Wednesday, March 23, 2016

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