp. [38]
Woodland Pinedrops Pterospora andromedea [55]
Y
Yarrow, Western Achillea lanulosa [102]
Yellow Mariposa Calochortus nuttallii var. aureus [2]
Yellow Spiderflower Cleome lutea [30]
Yellow Violet Viola praemorsa [56]
Yucca, Fineleaf Yucca angustissima [6]

REFERENCES

Arnberger, Leslie P. (Drawings by Jeanne R. Janish)

Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Southwestern Monuments Assoc., Globe, Arizona, 1952.

Armstrong, Margaret

Field Book of Western Wild Flowers. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1915.