Natural History Wanderings

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association has a wildflower report for 11/12/13 of some late fall blooms:

Today’s hike in Little Surprise Canyon yielded some wildflower surprises. We saw Desert Rock Daisies blooming in the trail, along the trail and up the hillsides. It looked like they were just starting to bloom with lots of buds yet to open. Trailing Windmills were also much in evidence, with only one Yellow Ground Cherry spotted and only one Chuparosa starting to bloom. Some Desert Lavender bushes were still blooming.

We saw the most flowers in the right branch of the canyon, although there were some nice clumps of pale lavender flowers on our way out of the left branch.

See photos at: Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association