Desert Wildflowers Las Vegas List
September 23, 2023
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Common Names: Desert Dandelion, Smooth Desertdandelion, Desert-dandelion Synonyms: Malacothrix glabrata, Malacothrix californica var. glabrata Family: Asteraceae (Aster) Habit: annual forb, herb Size: up to 16
Sunset Regional Park is the crown jewel in the County’s park system and has served the entire Las Vegas valley since 1967. Phased park expansions
Common Names: Queen Butterfly Synonyms: Danaus gilippus Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Life History: To find females, males patrol all day. Females lay eggs singly on
Common Names: Monarch Butterfly, Monarch, Milkweed, Common Tiger, Wanderer, and Black-veined Brown Synonyms: Danaus plexippus Subspecies: plexippus, nigrippus, megalippe, leucogyne, portoricensis, tobagi Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-Footed Butterflies)
Common Names: Silverleaf Nightshade, Silver-leaved Nightshade, Prairie Berry, Silverleaf Nettle, White Horsenettle, Silver Nightshade, Trompillo, Tomato Weed, Bull Nettle Synonyms: Solanum elaeagnifolium Taxonomy: Solanaceae (Nightshades/Tomato/Potatoe)
Common Names: Fremont’s Phacelia Synonyms: Phacelia fremontii Taxonomy: Boraginaceae (Borage/Forget-Me-Not) Habit: annual forb/herb Size: up to 12 inches (30 cm) Flowers: purple, yellow, white, blue
Common Names: Cooper’s Paper Daisy, Whitestem Paperflower, White-stem Paper-flower, Yellow Paper Daisy Synonyms: Psilostrophe cooperi, Riddellia cooperi Taxonomy: Asteraceae (Daisy/Sunflower) Habit: perennial shrub Size: up
If you love flowers, plants, birds and animals, then you are in the right place. I love nature photography and combined with my love of birds, flowers and travel I have decided to create a place to present photographs and information on my favorites. This is a revision of my previous website traveltoeat.com since I become old (and fat) and I have become more interested in photography than eating.
I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.
Since the previous blog focused on travel and eating, there will be a fair amount of focus on history beautiful architecture and food. However, both in the past and today I am always interested in a good garden, zoo, safari or hike.My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by flowers, insects, animals and birds, I hope my photographs and descriptions will inspire you in your own travels and hikes.
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