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
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| Penstemon parryi | Parry's Penstemon Parry's Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon pseudospectabilis | Desert Penstemon Desert Beardtongue Rosy Desert Penstemon Rosy Desert Beardtongue Canyon Penstemon Canyon Beardtongue Mohave Penstemon Mohave Beardtongue | |
| Phacelia crenulata | Cleft-leaf Wild Heliotrope Notchleaf Phacelia Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed | |
| Phlox tenuifolia | Santa Catalina Mountain Phlox | |
| Psilostrophe cooperi | Whitestem Paperflower White-stem Paper-flower Yellow Paper Daisy | |
| Scabrethia scabra ssp. scabra | Badlands Mule-ears | |
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert Globemallow Apricot Globe-mallow Desert Mallow Globe Mallow Apricot Mallow | |
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Four-nerve Daisy Stemless Goldflower Stemless Rubber Weed Butte Marigold Bitterweed | |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia | |
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