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Arches National Park
April Flowers Page 14
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SALICACEAE
(Willow Family)
Populus fremontii
FREMONT'S COTTONWOOD
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SANTALACEAE
(Sandalwood Family)
Comandra umbellata
BASTARD TOADFLAX
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SAXIFRAGACEAE
(Saxifrage Family)
Fendlera rupicola
FENDLERBUSH
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Castilleja chromosa
COMMON PAINTBRUSH
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon cyanocaulis
BLUESTEM PENSTEMON
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon eatonii
EATON'S PENSTEMON
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon utahensis
UTAH PENSTEMON
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TAMARICACEAE
(Tamarisk Family)
Tamarix chinensis
TAMARISK
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ULMACEAE
(Elm Family)
Ulmus pumila
SIBERIAN ELM
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Did You Know?
In the late 1800s, John Wesley Wolfe, a disabled Civil War veteran, and his son, Fred, built a homestead in what is now Arches National Park. A weathered log cabin, root cellar, and corral remain as evidence of the primitive ranch they operated for more than 10 years.
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Last Updated: November 11, 2007 at 11:01 EST |
