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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