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Blooming in May in the environs of Abiquiú, NM

Robinia neomexicanaNew Mexico Locust
Robinia neomexicana
Moist canyons and on wooded slopes
Echinocereus fendleriPinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri
Dry, rocky slopes, pinyon-juniper
Houstonia rubraRed Bluet
Houstonia rubra
Sunny, sandy, dry areas, washes
Oxytropis lambertii Lambert's Crazyweed
Oxytropis lambertii
Dry meadows, slopes, roadsides
Hedysarum borealeUtah Sweetvetch
Hedysarum boreale
Canyons
Astragalus amphioxysCrescent Milkvetch
Astragalus amphioxys
Sandy, piñon-juniper woodlands, roadsides
Oenothera caespitosaWhite Stemless Evening Primrose
Oenothera caespitosa
Sunny, sandy, dry, disturbed areas
Yucca baileyiNavajo Yucca
Yucca baileyi
Dry woodlands, openings
Asclepias involucrataDwarf Milkweed
Asclepias involucrata
Sandy washes and canyons
Fallugia paradoxaApache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Dry mesas, in washes and on open slopes
Astragalus praelongusStinking Milkvetch
Astragalus praelongus
Dry, open, sandy areas
Lycium pallidumPale Wolfberry
Lycium pallidum
Sandy, rocky soil
Allium macropetalumDesert Onion
Allium macropetalum
Dry, sandy, rocky areas
Calochortus nuttalliiSego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
Dry meadows, slopes, sagebrush
Prunus americanaWild Plum
Prunus americana
Moist areas, ditches, canyons
Erigeron pulcherrimusBasin Fleabane
Erigeron pulcherrimus
Dry, silty areas, piñon-juniper
Lepidium drabaWhitetop
Lepidium draba
Disturbed soil, fields, roadsides
Yucca baccataBanana Yucca
Yucca baccata
Canyons, dry openings, slopes
Penstemon angustifoliusNarrow-Leaved Penstemon
Penstemon angustifolius
Sandy areas, vacant lots, roadsides
Linum lewisiiBlue Flax
Linum lewisii
Dry meadows, slopes
Penstemon secundiflorusSidebells Penstemon
Penstemon secundiflorus
Dry, sandy areas, pinyon-juniper woods
Phacelia integrifolia Gypsum Scorpionweed
Phacelia integrifolia
Disturbed soil, roadsides, dry, sandy areas
Nama hispidum Sandbells
Nama hispidum
Sandy areas
Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain Iris
Iris missouriensis
Moist meadows
Sophora stenophyllaFringeleaf Necklacepod
Sophora stenophylla
Sandy slopes, piñon-juniper woodlands
Ephedra torreyanaTorrey's Mormon Tea
Ephedra torreyana
Dry areas, canyons, hillsides
Physaria fendleri Fendler's Bladderpod
Physaria fendleri
Hot, dry, sandy, gravelly areas
Dalea jamesiiJames' Prairie Clover
Dalea jamesii
Dry, rocky areas
Scorzonera laciniataCutleaf Vipergrass
Scorzonera laciniata
Disturbed soil, roadsides
Berlandiera lyrataChocolate Flower
Berlandiera lyrata
Dry areas, roadsides
Packera multilobataLobeleaf Groundsel
Packera multilobata
Rocky, sandy soils, sagebrush, woodlands
Echinocereus coccineus Claret Cup Cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
Dry, rocky slopes
Sphaeralcea coccinea Cowboy’s Delight
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Dry slopes, disturbed soil
Oenothera suffrutescensScarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
Dry open areas, roadsides
Populus deltoides subsp. wislizeniRio Grande Cottonwood
Populus deltoides subsp. wislizeni
Moist areas, on river banks

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