Alamogordo, NM Sept. 30, 2008 This was the first wildflower I identified on this trip. It is a perfect example of a desert plant. The wooly, white hairs scatter sunlight to help keep the plant from getting sunburned and losing too much water.
Evening Primrose Family White Sands NM Oct. 1, 2008 This pretty yellow flowers add splashes of color on the bright white sand. I was glad we got to the park early, many desert flowers, including this one, close in the heat of the afternoon. Hartweg's Evening Primrose likes to grow in gypsum soil, so it should be very happy at White Sands!
Aster Family Alamogordo, NM Oct. 2, 2008 This was a common little roadside wildflower.
