Natural History Wanderings

Here are the links to DesertUSA‘s current wildflower bloom reports and photos.

April 22, 2017 – The 2017 superbloom wildflower season is over in the Carrizo Plain National Monument. It has passed its peak but there are still some good areas to see wildflowers. Joshua Tree NP, Mojave Desert and Anza Borrego DSP have had cooler weather and some wildflowers and cactus are still in bloom at the higher elevations. The heat is coming back this weekend, Nevada and Utah are now blooming.

DESERT WILDFLOWER UPDATES BY STATE AND PARKS

Arizona Deserts

• Phoenix Area and Northern AZ – Updated April 14, 2017
• Tucson Area and Southern AZ – Updated April 22, 2017

California Deserts

• Anza Borrego DSP – Updated April 22, 2017
• Death Valley NP – Updated April 18, 2017
• Joshua Tree NP and Nearby – Updated April 21, 2017
• Mojave NP – Amboy – RT 66 – Updated April 12, 2017
• Southern California – Updated April 21, 2017

More Areas

• Northern California and the Northwest – Updated March 29, 2017
• Nevada and Utah – Updated April 14, 2017
• New Mexico – Updated April 18, 2017
• Texas – Updated April 7, 2017