2008 Wildflower photos contributed by 

Laura Huff

Smoke Tree blossoms (Psorothamnus spinosus) off Hwy. 74 at Bighorn

Prickly Poppy ( Argemone munita ssp. argentea)  off Hwy. 74

Purple Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa) with invasive mustard

Wild Heliotrope (Phacelia distans) with white Popcorn Flower a.k.a. Forget-Me-Not (Cryptantha spp.)

Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) vista at the mouth of Tahquitz Canyon

Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) vista at the mouth of Tahquitz Canyon; Creosote (Larrea tridentata) in foreground, right and left sides

Yellow Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa), red Chuparosa (Beloperone californica), and blue Wild Heliotrope (Phacelia distans) color the desert floor at the mouth of Tahquitz Canyon