Natural History Wanderings

DesertUSA has the following March 6th wildflower report for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument:

The flowers at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument were noteworthy among stops this week at several parks in southern Arizona during this dry flower season. Though I was told there are many more flowers there on a good year, I was impressed with brilliant yellow from Brittle Bush on the Ajo Mountain Drive. Also on that drive, the desert floor was dotted with Pincushions. On closer look, many places also had Easter Bonnets and Desert Stars hugging the desert floor. Several of the washes had blooms that included Parry Penstemon, Poppies, Chia, Goodding’s Verbena, Rattlesnake Weed, Lupine, Orange Mallow and Phacelia. The Buckhorn Cholla was just starting to bloom. With a careful look, I counted 20 plus species in bloom at this impressive National Monument.

See photos and older reports at:  Desert Wildflower reports for Phoenix and Northern Arizona Area – DesertUSA.