Wildflower Observations (Spring 2011)

Wallace's Woolly Daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)

Wallace's Woolly Daisy can be seen carpeting the desert floor throughout the Preserve.

April 2011

Kelbaker Road - north of Kelso
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
chia (Salvia columbariae)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
rayless encelia (Encelia frutescens)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)

Kelbaker Road - south of Kelso
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)

Hole-in-the-Wall
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)

March 2011

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Bigelow’s monkeyflower (Mimulus bigelovei)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
brown-eyed primrose (Camissonia claviformis)
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
desert chicory (Rafnesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert gold-poppy (Eschoscholzia glyptosperma)
Emory rock-daisy (Perityle emoryi)
forget-me-not (Cryptantha)
Mojave-aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)

Aiken Mine Road
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)

Cima Dome
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)

Devils Playground
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)

Old Dad Mountains (between Devils Playground and Mojave Rd)
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)

Jackass Canyon
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
coyote melon (Cucurbita palmata)
desert chicory (Rafnesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)

Kelso Depot Area
desert chicory (Rafnesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)

Kelbaker Road - south of Kelso
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)

Kelbaker Road - north of Kelso
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)

Brannigan Mine Road to Henry Spring
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
chia (Salvia columbariae)
desert chicory (Rafnesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
forget-me-not (Cryptantha)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)purple mat (Nama demissum)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Yellow cups (Camissonia brevipes)

 

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