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wildflowers spotted

Conditions are looking good for another banner year of wildflowers! A heavy frost would be our only enemy. Below are some early flowers I saw on the MSC hike this morning. Also seen but not pictured are Chuparosa, Fiddleneck and Cryptantha. Most flowers are teeny, tiny so you need to keep a sharp eye out for them!

Colter's Lupine
Colter's Lupine
Mexican Poppy
Mexican Poppy

Pink Fairy Duster
Pink Fairy Duster
Lacepod
Lacepod

Golden Eye
Golden Eye
Storkbill Filaree
Storkbill Filaree

Rattlesnake Weed
Rattlesnake Weed
Deer Vetch
Deer Vetch

what was blooming in the desert today?

The desert is blooming VERY early this year. I saw the following today.

Chuparosa
Chuparosa
Wolfberry
Wolfberry

Jojoba - male
Jojoba - male
Jojoba - female
Jojoba - female

Deer Vetch
Deer Vetch
Stork Bill Filaree
Stork Bill Filaree

Common Fiddleneck
Common Fiddleneck
approx 2 in tall. Still looking for identity
approx 2 in tall. Still looking for identity
Golden Eye
Golden Eye
Poppy! We only saw one and I botched the capture :-)
Poppy! We only saw one and I botched the capture 🙂
Lacepod
Lacepod
Rattlesnake Weed
Rattlesnake Weed