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Indio Mountains Research Station Collection
This collection features Wynn Anderson's photographs of North American native flora found growing at the University of Texas at El Paso research facility the Indio Mountains Research Station, located in Hudspeth County in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas.
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Acourtia nana | Dwarf Desertpeony |  |
| Acourtia nana | Dwarf Desertpeony |  |
| Acourtia nana | Dwarf Desertpeony |  |
| Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Tula Ixtle Maguey Lechuguilla Shindagger |  |
| Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Tula Ixtle Maguey Lechuguilla Shindagger |  |
| Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily |  |
| Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily |  |
| Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily |  |
| Allium macropetalum | Largeflower Onion Large-petal Onion Desert Onion Desert Onion Lily |  |
| Argemone chisosensis | Chisos Mountain Prickly Poppy Pink Prickly Poppy |  |
| Argemone chisosensis | Chisos Mountain Prickly Poppy Pink Prickly Poppy |  |
| Argemone chisosensis | Chisos Mountain Prickly Poppy Pink Prickly Poppy |  |
| Ariocarpus fissuratus | Chautle Livingrock Living Rock Cactus Texas Living Rock |  |
| Astragalus emoryanus | Emory's Milkvetch |  |
| Astrolepis sinuata | Wavy Scaly Cloakfern |  |
| Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata | Wavy Scaly Cloakfern Wavy Cloak Fern |  |
| Bernardia obovata | Desert Myrtlecroton |  |
| Bernardia obovata | Desert Myrtlecroton |  |
| Bernardia obovata | Desert Myrtlecroton |  |
| Bouteloua hirsuta | Hairy Grama |  |
| Calliandra conferta | Rio Grande Stickpea Fairy Duster |  |
| Calliandra conferta | Rio Grande Stickpea Fairy Duster |  |
| Calliandra conferta | Rio Grande Stickpea Fairy Duster |  |
| Castilleja integra | Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush Squawfeather |  |
| Castilleja integra | Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush Squawfeather |  |
| Castilleja integra | Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush Squawfeather |  |
| Castilleja rigida | Rigid Indian Paintbrush |  |
| Castilleja rigida | Rigid Indian Paintbrush |  |
| Chaetopappa ericoides | Rose Heath Rose-heath |  |
| Chaetopappa ericoides | Rose Heath Rose-heath |  |
| Chaetopappa ericoides | Rose Heath Rose-heath |  |
| Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Condalia ericoides | Javelina Bush |  |
| Cylindropuntia imbricata | Tree Cholla Walking Stick Cholla Cholla |  |
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus |  |
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus |  |
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus |  |
| Dalea formosa | Featherplume Feather Dalea Indigobush |  |
| Dalea formosa | Featherplume Feather Dalea Indigobush |  |
| Dasylirion leiophyllum | Green Sotol Smooth-leaved Sotol Smooth-leaf Sotol Sotol Desert Candle |  |
| Dasylirion leiophyllum | Green Sotol Smooth-leaved Sotol Smooth-leaf Sotol Sotol Desert Candle |  |
| Dasyochloa pulchella | Desert Fluffgrass Low Woollygrass Low Tridens Fluff Grass Fluffgrass Desert Fluff-grass |  |
| Dasyochloa pulchella | Desert Fluffgrass Low Woollygrass Low Tridens Fluff Grass Fluffgrass Desert Fluff-grass |  |
| Echinocereus coccineus | Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus Claret Cup |  |
| Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Texas Rainbow Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Spiny Hedgehog Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Yellow Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus enneacanthus | Pitaya Strawberry Cactus Banana Cactus Cob Cactus Purple Pitaya Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Prostrate Hedgehog Cactus |  |
| Echinocereus enneacanthus | Pitaya Strawberry Cactus Banana Cactus Cob Cactus Purple Pitaya Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Prostrate Hedgehog Cactus |  |
| Echinocereus enneacanthus | Pitaya Strawberry Cactus Banana Cactus Cob Cactus Purple Pitaya Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Prostrate Hedgehog Cactus |  |
| Echinocereus enneacanthus var. enneacanthus | Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus enneacanthus var. enneacanthus | Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus enneacanthus var. enneacanthus | Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus fendleri | Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus Pink-flower Hedgehog Cactus Strawberry Cactus Fendler Hedgehog Pink Flower Hedgehog |  |
| Echinocereus fendleri | Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus Pink-flower Hedgehog Cactus Strawberry Cactus Fendler Hedgehog Pink Flower Hedgehog |  |
| Echinocereus fendleri ssp. fendleri | Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus Strawberry Cactus |  |
| Echinocereus fendleri ssp. fendleri | Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus Strawberry Cactus |  |
| Echinocactus horizonthalonius | Devilshead Eagle Claws Turk's Head Devil's Head |  |
| Echinocactus horizonthalonius | Devilshead Eagle Claws Turk's Head Devil's Head |  |
| Echinocereus stramineus | Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus stramineus | Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus Pitaya |  |
| Echinocereus viridiflorus var. cylindricus | Green-flowered Hedgehog Cactus Green-flowered Hedgehog Nylon Hedgehog Cactus Nylon Hedgehog |  |
| Encelia scaposa | Onehead Brittlebush |  |
| Encelia scaposa | Onehead Brittlebush |  |
| Encelia scaposa | Onehead Brittlebush |  |
| Encelia scaposa | Onehead Brittlebush |  |
| Ephedra aspera | Rough Jointfir |  |
| Escobaria duncanii | Duncan's Foxtail Cactus |  |
| Flourensia cernua | American Tarwort |  |
| Flourensia cernua | American Tarwort |  |
| Flourensia cernua | American Tarwort |  |
| Flourensia cernua | American Tarwort |  |
| Forestiera angustifolia | Narrow-leaf Forestiera Tanglewood Desert Olive Texas Swamp-privet Panalero Elbow Bush |  |
| Forestiera angustifolia | Narrow-leaf Forestiera Tanglewood Desert Olive Texas Swamp-privet Panalero Elbow Bush |  |
| Forestiera angustifolia | Narrow-leaf Forestiera Tanglewood Desert Olive Texas Swamp-privet Panalero Elbow Bush |  |
| Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo Devil's Walking Stick Candlewood |  |
| Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower Yellow Gaillardia Blanket Flower |  |
| Gaillardia pinnatifida var. pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower |  |
| Giliastrum acerosum | Bluebowls Prickleleaf Gilia |  |
| Glossopetalon spinescens | Spiny Greasebush Nevada Greasewood |  |
| Glossopetalon spinescens var. spinescens | Spiny Greasebush |  |
| Grusonia grahamii | Graham's Pricklypear Graham Dog Cactus Graham's Club Cholla |  |
| Grusonia grahamii | Graham's Pricklypear Graham Dog Cactus Graham's Club Cholla |  |
| Heliotropium greggii | Fragrant Heliotrope |  |
| Heliotropium greggii | Fragrant Heliotrope |  |
| Heliotropium greggii | Fragrant Heliotrope |  |
| Ipomopsis longiflora | Flaxflowered Ipomopsis Pale Trumpets Paleflower Gilia White-flower Skyrocket White-flowered Gilia |  |
| Ipomopsis longiflora | Flaxflowered Ipomopsis Pale Trumpets Paleflower Gilia White-flower Skyrocket White-flowered Gilia |  |
| Jefea brevifolia | Shortleaf Jefea |  |
| Juniperus pinchotii | Pinchot's Juniper Pinchot Juniper Redberry Juniper Texas Juniper Christmasberry Juniper |  |
| Juniperus pinchotii | Pinchot's Juniper Pinchot Juniper Redberry Juniper Texas Juniper Christmasberry Juniper |  |
| Koeberlinia spinosa | Crown Of Thorns Spiny Allthorn |  |
| Lepidium alyssoides | Mesa Pepperwort Mesa Pepperweed Southern Pepperweed |  |
| Lepidium alyssoides | Mesa Pepperwort Mesa Pepperweed Southern Pepperweed |  |
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