Anza-Borrego North: South Fork Palm Wash

Pygmy Cedar, Peucephyllum scottii (Asteraceae)
South Fork, Palm Wash

Palm Wash extends from the Santa Rosa Mountains and flows eastward through the Truckhaven section of Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area to the Salton Sea.

The South Fork of Palm Wash, an easy walk down the Calcite Mine Road from the Borrego-Salton Seaway, is popular for the slot canyon at its west end. The South Fork is also notable for its plants and concretions.

Plants of interest here include Pygmy Cedar, Dead Man's Fingers, Little Trumpet, and Orcutt's Woody Aster. In fact, Orcutt's Woody Aster remains an attractive plant in a dry state, after its blooming season is over.

Concretion, Calcite Mine Road at South Fork Palm Wash