From the peak of flower season. Wildflower identification is from "Wildflowers of Anza Borrego State Park." Most of them are pretty easy. I haven't done much flower identification, so I could be making some silly mistakes.
Starting in Little Surprise Canyon. Here is Chuparosa (red) and perhaps Blue Phacelia | |
Not sure what the yellow ones are. Maybe a desert poppy of some sort? | |
Brittlebush | |
Ghost Flowers | |
Liz! | |
Now heading over into Hellhole Canyon. Ocotillo (my favorite). | |
WARNING. | |
Buckthorn Cholla | |
Barrel Cactus | |
Beavertail | |
This is as far up Hellhole Canyon as we went. It seems like a silly name for a place when it has cool nooks with waterfalls. | |
Alright. Enough of all this tromping around. Let's drive instead. This is in the bottom of Coyote Canyon. I am guessing this is Arizona Lupine. | |
Dune Evening Primrose | |
Sand Verbena | |
Almost all the canonical flower photos are taken here on Henderson Canyon Road. | |
The yellow ones are Desert Sunflower, mixed in with the Dune Evening Primrose and the Sand Verbena. | |