Desert Willow during spring |
Desert Willow during summer |
Desert Willow during fall |
Desert Willow during winter |
Desert Willow with flowers growing in a wash |
Lots of loosely arranged, long and narrow leaves |
Leaves sprouting in the spring |
Young leaves |
Long, narrow leaves |
Long, narrow mature leaves |
Mature leaf: upper surface |
Mature leaf: lower surface |
Upper and lower surfaces of a half-grown leaf |
Upper and lower surfaces of a half-grown leaf |
Two Desert Willow leaves with a 6-inch ruler |
Two Desert Willow leaves with a 6-inch ruler |
Desert Willow leaf dorsal surface |
Desert Willow leaf ventral surface |
Desert Willow with flower buds |
Desert Willow flower buds |
Desert Willow flower buds |
Desert Willow flower buds |
Desert Willow flower buds |
Desert Willow flower buds |
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Desert Willow flowers and buds |
Desert Willow flower and buds |
Desert Willow flower and buds |
Desert Willow flower |
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Desert Willow flower, front view |
Desert Willow flower, top-down view |
Desert Willow flowers with hairs and yellow stamens |
Desert Willow flowers with prominent bee guides |
Cultivated Desert Willow flowers (note color difference) |
Cultivated Desert Willow flowers (note color difference) |
Desert Willow seed pods |
Desert Willow seed pods |
Desert Willow seed pods |
Desert Willow seed pods |
Desert Willow seed pods are firmly attached to the stems |
Desert Willow seed pod tips |
Dried Desert Willow seed pods during winter |
Dried Desert Willow seed pods during winter |
Desert Willow seeds |
Desert Willow seeds |
Desert Willow seeds with hairy fringe |
Desert Willow flowers with beetle pollinators |
Desert Willow flowers with beetle pollinators |
Desert Willow flowers with beetle pollinators |