Natural History Wanderings

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association reports

Desert Lillies

We have two emails this morning that lillies are about to pop in Arroyo Salado and Fonts Wash.  Both of these areas are in the Borrego Badlands, east of Borrego Springs and just south of S22 and in the same region where Fred reported lots of lillies just yesterday.

Borrego Springs – Around Town

We have another ‘around town” report from inside the town of Borrego Springs, a walk along the streets of town, that noted the following plants, some blooming now and some on the on the verge of blooming, maybe a week or so out.

 

• Desert Lavender, full bloom

• Chuparosa, full bloom

• Cheesebush

• and the most beautiful full bud about to open….Fairy Duster,

• full bloom Creosote in flower

• Ocotillo, full green lush leaves, in bud, a few open flowers already

•  Brittlebush, in bud and some early bright yellow full bouquets

• Datura, coming up, blossoms forming Coyote Melon,

• leafing out Desert Trumpet, with buds

• Brown-eyed Evening Primrose, starting to flower

• California Evening Primrose, about to flower

• Spanish Needles, beginning to flower

• Yellowheads, beginning to flower

• Fishhook Cactus in bloom now

• Beavertail Cactus, lots of buds

• Apricot Mallow, blooming

• Penstemon