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At the end of March, 2008, I signed up for a two-day field trip organized by the Joshua Tree Institute and led by Park botanist Tasha LaDoux and her husband Jim Andre, Director of the Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center in the East Mojave National Preserve. The flora was spectacular, the weather was glorious and the trip leaders had a vast knowledge of desert plants. An upside-down V next to the common name indicates a taxon that was new to me when I photographed it on this field trip. |
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California tickseed Coreopsis californica var. californica Asteraceae |
Arizona lupine Lupinus arizonicus Fabaceae |
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Chuparosa Justicia californica Acanthaceae |
Brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu Polygonaceae |
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Cheesebush
Hymenoclea salsola Chenopodiaceae |
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Coulter's lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus Fabaceae |
Cushion cryptantha Cryptantha circumscissa Boraginaceae |
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Daisy desertstar Monoptilon bellidiforme Asteraceae |
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Desert alyssum Lepidium fremontii var. fremontii Brassicaceae |
Desert bluebells Phacelia campanularia var. vasiformis Hydrophyllaceae |
Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae |
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Desert pale gilia ^ Gilia hutchinsifolia Polemoniaceae |
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Desert twining snapdragon Antirrhinum filipes Scrophulariaceae |
Mojave aster Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia Asteraceae |
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Pebble pincushion Chaenactis carphoclinia Asteraceae |
Parish's viguiera Viguiera parishii Asteraceae |
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Desert rock pea Lotus rigidus Fabaceae |
Narrow-leaved forget-me-not Cryptantha angustifolia Boraginaceae |
Beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris Cactaceae |