Tucson Arizona Wildflowers --My collection

Charmaesyce polycarpa

Smallseed Sandmat

Have also seen this called Rattlesnake plant

Found on The Romero Canyon Trail 3-14-10

Streptanthus carinatus

Lyreleaf Jewelflower

Romero Canyon Trail

3-17-10

Calycoseris wrightii

White Tackstem

Romero Canyon Trail

3-17-10

Claytonia perfoliata

Miner's Lettuce

Romero Canyon Trail

3-14-10

Lotus rigidus

Shrubby Deervetch

Romero Canyon Trail

3-14-10

   Amsinckia (Amsinckia intermedia)

Also known as Fiddleneck. ( I had someone ID this for me)
found on Romero Canyon Trail

3-17-10

Phacelia distans

Distant Phacelia, Wild Heliotrope

Romero Canyon Trail

3-14-10

Lupinus sparsiflorus

                                       Mojave Lupine, Coulter's Lupine
                                             Romero Canyon Trail
                                                         3-17010

                                   GREEN MOSS in a little mountain stream
                                           running into the Romero wash.  All
                                               decked out for St. Paddys!
                                                           3-17-10

Poppies galore...

Romero Canyon Trail

3-17-10

New growth...no, not flowers yet. Prickly pears don't usually bloom this early.

Also along the Romero Canyon trail

3-17-10

Romero Canyon, pools trail 3-13-10

Trail sign.  click to see the map. 

WATER in the CDO wash.  wow!

Clear running....COLD is the word!

Birding trail....lined with high GREEN grass

The creek on this trail. I believe it comes from the Romero pools

Looking up the stream

I have pictures of this rock in Augst, with NO green moss.

This moss is ROCK EATING.... this rock will change over time because of this moss.

Looking down at the Monrose pools

one of the pools here

Ladder steps up this trail.  Helpful!

This is more typical of the trail...rocky, and UP.

Looking up the mountain. Had no idea I was going to be alot closer!

The snow is peaking though here.

The trail here shows some erosin from the rains

Tough trail.  May explain the ladies broken leg

Looking back the way I came. The rocks to the left have been "molded' by the green moss.

The first huge water fall I saw from this trail.  This is not on any maps. Have no clue the name of it. Sure was pretty

More weird rock formations

Keep on going!

This is looking back the way I will be going!

Romero Pools.  The young man on the rock is the 19 yr. old I met. VERY nice and personable for sure.

Beautiful

Here comes the helicopter!

Patient on board...preparing to leave

The red pack on the trail to the right was left by the rescuers.

Heading back

There goes the helicopter!!

Water on the trail

This caught my eye.  Didn't notice it coming up.  What does this remind you of?  ME, I was seeing a dino head!!!!

The CDO at 6pm

That is all!

Wild FLOWERS, Arizona

NEW SPRING flowers at the Rillito Wash

Wildflower spontaneous in my yard

For me.... Spring is about flowers!

Petunias

Roses for my Mom who is a ROSE!

Neighbors Bird of Paradise....they will not begin to bloom for a few months.

Neighbors ROSE

Rhodadendrons at my Mom's in Paradise, Calif.

Wildflowers on the trail in Paradise.  Saw the very same ones in the Tucson Mts. on my hike on 3-9-10

Dogwood in Placerville, Calif.

Dogwood in Paradise, Calif.

My mom's birthday flowers from May of '09

More Dogwood

White Dogwood.

Flowers along the Romero Pools trail 3-14-10

Popppy field and along the trail

Along the Romero Pools trail.  No clue what these are called

Thought this was a pretty clover like grass , also along the Romero trail