Notch-leaved Phacelia
Phacelia crenulata
Purple Mat
Nama demissum
Common in spring of wet years on rocky slopes and desert wash banks. Leaves thick and sticky feeling. Vivid flowers with five petals. Detailed Description
Spring annual - small individual plants or forming mats. Oversized rose-purple flowers. On desert flats, gentle slopes and along washes. Detailed Description
Blue Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
Whispering Bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Common to abundant spring annual found on rocky bajadas and wash banks. Stems are long and slender and have backward pointing hair-hooks that are readily felt with fingers. Blue flowers with five lobed corollas. Detailed Description
Less common spring annual found on rocky bajadas and under partial shade. Pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers hang downwards on arcing inflorescence. The photo is by Curtis Clark and is available at Wikimedia Detailed Description
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Woody shrub with sticky, shiny leaves and curling spikes of whitish flowers. Found in the Sonoran Desert in transition to chaparral. Detailed Description