http://calwildflowers.com Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:50:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Common Name: Whispering Bells Scientific Name: Emmenanthe penduliflora, meaning “hanging” or “pendulous” (penduli-) “flowers” (flora). Family: Waterleaf, Hydrophyllaceae Description: Hanging, bell-shaped pale-yellow flowers. Grows in rocky or sandy soils under 2,200 m. Widespread in both the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Date of photo: 03/19/05 Location: Anza Borrego Desert http://calwildflowers.com/?p=11 Common Name: Beavertail Cactus Scientific Name: Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris, meaning “regal” in Greek. Family: Cactus, Cactaceae Description: Bright pink to magenta flowers. Widespread, occurring throughout the deserts into adjacent mountains. Unusual because it lacks spines. Stem segments are shaped like a beaver’s tail. Date of photo: 03/19/05 Location: Anza ... http://calwildflowers.com/?p=10 Common Name: Wild Heliotrope Scientific Name: Phacelia distans, the genus name means “bundle” or “cluster” and distans means to “stand apart” or to be “distant.” Family: Waterleaf, Hydrophyllaceae Description: Light blue to lavender flowers, abundant in clay, sand, gravel, and rocky soils under 2,100 m. Often found growing up through shrubs or ... http://calwildflowers.com/?p=9 Common Name: Thistle Sage Scientific Name: Salvia carduacea, meaning “thistle” (cardu) Family: Mint, Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Description: Spine-tipped leaves, spine-tipped calyx lobes, dense white woolly hairs. A common annual in the western deserts under 1,400m. Date of photo: 04/02/05 Location: Mojave Desert Black Mountain Wilderness Area http://calwildflowers.com/?p=6 Common Name: Desert Candle Scientific Name: Caulanthus inflatus, meaning “inflated” (inflatus) Family: Mustard, Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Description: Straight, “inflated” stem, looking like a bright yellow-green candle. An annual with wide oval leaves on lower portions of the stem. Date of photo: 01/29/05 and 04/02/05 Location: Mojave Desert Black Mountain Wilderness Area http://calwildflowers.com/?p=5 This photos was taken in Death Valley, specifically Saratoga Springs, on 03-11-05. It was probably my favorite flower of the trip. Common Name: Desert Five-Spot Scientific Name: Eremalche rotundifolia, meaning round (rotundi-) leaved (folia) Family: Mallow Family, Malvaceae Description: Each petal is cupped and has a rose colored patch on the inside near ... http://calwildflowers.com/?p=2