Desert Dandelion Photos

Desert dandelion (yellow) and Fremont pincushion (white) in bloom on the floor of the Anza Borrego valley.  Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months, Chaenactis fremontii, Malacothrix glabrata, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert dandelion (yellow) and Fremont pincushion (white) in bloom on the floor of the Anza Borrego valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months.
Species: Desert dandelion, Chaenactis fremontii, Malacothrix glabrata
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10953  
Desert dandelion is a common ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert.  Young flowers have a red center.  Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert dandelion is a common ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. Young flowers have a red center. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10529  
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