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Fall-Blooming
Plants
of the East Mojave
Photographs by
Michael L. Charters
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Chinchweed
Pectis papposa
Asteraceae
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Purple bird's beak
Cordylanthus parviflorus
Scrophulariaceae
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Parry's spurge
Chamaesyce parryi
Euphorbiaceae
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Slender spiderling
Boerhavia triquetra
Nyctaginaceae
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Annual bur-sage
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Asteraceae
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Desert portulaca
Portulaca halimoides
Portulacaceae
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Giant four o'clock
Mirabilis multiflora
Nyctaginaceae
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Wedgeleaf goldenbush
Ericameria cuneata
Asteraceae
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Wright's buckwheat
Eriogonum wrightii var. wrightii
Polygonaceae
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Apricot mallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Malvaceae
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Desert brickellbush
Brickellia desertorum
Asteraceae
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California kallstroemia
Kallstroemia californica
Zygophyllaceae
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Desert marigold
Baileya multiradiata
Asteraceae
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Flat-topped buckwheat
Eriogonum plumatella
Polygonaceae
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Fluffgrass
Erioneuron pulchellum
Poaceae
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Lemmon's lessingia
Lessingia lemmonii
Asteraceae
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Mono groundsel
Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis
Asteraceae
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Rattlesnake weed
Chamaesyce albomarginata
Euphorbiaceae
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Sticky snakeweed
Gutierrezia microcephala
Asteraceae
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Yerba amarilla
Mentzelia multiflora ssp. longiloba
Loasaceae
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Torrey's amaranth
Amaranthus torreyi
Amaranthaceae
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Skeleton weed
Eriogonum deflexum
Polygonaceae
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California evening primrose
Oenothera californica
Onagraceae
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Thyme-leaved spurge
Chamaesyce serpyllifolia
Euphorbiaceae
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Thurber's beardtongue
Penstemon thurberi
Scrophulariaceae
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Desert dicoria
Dicoria canescens
Asteraceae
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Narrow-leaved stillingia
Stillingia linearifolia
Euphorbiaceae
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Paperbag bush
Salazaria mexicana
Lamiaceae
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Fremont's milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii
Fabaceae
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Cooper's paperflower
Psilostrophe cooperi
Asteraceae
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Honeysweet
Tidestromia oblongifolia
Amaranthaceae
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Spanish needles
Palafoxia arida
Asteraceae
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Bladderpod
Isomeris arborea
Capparaceae
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Sand mat
Chamaesyce polycarpa
Euphorbiaceae
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California croton (female)
Croton californicus
Euphorbiaceae
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Desert sunflower
Geraea canescens
Asteraceae
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White rhatany
Krameria grayi
Krameriaceae
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Mojave aster
Xylorhiza tortifolia
Asteraceae
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Desert indian paintbrush
Castilleja angustifolia
Scrophulariaceae
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© 2003-2004
Michael L. Charters, Sierra Madre, CA.
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Desert woolstar
Eriastrum eremicum
Polemoniaceae
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Desert baccharis
Baccharis sergiloides
Asteraceae
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Silver Lake daisy
Machaeranthera arida
Asteraceae
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Woolly marigold
Baileya pleniradiata
Asteraceae
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Narrowleaf indian
paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
Scrophulariaceae
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Wright's spiderling
Boerhavia wrightii
Nyctaginaceae
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Fringed amaranth
Amaranthus fimbriatus
Amaranthaceae
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Spreading fleabane
Erigeron diffusus
Asteraceae
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Noseburn
Tragia ramosa
Euphorbiaceae
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Cooper's dyssodia
Adenophyllum cooperi
Asteraceae
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Thick-leaved ground cherry
Physalis crassifolia
Solanacea
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Broom snakeweed
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Asteraceae
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Cattle spinach
Atriplex polycarpa
Chenopodiaceae
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Desert milkweed
Asclepias erosa
Asclepiadaceae
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Hoary aster
Machaeranthera canescens
Asteraceae
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Heermann's buckwheat
Eriogonum heermannii
Polygonaceae
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Littleleaf rhatany
Krameria erecta
Krameriaceae
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Small-leaved amsonia
Amsonia tomentosa
Apocynaceae
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Palmer's buckwheat
Eriogonum palmerianum
Polygonaceae
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Spiny menodora
Menodora spinescens
Oleaceae
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Wheelscale
Atriplex elegans
Chenopodiaceae
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Windmills
Allionia incarnata
Nyctaginaceae
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Abert's sanvitalia
Sanvitalia abertii
Asteraceae
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Slender goldenweed
Machaeranthera gracilis
Asteraceae
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Rose heath
Chaetopappa ericoides
Asteraceae
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Bush muhly
Muhlenbergia porteri
Poaceae
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Black-banded rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus paniculatus
Asteraceae
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Great basin sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
Asteraceae
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Turpentine brush
Ericameria laricifolia
Asteraceae
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Many-flowered bahia
Schkuhria multiflora var. multiflora
Asteraceae
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Desert wishbone bush
Mirabilis bigelovii
Nyctaginaceae
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Desert senna
Senna armata
Fabaceae
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Datura
Datura wrightii
Solanaceae
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Desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
Bignoniaceae
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Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea
Asteraceae
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California croton (male)
Croton californicus
Euphorbiaceae
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Sandpaper plant
Petalonyx thurberi
Loasaceae
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Desert trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
Polygonaceae
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Scalebroom
Lepidospartum squamatum
Asteraceae
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The species that are represented here are not all exclusively fall bloomers. Many of them are normally spring bloomers with the ability to take advantage of summer rains by blooming opportunistically in the fall.
I wish to express my gratitude to Jim
Andre of the Sweeney
Granite Mountains Desert Research Center for his hospitality and for sharing his extensive knowledge of Mojave Desert flora.
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