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Calochortus nuttalli

Common Name: Sego Lily

A desert flower that has white, lilac, or yellow flowers and grows six to eight inches high on open grass and sage rangelands in the Great Basin during the summer months. This is the state flower of Utah.

Sego Lily

Graceful Lily Bouquet

Amsonia tomentosa (aka Amsonia arenaria or Amsonia eastwoodiana)

Common Name: Woolly Bluestar

Perennial of the desert southwest.

Amsonia Eastwoodiana

Sphaeralcia ambigua

Common Name: Desert Globe Mallow

Spires or columns of peach, orange or red flowers; blooms in spring. Has hairy, fuzzy stems.

Desert Globe Mallow

Orange Globes

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Common Name: Claret Cup Cactus (a.k.a Hedgehog Cactus and King Cup Cactus)

A small, barrel-shaped cactus, covered with spines radiating outward from ribs. Flowers are brilliant scarlet red. Blooms April through June. Blooming flowers last only 3 to 5 days!

Cactus in Bloom

Claret Cup Cactus

Budding Claret Cup Cactus

Alium Crenulatum

Common Name: Scalloped Onion

Low-growing, perrenial flower. A member of the lily family.

Alium Crenulatum

Ferocactus cylindraceus

Common Name: Barrel Cactus (or Compass Cactus)

Cactus, globe shaped when young. Elongates when older. Heavily armed with many white radial spines. Blooms with yellow fruit July - August.

Barrel Cactus

Juniperus osteosperma (a.k.a Juniperus utahensis)

Common Name: Utah Juniper

A tree of the Cypress family - common in the desert southwest. Has blue berries.

courtesy CDoucet

Utah Juniper

Utah Juniper Bark

Lupinus sparsiflorus

Common Name: Coulter's Lupine

A member of the pea family. Blooms March to May. Flowers are pale blue to violet;

courtesy CDoucet

Colter's Lupine

Populus fremontii

Common Name: Western Cottonwood

Tree; A member of the willow family. Grows in Riparian desert environments (creek beds, seeps, etc). Often grows quite large when regular water present. Seeds/flowers resemble cotton.

Cottonwood Tree

Oenothera deltoides

Common Name: Dune Evening Primrose

Grows most often in or near sand dunes. Beautiful yellow-white flowers, blooming January to May. The flowers open in the evening and close mid-morning.