An unusual family, the Saururaceae contains only a handful of species – this is Yerba Mansa, Anemopsis californica, growing in wet ground with horsetails just outside Montezuma, NM near hot springs.
Below, Castilleja miniata, the ‘giant Indian paintbrush’ at 10,000 feet, Santa Fe, NM
Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed, at 9500 feet in the Sangre de Cristos
Tailcup lupine, Lupinus caudatus, La Cueva road near Glorieta, NM
Penstemon strictus, Aspen Vista Trailhead, 9,900 feet, Santa Fe NM
Yellow coneflower, Ratibida pinnata in summer rain, Gallinas NM.
Asclepias oenotheroides, Zizotes milkweed [Asclepidaceae], Cerrillos Hills State Park
Ipomopsis longiflora [Polemoniaceae], Cerrillos Hills State Park, Los Cerrillos, NM
Tiny Phlox nana in rocks, Cerrillos Hills State Park, Los Cerrillos NM
Grusonia clavata, Club cholla [Cactaceae], Cerrillos Hills State Park, Los Cerrillos, NM