Desert Star Photos, Monoptilon bellioides

Photos of Monoptilon bellioides, Desert star
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, Monoptilon bellioides, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
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, Monoptilon bellioides, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
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