A few New Mexico trees and shrubs
Once I learned to recognize a few New Mexico wildflowers, my hiking buddies started asking "What kind of tree is that?" Um...
While species included here may count as flowering plants, they're usually identified by their size, shape, leaves, etc. rather than by their flowers. (If there are obvious flowers, try searching my flower pages.) Species are arranged alphabetically by English family name, genus, and species.
Please don't take my IDs as authoritative. These pages of nature photos represent one person's voyage of discovery, not the studies of a trained expert. If you see something I've misidentified, please contact me via my "Contact" page, which is tabbed at the top.
Barberry Family: Red Barberry, Algerita, Berberis haematocarpa
Beech Family: Gambel Oak, Quercus gambelii
Beech Family: Gray Oak, Quercus grisea
Beech Family: Shrub Live Oak, Quercus turbinella
Beech Family: Wavy-Leaf Oak, Quercus X undulata
Bignonia Family: Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Cypress Family: Common Juniper, Juniperus communis
Cypress Family: AlligatorJuniper, Juniperus deppeana
Cypress Family: One-Seed Juniper, Juniperus monosperma
Cypress Family: Rocky Mountain Juniper, Juniperus scopulorum
Elm Family: Russian Elm, Ulmus pumila
Ephedra Family, Ephedra, Jointfir, or Mormon Tea, Ephedra
Hackberry Family: Netleaf Hackberry, Celtis reticulata
Honeysuckle Family: Tatarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
Mulberry Family: White Mulberry, Morus alba
Oleaster Family: Russian Olive or Oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia
Olive Family: Stretchberry, Forestiera pubescens
Olive Family: Velvet Ash, Fraxinus velutina
Pea Family: Honey Locust, Gleditsia triacanthos
Pea Family: Screwbean Mesquite, Mezquite Dulce, Tornillo (Propopis pubescens)
Pea Family: Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
Pea Family: New Mexico Locust, Robinia neomexicana
Pine Family: Is it a fir (Abies) or a spruce (Picea)?
Pine Family: Pinyon, Pinus edulis
Pine Family: Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis
Pine Family: Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa
Plane Tree Family: London Plane Tree, Platanus hybrida
Rose Family: Hawthorn, Crataegus
Rue Family: Hoptree, Ptelea trifoliata
Quassia Family: Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus altissima
Soapberry Family: Rocky Mountain Maple, Acer glabrum
Soapberry Family: Bigtooth Maple, Acer grandidentatum
Soapberry Family: Box Elder, Acer negundo
Soapberry Family: Golden Rain-Tree, Koelreuteria paniculata
Soapberry Family: Tropical Soapberry or Amolillo, Sapindus saponaria
Sumac Family: Smooth Sumac, Rhus Glabra
Tamarisk Family: Tamarisk, Salt Cedar, Tamarix
Willow Family: Silver Poplar or White Poplar, Populus alba
Willow Family: Cottonwood, Populus deltoides
Willow Family: Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Willow Family: Willow, Salix
Willow Family: Weeping Willow, Salix cf. babylonica