Sonoran Desert Snapdragons

Snapdragon Bush

Keckiella antirrhinoides

Owl's Clover

Castilleja exserta

A woody shrub with yellow snapdragon blooms. Locally common on rocky slopes in the upper elevations of the Sonoran Desert. Leaves have a curious swelling on petiole at stem attachment. Fruit a dry capsule that splits open to release many seeds. Detailed Description

Showy flowers of wet springs on the desert. Dense spikes of magenta flowers. Spotty distribution. The image is hosted by Wikimedia.     Detailed Description

Snapdragon Vine

Maurandella antirrhiniflora

Cardinal Monkeyflower

Mimulus cardinalis

A climbing or pendulent vine with bright pink to purplish-blue bilaterally symmetrical flowers. Leaves sharply arrow shaped. Found in canyons with partial shade. Detailed Description

Perennial herb restricted to springs/seeps. Bright red flowers are two-lipped, with four long stamens and a long exserted style. This image is hosted at Wikimedia Commons.     Detailed Description

Downy Monkeyflower

Mimetanthe pilosa

Seep Monkey Flower

Mimulus guttatus

Small, annual growing in damp sand of desert washes appearing mid to late spring in the Sonoran Desert. Leaves with soft, white hairs. Yellow two-lipped flowers with maroon-red spots. Detailed Description

Herbaceous perennial of wet, sandy soil along intermitent streams. Pale blue-violet flowers blooming spring and summer. Opposite leaves. Detailed Description

Water Speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Herbaceous perennial of wet, sandy soil along intermitent streams. Pale blue-violet flowers blooming spring and summer. Opposite leaves. Detailed Description