Meet at Catalina State Park : After the entrance proceed straight ahead to the end of the main road to the main parking area. We will meet up at the information kiosk near the mosaic wall. Wear sturdy hiking boots and bring plenty of water. Limit: 10 participants RSVP to tucsonaznpstrips@gmail.com We will slowly botanize […]
Meet at Catalina State Park : After the entrance proceed straight ahead to the end of the main road to the main parking area. We will meet up at the mosaic panel near the main kiosk. Wear sturdy hiking boots, a hat and bring plenty of water. No RSVP required There has been remarkable desert […]
Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 PM: Melissa Sevigny. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon Hybrid meeting: In-person and via Zoom The meetings are now being held at Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. on McMillan Mesa. Park anywhere in the parking […]
Wendy McBride. Conserving Rare Plants and Their Pollinators The need for information on the basic biology, including reproductive systems and pollination ecology, of rare species is integral to both species- and community-level conservation efforts. Angiosperms are often dependent upon interactions with animal pollinators for successful reproduction, and pollinators are often reliant upon plants for vital […]
Mt. Elden Agaves Join Susan Holiday as she shows us native Agave parryi (Parry’s Agave) that grow in the “banana belt” of Mt. Elden. Contact Susan at naris123@cs.com for specific details.
The Natural History Institute in Prescott, AZ has a free talk this month. Carrie Cannon, a professional Ethnobotanist with the Hualapai Tribe of the Grand Canyon, will be giving a lecture on "Plants of the Mojave Desert and Traditional Tribal Uses" at 7pm AZ Time on Thursday, June 27th. Attendance is free but requires registration […]
Jesse Duff-Woodruff. Plants Endemic to the Kaibab National Forest
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Back by popular demand, the AZ Native Plant Society and the University of Arizona Herbarium will offer a two-day combination lecture and hands-on workshop for students serious about doing grass ID work. The course goals are to impart sufficient knowledge for students to make wise decisions regarding collection of grasses, to provide complete information […]
Saturday August 17 2024 in Tucson, at Pima Community College West Campus.
Zane Robertson: Rumex orthoneurus Rumex orthoneurus is an herbaceous riparian perennial within the Polygonaceae or Buckwheat family native to Arizona and is a Forest Service sensitive species. One of the issues regarding the “threatened” status of R. orthoneurus is the taxonomic distinctions between R. orthoneurus and closely related species, such as R. densiflorus, R. pycnanthus, […]
Spend a delightful, friend-filled evening with ANZPS on Friday, September 6th, 2024 at 6:00pm for our annual monsoon mixer and plant swap! This year we will be holding this event under the large Ramada on the west side of Himmel Park. There is ample parking on the northwest side of Himmel Park and the ramada […]
September 19-21, 2024. This symposium will assess progress toward conserving North American crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants. View the symposium announcement for more information.
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Learn about websites and books to help identify Arizona native plants and practice using a hand lens. Following the presentation, we will use our new skills to identify some native plants in the chapter president's garden. Location: 268 E Stephen’s Way, Tonto Basin.
An Introduction to the History, Geology, Flora, and Fauna of the Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona. Presented by J. Douglas Ripley One of the "Lesser Sky Islands" of southern Arizona, the Dragoon Mountains of southeastern Arizona possess an incredible history, geology, flora, and fauna. Since retiring to Cochise County in 2008, Doug Ripley and his good […]
