Vitis arizonica Engelm.

A common vine in relatively mesic areas. The only native grape in most parts of New Mexico. The flowers are not often seen, but are intensely fragrant.

A cauline leaf along the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs on the east side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 24 Sep 2005.



Flowering stems in Texas Canyon on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 15 May 2010.



Flowers in Texas Canyon, 15 May 2010.



Closer view of flowers in Texas Canyon, 15 May 2010.



Flowering stem on Garrya wrightii, Texas Canyon, 15 May 2010.



Immature fruit in the wash below La Cueva, west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 14 Aug 2011.



Mature fruit in the wash below La Cueva, 14 Aug 2011.

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