west of Cuba

5/22 & 5/31 BLM badlands, vicinity of Mesa Penistaja

Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family)
   large-petalled wild onion  Allium macropetalum
Apiaceae (Parsley family)
   Indian parsley  Cymopterus bulbosus  
Asteraceae (Aster family)
   baby aster  Chaetopappa ericoides
   spreading fleabane  Erigeron divergens
   basin fleabane  Erigeron pulcherrimus
   fineleaf hymenopappus  Hymenopappus filifolius
   lobeleaf groundsel  Packera multilobata
   Ives' fournerved daisy  Tetraneuris ivesiana
   annual Easterdaisy  Townsendia annua
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
   James' cryptantha  Cryptantha cinerea
   cupseeded stickseed   Lappula occidentalis
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot family
   shadscale saltbush  Atriplex confertifolia
Fabaceae (Pea family)
   white milkvetch  Astragalus flavus var. candicans
   low lupine  Lupinus pusillus
Liliaceae (Lily family)
   sego lily   Calochortus nuttallii
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
   scarlet globemallow  Sphaeralcea coccinea
Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
   desert paintbrush  Castilleja chromosa
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
   dwarf skyrocket, dwarf ipomopsis  Ipomopsis pumila
   Santa Fe phlox  Phlox nana
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
   salty buckwheat  Stenogonum salsuginosum





white milkvetch  Astragalus flavus var. candicans

  

looking for the Asclepias involucrata at Ojito

On the Zia Reservation and Ojito Wilderness

a selection of flora and landscapes 

 I love the milkweeds and one of my goals for 2013 was to find this plant blooming.


On the Zia Reservation about .8mi. from the Wilderness cattle guard 09.06.2012

Zia

Just after the first rain

After a few trips to search, here he was blending in the landscape quite well.

07.28.2013

08.01.2013......more rain on the way

08.04.2013

 and a selection of flora between 08.04 and 08.11


lemonscent  Pectis angustifolia



trailing windmills  Allionia incarnate

 

othake, sand palafoxia  Palafoxia sphacelata



pricklyleaf dogweed  Thymophylla acerosa

phlox heliotrope  Heliotropium convolvulaceum

 

warty caltrop  Kallstroemia parviflora

 

creeping spiderling  Boerhavia spicata

 

devil's claw  Proboscidea parviflora

(another!) dwarf milkweed  Asclepias involucrata

Seismosaurus Trail, Ojito Wilderness

the green Ojito

 a selection of flora along the mesa trail between 08.11 and 08.13


spotted sandmat   Chamaesyce maculata



shaggy dwarf morning-glory  Evolvulus nuttallianus



greenleaf five eyes  Chamaesaracha coronopus



prairie spiderwort  Tradescantia occidentalis



Colorado four o'clock  Mirabilis multiflora

 

silverleaf nightshade   Solanum elaeagnifolium

 

narrowleaf four o'clock   Mirabilis linearis

stemmy four-nerve daisy  Tetraneuris scaposa



brownplume wirelettuce  Stephanomeria pauciflora



Rocky Mountain zinnia  Zinnia grandiflora



ash-grey blackfoot  Melampodium leucanthum



flatglobe dodder  Cuscuta umbellata



goathead  Tribulus terrestris



slender goldenweed  Machaeranthera gracilis

  Hoodoo Pines Hike, Ojito Wilderness

green Ojito

08.14.2013

 mostly the same flora as the last few days but....a fine surprise



dwarf milkweed  Asclepias Asclepias involucrata

and:

Eastwood's sandwort  Arenaria eastwoodiae
Eremogone eastwoodiae

 

Fendler's penstemon  Penstemon fendleri

white milkvetch  Astragalus flavus var. candicans



Sandia Mountains

5/212013 10K S., Forest Trail #200



a short hike, forest awakening

Of course its dry and flowers are fewer than normal but found pretty much the usual selection for the date. We were lucky to find Calypsos in some sunlight.

Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
  star Solomon's seal  Maianthemum stellatum
Apiaceae (Parsley family)
 mountain parsley  Pseudocymopterus montanus  
Asteraceae (Aster family)
  common dandelion  Taraxacum officinale   
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
  creeping Oregon grape  Mahonia repens
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
 prairie bluebells  Mertensia lanceolata
Fabaceae (Pea family)
  golden pea  Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana  
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
 fairy slipper  Calypso bulbosa
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
  northern rockjasmine  Androsace septentrionalis  
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
  red baneberry  Actaea rubra  
  fanleaf buttercup Ranunculus inamoenus
Violaceae (Violet family)
  Canadian white violet Viola canadensis




mountain parsley Pseudocymopterus montanus  



creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens



fanleaf buttercup Ranunculus inamoenus



fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa



northern rockjasmine Androsace septentrionalis



Canadian white violet Viola canadensis