Wildflowers of the Southwestern Desert
Many desert wildflowers are annuals that bloom in response to adequate rainfall and optimal temperatures. Some years few species bloom, while other years offer a plethora of desert wildflowers. The species included in this collection give a glimpse of some of the more prominent and abundant wildflowers of southwestern deserts.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold Showy Desert Marigold Paper Daisy Desert Baileya | |
Calliandra eriophylla | Pink Fairyduster Fairyduster Mesquitilla Mock Mesquite | |
Carnegiea gigantea | Saguaro Giant Saguaro | |
Calochortus kennedyi | Desert Mariposa Lily Desert Mariposa Red Mariposa-lily Flame Mariposa | |
Calycoseris wrightii | White Tackstem | |
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. reichenbachii | Lace Hedgehog Cactus Lace Cactus | |
Enceliopsis nudicaulis | Nakedstem Sunray Sunray | |
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy California Poppy | |
Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume Ponil | |
Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo Devil's Walking Stick Candlewood | |
Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower Yellow Gaillardia Blanket Flower | |
Glandularia gooddingii | Southwestern Mock Vervain Pink Verbena Southwestern Vervain Goodding's Verbena Mojave Verbena | |
Hesperocallis undulata | Desert Lily Desert-lily Ajo Lily | |
Hibiscus coulteri | Desert Rosemallow Desert Rose-mallow Coulter Hibiscus | |
Kallstroemia grandiflora | Arizona Poppy Desert Poppy Orange Caltrop Summer Poppy | |
Layia glandulosa | White-daisy Tidytips White Tidytips | |
Malacothrix glabrata | Smooth Desertdandelion Desert-dandelion | |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy Rock Daisy Plains Blackfoot Arnica | |
Mentzelia pumila | Dwarf Mentzelia | |
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
Penstemon parryi | Parry's Penstemon Parry's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pseudospectabilis | Desert Penstemon Desert Beardtongue Rosy Desert Penstemon Rosy Desert Beardtongue Canyon Penstemon Canyon Beardtongue Mohave Penstemon Mohave Beardtongue | |
Phacelia crenulata | Cleft-leaf Wild Heliotrope Notchleaf Phacelia Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed | |
Phlox tenuifolia | Santa Catalina Mountain Phlox | |
Psilostrophe cooperi | Whitestem Paperflower White-stem Paper-flower Yellow Paper Daisy | |
Scabrethia scabra ssp. scabra | Badlands Mule-ears | |
Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert Globemallow Apricot Globe-mallow Desert Mallow Globe Mallow Apricot Mallow | |
Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Four-nerve Daisy Stemless Goldflower Stemless Rubber Weed Butte Marigold Bitterweed | |
Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia | |
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