Photographs from the Desert
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Dapple pod
Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii
Death Valley ephedra
Ephedra funerea
Death Valley mentzelia
Mentzelia reflexa
Death Valley phacelia
Phacelia vallis-mortae
Desert agave
Agave deserti
Desert aster
Machaeranthera canescens
Desert barberry
Berberis fremontii
Desert calico
Loeseliastrum matthewsii
Desert candle
Caulanthus inflatus
Desert chicory
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Desert dandelion
Malacothrix glabrata
Desert five-spot
Eremalche rotundifolia
Desert gold poppy
Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert hibiscus
Hibiscus denudatus
Desert holly
Atriplex hymenelytra
Desert indian paintbrush
Castilleja angustifolia
Desert larkspur
Delphinium parishii
Desert lavender
Hyptis emoryi
Desert lily
Hesperocallis undulata
Desert lupine
Lupinus shockleyi
Desert marigold
Baileya multiradiata
Desert milkweed
Asclepias erosa
Desert mist
Eriogonum parishii
Desert mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
Desert monkey flower
Mimulus bigelovii
Desert olive
Forestiera pubescens
Desert paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii
Desert parsley
Cymopteris terebinthinus
Desert peach
Prunus andersonii
Desert pincushion
Chaenactis fremontii
Desert rock-pea
Lotus rigidus
Desert senna
Senna armata
Desert star
Monoptilon bellioides
Desert starvine
Brandega bigelovii
Desert sunflower
Geraea canescens
Desert tea
Ephedra californica
Desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Desert trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
Desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
Dodder
Cuscuta denticulata
Dotted dalea
Psorothamnus polydenius
Douglas' milkvetch
Astragalus douglasii
Dune evening primrose
Oenothera deltoides
Dune primrose
Oenothera deltoides
Dune sunflower
Helianthus niveus
Dye bush
Psorothamnus emoryi
Dyssodia
Adenophyllum porophylloides
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