PalmTreeInGlintingSun(Photo #5423)

PalmTree; Interstate 40 Rest Area (Near CA-AZ Border)

Human EnvironmentDesert habitatTrees of the desert

Flicker On Saguaro

Colaptes auratus; NatureTrail, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona

Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeWoodpeckersCactiDesertCactus flowers

From Southern Arizona

Seedpod

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

FlowerDesertBotanicalGardenPhoenix1544C2PSD3

MysteryFlowerStJoseph'sPhoenix6218PSD4

Eucalyptus

Genus Eucalyptus; Claremont, California

Family MyrtaceaeImported plant species

Succulent(?) Flowers

Claremont, California

SucculentFlowersClaremontCA7817C1PSD1

Periyali Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois

Fairy Duster Flower

Calliandra eriophylla; Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Order FabalesFamily Fabaceae

Crested Saguaro

Carnegia gigantea forma cristata, rare growth form of saguaro cactus; Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Order CaryophyllalesFamily Cactaceae

Water Lily

Annett Nature Center, Indianola, Iowa