White Wildflowers

This page 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 and similar devices. With your iPod you will easily be able to identify wildflowers while in the desert. Links for downloads are on the bottom of this page.

Purple & Blue Flowers | Pink, Red, & Orange Flowers
Yellow & Gold Flowers | White Flowers | Guide | Flowers by Name

White Wildflowers

Common Name
Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose

Scientific Name
Camissonia claviformis

Region Deserts
Mojave
Sonoran
Great Basin


Common Name
Sacred Datura

Scientific Name
Datura meteloides

Region Deserts
Mojave
Sonoran
Chihuahuan


Common Name
Sand Blazing Star

Scientific Name
Mentzelia involucrata

Region Deserts
Sonoran Desert


Common Name
Desert Chicory

Scientific Name
Rafinesquia
neomexicana

Region Deserts
Mojave
Sonoran
Chihuahuan 


Common Name
Desert Lily

Scientific Name
Hesperocallis
undulata

Region Deserts
Sonoran


Common Name
Desert Star

Scientific Name
Monoptilon bellioides

Region Deserts
Mojave
Sonoran


Common Name
Dune Evening Primrose

Scientific Name
Oenothera deltoides

Region Deserts
Great Basin
Mojave
Sonoran


Common Name
Ghost Flower

Scientific Name
Mohavea confertiflora

Region Deserts
Mojave
Sonoran


Common Name
Desert Pincushion

Scientific Name
Chaenactis stevioides

Region Deserts
Great Basin
Mojave
Sonoran
Chihuahuan


Common Name
Narrow-Leaved Popcorn Flower

Scientific Name
Cryptantha angustifolia


Region Deserts
Mojave
Sonoran


Common Name
Prickly Poppy
Thistle Poppy

Scientific Name
Argemone pleicantha

Region Deserts

Great Basin
Sonoran
Chihuahuan


Common Name
Rock Daisy

Scientific Name
Perityle emori

Region Deserts
Mojave


Common Name
White Wooly Daisy

Scientific Name
Eriophyllum lanosum

Region Deserts
Mojave

Purple & Blue Flowers | Pink, Red, & Orange Flowers
Yellow & Gold Flowers | White Flowers | Guide
Downloads for iPod and similar devices

If you want to download the wildflowers guide pictures to your computer, iPod or iPhone click on the links below.

Click here to download the White Wildflowers.

Click here to download the Purple and Blue Wildflowers.

Click here to download the Yellow and Gold Wildflowers.

Click here to download the Pink, Red and Orange Wildflowers.

 

 

When will the wildflowers bloom? To 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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In our wildflower guide we have added some new pictures. Some of the pictures are sized to work on the IPod and similar devices. With your IPod you will easily be able to identify wildflowers while in the desert. Click Here for more information.


Spring Blooming Periods

Lower Elevations: 1,000 – 3,000 feet
Yuccas—March and April
Annuals—February, March, and April
Cacti—March, April, and May

Higher Elevations: 3,000 – 5,000 feet

Joshua Trees and Yuccas—March and April
Annuals—March, April, and May
Cacti—April, May, and June

 

Other DesertUSA Resources
Desert Plant & Wildflower Index
Wildflower Update: What's in Bloom This Week?
When Will the Wildflowers Bloom?
Curious Wildflower Names
Organ Pipe National Monument
Saguaro National Park
Death Valley National Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Wildflower Hot Lines

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Wildflower Season - Videos
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