Updates from Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association, and Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers.
Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association reports
Update April 4: The low elevation bloom in the Borrego Valley hit its peak about ten days ago. Although the fields of flowers are gone now there are still many washes and canyons to explore with cacti, shrubs and annual flowers.
Plum Canyon, just off of Highway 78, is still getting good reports with lots of shrubs in bloom. The Cactus Loop Trail, near the Tamarisk Campground, is a good place to see cacti in bloom. The area around the State Park Visitor Center is also a good place. Glorieta Canyon, rising from the southwest side of the Borrego Valley is a great short hike, stunning right now and emerged in a bright yellow bloom of Brittlebush. Yaqui Pass, at the south end of the Borrego valley, on S3, is also brilliant with its yellow display. Beavertail cactus, with bright fuchsia colored flowers, are now in bloom in many locations around the Borrego Valley. Another good area to see flowers within a short walk of the car is the “ocotillo forest” south of Tilting T along Borrego Springs Road, with hundreds
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Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers reports
Natural History Wanderings 
Much of the yellow flowering bushes in Storm Canyon and near Sombrero peak is not brittle bush. Most likely Spiny Senna – more of an orange-yellow color and the flowers quite different from brittle bush An amazing sight to see the yellow desert floor from Monument peak or Garnet peak in the Laguna mountains.
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By: David on April 16, 2017
at 10:06 AM