Nature Trail
Well marked nature walks crisscross the areas surrounding the museum buildings, all located at the base of the West Wall of the beautiful Superstition Mountain….a one of a kind location.
The total walking distance of the Nature Walk is approximately 1/3 mile.
Highlights of the walk are available in our nature walk guide (see below), which highlights the following plants and trees along the scenic walk.
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- Brittle-Bush (Encelia-farinose)
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- Buckhorn-Chollo (Cylindropuntia-acanthocarpa)
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- Century Plant (Agave Americana)
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- Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate)
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- Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida)
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- Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron-californicum)
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- Engelmann’s Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)
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- Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla)
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- Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Feroocactus wislizeni)
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- Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla)
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- Giant Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantean)
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- Ironwood (Olneya tesota)
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- Jojoba Bush (Simmondsia chinensis)
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- Mesquite Tree (Prosopis velutina)
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- Mormon Tea (Ephedra trifurca)
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- Nurse Tree or Nurse Plant
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- Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)
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- Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida)
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- Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria microcarpa)
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- Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engdmannii)
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- Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)
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- Triangle-leaf Bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea)
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- White Ratany (Krameria greyi)
