Wildflowers 2


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.


Desert-Star.
Sunflower family.

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

Purplemat.
Waterleaf family.

(Nama demissum)

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Purplemat wildflowers at Death Valley National Park


Beavertail Cactus.
Cactus family.

(Opuntia basilaris)

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Beavertail Cactus wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

Beavertail Cactus.
Cactus family.

(Opuntia basilaris)

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Beavertail Cactus wildflowers at Death Valley National Park


Gravel-Ghost.
Sunflwoer family.

(Atrichoseris platyphylla)

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Gravel-Ghost wildflowers at Death Valley National Park


Desert Chicory.
Sunflower family.

(Rafinesquia neomexicana)

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Desert Chicory wildflowers at Death Valley National Park

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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