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Annual sunflower
Helianthus annuus

This sunflower species has rough, hairy stems, triangular-shaped leaves, and flower heads up to 6 inches wide. It can be between 2 and 10 feet tall.

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Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa

This desert woodland shrub has white four-petaled flowers, with white, feathery-looking styles that are especially showy after the petals fall away.

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Coyote willow
Salix exigua

This willow shrub has long, thin leaves and its catkins (the flower clusters) come out at about the same time as the leaves. Watch it closely!

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Datura
Datura stramonium

Also known as jimsonweed, this plant has creamy white flowers with a purplish marking near the center and a round, spiky fruit that splits into 4 parts.

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Desert four o'clock
Mirabilis multiflora

This perennial southwestern flower has purple flowers with a five-lobed flower, stamens that stick out past the petals, and oval shaped leaves.

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Desert willow
Chilopsis linearis

This plant gets its name from its willow-like leaves, but it is actually a member of the Begonia family. It has pink flowers with yellow markings.

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Giant sacaton
Sporobolus wrightii

Giant Sacaton is a bunch grass that grows in dense clumps. It can be up to 8 ft tall and have leaves up to 1 ft long. It grows well in wetland areas

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Sand penstemon
Penstemon ambiguus

The flowers of this Penstemon bloom from May through August. Each flower has five white petals and a pinkish throat.

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Three-leaf sumac
Rhus trilobata

This sumac, also called skunkbrush because of the odor of the leaves when they are crushed, has shiny green leaves, yellowish flowers and red fruits.

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Tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata

This cactus is can be shrubby or tree-like in appearance with many spiny branches. It has bright pink flowers and yellow fruits.

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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge images

The Bosque del Apache (Woods of the Apache) National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately halfway between Albuquerque and Las Cruces in Socorro County, New Mexico. The refuge was created in 1939 and encompasses 57,191 acres of land along the Rio Grande river. The refuge is made up of bottomlands, arid foothills, and mesas.which provide homes for migratory birds and endangered species. Invasive plants, such as salt cedar, are being removed and replaced with native plants such as cottonwoods and black willows. Several plant species from the Refuge have been identified as being particularly useful for making phenological observations.

Learn more about the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of the Bosque del Apache NWR.


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