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Walking Tour Plant Identification* Garden Common Name, Garden Common Name, Carefree Desert Area Accepted Name if applicable Area Accepted Name if applicable Yucca elata soap-tree yucca Oreocereus celsianus old man of the Andes Gardens Pachycereus schottii senita Aloe barbarae x A. dichotoma Aloe 'Hercules' Fouquieria splendens ocotillo Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana cardón grande 1 Carnegiea gigantea saguaro 9 Ebenopsis ebano Texas ebony Walking Tour Map Cereus hildmannianus forma monstrosus monstrose cereus Aloe fleurentiniorum Ferocactus emoryi Coville barrel cactus x Agave victoriae-reginae Agave 'Sharkskin' Ferocactus herrerae Echinocactus grusonii golden barrel cactus 2 Pachycereus weberi cardón Pachycereus pringlei cardón Euphorbia resinifera Morrocan mound 10 Stenocereus thurberi crest crested organ pipe cactus Olneya tesota desert ironwood Cleistocactus straussii silver torch cactus Pachycereus schottii forma monstrosus totem pole cactus Pachycereus marginatus Mexican fence post Echinocactus grusonii golden barrel cactus 11 Euphorbia rigida blue euphorbia 3 Stenocereus thurberi organ pipe cactus Aloe ferox Cape aloe Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palm Echinocactus grusonii golden barrel cactus Town of Carefree Fouquieria columnaris boojum Cylindropuntia ramosissima diamond cholla Experience the Difference. x Prosopis chilensis Chilean mesquite hybrid Myrtillocactus geometrizans crest crested whortleberry cactus 4 Senna artemisioides subsp. petiolaris silvery senna 12 Grusonia bradtiana organillo Aloe dichotoma quiver tree Ferocactus cylindraceus crest crested compass barrel cactus Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palm Ferocactus latispinus Pochas 5 Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean fan palm Sophora secundiflora Texas mountain laurel Neoraimondia herzogiana caripari Cereus hankeanus Pachycereus schottii forma monstrosus totem pole cactus 13 Echinopsis pachanoi San Pedro cactus 6 Cephalocereus senilis old man of Mexico Prosopis velutina velvet mesquite Acacia farnesiana sweet acacia Chilopsis linearis Lucretia Hamilton' desert willow Parkinsonia praecox palo brea 14 Cereus hildmannianus forma monstrosus monstrose cereus Ferocactus robustus Ebenopsis ebano Texas ebony Ferocactus glaucescens blue barrel cactus Agave salmiana maguey de pulque Agave americana forma mediopicta alba century plant Fouquieria macdougalii ocotillo macho Ferocactus emoryi Coville barrel cactus Acacia farnesiana sweet acacia 7 Echinocactus grusonii golden barrel cactus Yucca rigida blue yucca Echinocactus platyacanthus biznaga gigante 15 Echinocactus grusonii golden barrel cactus Ferocactus alamosanus Alamos barrel cactus Carnegiea gigantea crest crested saguaro Grusonia invicta dagger cholla Carnegiea gigantea saguaro Euphorbia caerulescens sweet noor Yucca rostrata beaked yucca 8 Opuntia engelmannii Engelmann prickly pear Stetsonia coryne Argentine toothpick cactus Yucca brevifolia Joshua tree Caesalpinia pulcherrima red bird of paradise 16 Parkinsonia praecox palo brea Simmondsia chinensis jojoba © Carefree Desert Gardens Walking Tour Map 12 12 © March 2012 8 13 Amphitheater Town of Carefree 9 * Free public WiFi is available at: CarefreePublicWifi 7 14 11 Town Hall 10 4 14 3 15 Restrooms 1 3 5 BEGIN 16 1 6 * 2 END 1 Garden Area Drinking Fountain Playground * Tour Path Location Natural Wash SUNDIAL * WELCOME TO CAREFREE. We hope you are enjoying your experience in the Carefree Desert Gardens. Please help us support these beautiful gardens by shopping and/or Tom Darlington Tom dining at one of Carefree’s many local See reverse side for plant markers listed by Garden Area. MAP NOT TO SCALE businesses. Have a Carefree day! .
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