California Desert In Bloom - "Desert Pincushion" (#6 In A Series)
"Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Can you believe I haven't run out of flowers yet? 💮
The desert does seem like such an unlikely place for wildflowers. My trip to the Anza Borrego Desert desert a couple weeks ago resulted in an incredible collection of photos. I'm still learning about new flowers with each of these articles.
Here is my latest photo flower lesson from that trip, taken by my Canon EOS M.
Desert Pincushion
Original Work by @creatr
This flower's identity was also a little bit hard to discover.
I spotted a photo on a herpetology website that looked similar, found the "Desert Pincushion" common name, and then located this article on Wikipedia: Chaenactis fremontii.
A lone blossom rises well above its neighbors.
The Desert Pincushions look like they have hundreds of petals.
Desert Pincushion
Original Work by @creatr
The sheer quantity of petals on each bloom is insane!
Here's another version of "Beauty and the Beast."
Beauty and the Beast
Original Work by @creatr
Dozens of insurgent Desert Pincushion blossoms nestle in defiance among the stalks of another wickedly spined cluster of cacti.
A veritable riot of blooms.
This photo contains lots of Desert Pincushions, Desert Dandelions, Purple Tansies, and one or two others that I'm still working on identifying.
Desert Pincushion, et. al.
Original Work by @creatr
If you want a really close look at the Desert Pincushion,
click the link below. That will take you to http://unsplash.com where you can then click the "Download" button and get the full-resolution image. Everything on Unsplash is licensed CC0, meaning that you may use and reuse it in any way you choose without restriction.
https://unsplash.com/photos/B3KFGaxtiZE
I hope to post some more desert wildflower photos as I am able to identify them.
You can check out other posts in this series here:
Brittle Bush
Bigelow’s Monkeyflower
The Ocotillo
Purple Tansy
Desert Pincushion
~FIN~
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Never would of thought there would be so many different types of flowers in the desert
But wait, there's more!
More desert flower types to come, as I figure out what they actually are... 😉
Looks a little like a daisy :)
I was almost thinking more like a chrysanthemum because it has so many petals!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum
Yeah it does when its closer :)
I do love the beauty and the beast photos. The stark contrast of delicate petals and color against the angry nettles is very neat.
Thank you, Dear! :)