October Flowers

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Spiny greyish green leaves with a background of reddish soil.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
BUR RAGWEED
Two photos of a bush with silvery green lobed leaves with tiny hairs on them.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Artemisia bigelovii
BIGELOW'S SAGEBRUSH
Two photos of a bush with thin greyish green leaves and small round yellow flowers.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Artemisia filifolia
OLD MAN SAGE
Two photos of a plant with long thin greyish green leaves and small balls of tiny yellow flowers.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Artemisia ludoviciana
LOUISIANA WORMWOOD
Bush with thin greyish green leaves and small yellow flowers covering each stalk.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Artemisia tridentata
BIG SAGEBRUSH
Two photos. Closeup of a small green flowers in groups of 3 to 5. Second photo of full plant with narrow green leaves tapering to a point.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Brickellia longifolia
LONGLEAF BRICKELLBUSH
Bright yellow flowers with long thin petals ending in a point, like a starburst.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Chrysopsis villosa
HAIRY GOLDENASTER
Bright yellow flowers, shaped like tubes growing in groups of five on a woody stem.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
RUBBER RABBITBRUSH
Two photos of a tall shrub with thin green leaves and tubular yellow flowers.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Chrysothamnus parryi
PARRY'S RABBITBRUSH
 
Two photos of a shrub with a cluster of bright yellow flower heads. Flowers are tubular in shape.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
VISCID RABBITBRUSH
 
Close up of a bright yellow flower with square shaped petals and then small yellow disks sticking up from the center of flower.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Encelia frutescens
BUSH ENCELIA
 
A flower with a dark brown center is surrounded by short yellow petals with three lobes on the end.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Gaillardia pinnatifida
HOPI BLANKETFLOWER
 
Closeup of a yellow flower with tiny petals that hasn't fully opened yet. Underside of flower is spiny.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Grindelia fastigiata
ERECT GUMWEED
 
Two photos of a shrub with bright yellow flowers growing in clusters. Flowers have oval shaped petals with small petals sticking up from the main flower.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
BROOM SNAKEWEED
 
Flower with a large dark brown center surrounded by yellow petals
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Helianthus annuus
COMMON SUNFLOWER
 
A flower with a dark brown center surrounded by yellow petals against a blue sky
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Helianthus petiolaris
PRAIRIE SUNFLOWER
 
A flower with a yellow center surrounded by thin long purple petals. There are more than 20 petals making up the flower.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Machaeranthera canescens
HOARY SPINE ASTER
 
Dark green leaves, low to ground with tall stems pointing up with small yellow flowers on them.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Senecio multilobatus
UINTA GROUNDSEL
 
Two photos. Top is closeup of a flower with long yellow petals coming from a round yellow center. Bottom photo is tall stems with small green leaves and the same yellow flowers as the first photo.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Senecio spartioides
BROOM GROUNDSEL
 
Clumps of yellow flowers with a background that has purple flowers, a red flower, and a blurred green backdrop.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Solidago sp.
GOLDENROD
 
closeup of a pale pink flower with eight petals that have multiple little points on the ends of them.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Stephanomeria exigua
ANNUALWIRELETTUCE
 
Two photos. Top photos is closeup of a yellow flowerhead with petals pointing up in little circles. Bottom photo is of a shrub with dense groupings of small yellow flowers.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Vanclevea stylosa
RESINBUSH
 
Plant with long slender leaves. At top of stems are multiple tiny yellow flowers that form a cone shape. Blurred background is a orangish rocky surface.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Stanleya pinnata
PRINCE'S PLUME
 
Cluster of small yellow flowers along a green stem.
CAPPARACEAE (Caper Family)
Cleome lutea
YELLOW BEEPLANT
 
Spiny green plant with white flowers that have red in the center.
CHENOPODIACEAE (Goosefoot Family)
Salsola tragus
RUSSIAN-THISTLE
 
White trumpet shaped flowers with dark green oval leaves.
CONVOLVULACEAE (Convolvulus Family)
Convolvulus arvensis
BINDWEED
 
Pinkish purple flowers with five rounded petals
GERANIACEAE (Geranium Family)
Erodium cicutarium
STORKSBILL
Pale purple tubular flower with four lobed petals.
LAMIACEAE (Mint Family)
Poliomintha incana
ROSEMARY MINT
 
White flowers with six petals. Yellow markings in center.
LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Zigadenus vaginatus
ALCOVE DEATH CAMUS
 
Bright yellow flower with five rounded petals.
LINACEAE (Flax Family)
Linum aristatum
BROOM-FLAX
 
Bright yellow flower with ten tapered petals.
LOASACEAE (Loasa Family)
Mentzelia sp.
BLAZING STAR
 
Two images of bright orangish red flowers with wide round petals.
MALVACEAE (Mallow Family)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
SCARLET GLOBEMALLOW
 
Dark green plant with orange flowers.
MALVACEAE (Mallow Family)
Sphaeralcea leptophylla
SLENDERLEAF GLOBEMALLOW
 
Two images of a plant with broad dark green leaves and bright reddish orange flowers.
MALVACEAE (Mallow Family)
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
SMALL-LEAF GLOBEMALLOW
 
Cluster of multiple small white flowers.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Abronia fragrans
SAND-VERBENA
 
Bright pink flower with 9 petals.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Allionia incarnata
TRAILING WINDMILLS
 
Pale green flower with flecks of purple. Petals come to five points.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Mirabilis linearis
NARROWLEAF UMBRELLAWORT
 
Multiple images of white flowers with four heart-shaped petals.
ONAGRACEAE (Evening-primrose Family)
Oenothera caespitosa
DWARF EVENING-PRIMROSE
 
Bright yellow flower with four wide petals.
ONAGRACEAE (Evening-primrose Family)
Oenothera longissima
BRIDGES EVENING-PRIMROSE
 
Multiple images of white flowers with four heart-shaped petals on a reddish stem.
ONAGRACEAE (Evening-primrose Family)
Oenothera pallida
PALE EVENING-PRIMROSE
 
Bright red tubular flowers.
POLEMONIACEAE (Phlox Family)
Ipomopsis aggregata
SCARLET GILIA
 
Plant covered in tiny white flowers.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum corymbosum
CORYMBED BUCKWHEAT
 
Green plant with four stems coming off of it, one has a tiny yellow flower at the tip.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum inflatum
DESERT TRUMPET
 
White bell-shaped flowers.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum microthecum
SLENDER BUCKWHEAT
 
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ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Purshia mexicana
CLIFFROSE
 
Tall stems with red flowers on the top.
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)
Castilleja linariifolia
LINEARLEAF PAINTBRUSH
 
Purple and green flower.
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)
Cordylanthus wrightii
WRIGHT'S BIRDSBEAK
 
Scarlet colored flower with five lobed petals.
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)
Mimulus eastwoodiae
SCARLET MONKEY-FLOWER
 
White flower with broad petals.
SOLANACEAE (Potato Family)
Datura wrightii
SACRED DATURA
Woody plant with dark green leaves and a yellow flower with five round petals.
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE (Caltrop Family)
Tribulus terrestris
GOAT-HEAD

Last updated: April 29, 2025

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