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In early 2022, Death Valley, like the rest of the American Southwest, remained mired in the driest period since the year 800. During the 22-year drought, soil moisture reached an all-time low.
Visitors relish the wildflowers near Death Valley's Badwater Basin during a rare superbloom on Feb. 24, 2016.
Wildflowers in Death Valley National Park A wildflower (or wild flower ) is a flower that grows in the wild, rather than being intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is any different from the native plant , even if it is growing where it would not naturally be found.
Penstemon fruticiformis is a species of penstemon known by the common name Death Valley penstemon. It is native to the western United States, where it is found growing in rocky scrub, woodlands, deserts and mountains of eastern California and western Nevada .
Swallenia is a rare genus of plants in the grass family, found only in Death Valley National Park, California. [2] [3] The only known species is Swallenia alexandrae, known by the common names Eureka dunegrass [4] and Eureka Valley dune grass. This genus was named for American botanist Jason Richard Swallen (1903-1991).
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Salvia funerea, is a species of semi-deciduous perennial shrub with the common names Death Valley sage, woolly sage, and funeral sage, is an intricately branched shrub associated with limestone soils in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada. [1] It is characterized by an overall white appearance due to wooly hairs that cover the stems and ...
Come spring in California, after even a little bit of rain, people start asking the big questions: When does the Wild Flower Hotline start up and will this year be a superbloom?. The first ...