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El Paso Desert Flowers
The following images through yucca were taken at the Castner Range on Ft. Bliss just east of the Franklin Mountains.
Mountains near El Paso
Scorpionweed - Phacelia coerulea
Cushion Forget-Me-Not - Cryptantha crassisepala
Desert Chicory - Rafinesquia neomexicana
Blue Toadflax - Linaria canadensis
Lesser Yellowthroat Gila - Gilia flavocincta
or
Wooly Star - Eriastrum diffusum
Lesser Yellowthroat Gila - Gilia flavocincta
or
Wooly Star - Eriastrum diffusum
Mallow -Sphaeralcea sp
Mexican Poppy - Eschscholtzia californica
Mexican Poppy - Eschscholtzia californica
Sand Bells - Nama hispidum
Locoweed - Astragalus wootonii
Locoweed - Astragalus wootonii
Birdfoot Trefoil - Lotus oroboides
Largepetal Onion - Allium macropetalum
Banana Yucca - Yucca baccata
The following images were taken at Hueco Tanks about 40 miles northeast of El Paso. At this location a small mountain composed of the remnants of an intrusive igneous body provides a sheltered environment for many plants not found on the desert floor.
Mesa Pepperwort - Lepidium alyssoides
Bearded Dalea - Dalea formosa
Golden Corydalis - Corydalis aurea
Blue Toadflax - Linaria canadensis
Tuber Anomine - Anemone tuberosa
