Henderson Canyon Road

The plants below were photographed beside or near Henderson Canyon Road from the Pegleg Monument about 2.75 mile west to the start of tree farms. Included are flowers photographed on trails up the side of Coyote Mountain.

23 February 2010

Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera detoides)
Onagraceae
The large green leaf on the right is a fast-growing Brassica tournefortii (a non-native or weed) seeking to crowd out the Dune Evening Primrose and other plants. The three tiny seedlings in the lower right are also B. tournefortii. They will grow to full size in a few weeks.

Arizona Lupine (Lupinus arizonicus)
Fabaceae

Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens)
Asteraceae
The leafless green branches above and behind the plant belong to the non-native Brassica tournefortii (a non-native or weed) seeking to crowd out the Desert Sunflower and other plants.

Desert-Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)
Agavaceae

Peirson's evening-Primrose
(Camissonia claviformis var. peirsonii)
Nyctaginaceae

Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Asteraceae

Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa)
Nctaginaceae
Saharan Mustard (Brassica tournefortii)
Brassicaceae