Gymnosperms of Fort Bowie National Historic Site
cedro
Juniperus coahuilensis is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family. It is found in northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States.
Alligator Juniper
Juniperus deppeana (Alligator Juniper or Checkerbark Juniper; Native American names include táscate and tláscal) is a small to medium-sized tree reaching 10-15 m (rarely to 25 m) tall. It is native to central and northern Mexico (from Oaxaca northward) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas). It grows at moderate ...more ↓
one-seed juniper
Juniperus monosperma (One-seed Juniper) is a species of juniper native to western North America, in the United States in Arizona, New Mexico, southern Colorado, western Oklahoma (Panhandle), and western Texas, and in Mexico in the extreme north of Chihuahua. It grows at 970–2300 m altitude.
longleaf ephedra
Ephedra trifurca is a species of Ephedra known by the common names longleaf jointfir and Mexican tea. It is native to many of the northern states of Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it is a resident of desert scrub plant communities.
Pinyon Pine
Pinus edulis, the Colorado pinyon, two-needle pinyon, or piñon pine, is a pine in the pinyon pine group whose ancestor was a member of the Madro-Tertiary Flora (a group of drought resistant trees) and is native to the United States.
