Wildflower Field Guide


Yellow & Gold Blooms

Common Name

Creosote Bush

Scientific Name

Larrea tridentata

Region/
Deserts

Mojave
Sonoran
Chihuahuan
Great Basin

Common Name

Brittlebush

Scientific Name

Encelia farinosa

Region/
Deserts

Mojave
Sonoran

Common Name

Paloverde

Scientific Name

Cercidium microphyllum

Regions/Deserts

Sonoran

 

Common Name

Desert Sunflower

Mojave
Sonoran

Scientific Name

Gerea canescens

Region/
Deserts

Common Name

Dune Sunflower

Scientific Name

Helianthus niveus

Region/
Deserts

Sonoran Desert

 

Common Name

Mexican Gold Poppy

Scientific Name

Eschscholtzia mexicana

Region/
Deserts

Sonoran
Chihuahuan 
 

Common Name

Desert Primrose
Yellow Cups

Scientific Name

Camissonia brevipes

(Oenothera brevipes)

Region/
Deserts

Mojave - Sonoran

Common Name

Wooly Daisy

Scientific Name

Eriophyllum wallacei

Region/
Deserts

Mojave
Sonoran

 

Common Name

Barrel Cactus

Scientific Name

Ferocactus acanthodes

Region/
Deserts

Mojave
Sonoran

Common Name

Englemann's Prickly Pear

Scientific Name

Opuntia phaeacantha

Region/
Deserts

Chihuahuan
Sonoran

 

Common Name

Desert Dandelion

Scientific Name

Malacothrix glabrata

Region/
Deserts
Great Basin
Mojave
Sonoran

Common Name

Parry's Century Plant

Scientific Name
Agave parryi

Region/
Deserts

Higher Elevations of Sonoran and Chihuahuan

Common Name

Bladderpod

Scientific Name
Isomeris arborea

Region/
Deserts

Great Basin
Chihuahuan
Sonoran
Mojave


Purple & Blue Flowers
Pink, Red, & Orange Flowers
White Flowers

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