The Sonoran Desert Florilegium

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Larrea tridentata
Creosote
© 2021 Chris Bondante
Pen and ink


Plate Descriptions


1.    Habit
2.    Flowering branch
3.    Leaves
4.    Leaf arrangement
5.    Open flower
6.    Pollinated flower with
        petals twisted at 90° angle
7.    Wilting flower showing
        arrangement of stamens
        around ovary
8.    Androecium
9.    Fruit capsule
10.  Open seed pods with seeds