Exhibit Item 43
Psilostrophe cooperi
Paperflower
Illustrator: Lucretia B. Hamilton
Pen and Ink
Flora of the Gran Desierto and
Río Colorado of Northwestern Mexico, 2000
From the Collection of the
University of Arizona Herbarium
The flowers of this very drought resistant perennial remain on the plant long after opening, eventually drying to a faded yellow.
Exhibit Item 44
Quercus emoryi
Emory oak
Illustrator: Lucretia B. Hamilton
Pen and Ink
Plants That Poison, 1979
From the Collection of the
University of Arizona Herbarium
Quercus emoryi is found at low elevations in southern Arizona and northern Sonora. The acorns (bellotas) can be eaten raw, unique for oaks that generally must have tannins leached before they are edible.
