Wildflowers

Mojave Desert

Aster Flower also called "Mohave Aster" or "Desert Aster." Scientific Name: Xylorhiza Tortifolia
Aster
Banana Yucca. Scientific Name: Yucca Baccata
Banana Yucca
Beavertail Cactus. Scientific Name: Opuntia basilaris
Beavertail Cactus
Buckhorn Cholla. Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Buckhorn Cholla
Crimson Columbine. Scientific Name: Aquilegia formosa
Crimson Columbine
Daisy Desertstar. Scientific Name: Monoptilon Bellidiforme
Daisy Desertstar
Desert Bearpoppy or White Bearpoppy . Scientific Name: Arctomecon Merriamii
Desert Bearpoppy
Desert Chicory. Scientific Name: Rafinesquia Neomexicana
Desert Chicory
Desert Marigold or Paper Daisy. Scientific Name: Baileya Multiradiata
Desert Marigold
California Evening Primrose. Scientific Name: Oenothera Californica
Evening Primrose
Flax. Scientific Name: Linum Lewisii
Flax
Giant Four O'clock, Scientific Name: Mirabilis multiflora var. glandulosa
Giant Four O'clock
Desert Globemallow. Scientific Name: Sphaeralcea Ambigua
Globemallow
GrizzlyBear Cactus. Scientific Name: Opuntia Polyacantha Var. Erinacea
Grizzlybear Cactus
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus. Scientific Name: Echinocereus Engelmannii
Hedgehog Cactus
Indigo Bush. Scientific Name: Psorothamnus Arborescens
Indigo Bush
Jimson Weed. Scientific Name: Datura Wrightii
Jimson Weed
Joshua Tree, Scientific Name: Yucca Brevifolia Engelm
Joshua Tree
Desert Larkspur. Scientific Name: Delphinium Parishii
Larkspur
Mariposa Lily,. Scientific Name: Calochortus Flexuosus
Mariposa Lily
Mojave Desertstar. Scientific Name: Monoptilon Bellioides
Mojave Desertstar
Mojave Kingcup Cactus. Scientific Name: Echinocereus Mojavensis
Mojave Kingcup Cactus
Prickly Poppy. Scientific Name: Argemone Corymbosa
Mojave Prickly Poppy
Mojave Yucca' Scientific Name: Yucca Schidigera
Mojave Yucca
Notch-Leaved Phacelia. Scientific Name: Phacelia Crenulata
Notch-LeafPhacelia
Paper Flower. Scientific Name: Psilostrophe Cooperi
Paperflower
Prickly Pear Cactus. Scientific Name: Opuntia Engelmannii
Prickly Pear Cactus
Threadleaf Ragwort. Scientific Name: Senecio douglasii
Ragwort
Wirelettuce. Scientific Name: Stephanomeria pauciflora
Wirelettuce
Woolly Bluestar. Scientific Name: Amsonia Tomentosa
Woolly Bluestar

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Southern Nevada spring wildflower season occurs from early March to late April. These months bring a bursts of magnificent color in the Mojave Desert. Blooms of burnt orange, fuchsia and yellow of the native cactus and the white flower clusters of the Joshua trees and Mojave yuccas are part of spring’s display. Perennials like the desert marigold and globe mallow pop with yellow and orange, and Western Redbud trees in shades of purple and pink.

Pictures are from my hiking trips in Southern Nevada.

 

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