Natural History Wanderings

Updated 3/25/14

Ron Niebrugge Photo Blog posted the following wildflower report for Southern Nevada

In general, I would say Southern Nevada is much greener and has more wildflowers then what we found in California. There aren’t the huge fields like us photographers like, but some very nice pockets here and there.

Valley of Fire State Park had the best, especially in some of the cooler, shady pockets – I found one particularly nice area in the back-country. In general, the brittlebush was the best, and blooming along the highway in spots. There was beaver-tail blooming a many places as well. In addition, I also found some desert gold, phacelia, rabbitbush and even two weakstem mariposa.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area also had a few blooms here and there. There were some nice bunches of desert sunflowers near the North end of the park. The best area was just passed Mile 38 where there was an abundance of blooming beavertail cactus on both sides of the road.

see photo at: Nevada Wildflower Report.

DesertUSA has the following wildflower reports for Nevada

March 24, 2014 White Owl Canyon at Lake Mead, NV this morning. Many wildflowers out, not only on Lakeshore Road but also along the trail to the canyon.

Mar 23, 2014  Cottonwood Cove Road, NV – mostly desert marigolds, filaree, globe mallow, not as many wildflowers as last year on this same date…

via Desert Wildflowers Reports for Nevada and Utah – DesertUSA.