Wildflowers in the IWV

Goldfields with Owens Peak in distance

With over 4 inches of rain between Nov 1st 2014 and March 1st 2015, the area is seeing quite a bit of flowers, especially when our yearly total of rain is around 5 inches. Take a drive behind the college and you will see many great flowers. The area is predominantly Goldfield, but you will also see the Desert Dandelion on the edges of roads/trails all over the area. Blue Lacy Phacelia is seen near the bases of the creosote bushes. Another great area to visit is the canyons near the brewery. Short Canyon has brought some small fields of California Poppies, as well as a few other flowers. Please remember as you go check out the flowers, do not pick them. They cannot leave seeds for next season when picked.

Desert Dandelion Along roads/trails, all over the valley	Coreopsis	Blue Lacy Phacelia Behind and near the college
Blue Gilia Found in Short Canyon	California Poppy Found in Short Canyon	Yellow Primrose Found below Short Canyon
Red Maids	Big White Primrose Found in Short Canyon, but not many	Brown-eyed Primrose Found below Short Canyon
 Coreopsis and Fiddleneck with Ridgecrest in distance	Goldfields with a Blue Phacelia	Looking South behind College

A big Thank You goes to Janet Westbrook as she helped me to identify the names of these great flowers.