The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39532
Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39534
Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and sponges the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks.
Species: Pink soft coral, Gersemia rubiformis
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 34388
Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 35174