Natural History Wanderings

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association has new wildflower reports this morning:

Desert dandelions along roadsides in several places, with little gold poppies, patches of verbena coming on, beavertail beginning to open up, barrel cactus now beginning to bloom in some spots, desert willow leafing out. Chuparosa is a brilliant red in some areas and Brittlebush a bright yellow. Ocotillo also in bloom. This is not the carpet of flowers that is seen in years with good rainfall but there are lots of flowers to be found tucked in the washes and wherever the localized moisture level is good. Several people suggest that peak bloom will likely take place over the next week to ten days. Desert Lily — Coyote Canyon at the end of DiGiorgio Rd — there are several of them — spotted yesterday.

See photos and older reports at: Anza-Borrego Wildflowers Spring – Fall 2013