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2 2 Ocotillo

Ocotillo

by TorreyNeelCalifornia, USA

Anza

1 0 Desert iguana

Desert iguana

by campsCalifornia, USA

Hawk Canyon, Anza

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by JonahGulaCalifornia, USA

Found on the Pictograph trail in

0 0 Beavertail cactus

Beavertail cactus

by campsCalifornia, USA

Cactus Loop Trail, Anza

0 0 California fishhook cactus

California fishhook cactus

by campsCalifornia, USA

Cactus Loop Trail, Anza

0 0 Hedgehog cactus

Hedgehog cactus

by campsCalifornia, USA

Cactus Loop Trail, Anza

0 0 Brown-eyed evening primrose

Brown-eyed evening primrose

by campsCalifornia, USA

Henderson Canyon Road, Anza

4 1 Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Beautiful pink and yellow flower, only about 5 inches tall.

0 0 Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Dried plant that uproots and rolls across the

0 0 Smoke Tree

Smoke Tree

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Tall, dense and twiggy bush or tree with purple flowers.

1 2 Teddybear Cholla

Teddybear Cholla

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Dense, white spines make this cactus look like it's fuzzy and soft. This is ...

2 2 Crab Spider

Crab Spider

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Yellow spider with dark markings on top-sides of the cephalothorax on the ...

1 2 Emory's Rock Daisy

Emory's Rock Daisy

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Small, white and yellow flowers on low-growing, mound plant. The leaves are ...

1 2 California Barrel Cactus

California Barrel Cactus

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Pink to white cactus ranging from short-round when young to tall and upright.

0 0 Creosote Gall Midge

Creosote Gall Midge

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Ball growth on stem that looks like dried flowers. This gall is caused by a ...

2 0 Ant

Ant

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Red ant with black, round abdomen.

1 0 Beavertail Cactus

Beavertail Cactus

by calewhitworthCalifornia, USA

Flower from beavertail cactus taken near

1 1 Chia

Chia

by calewhitworthSan Diego, California, USA

Observed outside Anza

2 1 Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus

by calewhitworthCalifornia, USA

Flower from a cactus found near Anza

0 0 Neumoegen's Sagebrush Checkerspot

Neumoegen's Sagebrush Checkerspot

by hannawackerCalifornia, USA

checkerspot species

2 2 Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

by JamesWCalifornia, USA

Calmly coiled in a rocky canyon of

1 2 Red Diamond Rattlesnake

Red Diamond Rattlesnake

by JamesWCalifornia, USA

Evening trail encounter while hiking down Palm Canyon at

2 2 Daisy-Desertstar

Daisy-Desertstar

by TorreyNeelCalifornia, USA

Spring bloom in Anza

1 0 Poppy

Poppy

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

A small, four-leafed yellow flower with silver stems and leaves. I don't know ...

6 2 Gray Bird Grasshopper

Gray Bird Grasshopper

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Immature green grasshopper with striped eyes. It will turn brown when older and ...

0 0 Ceraunus Blue

Ceraunus Blue

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Small butterfly with a 25 mm wingspan. It is gray-brown with brown spots on the ...

0 0 Thick leaved Ground Cherry

Thick leaved Ground Cherry

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Low-growing plant with oval, wavy-edged leaves and small, yellow, bell-shaped ...

1 0 Hedgehog Cactus

Hedgehog Cactus

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Clustered cactus with yellow, brown and white needles. It will have magenta ...

2 0 Chuparosa

Chuparosa

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Sparse bush with small, green leaves and narrow, red flowers. The hummingbirds ...

0 0 Desert Bighorn Sheep

Desert Bighorn Sheep

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Three beautiful rams down low on the edge of the

0 0 Barrel Cactus

Barrel Cactus

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Cylinder shaped cactus with long, white to red spines. The color depends on the ...

0 1 Cholla

Cholla

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Tall, slender cactus that can have multiple branches with medium spines. ...

0 0 Queen

Queen

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

"Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white ...

0 0 Paleface

Paleface

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Light pink Hibiscus flower with velvety-green leaves. This was about 1 foot ...

2 0 Fairyduster

Fairyduster

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

This plant is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on ...

4 1 Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

This large rabbit is the third largest in the USA. It has a distinctive black ...

2 0 Road Runner

Road Runner

by dunnphilipCalifornia, USA

Almost comically, I saw it running across the road near the Visitors Center at ...

2 0 Creosote Bush

Creosote Bush

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

This is a very long-living plant. The oldest known Creosote bush is 11,700 ...

2 0 Desert Fivespot

Desert Fivespot

by DonnaPomeroyCalifornia, USA

in open places, sandy and rocky areas, and in washes. It can be found in

1 0 Beavertail Cactus

Beavertail Cactus

by Marta RubioTexeiraCalifornia, USA

The beavertail Cactus is a medium-sized pear cactus, growing to about 60 cm ...

1 0 Beavertail cactus

Beavertail cactus

by the_tajminatorArizona, USA

single plant may consist of hundreds of fleshy, flattened pads. These are more ...

3 0 Beavertail Cactus

Beavertail Cactus

by hannawackerIndio, California, USA

occurs mostly in the Mojave Desert,

3 0 Painted Lady Butterfly

Painted Lady Butterfly

by CindyBinghamKeiserBorrego Springs, California, United States

These orange, black and white butterflies had an wingspan of about 6cm across ...

1 0 Beavertail Cactus

Beavertail Cactus

by hannawackerHenderson, Nevada, USA

The Beavertail Cactus is a medium-sized to small prickly pear cactus, depending ...

0 0 Mute Swan

Mute Swan

by Wendy ClaphamKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

, or 10,000 BP. The latest find was in Anza ...

1 1 Desert Fan Palm

Desert Fan Palm

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

, and Anza-Borrego

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