Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
White Wildflower
  < Back to White Wildflowers 7

Crossosoma bigelovii - Ragged Rockflower Crossosoma bigelovii - Ragged Rockflower
Scientific Name: Crossosoma bigelovii
Common Name: Ragged Rockflower
Flower Color: White to tinged purplish
Plant Type: Shrub, Perennial
Height: To 6 feet (1.8 m) tall
Date Observed: January 29, 2005
Notes: The sweetly fragrant flowers have 5 narrow petals, 5 rounded, cupped sepals, and various numbers of yellow-green pistils. The narrowly elliptic, dull bluish-green leaves are found in clusters on the woody stems. This native plant grows on rocky slopes and often begins blooming in late winter.
Home
White Wildflowers 7
Crossosoma bigelovii < Previous
Next >