Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Holodiscus dumosus (Nuttall ex Hooker) Heller
(Mountain Spray)

Family: Rosaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Holodiscus australis Heller
Holodiscus dumosus (Nuttall) Heller var. australis (Heller) Ley
Sericotheca dumosa Nuttall
Spiraea dumosa Nuttall

Holodiscus dumosus is an erect shrub with hundreds of small white flowers in an obvious inflorescence. It is usually seen at upper elevations in mixed conifer forest along the roadside with the inflorescence bending in towards the roadway.
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Holodiscus dumosus, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009



Holodiscus dumosus, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009



Holodiscus dumosus, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009



Holodiscus dumosus, 1x macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009



Holodiscus dumosus, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range Range, Signal Peak Road, June 17, 2012


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