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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2003
Digital photos © 2003 Nita Leland

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute


Please enjoy my digital-photo tour of the Desert Museum. Eventually I'll try to identify the species, but many are new to me. If you can help with identification of a particular plant, please email me. Thanks.

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The Desert Grasslands area contains towering stands of prairie grasses and on the neighboring prairie area, prairie dogs scamper about.
prairie dog
Prairie Dog
prairie dogs
Prairie Dog pair
datura
Datura flower
man-made rocks
Rocks are molded by volunteers and arranged in naturalistic settings.
man-made rocks
This rock is part of a work-in-progress at the museum.
tiny yellow flowers
A number of wildflowers bloom in October along the Desert Loop trail.
coyote
Coyotes are active in the late afternoon along the trail.
coyote
This coyote posed regally on top of a rock.

The Desert Loop trail passes through a tangle of desert plants.
desert loop
Saguaro Cactus in the desert
desert plants
Several varieties of desert plants
ocotillo
Ocotillo
yellow rock plant
This yellow mound of flowers differs from the ones above.
palo verde

Palo Verde
mistletoe

Mistletoe grows in the branches of Palo Verde trees.
century plant
The Century Plant (Agave) has a distinctive silhouette in the desert.
javelina
Javelinas root around the desert plants.
apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Apache plume

gila monster
Gila Monster
Mexican beaded lizard
Mexican Beaded Lizard
Mexican beaded lizard
Mexican Beaded Lizard
organ pipe cactus
Organ Pipe Cactus

teddy-bear cholla
Teddy Bear Cholla

Chain Cholla

Coming up next: Cat Canyon!

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