Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr.
Apache plume
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Rosidae Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order Rosales Rose family and eight others
Family Rosaceae Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others
Genus Fallugia For Italian botanist Abbot Virgilio Fallugi (Falugi) of Vallombrosa (1627-1707), originally named Filippo Fallugi
Species paradoxa Unusual, paradoxical
About plant names...
Apache plume is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The name is
a reference to its unusal fruits, silky plumes that resemble Apache headdresses. It occupies desert
woodlands, scrubs, and other arid habitats, between 4000-8000′ (1.2-2.4 km).
Plants: Shrubs are up to 6½′ (2 m) tall, multiply branched,
with gray or whitish peeling bark. Depending upon conditions, they may be deciduous or more or less
evergreen.
Leaves: Leaves are about ⅜″ (1 cm) long, deeply lobed,
with the edges rolled under. Dark green leaves are hairy on top, and silvery underneath.
Flowers: Delicate, five-petaled flowers are 1-2″ (2.5-5 cm) around.
Flower centers contain dozens of yellow stamens.
They appear from April to August, depending upon location.
Fruits: Pink, feathery, silky, long-lasting plumes are distinctive.
There is a small fruit at the base of each plume.
Online References:
Wikipedia
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Www.americansouthwest.net
Aces.nmsu.edu
CalPhotos
SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network
8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
9/1/2014 · New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm)
8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
Fallugia paradoxa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 13 Oct 2021.
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8/27/2014 · Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center, New Mexico · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
9/1/2014 · New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · By Susan M. Kent
9/1/2014 · New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)
8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)
5/22/2009 · Wupatki National Monument, Arizona · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (82 × 55 cm)
8/26/2014 · Lava Falls, Malpais National Monument, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)
8/27/2014 · Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
Range: Zones 6-10:
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