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Arches National Park
Orange Flowers

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MALVACEAE 
(Mallow Family)
Sphaeralcea coccinea

SCARLET GLOBEMALLOW

 


MALVACEAE 
(Mallow Family)
Sphaeralcea
leptophylla

SLENDERLEAF GLOBEMALLOW

 
Sphaeralcea leptophylla
  


MALVACEAE 
(Mallow Family)
Sphaeralcea
parvifolia

SMALL-LEAF GLOBEMALLOW

 
John Wesley Wolfe  

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: August 02, 2007 at 20:36 EST