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Jan 23, 2012 DUSA reports: Botanical Illustration of Desert Flora - Mar 30 thru Apr 1, 2012 Desert Studies Center - Zzyzx, CA. Instructor: Donald Davidson - Learn how to draw artistic and realistic flowering plants in a manner designed to understand the form, function, and identification of native plants. Practice in pencil, pen, and watercolor.
Jan 23, 2012 DUSA reports: Some rain in the southern part of the park and around Amboy.
Nov 12, 2011 DUSA reports: More rain in the Preserve today. Some rain in the Amboy area.
May 5, Bill and Lesley report: We drove from I-40 to I-15 on Kelbaker Road on May 3. We did not see fields of flowers in bloom but we saw a 20+ species of plants in bloom in small groups or as individual plants. The highlights for us were mojave-aster, apricot colored mallows and indigo bush occurring many times along our route.
April 26, Nate reports: Mojave Preserve may not be painted in flowers, but someone sprinkled dozens of species beautifully! I'm in the lava areas off Kelbaker Road and I can't walk five steps without seeing flowers. Lots of bare ground, but many species of flora, too.
When will the desert wildflowers bloom? We start our report in January, plan your visit to coincide with the peak of the bloom - keep up to date with DesertUSA's Wildflower Reports. Be sure to bookmark this page for weekly updates.
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Mojave Desert Wildflowers - This book is the standard by which all other wildflower books are measured. The author, Jon Mark Stewart, has combined super photography with concise information. This book has an entire color page for each wildflower covered, with a discussion of the wildflower. 210 pages with 200 color photos. More...
We have an online wildflower field guide that is designed to help you identify desert wildflowers by color, scientific name, region and common name. The pictures are sized to work on the iPod, iPhone. iPad and similar devices. With your iPod or phone you will easily be able to identify wildflowers while in the desert. Links for downloads are on the bottom of the Wildflower Field Guide page.
Photos tips: Most digital point-and-shoot cameras have a macro function - usually symbolized by the icon of a little flower. When you turn on that function, you allow your camera to get closer to the subject, looking into a flower for example. Or getting up close and personal with a bug. More on desert photography.
Mojave Desert Wildflowers - This book is the standard by which all other wildflower books are measured. The author, Jon Mark Stewart, has combined super photography with concise information. This book has an entire color page for each wildflower covered, with a discussion of the wildflower. 210 pages with 200 color photos. More...
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