Parry's nolina, Parry's beargrass Nolina parryi Ruscaceae [Named for Pierre Charles Nolin, 1717-1795, and Charles Christopher Parry, 1823-1890]

Scalebroom Lepidospartum squamatum Asteraceae

Whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora Boraginaceae		Mojave brown-eyed primrose Chylismia claviformis ssp. claviformis Onagraceae

Southern Sierra bush monkeyflower Diplacus calycinus Phrymaceae

Argus gilia Gilia brecciarum ssp. neglecta Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]

		Cheesebush Ambrosia salsola var. salsola Asteraceae

Arizona popcorn flower Plagiobothrys arizonicus Boraginaceae

Desert trumpet Eriogonum inflatum Polygonaceae

		Blackbrush Coleogyne ramosissima Rosaceae

		Little gold poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora Papaveraceae
Volcanic gilia Gilia ochroleuca ssp. ochroleuca Polemoniaceae				Fremont's pincusion Chaenactis fremontii Asteraceae

Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia Agavaceae

Looking up into the BLM's Owens Peak Wilderness Area.

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