Natural History Wanderings

Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers Update reports on 2/17/15

•  DeGiorgio Road  Desert lilies in the area north of DeGiorgio Road
• Little Surprise Canyon – lots of interesting flowers to be found and it is an easy walk, right off of the Hellhole parking area. This area has individual  plants, no widespread blooms such as found at the entrance to Coyote Canyon.  Nevertheless, Fred sends some very nice closeups, and they are displayed in the collage below.Flower in bloom include Trailing Windmills, Allionia incarnata var. incarnata , Yellow blazing star, Mentzelia affinis, Desert chicory, Rafinesquia neomexicana, California fish-hook cactus, Mammillaria dioica, California fagonia, Fagonia laevis, Parish’s poppy, Eschscholzia parishii.

• See photos and older reports at Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers Update

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