Desert star, Monoptilon bellioides, #10941

Desert star in spring bloom, a member of the sunflower family found in lower elevations of the Sonoran desert.  Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA, Monoptilon bellioides, natural history stock photograph, photo id 10941
Desert star in spring bloom, a member of the sunflower family found in lower elevations of the Sonoran desert. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Species: Desert star, Monoptilon bellioides
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10941
Format: Digital 2:3
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