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Plants of Arizona
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Anne Orth Epple
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An authoritative survey of the most common and noteworthy plants found throughout Arizona, this guide covers more than 900 species. Color photos illustrate each plant, with relevant botanical information covered in each plant entry. This is a revision of the 2006 Plants of Arizona, Second Edition, fully fact-checked and updated to reflect current, accurate information, naming conventions, and botanical knowledge.

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The author and reviser wish to thank the following for their invaluable assistance in identifying the more difficult plant subjects:Dick Anderson, Chiricahua National MonumentArizona-Sonora Desert Museum Botany Department, TucsonMichael Bencic, Wupatki National MonumentDr. Susann BiddulphJane Cole, Desert Botanical Garden, PhoenixDr. Carol Crosswhite, Boyce Thompson Southwestern ArboretumRobert Dyson, Alpine Ranger DistrictKaren Foster, Saguaro National Park Westpeggy Lu Gladhill, Alpine Ranger DistrictWendy Hodgson, Desert Botanical Garden, PhoenixPhilip D. Jenkins, The University of Arizona, TucsonRon Kearns, Kofa Mountain Wildlife RefugeLes Landrum, Arizona State University, TempeDr. Charles Mason, The University of Arizona, TucsonSandy McMahan, Saguaro National Park WestVince Ordonez, Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestBarbara Phillips, Coconino National ForestDr. Pinkava, Arizona State University, TempePatrick Quirk, Desert Botanical Garden, PhoenixRoy Simpson, Chiricahua National MonumentKathy Warren, Grand Canyon National ParkSue CarnahanPeter GierlachDr. Thomas R. Van DevenderAdditional thanks go to Christin Peterson, a gracious landowner who allowed access for photography.

The diversity of plant life in Arizona spans six main life zones, from a low point of 70 feet near Yuma to a high point of 12,670 feet in the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff. Although certain species characterize specific zones, others frequently overlap several zones. The contour of the landcanyons or mountain slopesand exposure also influence the variety of flora within a zone. Rainfall, too, greatly affects life within a given environment. Thus, the life zones are merely guides rather than well-defined territories. Climbing 1,000 feet approximates traveling northward about 300 miles and results in a temperature drop of 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Several excellent studies of Arizonas life zones have been published, dissecting the state into zones, subzones, and further subdivisions. To simplify things for this book, we will use the following designations.The Sonoran Desertis located in the southwestern part of the state. The plants in this zone endure high temperatures and low precipitation. The Sonoran Desertcan be subdivided into Lower Sonoran Desertand Sonoran Desert Uplands. The Lower Sonoran Desert covers the driest (and often lowest) part of the southwestern quarter of the state. Rainfall is usually 9 inches per year and often much less (5080 percent falling in the cool season). Widely spaced creosote bush, white bursage, and saltbush can often dominate the landscape. Saguaros and legume plants are often scarce or absent. Elevations are usually 2,200 feet and below. The Sonoran Desert Uplands are wetter, with rainfall in the 9- to 13-inch range. Rainfall is usually split evenly between summer and winter. Here, creosote bush, jojoba, paloverde, mesquite, desert ironwood, triangle-leaf bursage, and cacti abound. Winter/spring annuals survive as seeds, some for decades. When temperatures are just right and rainfall in the fall and winter (January and February) is sufficient, the seeds germinate. These so-called ephemerals(of very short duration) develop quickly, burst into blossom, then soon go to seed. In contrast, paloverde, mesquite, ironwood, and bursage survive desert conditions because of their reduced leaf area. Others, such as jojoba and creosote bush, have specialized leaves for desert survival, while the ocotillo and brittlebush shed their leaves entirely during drought conditions. Still others, such as cacti and certain bushes, have vestigial leaves or have modified their leaves to spines over evolutionary time. Elevations range from 2,000 feet to just under 4,000 feet.Adjacent to the Sonoran Desert, at elevations from around 3,000 to 4,500 feet, one encounters Semidesert Grasslands. Rainfall is more plentiful at these elevations. Here, grasses can dominate, but other species, from perennials to trees, can occur.The Semidesert Grassland habitat blends into the next two habitats: Evergreen Woodland

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