Anza Borrego, Jan 2018
Cylindropuntia bigelovii (teddy-bear cholla)
Cylindropuntia bigelovii (teddy-bear cholla), with seed heads
Cylindropuntia bigelovii (teddy-bear cholla), seed heads
Larrea tridentata (creosote bush), branch with seeds
Echinocereus engelmannii (hedgehog cactus), in front of Larrea tridentata (creosote bush)
Cylindropuntia ganderi (Gander's cholla), (not sure)
Cylindropuntia ganderi (Gander's cholla)
Mammillaria tetrancistra (fish-hook cactus)
Mammillaria tetrancistra (fish-hook cactus)
Mammillaria tetrancistra (fish-hook cactus), younger plant
Mammillaria tetrancistra (fish-hook cactus), "baby" plant
Yucca schidigera (Mohave yucca)
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo)
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo), green stems are photosynthetically active
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo), flowers on tips, left part of image
Prunus fremontii (desert apricot)
Opuntia basilaris (beavertail cactus) with Larrea tridentata (creosote bush) in background
Encelia farinosa (brittlebush)
Encelia farinosa (brittlebush)
something from the Fabaceae family (?)
something from the Fabaceae family (?)
Ephedra aspera (Mormon tea)
Selaginella
lichens
fern and Selaginella
fern and Selaginella ("overexposed" for better view of fern)
Salvia apiana (white sage)
another plant of the Fabaceae family (?)
an "arrangement with Mormon tea and a creosote bush next to a rock
Phoradendron californicum (desert mistletoe)
Phoradendron californicum (desert mistletoe)
a dry annual plant with two storey panicles
Salvia apiana (white sage) (?)
something from the Chamaesyce, I guess
something from the Chamaesyce, I guess
? -- plant was pointed out but I don't know what it is
? -- plant was pointed out but I don't know what it is
Juniperus californica
Agave deserti (desert agave)
