There are a small dandelion-like plants in the Sonoran Desert called Microseris. They are members of the sunflower family. This variety is probably Lindley’s Silver Puff. A lensbaby macro shot reveals how beautiful the seed head is.
Tag Archives: wildflowers
Phacelia
There are a couple of varieties of Phacelia in our area. The flowers range in color from pale lavendar blue to dark purple. I’m fairly sure the one above is Phacelia distans but I’ve given up trying to identify! I just call them all Celia and then remember the “fa” part 🙂 Beautiful name for a beautiful flower.
Pringle’s Woollyleaf
This teeny tiny plant was a challenge to identify but I’m fairly sure it’s Pringle’s Woollyleaf (Eriophyllum pringlei). Another member of the sunflower family, each plant is only about 1/16 to 1/4 in wide so I would guess that most people step on it before they realize it’s a flower.
Lacepod
The seed pods of Fringepod/Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes) are much more interesting than the flowers. They’re green to begin with and then change colors as they dry out.
pollen collector
This ant-like beetle is working hard collecting pollen from a Desert Chicory.
Follow-up…In looking at my other photos and trying to identify this beetle, I realized that he wasn’t collecting pollen. He was eating the plant and getting covered with pollen in the process!
Poppy dreams
Lensbaby shots are my favorites.
Lupine
Wildflowers are still hanging on! Yesterday I concentrated on Lupine.
Wild Carrot
Leaves smell like carrots when crushed and roots are edible. (Daucus pusillus?)
Poppy with Gilia
Back out to the poppies yesterday morning with my friend Mary Ann. Like me, she hadn’t shot poppies in our area since film! It was an excellent morning 🙂
Poppies at Bartlett Lake
White and yellow poppies are surprisingly still out in force. My lensbaby is working overtime 🙂