PEARBLOSSOM HIGHWAY, MOJAVE DESERT APRIL 2014
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| Mojave-aster Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia Asteraceae |
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Checker fiddleneck Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata Boraginaceae |
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| Cushion cryptantha Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa Boraginaceae [circumscissa = from the Latin for "cut around" because the upper half of the fruiting calyx falls away when the nutlets are ripe] |
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| Common phacelia Phacelia distans Boraginaceae |
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| Tansy-leaved phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia Asteraceae [tanacetifolia = with leaves like the tansy, Tanacetum vulgare] |
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| Desert alyssum Lepidium fremontii Brassicaceae |
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| Creosote bush Larrea tridentata Zygophyllaceae |
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Desert cryptantha ^ Cryptantha similis Boraginaceae [similis = similar, alike, from resemblance to C. circumscissa] |
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Painted lady Vanessa cardui Nymphalidae |
Gopher snake Pituophis catenifer Colubridae |
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