Photo Details
May
29, 2005 - Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - ©Nicky
Davis
Characteristics
Leaf
is elliptical, finely and sharply saw-toothed, slightly thickened.
Shiny dark green above, light green and sometimes slightly hairy
beneath, turning yellow in autumn. The flower has 5 rounded white
petals in unbranched clusters in late spring.The fruit is shiny dark
red or blackish, juicy and bitter maturing in late summer.
Other
Host
plant for the Coral Hairstreak and the Two-tailed
Swallowtail
For photos, click TWO-TAILED
SWALLOWTAIL
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