Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Search  Joshua Tree Fls 1   Joshua Tree Fls 2   Joshua Tree Fls 3   Joshua Tree Fls 4   Joshua Tree Fls 5   Red Butte Wash Flora  Joshua Tree National Park Wildflowers 2 Red Butte Wash, Riverside County © W.P. Armstrong 11 February 2008 Cucurbitaceae: Brandegea bigelovii (Desert Star-Vine) Asclepiadaceae: Sarcostemma hirtellum (Rambling Milkweed) The rambling milkweed Sarcostemma hirtellum showing seed pods. Like other members of the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae), the airborne seeds have a tuft of silky hairs at one end.  See The Rare Matelea parviflora  Article On Wind Dispersal Of Seeds Other Milkweeds With Parachute Seeds Scrophulariaceae: Antirrhinum filipes (Climbing Snapdragon) Scrophulariaceae: Mohavea confertiflora (Ghost Flower) Loasaceae: Mentzelia involucrata (Blazing Star) Onagraceae: Cammisonia brevipes ssp. brevipes (Golden Suncup) Hydrophyllaceae: Nama demissum var. demissum (Purple Mat) 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