Desert Spoon rosette showing characteristic blue-green leaves with serrated margins and spoon-shaped bases. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Dasylirion wheeleri, commonly known as Desert
Banana Yucca rosette displaying its characteristic stiff, blue-green, spine-tipped leaves in a southwestern desert landscape. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Yucca baccata, commonly called
Wright Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Eriogonum wrightii, commonly known as Wright Buckwheat or Bastardsage, is
Turpentine Bush (Ericameria laricifolia) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Ericameria laricifolia, the Turpentine Bush, is a distinctive and underappreciated
Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Gutierrezia sarothrae, commonly known as Snakeweed, Broom Snakeweed, or Broomweed, is
Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Sporobolus cryptandrus, commonly known as Sand Dropseed, is one of
Quail Brush (Atriplex lentiformis) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Atriplex lentiformis, commonly known as Quail Brush, Big Saltbush, or
Palmer Agave (Agave palmeri) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Agave palmeri, the Palmer Agave, is one of the most
Joint Fir (Ephedra trifurca) in its native Arizona habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Ephedra trifurca, commonly known as Joint Fir or Longleaf Ephedra, is a
A mature mound of Flat-topped Buckwheat in full bloom, covered in flat-topped white flower clusters, at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Photo: Stan Shebs, Wikimedia Commons
