Desert Dandelion Photos

Desert dandelion (yellow) and Fremont pincushion (white) in bloom on the floor of the Anza Borrego valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months.
Species: Desert dandelion, Chaenactis fremontii, Malacothrix glabrata
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10953  

Desert dandelion is a common ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. Young flowers have a red center. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10529