Plants of Lake Mead

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  1. 4. This bush has small, round leaves which look and feel oily or sticky. This coating called "lac", helps to keep water from being lost to the dry air.
  2. 7. Do not pick the flowers -- the stinging hairs are vicious!
  3. 8. The only cactus with papery sheaths covering their spines. These sheaths are often bright and colorful, providing the cactus with its distinctive appearance.
  4. 10. __________ weed, also know as Sacred Datura, has white flowers which open after dusk and close by mid-morning of the following day. Extremely poisonous.
  5. 11. this cactus is cylindrical shaped and the flowers always grow at the top.
  6. 14. Joshua trees rely solely on the female Yucca Moth for pollination. No other animal or insect transfers the pollen from one flower to another.
  7. 15. A species of flowering plant in the mint family. After the blossoms have passed, the dried stems and heads shake out an abundance of small, gray seeds which are edible and full of nutrients.
  8. 17. An inverted, funnel-shaped desert plant with several woody, spiny, whip-like, straight branches angling outward from the base and rising as high as 20 feet.
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  1. 1. This very popular cactus can be recognized by flattened stems, called pads, that grow from joints. Typically have yellow flowers.
  2. 2. Sand __________ are sticky, hairy creepers that have flower stalks up to 10 inches long, with stems trailing up to 3 feet.
  3. 3. The stems of this bush are covered with dense, fine greyish white hairs. The plant has both male and female flowers on the same plant
  4. 5. This cactus looks like the prickly pear, but does not have long spines. It has tiny hair-like spines and is shaped like an animal's tail.
  5. 6. The flowers of this small colorful plant are barely visible. A "brush" of bright orange or red surrounds the tiny flowers. The top of the plant looks as if it has been dipped in paint
  6. 9. Also known as sore-eye poppy, because the star-shaped hairs may get in your eyes if you handle the plant.
  7. 12. This common desert plant has inch wide yellow flowers. These flowers look like small sunflowers on tall stalks.
  8. 13. The wood of this tree is used to barbecue food and lends a distinct flavor to whatever is cooked over it.
  9. 16. ________ flower swinging zoo animal's face