Photo Gallery (U.S. National Park Service)

Photos of plant and animal species that are a part of our Scavenger Hunt at the Tucson Mountain District.

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Gila monster walking on the ground over gravel towards the camera

Gila Monster

4127 x 3302
2.7 MB

Christmas cholla cactus, a cactus made up of many narrow green branches and long white spines, with bright red fruit towards the tops.

Christmas cholla

720 x 720
0.2 MB

Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, a short, moderately wide cactus with white/gray spines and large bright pink flowers at the top of the cactus

Engelmann's hedgehog cactus

1050 x 1400
0.3 MB

Bladdermallow, a pale yellow flower with 5 round petals, with a background of large green leaves.

Bladdermallow

1280 x 1280
0.1 MB

Desert tobacco, a green plant with small, narrow white flowers, and narrow green leaves.

Desert tobacco

1400 x 1400
0.1 MB

Ratany flowers, bright pink with slender petals, and thin leaves.

Ratany

2100 x 1400
0.2 MB

Desert chicory plant, a medium-sized plant with few leaves, mostly around the base of the plant, and large white flowers.

Desert Chicory

1404 x 2000
0.7 MB

Bare-stem larkspur, a bright blue/purple flower with long, separated petals, on a thin green stem and no leaves.

Bare-stem larkspur

719 x 720
0.1 MB

Desert mariposa lily, a bright orange flower with large, wide petals, with a slender green stem growing high off the ground.

Desert mariposa lily

900 x 1200
0.1 MB

Yellow tackstem flower, a light yellow flower with many petals and a small green stem with tiny leaves.

Yellow tackstem

1024 x 1024
0.1 MB

Yellow tackstem, a small pale yellow flower with many petals and small stems.

Yellow tackstem

3428 x 3428
0.4 MB

Wolfberry plant, a dense woody shrub with small green leaves and pea-sized red-berries.

Wolfberries

720 x 540
0.2 MB

Oreganillo, a woody shrub with thin branches, mint-like leaves, and small white flowers.

Oreganillo

720 x 720
0.2 MB

Rock hibiscus, a small shrub with gray-green leaves and pink rose-shaped flowers with a bright orange center.

Rock hibiscus

1273 x 1704
0.4 MB

Mexican sandmat plant, a tiny, low-growing plant with many thin reddish stems that branch in a zigzag pattern, leaves are linear in shape, and tiny white-pink flower structures.

Mexican sandmat

1400 x 1400
0.3 MB

A zebra-tailed lizard, a mid-sized tan lizard with a tan back and light-colored belly with some green splotches on the belly, and a black and white striped tail, poses on a pink rock.

Zebra-tailed lizard

747 x 906
0.5 MB

Smith's black-headed snake, a small brown snake with a black head, rests on an orange rock.

Smith's black-headed snake

600 x 750
0.1 MB

A sidewinder rattlesnake, a tan snake with small horns above its eyes and a rattle at the end of its tail, rests on sand.

Sidewinder rattlesnake

720 x 1080
0.1 MB

Pink and black coachwhip snake resting on tan sand

Coachwhip

523 x 610
0.1 MB

A lesser earless lizard, a tan lizard with brown and white markings and a white belly, rests on dark-colored gravel

Lesser earless lizard

385 x 513
0.2 MB

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