Sunday, March 6, 2016

Southwest USA Flora I Photographed and Enjoyed in January 2016!

I don't know the name of MOST of the plants below.  If you can help me, I'll provide numbers for each photograph!  :-)
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7 - Saguaro Cactus

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10 - grapefruit tree!

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13 ( the little Verdin flies) What is this bush/tree?

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30 - Lemon tree (very pretty and the flower is very sweet,
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat!)  lol

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 40 - Orange tree (orange-you-glad-i-know?)

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45 cholla

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49 - tangerine?

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Photos below were taken in Tucson area
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54 - Jojoba bean

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58 - the tree in the background is being strangled by a parasitic plant - 
the "beloved" mistletoe!

I suspect some of the plants seen in Mesa are not native.  
Thanks for your help in identification!

Happy Me!