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View east of Jumbo Rocks from Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park.
Chuckwalla Cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis) and Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) at the summit of Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park.
Wingnut cryptantha (Cryptantha pterocarya).
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera).
Desert Blue Bells (Phacelia campanularia).
London rocket (Sisymbrium irio).
London rocket (Sisymbrium irio).
Chia (Salvia columbariae).
Chia (Salvia columbariae).
Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata).
Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata).
Bearded Cryptantha (Cryptantha barbigera).
Narrowleaf Goldenbush (Ericameria linearifolia).
Narrowleaf Goldenbush (Ericameria linearifolia).
Acton encelia (Encelia actoni).
Yellow cups (Chylismia brevipes).
Teddy bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii).
Chuckwalla Cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis).
Chuckwalla Cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis).
Hairy milkweed (Funastrum hirtellum).
Browneyes (Chylismia claviformis).
Shrubby deervetch (Acmispon rigidus).
Shrubby deervetch (Acmispon rigidus).
Desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata).
Purple mat (Nama demissa).
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei).
Woolly desert marigold (Baileya pleniradiata).
Woolly bluestar (Amsonia tomentosa).
Woolly desert marigold (Baileya pleniradiata).
Cooper's box thorn (Lycium cooperi).
Cooper's box thorn (Lycium cooperi).
Birstly fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata).
Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosisssima).
Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosisssima).
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris).
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris).
Sacred datura (Datura wrightii).
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens).
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens).
Wallace's woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei).
Joshua Tree National Park at the Ryan Ranch.
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa).
Scale-bud (Anisocoma acaulis).
California evening primrose (oenothera californica).
California evening primrose (oenothera californica).
White tidy-tips (Layia glandulosa).
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis).
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis).
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis).
Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata).
Mojave Poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma).
Desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua).
Desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua).