Granite Mountains Wildflowers
23 March 2005
Updated: 14 February 2011
The Granite Mountains are in the eastern Mojave Desert, within the East Mojave National Preserve, just north of I-40. The flowers below were taken along the Al A. Alanson Trail on the UC Preserve Granite Mountains Research Station.
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2005.
Plant photos are arranged alphabetically by botanical name.
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Juniperus osteosperma, Western Juniper - Cuperessaceae (Cypress family)
Phacelia campanularia, Bluebell Phacelia - Boraginaceae (Borage family) [formerly in the Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)]
Pholistoma membranacea, Fiesta Flower - Boraginaceae (Borage family) [formerly in the Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)]
Syntrichopappus fremontii, Fremont Syntrichopappus - Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Tetradymia argyraea, Striped Cottonthorn - Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Yucca schidigera, Mojave Yucca - Agavaceae (Century Plant family)
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