Joshua Tree National Park just posted a new wildflower report that includes a map and photos at Wildflower Report for April 21, 2016 (600 kB PDF) – also available in mobile version (1.4 MB PDF). This report offers weekly highlights on wildflower conditions for seven general regions within Joshua Tree National Park. For each region, we list the most charismatic blooms with pictures to aid in identification. Blooms listed for one region may be present in other regions as well—particularly the annual flowers.
Lost Horse Valley is filled with a riot of blooms. Take Keys View Road south and enjoy the gold and purple colors of annual flowers covering the ground, and keep an eye out for apricot globemallow— parts of the valley are covered in its orange flowers.
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