Just a very few flowers beginning to bloom from 900 m to 1200 m elevation.
| Common Name | Color | Flower Size & Shape | Special Notes and Info | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Berry | Cream-Purple | 4 mm long tubes w/4 or 5 pts. | Woody shrubs, 2 m, with some thorns. Hummingbird plant. Gets red berries. | hillsides, washbanks |
| Pepper Grass | White | Small, 2 mm, 4 petals | Herbs 30 cm tall. Delicate racemes. Disc-shaped seeds 3 mm dia. | Roadsides; beneath Palo Verde Trees |
| Turpentine Bush | Yellow | Yellow-Daisy like, 4 cm | shrubby up to 1.5 m, evergreen foliage with piney odor | Hillsides. Just a few left blooming after fall. |
| Canyon Ragweed | Green | no petals. many on a spike | 1 to 2 m tall. Causes hay fever. Large, course leaves | In and along desert washes, roadsides |
| Mock-Pennyroyal Labiatae Hedeoma |
Rose-Purple | Tubular, 10 mm long, 2-lipped | Low herb up to 50 cm tall. Squarish stems. Flowers in leaf axils. | Rocky slopes |
Contributed by Susan C.
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