Week of May 3 – May 9, 2009
Cima Road/Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Palmer's penstemon (Penstemon palmeri)
rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus sp.)
rattlesnake weed (Chamaesyce albomarginata)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Cima Road
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert senna (Senna armata)
evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
giant four-o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
sacred datura (Datura wrightii)
Mid Hills Area
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
rattlesnake weed (Chamaesyce albomarginata)
turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana)
Quail Basin
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
prince's plume (Stanleya pinnata)
Week of April 26 – May 2, 2009
Cima Road/Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereeus triglochiderus)
Palmer's penstemon (Penstemon palmeri)
rattlesnake weed (Chamaesyce albomarginata)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Cima Road
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert senna (Senna armata)
evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
giant four-o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
sacred datura (Datura wrightii)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Mid Hills Area
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Fremont phacelia (Phacelia fremontii)
Goodding verbena (Verbena gooddingii)
phacelia (Phacelia sp.)
pink phlox (Phlox stansburyi)
rattlesnake weed (Chamaesyce albomarginata)
turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana)
Nipton Road
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Week of April 19 – April 25, 2009
Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Joshua tree—isolated observations (Yucca brevifolia ssp. jaegeriana)
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereeus triglochiderus)
rattlesnake weed (Chamaesyce albomarginata)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Kelbaker Road (north of Kelso)
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelbaker Road (south of Kelso)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
sacred datura (Datura wrightii)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Area
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Cima Road
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
giant four-o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Dunes
Borrego locoweed (Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus)
dunes evening primrose (Oenothera californica)
Nipton Road
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Week of April 5 – April 11, 2009
Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Joshua tree—isolated observations (Yucca brevifolia ssp. jaegeriana)
lupine (Lupinus sp.)
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereeus triglochiderus)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Kelbaker Road (north of Kelso)
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
chia (Salvia columbariae)
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelbaker Road (south of Kelso)
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
sacred datura (Datura wrightii)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Area
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
gold poppy (Eschscholzia sp.)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Cima Road
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
evening primrose (Oenothera sp.)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Dunes
Borrego locoweed (Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus)
dunes evening primrose (Oenothera californica)
Week of March 29 – April 4, 2009
Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Joshua tree—isolated observations (Yucca brevifolia ssp. jaegeriana)
Mojave mound cactus—buds (not blooms) (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Cima Road
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Devil’s Playground
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)
chia (Salvia columbariae)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
dune evening primrose (Oenothera californica)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
phacelia (Phacelia sp.)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana)
wild rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus)
woolly marigold (Baileya pauciradiata)
Kelbaker Road (north of Kelso) & Seventeenmile Point
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
coyote tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia)
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert five-spot (Eremalche rotundifolia)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
little gold poppy (Eschscholzia minutiflora)
Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
primrose (Camissonia sp.)
thick-leaved ground cherry (Physalis crassifolia)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Area
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
gold poppy (Eschscholzia sp.)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Week of March 22 - March 28, 2009
Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Joshua tree—isolated observations (Yucca brevifolia ssp. jaegeriana)
Mojave mound cactus—buds (not blooms) (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Cima Road
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Kelbaker Road (north of Kelso)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Kelso Area
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
gold poppy (Eschscholzia sp.)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Week of March 15 - March 21, 2009
Cima Dome/Teutonia Peak
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Joshua tree—isolated observations (Yucca brevifolia ssp. jaegeriana)
Mojave mound cactus—buds (not blooms) (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Cima Road
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Kelbaker Road (north of Kelso)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
freckled milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa)
Kelso Area
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Fremont pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)
gold poppy (Eschscholzia sp.)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Mid Hills (Eagle Rocks)
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Quail Basin
desert paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia)
Week of March 8 - March 14, 2009
Things are just starting to pick-up at lower elevations. We've also had reports that the Rasor Road BLM area, just west of Mojave National Preserve, is experiencing blooms similar to those observed around Zzyzx (see below).
Devil's Playground
lilac sunbonnet (Langloisia setosissima)
lupine (Lupinus sp.)
Mojave gold poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
wild rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus)
Kelbaker Road (north of Kelso)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
notch-leaved phacelia (Phacelia crenulata)
Kelso Dunes
wild rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus)
Lanfair Road
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
indian paintbrush (Castilleja sp.)
lupine (Lupinus sp.)
poppy (Eschscholzia sp.)
red-stemmed filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Zzyzx Road
desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert sand verbena (Abronia villosa)
desert sunflower (Geraea canescens)
dune evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides)
Week of March 1 - March 7, 2009
Not much to report this week, though we do anticipate a good wildflower bloom this spring. Reports from Devils Playground indicate dune evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) preparing to bloom (perhaps in about a week or two...).
Cima Dome
puple cymopterus (Cymopterus multinervatus)
Hole-in-the-Wall (Barber Peak Loop Trail)
phacelia (Phacelia sp.)
purple mat (Nama demissum)
Kelbaker Road (north and south of Kelso)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
Kelso Dunes
wild rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus)
Lanfair Road
checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)
forget-me-not (white) (Cryptantha sp.)
Zzyzx Road
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
desert sunflower (Geraea canescens)
Week of February 22 - February 28, 2009
Not much to report this week, though we do anticipate a good wildflower bloom this spring. Just south of Mojave National Preserve, we've received reports of golden evening primrose (Camissonia brevipes) and another white flower (possibly Fremont pincushion) along Kelbaker Road.
Kelbaker Road (north and south of Kelso)
bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
Zzyzx Road
desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
New York Mountains (Fourth of July Canyon)
desert five-spot (Eremalche rotundifolia)
