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Flower:Desert Holly
Family:Goosefoot
Genus / Species:Atriplex hymenelytra
Notes:This plant takes it's name from the holly shaped leaves. It is also called Salt Bush. The above photo shows a plant with male flowers, the lower photos shows a different plant with female flowers.
Photo:

Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona - - - - February 13, 2010

Photo 2:

Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona - - - - - February 14, 2010

Guide:A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona by Epple / Sonoran Desert Wildflowers by Spellenberg