New Mexico Thistle (Cirsium neomexicanum) Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Texas Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii) Saguaro National Park • Rincon Mountain District. Arizona, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.2 7.6 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/7.1 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.0 6.4 mm 1/100 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Mojave Suncup (Camissonia brevipes) flowers at Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.2 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Desert Canterbury Bells (Phacelia campanularia) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States.
Conservation Status: vulnerable (G3?) (NatureServe). Vulnerable. Endemic to southern California in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts at elevations less than 1600 m. (Baldwin et al. 2002).
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A Desert flower, Common Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona, United States. The Monkey Flower can be found all over the world.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)