Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maximowicz
(Mountain Spray)
Family: Rosaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Holodiscus dumosus (Nuttall ex Hooker) Heller
Holodiscus australis Heller
Holodiscus dumosus (Nuttall) Heller var. australis (Heller) Ley
Sericotheca dumosa Nuttall
Spiraea dumosa Nuttall
Holodiscus discolor 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 discolor, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009
Holodiscus discolor, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009
Holodiscus discolor, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009
Holodiscus discolor, 1x macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road in Rocky Canyon, July 14, 2009
Holodiscus discolor, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range Range, Signal Peak Road, June 17, 2012
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