False Indigo Bush with its characteristic dark purple-violet flower spikes in bloom. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Amorpha fruticosa, commonly known as False Indigo
Desert Bahia blooming with cheerful yellow flowers in its native desert grassland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Bahia absinthifolia, commonly called Desert Bahia or Wormwood Bahia,
Camphorweed in bloom — bright yellow-orange daisy-like flowers are characteristic of this fast-growing native pioneer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Heterotheca subaxillaris, commonly known
Brittlebrush in full bloom — one of the Sonoran Desert’s most spectacular spring wildflower displays. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5) Encelia farinosa, commonly known
Arizona Cottontop bunchgrass growing in its native desert grassland habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Digitaria californica, known as Arizona Cottontop or Tortoise Grass, is a
Silver Beard Grass herbarium specimen showing characteristic leaf structure and seed-bearing stems. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0 Public Domain) Andropogon saccharoides (syn. Bothriochloa saccharoides), commonly known
Arizona Walnut’s large pinnately compound leaf. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Juglans major, the Arizona Walnut, is a handsome native deciduous tree found in the mountain
Mariola in its native Chihuahuan Desert habitat on the Jornada del Muerto Plain — the silvery foliage is distinctive and stands out against the desert
Feather Dalea in bloom — the distinctive feathery plumes surrounding each small purple flower give this plant its evocative common name. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC
Desert Honeysuckle in bloom at Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona — a magnet for hummingbirds with its vivid orange-red flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Anisacanthus
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