Wildflowers of the Southwestern DesertMany desert wildflowers are annuals that bloom in response to adequate rainfall and optimal temperatures. Some years few species bloom, while other years offer a plethora of desert wildflowers. The species included in this collection give a glimpse of some of the more prominent and abundant wildflowers of southwestern deserts. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold, Showy Desert Marigold, Paper Daisy, Desert Baileya | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Calliandra eriophylla | Pink Fairyduster, Fairyduster, Mesquitilla, Mock Mesquite | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Calochortus kennedyi | Desert Mariposa Lily, Desert Mariposa, Red Mariposa-lily, Flame Mariposa | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Calycoseris wrightii | White Tackstem | Annual | Herb | ||
Carnegiea gigantea | Saguaro, Giant Saguaro | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. reichenbachii | Lace Hedgehog Cactus, Lace Cactus | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Enceliopsis nudicaulis | Nakedstem Sunray, Sunray | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana | Mexican Gold Poppy, California Poppy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume, Ponil | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo, Devil's Walking Stick, Candlewood | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Glandularia gooddingii | Southwestern Mock Vervain, Pink Verbena, Southwestern Vervain, Goodding's Verbena, Mojave Verbena | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Hesperocallis undulata | Desert Lily, Desert-lily, Ajo Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Hibiscus coulteri | Desert Rosemallow, Desert Rose-mallow, Coulter Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Kallstroemia grandiflora | Arizona Poppy, Desert Poppy, Orange Caltrop, Summer Poppy | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Layia glandulosa | White-daisy Tidytips, White Tidytips | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Malacothrix glabrata | Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert-dandelion | Annual | Herb | ||
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Mentzelia pumila | Dwarf Mentzelia | Biennial | Herb | ||
Oenothera deltoides | Birdcage Evening-primrose, Fragrant Primrose, Desert Evening-primrose, Birdcage Primrose, Dune Evening Primrose, Devil's-lantern | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Penstemon parryi | Parry's Penstemon, Parry's Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Penstemon pseudospectabilis | Desert Penstemon, Desert Beardtongue, Rosy Desert Penstemon, Rosy Desert Beardtongue, Canyon Penstemon, Canyon Beardtongue, Mohave Penstemon, Mohave Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Phacelia crenulata | Cleft-leaf Wild Heliotrope, Notchleaf Phacelia, Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed | Annual | Herb | ||
Phlox tenuifolia | Santa Catalina Mountain Phlox | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Psilostrophe cooperi | Whitestem Paperflower, White-stem Paper-flower, Yellow Paper Daisy | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Scabrethia scabra ssp. scabra | Badlands Mule-ears | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert Globemallow, Apricot Globe-mallow, Desert Mallow, Globe Mallow, Apricot Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Four-nerve Daisy, Stemless Goldflower, Stemless Rubber Weed, Butte Marigold, Bitterweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia, Rocky Mountain Zinnia, Prairie Zinnia, Little Golden Zinnia, Yellow Zinnia | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |