Please enjoy my digital-photo tour of the Desert Museum. Eventually I'll try to identify the
species, but many are new to me. If you can help with identification of a particular plant, please email me. Thanks.
Prairie Dog
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Prairie Dog pair
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Datura flower
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Rocks are molded by volunteers and arranged in naturalistic settings. |
This rock is part of a work-in-progress at the museum.
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A number of wildflowers bloom in October along the Desert Loop trail.
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Coyotes are active in the late afternoon along the trail.
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This coyote posed regally on top of a rock.
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The Desert Loop trail passes through a tangle of desert plants.
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Saguaro Cactus in the desert
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Several varieties of desert plants
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Ocotillo
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This yellow mound of flowers differs from the ones above.
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Palo Verde |
Mistletoe grows in the branches of Palo Verde trees. |
The Century Plant (Agave) has a distinctive silhouette in the desert.
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Javelinas root around the desert plants.
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Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
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Gila Monster
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Mexican Beaded Lizard |
Mexican Beaded Lizard
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Organ Pipe Cactus
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Teddy Bear Cholla
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Chain Cholla
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Coming up next: Cat Canyon! |