Rock Hibiscus displaying characteristic pale lavender flowers with dark veining — a delicate but tough native of Sonoran Desert rocky terrain. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC
Parry’s Agave forming a dense, symmetric rosette — one of the most cold-hardy and widely cultivated agave species in North America. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC
Hairy Grama showing its characteristic flag-like, comb-shaped seed heads — one of the most recognizable grasses of the American Southwest. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA
Bush-muhly inflorescence with delicate purplish florets — a characteristic sight in Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert scrub. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Muhlenbergia porteri, commonly
Arizona Fescue growing in its native mountain meadow habitat in the Chihuahuan borderlands. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Festuca arizonica, commonly known as Arizona Fescue, is
Desert Spoon rosette showing characteristic blue-green leaves with serrated margins and spoon-shaped bases. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Dasylirion wheeleri, commonly known as Desert
Banana Yucca rosette displaying its characteristic stiff, blue-green, spine-tipped leaves in a southwestern desert landscape. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Yucca baccata, commonly called
Wright Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Eriogonum wrightii, commonly known as Wright Buckwheat or Bastardsage, is
Turpentine Bush (Ericameria laricifolia) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Ericameria laricifolia, the Turpentine Bush, is a distinctive and underappreciated
Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Gutierrezia sarothrae, commonly known as Snakeweed, Broom Snakeweed, or Broomweed, is
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