Ghost flower in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
Too cold to open up in the Black Range above Golden Valley
California poppies on the eastside of the Sierra Nevada at the southern end of the range
Ajo or Desert lilies and Sand verbena next to the Colorado River
Cream cups near the Inyo and Kern County line
Joshua Tree National Park
Desert primrose and Sand verbena
Brittlebush in Ave Kwa Ame National Monument. We found out later that evening that the monument was signed into law on the day we were there.
Anderson's buttercups are the first flower to bloom in the Pinyon - Juniper zone
Desert candle
Scarlet locoweed in the Alabama Hills
Charlotte's phacelia
A splash of yellow on the walls of Owl Canyon near Barstow
Desert candle with a phacelia background
Desert primrose above Owl Canyon
Pygmy poppies
Golden Gilia
Yellow cups in the Greenwater Range
Desert Mariposa lily (Calochortus kennedyi) in the Greenwater Range
Washoe phacelia
An unusual Lilac sunbonnet with eight petals instead of the usual five
The size of the red spots in Desert Five Spots varies
A patch of Desert Five Spots with no spots at all - the Desert No Spot?
Globe mallow flourish
Desert Five Spots closed up on a cold and windy morning
Inyo bush lupine thrive in areas that have been burnt. This area along Sawmill Creek has been impacted by two or three fires since I moved into the Owens Valley
Desert larkspur
Mojave aster
Mojave Mound cactus at the base of the Inyos
Mojave Fishhook cactus
An unusual Lilac sunbonnet without the typical deep blue dots
Purple sage (Salvia dorii) in the Sierra foothills
Desert Four O'Clock
Indigo bush
Bitterroot
Is this Hedgehog cactus bloom ready to open up or is closed for the day?
Hedgehog cactus
Smaller than typical spots in a Desert Five Spot
Mojave lupine on the Volcanic Tableland
Parry's lnanthus
Venus Blazing star and Mojave lupine with the White Mountains in the background
The fragrant and thorny Mountain whitethorn
Indian paintbrush and Mountain whitethorn
