Desert Dandelion Photos, Malacothrix glabrata

Photo of Malacothrix glabrata, Desert dandelion
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  
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