Marble Mountains March 18-20, 2005
Flora and Fauna encountered in the desert
Atrichoseris platyphylla; Gravelghost
Camissonia chamaenerioides; Longcapsule Suncup
Castilleja affinis; Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis; Desert Paintbrush
An as yet unidentified caterpillar (feel free to e-mail information)
Chaenactis fremontii; Desert Pincushion
Farther down is a picture with a fully bloomed Pincussion
A swath of Mojave Lupin
Malacothrix glabrata; Desert Dandelion
Monoptilon bellioides; Mojave Desert Star
Pectocarya peninsularis
This one was growing in a crack of the lava field at Amboy Crater
An unidentified moth sips nectar from the blossom of a
Phacelia crenulata; Cleftleaf Wildheliotrope
Sphaeralcea ambigua; Desert Hollyhock
This Cysteodemis armatus (Spiderbeetle) is feeding on a
blossomed Chaenactis fremontii; Desert Pincushion
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