Fallugia paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Fallugia paradoxa, Along Co 150 south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 9176
Fallugia paradoxa, Along Co 150 south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 9192
Fallugia paradoxa, Along Co 150 south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 9153
Fallugia paradoxa, Along Co 150 south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 9196
Fallugia paradoxa, Along Co 150 south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 9184
Fallugia paradoxa, Along Co 150 south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 4487
| Scientific Name | Fallugia paradoxa | USDA PLANTS Symbol | FAPA |
| Common Name | Apache Plume | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 25167 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Life zones and habitat: Plains and foohills (4500 to 8000 ft.); dry rocky soils on hillsides, in open wood and canyon bottoms. Plant: Unarmed shrub 2 to 6 ft. tall; slender multiple branches; bark is grayish-whitish, peeling. Leaves: Dark green; hairy above, silvery below deeply pinnately-lobed, 3 to 7 linear segments 1/4 to 1/2-inch long. Inflorescence: Saucer-shaped flowers with 5 large white petals up to 1 inch long; five smaller sepals; many yellowish stamens and pistils. Bloom Period: May to September. Fruit: Small fruit attached to long, reddish styles with feathery plumage. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, American Southwest and Jepson eflora. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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