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Photos of the flowers of the desert - March 2017
 Usual brown and green desert scene |  Sometimes a rainbow adds some colour |  But when it rains, the flowers come out in force |
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 And the tourists flock to see the flowers |  Yellow is a favourite colour of the desert |  Dune Sunflower |
 Desert Dandelion |  Cresote bush blossoms |  Gold poppy |
 Chularosa |  From the pea family |  Ocotillo cactus blossoms |
 Apricot Mallow (Globemallow) |  Familiar to us - Indian Paint Brush |  These bushes looked like they were on fire |
 Mistletoe berries in the background with Canterbury Bells |  Canterbury Bells close-up |  Wild Heliotrope |
 Indigo Bush - well named |  Looks a bit like broom |  Desert Filaree |
 Purplemat |  |  Horn tailed caterpillar (Sphinx moth larva) enjoying the flowers, too |
 Evening Primrose and Sand Verbena |  Desert Chicory |  ??? |
 Not sure |  Desert Star |  Ghost Flower |
 Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia) |  Beavertail blossom |  Fishhook Cactus |
 Barrel cactus blossom |  Desert Barrel Cactus |  Desert barrel cactus blossom |
 Fan Palm fronds - backlit |
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