Coyote Canyon
February 24 2009. A walk across the canyon to the El Vado Monument
Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)
Agavaceae
Cheesebush, Burrobrush (Ambrosia Salsola var. salsola)
Asteraceae
Desert Pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Asteraceae
Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens)
Asteraceae
Rayless Encelia (Encelia Frutescens)
Asteraceae
Rayless Encelia (Encelia Frutescens)
Asteraceae
Spanish Needles (Palafoxia arida)
Asteraceae
Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
Asteraceae
Forget-me-not (Cryptantha)
Boraginaceae
Asian
Mustard (Brassica tournefortii)
Brassicaceae
NOTE: The sinister-looking weed pictured above produces the tiny flowers and large leaves. On this plant, the leaves spread more than four feet. The leaves usually choke out the good plants, which destroys desert beauty.
Spectacle Pod (Dithyrea californica)
Brassicaceae
Ocotillo
(Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens)
Fouquieriaceae
Wild Heliotrope (Phacelia distans) Hydrophyllaceae
Dune Evening Primrose
(Oenothera deltoides var. deltoides)
Onagraceae
19 February 2009. A short drive through Coyote Canyon to Desert Gardens
Cheesebush, burrobrush
(Ambrosia salsola var. salsola)
Asteraceae
Desert Pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Asteraceae
Spectacle Pod (Dithyrea californica)
Brassicaceae
Arizona Lupine (Lupinus arizonicus)
Fabaceae
Sand Verbena (abronia villosa)
Nyctaginaceae
Peirson's Evening-Primrose / Brown-eyed Primrose
(Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii)
Onagraceae
Gold Poppy (Eschscholizia parishii)
Papaveraceae
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