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Wildflowers were also present in the little canyons that cut back onto the bases of the surrounding mountains. Because the bottoms of these little canyons are frequently scoured out by flash floods the flowers there tended to be higher up on the canyon walls.

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Desert-Star.
Sunflower family.

(Monoptilon bellioides)
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Desert-Star wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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Purplemat.
Waterleaf family.

(Nama demissum)

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Purplemat wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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Beavertail Cactus.
Cactus family.

(Opuntia basilaris)

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 Beavertail Cactus wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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Beavertail Cactus.
Cactus family.

(Opuntia basilaris)

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Beavertail Cactus wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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Gravel-Ghost.
Sunflwoer family.

(Atrichoseris platyphylla)

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Gravel-Ghost wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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Desert Chicory.
Sunflower family.

(Rafinesquia neomexicana)

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 Desert Chicory wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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Shredding Evening-Primrose.
Evening-primrose family.

(Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata)

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 Shredding Evening-Primrose wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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death valley had some awesome wildflower displays.
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