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U.S. Forest Service


Plants of the Sky Islands

There are many diverse and unusual plants growing in the Sky Island plant communities. Enjoy a small sampling of these species.

Arizona Madrone (Arbutus arizonica) Arizona Madrone (Arbutus arizonica)

Scarlet Bouvardia (Bouvardia ternifolia) Scarlet Bouvardia (Bouvardia ternifolia)

Chiltepine Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. galbriusculum) Chiltepine Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. galbriusculum)

Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii) Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii)

Climbing Milkweed (Funastrum hartwegii) Climbing Milkweed (Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii)

Desert Cotton (Gossypium thurberi) Desert Cotton (Gossypium thurberi)

Desert Rosemallow (Hibiscus coulteri)Desert Rosemallow (Hibiscus coulteri)

Orange Mountain Dandelion (Agoseris aurantiaca). Canyon Morning Glory (Ipomoea barbatisepala)

Sweet Four o’clock (Mirabilis longiflora) Sweet Four o’clock (Mirabilis longiflora)

Sugarstick. Devil’s Claw (Proboscidea parviflora)

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/Sky_Islands/plants/index.shtml