Datura inoxia (Sacred Datura)
Unidentified Castilleja species (Indian Paintbrush)
Abutilon parvulum (dwarf Indian mallow)
Abutilon parvulum (dwarf Indian mallow) dried seed pod
Houstonia wrightii (pygmy bluet)
Geranium caespitosum (pineywoods geranium)
Unidentified Raphanus Suggested species: Raphanus sativus (Wild Radish)
Abronia umbellata Beach Sand Verbena
Eriogonum wrightii Wright's buckwheat Plant height = 12 in
Eriogonum wrightii Wright's buckwheat Base stems & leaves
Eriogonum wrightii Wright's buckwheat Flower close up
Unidentified Eriogonum Suggested species: E. polycladon
Unidentified Eriogonum caudex Suggested species: E. polycladon
Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat
Eriogonum umbelllatum var. cognatum
Milla biflora (Mexican star lily) Photographed on 090205 a few miles NW of Parker Canyon Lake in Arizona by Jim Morgan. Note that this picture shows an anomalous specimen having 8 sepals rather than the normal 6. My thanks to Max Licher and to Edward Gilbert and Dr. Steven P. McLaughlin, University of Arizona for the identification of this plant.
Bouvardia ternifolia (scarlet bouvardia) Synonym: Bouvardia glaberrima
Unidentified Dalea Suggested species: Dalea albiflora - photographed in SE AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 1 - height = 28" - leaves same as plant 2 - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 1 - showing last years old stems - leaves same as plant 2 - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 2 - height = 38" - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 2 - flower - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 2 leaf - length = .75" - leaves from plants 1-3 are essentially identical - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 3 - height = 37" - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Unidentified Dalea Plant 3 - flower - photographed in Diamond Valley, AZ
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, common iceplant
Total length of flower is about 23 mm
Pseudognaphalium canescens (syn. Gnaphalium canescens) soo-doe-na-FAY-lee-um
