Granite Mountain wildflower hike

I led a group of McDowell Sonoran Conservancy stewards on a wildflower hike this morning and promised to make these observations from my Friday pre-hike accessible. Great weather, great wildflower show, great group of people.

Posted on March 13, 2023 02:14 AM by stevejones stevejones

Observations

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Mexican Poppy (Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:13 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Desert Lavender (Condea emoryi)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:18 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Whitethorn Acacia (Vachellia constricta)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:26 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Host of neighbor observation

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:28 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Host Vachellia constricta

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Distant Phacelia (Phacelia distans)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:30 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Arizona Desert-Thorn (Lycium exsertum)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:32 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Chuparosa (Justicia californica)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:34 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Coulter's Lupine (Lupinus sparsiflorus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:37 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Stork's Bill (Erodium cicutarium)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:40 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:42 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Silverpuffs (Uropappus lindleyi)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:44 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Few-flowered Bluedicks (Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. pauciflorus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:49 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Tuber Anemone (Anemone tuberosa)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 09:52 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Sand Fringepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:01 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Arizona Popcornflower (Plagiobothrys arizonicus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:03 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Teddybear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:04 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Rancher's Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:05 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Berlandier's Wolfberry (Lycium berlandieri)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:13 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Narrow leaves, dark red-brown bark.

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia (Gilia flavocincta)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:16 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Pink Fairy-Duster (Calliandra eriophylla)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:18 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:20 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Buds coming late

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Triangle-leaf Bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:23 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Uncommon on this slope; mostly brittlebush

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Desert Ironwood (Olneya tesota)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:26 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Pointed Cryptantha (Cryptantha muricata)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:28 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Probably - large corollas

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Galium stellatum ssp. eremicum

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:30 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

California Primrose (Eulobus californicus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:33 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Rancher's Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:46 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Five free calyx lobes, narrow caudical leaves

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Bristly Fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:50 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Wide upper leaves, notched calyx lobes

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Scorpionweeds (Genus Phacelia)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:53 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

California Mustard (Caulanthus lasiophyllus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:55 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Arizona Desert-Thorn (Lycium exsertum)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:56 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Both male and female parts reduced, corolla small.

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

White Rhatany (Krameria bicolor)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 10:59 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Dormant but living

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Arizona Desert-Thorn (Lycium exsertum)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:02 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Pin flower

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Arizona Desert-Thorn (Lycium exsertum)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:03 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Thrum flower

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Pelotazo (Abutilon incanum)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:06 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Red Brome (Bromus rubens)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:07 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Shrubby Indian Mallow (Abutilon abutiloides)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:09 AM MST

Place

Tonto National Forest, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Christmas Cholla (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:10 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa ssp. acanthocarpa)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:11 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Turpentine Bush (Ericameria laricifolia)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:12 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Anderson Thornbush (Lycium andersonii)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:15 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Cheesebush (Ambrosia salsola)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:17 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Shrubby Deervetch (Acmispon rigidus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:19 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:26 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Little-leaved Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:27 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:29 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Big Bursage (Ambrosia ambrosioides)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:31 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

London Rocket (Sisymbrium irio)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:35 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:38 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Slender Janusia (Janusia gracilis)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:38 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Perennial Rockcress (Boechera perennans)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:40 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Coulter's Brickellbush (Brickellia coulteri)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:41 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Creosote Bush Club Gall Midge (Asphondylia clavata)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:44 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

I think. Odd, black growth surrounding it. Looks like a small A. apicata below in the first photo.

Photos / Sounds

What

Creosote Silicate Gall Midge (Asphondylia silicula)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:46 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Asphondylia

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:47 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

I think - first I’ve seen

Photos / Sounds

What

Creosote Apex Gall Midge (Asphondylia apicata)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:50 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:50 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Four Asphondylia taxa on this plant

Photos / Sounds

What

Creosote Resin Gall Midge (Asphondylia resinosa)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:52 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Hoary Bowlesia (Bowlesia incana)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:55 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Spiny Hackberry (Celtis pallida)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:57 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)

Observer

stevejones

Date

March 10, 2023 11:58 AM MST

Place

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Comments

Your walk was excellent as always!

Posted by ezpixels about 1 year ago

Many thanks! Glad to be there -

Roger

Posted by rieper527 about 1 year ago

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