Natural History Wanderings

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association has the following wildflower update for Borrego Springs

The focus of this year’s bloom is now shifting from the annual flowers in the valley floor to the shrubs and perennials in the washes and canyons.  Indigo is in full bloom by the Horse Camp Road and out Coyote Canyon towards the desert garden area, to the north of town.  There is a spectacular bloom of brittlebush and cacti along the road to the Glorieta trailhead on the southeast side of town.  The “Ocotillo Forest” along west side of Borrego Springs Road is in bloom as well, with bright red flowers against the background of the Laguna Mountains.  The place for Chuparosa is reported to be Mine Wash, with a couple of very unusual yellow Chuparosa plants near the end of Mine Wash road, where there is a fork to the right.