Wildflowers Joshua Tree National Park

Desert Dandelion wildflowers and a Desert Ironwood tree, Joshua Tree National Park... more

by Ram Vasudev

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Wildflowers Joshua Tree National Park

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Ram Vasudev

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Photograph

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Desert Dandelion wildflowers and a Desert Ironwood tree, Joshua Tree National Park
- by Ram Vasudev

In anticipation of the coming wildflower season here in southern California I rummaged through my archives, looking for wildflowers from past years at Joshua Tree National Park. I found this photo from years ago that I hadn't processed, showing a carpet of Desert Dandelion wildflowers (Malacothrix glabrata) providing a nice foreground for a showy Desert Ironwood tree (Olneya tesota) and the hills beyond.

Although JTNP is well known mainly for Joshua Trees, Ironwood trees are also quite prevalent especially in desert washes of the Park and provide a nice color and dynamical contrast to wildflowers. They also have fascinating shapes, each with its own 'personality' and a unique pose, as in this photo.

Keywords: Joshua Tree National Park, Joshua Tree, National Park, wildflowers, Desert Dandelion, meadow, Smoke Tree, Ram Vasudev, yellow, green,brown, Malacothrix glabrata, Psorothamnus spinosus

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February 12th, 2017