seeking wildflowers in New Mexico: Alamo Canyon

The journey to our drop-off site is a spectacular ride up Redondo Canyon.

Redondo Peak from VC06 switchback

wall opposite view at switchback

forest mix at drop-off area

7-15 Alamo Canyon, Valle Caldera
Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family)
   nodding onion Allium cernuum
Apiaceae (Parsley family)
   mountain parsley Pseudocymopterus montanus
Asteraceae (Aster family)
   western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
   yellow thistle Cirsium pallidum
   spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
sprucefir fleabane Erigeron eximius
   fleabane Erigeron sp.
   orange sneezeweed Hymenoxys hoopesii
   pingüe, rubberweed Hymenoxys richardsonii
   narrow goldenrod Solidago simplex
Brassicaceae (Mustard or cabbage family)
   common tansymustard, flixweed Descurainia sophia
   twisted pod draba, Heller's draba Draba helleriana
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
   Parry's bellflower Campanula parryi
   harebell, bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
   spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
   thymeleaf sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
   purple geranium, pineywoods geranium Geranium caespitosum
   Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
   American dragonhead   Dracocephalum parviflorum
   common healall Prunella vulgaris
Liliaceae (Lily family)
   Gunnison's mariposa lily Calochortus gunnisonii
Oxalidaceae (Woodsorrel family)
   violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
   scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata
Rosaceae (Rose family)
   woolly cinquefoil Potentilla hippiana
   pretty cinquefoil Potentilla pulcherrima
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
   giant red Indian paintbrush Castilleja miniata
   yellow owl's-clover Orthocarpus luteus
   scarlet penstemon Penstemon barbatus
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
   bigbract verbena, carpet vervain Verbena bracteata