Abiquiu Bloom Blog White

As published in the Abiquiú News
See what is blooming in Abiquiú in
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Lichen

Lichen
Lichen
Trees, logs, rock and soil

Townsendia annua

Annual Townsend Daisy
Townsendia annua
Hot, dry, sandy soil, roadsides

Townsendia leptotes

Slender-leaf Townsend Daisy
Townsendia leptotes
Sandy slopes and rocky ridges

Cryptantha fulvocanescens

Tawny Cryptantha
Cryptantha fulvocanescens
Sandy, dry areas

Fendlera rupicola

Cliff Fendlerbush
Fendlera rupicola
Dry, rocky slopes

Astragalus lonchocarpus

Rushy Milkvetch
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Dry openings in piñon-juniper

Androsace occidentalis

Western Rock Jasmine
Androsace occidentalis
Open, sandy, gravelly soil

Oenothera caespitosa

White Evening Primrose
Oenothera caespitosa
Sandy, dry, disturbed areas

Yucca baileyi

Navajo Yucca
Yucca baileyi
Dry woodlands, openings

Fallugia paradoxa

Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Dry mesas, washes

Astragalus praelongus

Stinking Milkvetch
Astragalus praelongus
Dry, open, sandy areas

Prunus americana

Wild Plum
Prunus americana
Moist areas, ditches

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Open woodlands

Lycium pallidum

Pale Wolfberry
Lycium pallidum
Sandy, rocky soil

Allium macropetalum

Desert Onion
Allium macropetalum
Dry, sandy, rocky areas

Asclepias involucrata

Dwarf Milkweed
Asclepias involucrata
Sandy washes and canyons

Calochortus nuttallii

Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
Dry meadows, sagebrush

Chamaesaracha coronopus

Greenleaf Five Eyes
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Dry, sandy areas

Erigeron pulcherrimus

Basin Fleabane
Erigeron pulcherrimus
Dry, silty areas, piñon-juniper

Lepidium draba

Whitetop
Lepidium draba
Disturbed soil, fields

Yucca baccata

Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
Canyons, dry slopes

Apocynum cannabinum

Indian Hemp
Apocynum cannabinum
Gravelly, sandy soil

Plantago lanceolata

English Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Lawns, meadows, roadsides

Dimorphocarpa wislizeni

Spectacle Pod, Tourist Plant
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Dry sandy areas, roadsides

Datura wrightii

Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
Sunny, dry waste areas

Comandra umbellata

Bastard Toadflax
Comandra umbellata
Sunny,dry, waste areas

Chaetopappa ericoides

Rose Heath
Chaetopappa ericoides
Dry open areas, roadsides

Anemopsis californica

Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
Wet alkaline or saline soil

Melilotus albus

White Sweet Clover
Melilotus albus
Disturbed soil, roadsides

Cicuta maculata

Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Wet soil, marshes, ditches

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Moist areas, stream sides

Oenothera pallida

Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
Sandy areas, ditches

Plantago patagonica

Woolly Plantain
Plantago patagonica
Sandy areas, canyons

Erigeron flagellaris

Whiplash Daisy
Erigeron flagellaris
Meadows, roadsides

Teucrium laciniatum

Lacy Germander
Teucrium laciniatum
Dry, open areas

Lepidium latifolium

Perennial Peppergrass
Lepidium latifolium
Disturbed wet areas, ditches

Psoralidium lanceolatum

Lemon Scurfpea
Psoralidium lanceolatum
Dry, sandy soils

Dalea candida var. oligophylla

White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
Dry, sandy areas

Clematis ligusticifolia

Western White Clematis
Clematis ligusticifolia
Stream sides, open woods

Frasera speciosa

Monument Plant, Elkweed
Frasera speciosa
Moist meadows, forests

Croton texensis

Texas Croton
Croton texensis
Sandy soils, disturbed soil

Nasturtium officinale

Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Water, wet soil, springs

Euphorbia davidii

Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia davidii
Sandy, disturbed areas

Cryptantha cinerea

James' Catseye
Cryptantha cinerea
Disturbed sandy, rocky areas

Polanisia dodecandra

Redwhisker Clammyweed
Polanisia dodecandra
Disturbed sandy areas

Eriogonum jamesii

Antelope Sage
Eriogonum jamesii
Dry open rocky areas

Oenothera albicaulis

Prairie Evening Primrose
Oenothera albicaulis
Sandy, disturbed soil

Abronia fragrans

Snowball Sand Verbena
Abronia fragrans
Dry, sandy soils

Eriogonum cernuum

Nodding Buckwheat
Eriogonum cernuum
Sandy soils, woodlands

Conyza canadensis

Horseweed
Conyza canadensis
Disturbed soil

Mirabilis linearis

Narrowleaf Four O'Clock
Mirabilis linearis
Dry meadows, roadsides

Asclepias subverticillata

Poison Milkweed
Asclepias subverticillata
Disturbed sandy soil

Achillea millefolium

Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Dry meadows and woods

Poliomintha incana

Frosted Mint
Poliomintha incana
Sand, on arroyo edges

Cuscuta pentagona

Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Disturbed sandy soil

Eriogonum annuum

Annual Buckwheat
Eriogonum annuum
Dry, sandy areas, roadsides

Cordylanthus wrightii

Bird's Beak, Club Flower
Cordylanthus wrightii
Sandy areas, openings

Symphyotrichum ericoides

White Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Dry to moist soil, roadsides

Mentzelia multiflora

Adonis Blazingstar
Mentzelia multiflora
Sandy, disturbed soil

Spiranthes magnicamporum

Great Plains Lady’s Tresses
Spiranthes magnicamporum
Wet to dry sandy soil

Dalea leporina

Foxtail Prairie Clover
Dalea leporina
Moist, sandy areas

Eriogonum corymbosum

Crispleaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum corymbosum
Dry gravelly areas, hillsides

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Dry, sunny, sandy areas

Brickellia grandiflora

Tasselflower
Brickellia grandiflora
Dry slopes, canyons, forests

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