Special Collections
Wildflowers of the Southwestern Desert
Many desert wildflowers are annuals that bloom in response to adequate rainfall and optimal temperatures. Some years few species bloom, while other years offer a plethora of desert wildflowers. The species included in this collection give a glimpse of some of the more prominent and abundant wildflowers of southwestern deserts.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower Yellow Gaillardia Blanket Flower | |
| Glandularia gooddingii | Southwestern Mock Vervain Pink Verbena Southwestern Vervain Goodding's Verbena Mojave Verbena | |
| Hesperocallis undulata | Desert Lily Desert-lily Ajo Lily | |
| Hibiscus coulteri | Desert Rosemallow Desert Rose-mallow Coulter Hibiscus | |
| Kallstroemia grandiflora | Arizona Poppy Desert Poppy Orange Caltrop Summer Poppy | |
| Layia glandulosa | White-daisy Tidytips White Tidytips | |
| Malacothrix glabrata | Smooth Desertdandelion Desert-dandelion | |
| Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy Rock Daisy Plains Blackfoot Arnica | |
| Mentzelia pumila | Dwarf Mentzelia | |
| Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose Fragrant Primrose Desert Evening-primrose Birdcage Primrose Dune Evening Primrose Devil's-lantern | |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |