Trees and Shrubs Overview
Ponderosa Pine   Pinyon Pine   Utah Juniper   Gambel Oak   Douglas-fir
Cliffrose   Apache Plume   Mormon Tea   Utah Serviceberry   Fernbush   Wax Currant   Big Sagebrush
Fremont Barberry   Rabbit Brush   Banana Yucca   Utah Agave   Mountain Mahogany   Blueberry Elder
Rock Mat   Brickellbush   Buffalo Berry

ROCK MAT

Rose Family

Petrophytum caespitosum

Rock Mat

Rock Mat is called a subshrub because it is very low, only 8 inches tall at maximum. Mats can be more than 3 feet wide but are often less than one inch tall and can be mistaken for a moss. Rock Mat is quite common right at the edge of the South Rim.









Rock Mat Flowers

Rock Mat blooms from summer into early fall. Flowers are fluffy: pink to white on a one-inch, dense raceme.









Trees and Shrubs Overview
Ponderosa Pine   Pinyon Pine   Utah Juniper   Gambel Oak   Douglas-fir
Cliffrose   Apache Plume   Mormon Tea   Utah Serviceberry   Fernbush   Wax Currant   Big Sagebrush
Fremont Barberry   Rabbit Brush   Banana Yucca   Utah Agave   Mountain Mahogany   Blueberry Elder
Rock Mat   Brickellbush   Buffalo Berry
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