Natural History Wanderings

Mojave National Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) reports

Week of March 14, 2016 Black Canyon and Essex Roads: Mojave yucca are blooming profusely

Week of March 7, 2016 East end of Little Cowhole Mountains (high clearance and 4-wheel drive needed):

Borrego milkvetch – Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus
Bird cage evening primrose – Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides
Desert lily – Hesperocallis undulata
Sand verbena – Abronia villosa var. villosa
Desert marigold – Baileya pleniradiata
Panamint cryptantha – Cryptantha angustifolia
Desert pincushion – Chaenactis stevioides