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This page last updated on 04/20/2020
This page last updated on 04/20/2020
Desert Foliage: This grouping shows many of the various desert plants, flowers, cacti, and wildflowers that I have captured while hiking or visiting over the past 10 years. Though not always easy, and not always successful, I always make an effort on each of my hikes to find some kind of color, whether it be in the form of rock formations, trees, cactus, plants or flowers to “spruce up” the photo essays that I create and post on this site for each hike. I’m sure that many of you find it hard to believe that in the harsh environment of the dry and arid Nevada desert, one can even find anything growing at all, let alone things that offer such a variety of color. Interspersed throughout this post you will find five collages such as the one above, each containing a wide variety of desert plants, flowers, cacti, and wildflowers.
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| Beavertail Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris) cactus taken in the Eldorado Canyon Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) |
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| Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida) cactus taken in the Eldorado Canyon Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida) |
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| Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia) taken in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area near Searchlight NV Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area - Summary Page |
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| Las Vegas Bearpoppy on Kodachrome Road Las Vegas Bearpoppy (Arctomecon californica) |
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| Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) Taken on the Calico Tanks Trail Calico Tanks (RRCNCA) - Summary Page |
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| Indigo Bush (PSorothamnus arborescens) Indigo Bush Psorothamnus arborescens) |
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| Tidy Fleabane (Erigeron Concinnus) Tidy Fleabane (Erigeron concinnus) |
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| Yellow Spine Thistle (Cirsium ochrocentrum) found in Corn Creek Yellow Spine Thistle (Cirsium ochrocentrum) |
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| Whitebract Blazingstar (Mentzelia involucrata) near the Bowl of Fire Whitebract Blazingstar Whitebract Blazingstar (Mentzelia involucrata) |
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| Western Salsify (Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius) in Lake Tahoe Western Salsify (Asteraceae tragopogon dubius) |
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| Angel's Trumpets (Brugmansia suaveolens) in Pitman Wash in Henderson Angels Trumpets (Brugmansia suaveolens) |
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| Beard-tongue Penstemon (Penstemon palmerri) in Lovell Canyon Beard Tongue Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri) |
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| Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) in the Wee Trump Joshua Tree Area west of Searchlight Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata |
