Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The diverse plant flora of the Nevada Desert wilderness.

Shrubby Oak Leaves

Pinion Pine

Spring Mountain at the Upper Meadows


MT. Charleston, Nevada  (January 2011)

Falling Man, Black Butte, Nevada

Newspaper Rock, Black Butte, Nevada

View of rock formations at Black Butte, Nevada

Rock Formation at Black Butte, Nevada



Rainbow Mountain, Nevada

Mojave Kingcup Cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis)

Young Prickly Pear Cactus

Grizzlybear Cactus (Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea)

Mojave Kingcup Cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis)

Spinystar (Escobaria vivipara var. rosea).

Tulip Pricklypear (Opuntia phaeacantha)

California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)

California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)

Beavertail Pricklypear (Opuntia basilaris)
Banana Yucca

Agave Yucca

Green Lichen

Reddish Orange Lichen

Mormon Tea Plant( Ephedrine)

Green Lichen

Desert Almond (Prunus fasciculata)

Juniper Mistletoe (Phoradendron juniperinum)

Rainbow Mountain Scene,  Nevada

Rainbow Mountain, Nevada

Mountain View of Rainbow Mountain

The Springs in Rainbow Mountain Canyon, Nevada.

The Springs at Rainbow Mountain Canyon,  Nevada.



Rainbow Mountain outlook

Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)