Photographs from the Desert
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Calliandra eriophylla
Fairy duster
Calochortus bruneaunis
Sego lily
Calochortus kennedyi
Kennedy lily
Calochortus venustus
Butterfly mariposa
Calycoseris parryi
Yellow tackstem
Calyptridium monandrum
Sand cress
Camissonia boothii
Bottle cleaner
Camissonia brevipes
Yellow cups
Camissonia brevipes ssp. brevipes
Yellow cups
Camissonia claviformis
Brown-eyed primrose
Castilleja angustifolia
Desert indian paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii
Desert paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
Indian paintbrush
Castilleja exserta
Owl's clover
Caulanthus coulteri var. lemmonii
Jewelflower
Caulanthus inflatus
Desert candle
Cercidium floridum
Palo verde
Chaenactis fremontii
Desert pincushion
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow pincushion
Chaenactis xantiana
White desert pincushion
Chamaesyce polycarpa
Prostrate spurge
Chenopodium californicum
Soap plant
Chilopsis linearis
Desert willow
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Brittle spineflower
Chorizanthe rigida
Rigid spiny herb
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Rabbitbrush
Cleomella obtusifolia
Stinkweed
Coleogyne ramosissima
Black bush
Coreopsis bigelovii
Coreopsis
Coreopsis californica
Coreopsis
Coreopsis calliopsidea
Coreopsis
Cryptantha augustifolia
Cryptantha
Cryptantha circumscissa
Western forget-me-not
Cryptantha flavoculata
Cryptantha
Cryptantha micrantha
Cryptantha
Cryptantha utahensis
Scented cryptantha
Cucurbita foetidissima
Calabazilla
Cuscuta denticulata
Dodder
Cuscuta sp.
Dodder
Cymopteris terebinthinus
Desert parsley
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