EARTH WITNESS PHOTOGRAPHY

Joshua Tree Wildflowers

Joshua Tree National Park contains two deserts, the Mojave Desert in the north, with the Joshua Tree as its distinguishing plant and the warmer Colorado Desert in the south with Ocotillo as its distinguishing plant. The flowers below are grouped by family

Chuparosa • Beloperone californica • Acanthaceae (Achanthus)
Chuparosa • Beloperone californica • Acanthaceae (Achanthus)
Fringed Onion • Allium fimbriatum • Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
Fringed Onion • Allium fimbriatum • Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
White Tidy Tip • Layia glandulosa • Asteraceae (Sunflower)
White Tidy Tip • Layia glandulosa • Asteraceae (Sunflower)
White Tidy Tip • Layia glandulosa • Asteraceae
White Tidy Tip • Layia glandulosa • Asteraceae
Wallace's Woolly Daisy • Eriophyllum wallacei
Wallace's Woolly Daisy • Eriophyllum wallacei
Sweetbush • Bebbia juncea
Sweetbush • Bebbia juncea
Fremont Pincushion • Chaenactis fremontii
Fremont Pincushion • Chaenactis fremontii
Fremont Pincushion • Chaenactis fremontii
Fremont Pincushion • Chaenactis fremontii
Fremont Pincushion • Chaenactis fremontii
Fremont Pincushion • Chaenactis fremontii
Mojave Aster • Xylorhiza tortifolia
Mojave Aster • Xylorhiza tortifolia
Mojave Aster • Xylorhiza tortifolia
Mojave Aster • Xylorhiza tortifolia
Interior Goldenbush • Ericameria linearifolia
Interior Goldenbush • Ericameria linearifolia
Interior Goldenbush • Ericameria linearifolia
Interior Goldenbush • Ericameria linearifolia
Desert Star • Monoptilon belliodes
Desert Star • Monoptilon belliodes
Desert Star • Monoptilon belliodes
Desert Star • Monoptilon belliodes
Desert Star • Monoptilon belliodes
Desert Star • Monoptilon belliodes
Desert Marigold • Baileya multiradiata
Desert Marigold • Baileya multiradiata
Desert Dandelion • Malcothrix glabrata
Desert Dandelion • Malcothrix glabrata
Desert Dandelion • Malcothrix glabrata
Desert Dandelion • Malcothrix glabrata
Desert Dandelion • Malcothrix glabrata
Desert Dandelion • Malcothrix glabrata
Desert Chicory • Rafinesquia neomexicana
Desert Chicory • Rafinesquia neomexicana
Cliff Goldenbush • Ericameria cuneata
Cliff Goldenbush • Ericameria cuneata
Cliff Goldenbush • Ericameria cuneata
Cliff Goldenbush • Ericameria cuneata
Brittle Bush • Encelia farinosa
Brittle Bush • Encelia farinosa
Desert Canterbury Bells • Phacelia campanularis • Boraginaceae (Borage)
Desert Canterbury Bells • Phacelia campanularis • Boraginaceae (Borage)
Desert Canterbury Bells • Phacelia campanularis
Desert Canterbury Bells • Phacelia campanularis
Wild  Heliotrope • Phacelia distans
Wild Heliotrope • Phacelia distans
Notch-Leaved Phacelia • Phacelia crenulata
Notch-Leaved Phacelia • Phacelia crenulata
Notch-Leaved Phacelia • Phacelia crenulata
Notch-Leaved Phacelia • Phacelia crenulata
Purple Mat • Nama demissum
Purple Mat • Nama demissum
Purple Mat • Nama demissum
Purple Mat • Nama demissum
Bladder Pod • Lesquerella tenella • Cleomaceae
Bladder Pod • Lesquerella tenella • Cleomaceae
Bladder Pod • Lesquerella tenella
Bladder Pod • Lesquerella tenella
Prince's Plume • Stanleya pinnata • Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Prince's Plume • Stanleya pinnata • Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Prince's Plume • Stanleya pinnata
Prince's Plume • Stanleya pinnata
Prince's Plume • Stanleya pinnata
Prince's Plume • Stanleya pinnata
Desert Live-Forever • Dudleya saxosa • Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)
Desert Live-Forever • Dudleya saxosa • Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)
Rattlesnake Weed • Chamaesyce albomarginata • Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
Rattlesnake Weed • Chamaesyce albomarginata • Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
Indigo Bush • Psorothamnus arborescens • Fabaceae (Pea)
Indigo Bush • Psorothamnus arborescens • Fabaceae (Pea)
Indigo Bush • Psorothamnus arborescens
Indigo Bush • Psorothamnus arborescens
Desert Senna • Senna armata
Desert Senna • Senna armata
Desert Senna • Senna armata
Desert Senna • Senna armata
Ocotillo • Fouquieria splendens • Fouquieraceae
Ocotillo • Fouquieria splendens • Fouquieraceae
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OcotilloLeaves.jpg
Rhatany • Krameria erecta • Krameriaceae
Rhatany • Krameria erecta • Krameriaceae
Chia • Salvia columbariae • Lamiaceae (Mint)
Chia • Salvia columbariae • Lamiaceae (Mint)
Paper Bag Bush • Salazaria mexicana
Paper Bag Bush • Salazaria mexicana
Paper Bag Bush • Salazaria mexicana
Paper Bag Bush • Salazaria mexicana
Paper Bag Bush • Salazaria mexicana
Paper Bag Bush • Salazaria mexicana
Mojave Yucca • Yucca shidigera • Liliaceae (Lily)
Mojave Yucca • Yucca shidigera • Liliaceae (Lily)
Joshua Tree • Yucca brevifolia
Joshua Tree • Yucca brevifolia
White-Stemmed Blazing Star • Mentzelia albicaulis • Loasaceae (Loasa)
White-Stemmed Blazing Star • Mentzelia albicaulis • Loasaceae (Loasa)
White-Stemmed Blazing Star • Mentzelia albicaulis
White-Stemmed Blazing Star • Mentzelia albicaulis
White-Stemmed Blazing Star • Mentzelia albicaulis
White-Stemmed Blazing Star • Mentzelia albicaulis
Sand Blazing Star • Mentzelia involucrata
Sand Blazing Star • Mentzelia involucrata
Sand Blazing Star • Mentzelia involucrata
Sand Blazing Star • Mentzelia involucrata
Sand Blazing Star • Mentzelia involucrata
Sand Blazing Star • Mentzelia involucrata
Apricot Mallow • Sphaeralcea ambigua • Malvaceae (Mallow)
Apricot Mallow • Sphaeralcea ambigua • Malvaceae (Mallow)
Apricot Mallow • Sphaeralcea ambigua
Apricot Mallow • Sphaeralcea ambigua
Apricot Mallow • Sphaeralcea ambigua
Apricot Mallow • Sphaeralcea ambigua
Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose • Chylismia claviformis ssp claviformis • Onagracaceae (Evening Primrose)
Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose • Chylismia claviformis ssp claviformis • Onagracaceae (Evening Primrose)
Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose • Chylismia claviformis ssp claviformis
Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose • Chylismia claviformis ssp claviformis
Yellow Cups • Chylismia brevipes
Yellow Cups • Chylismia brevipes
Mojave Sun Cup • Camissonia campestris
Mojave Sun Cup • Camissonia campestris
Desert Paintbrush • Castilleja chromosa • Orobachanaceae (Broomrape)
Desert Paintbrush • Castilleja chromosa • Orobachanaceae (Broomrape)
Desert Paintbrush • Castilleja chromosa
Desert Paintbrush • Castilleja chromosa
Little Poppy • Eschscholzia minutiflora • Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Little Poppy • Eschscholzia minutiflora • Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Desert Gold Poppy • Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Bigelow's Monkeyflower • Mimulus bigelovii • Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
Bigelow's Monkeyflower • Mimulus bigelovii • Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
Bigelow's Monkeyflower • Mimulus bigelovii
Bigelow's Monkeyflower • Mimulus bigelovii
Golden Linanthus • Leptosiphon aureus • Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Golden Linanthus • Leptosiphon aureus • Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Golden Linanthus • Leptosiphon aureus
Golden Linanthus • Leptosiphon aureus
California Buckwheat • Erigonum fascilatum • Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
California Buckwheat • Erigonum fascilatum • Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
California Buckwheat • Erigonum fascilatum
California Buckwheat • Erigonum fascilatum
Thick-leaved Ground Cherry • Physalis crassifolia • Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Thick-leaved Ground Cherry • Physalis crassifolia • Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Creosote • Larrea tridentata • Zygophyllacea (Caltrop)
Creosote • Larrea tridentata • Zygophyllacea (Caltrop)