Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Search  Wildflowers   Travertine Wash   Palo Verde Wash   Smoke Tree Wash   S. Palm Wash   Hawk Can   Butler Can   Raven Can   Henderson Can   Alma Can   Plants  Coyote Creek 4  Coyote Creek 1     Coyote Creek 2     Coyote Creek 3     Coyote Creek 4     Coyote Creek 5  © W.P. Armstrong 17 April 2010 Collins Valley To Indian Canyon Views Of Indian Canyon & Surrounding Slopes Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) in full bloom. Distant alluvial fans of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) in the late afternoon sun. Lush ripararian woodland with cottonwood trees (Prunus fremontii). California thread-torch or Indian paintbrush (Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis). Minute Belly Flowers Of The Sandy Riverbed Lemmon's linanthus (Leptosiphon lemmonii). Purple mat (Nama demissum var. demissum). Wallace's Woolly Daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei). Largest Beetle Observed On Hike The colorful blister beetle (Lytta magister) feediing on a Cryptantha. Some Colorful Cacti Hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii). Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris). Mammillaria Cactus & A Camouflaged Horned Lizard Mammillaria dioica and desert horned lizard (Phynosoma platyrhinos). Two Interesting Shrubs: Images Scanned From 35 mm Kodachrome Transparencies White Rhatany (Krameria grayi). The barbed tips on the fruits cling to your clothing. Malvaceae: California ayenia (Ayenia compacta), formerly placed in the chocolate family (Sterculiaceae). Root Parasite At The Third Crossing Of Coyote Creek Broom-Rape (Orobanche cooperi) parasitic on root of bur sage (Ambrosia dumosa). Two More Images Taken At Dusk Indian Canyon and alluvial fan with brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) in the late afternoon sun . Gander's cholla (Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi) at sunset. Return To WAYNE'S WORD Home Page Return To NOTEWORTHY PLANTS Page Go To Biology GEE WHIZ TRIVIA Page Go To The LEMNACEAE ON-LINE Page All text material & images on these pages copyright © W.P. Armstrong