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Las Ecomujeres traveled to Baja California a little more than 3 weeks after Hurricane Jimena (Sep 24-Oct 8, 2009). Besides checking in with our community and friends, we were very interested to see what plants were sprouting and blooming in the desert. A friend convinced us to go mainly to see the amazing desert landscape that was greening out. Below are some of the photos that we were able to take. We are looking forward to returning soon and spending the rest of the year enjoying the winter annuals as well as all the plants that will be blooming in the spring as a result of the heavy rainfall. Enjoy! Click on any photo for a larger image. You can also see more recent photos (Nov-Dec 2009) on this page of some of the areas shown below. |
The greenery really started just south of the town of Vizcaíno, with Datilillo blooming like crazy as far as could be seen. This lasted until before the Cuesta del Infierno (steep grade before Santa Rosalía). While there weren´t as many wildflowers blooming as we´d expected, once we got out of the car and walked around just off the highway, we could see that a number of bushes and cacti had blooms. |
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 Datilillo in bloom (Yucca valida) near Vizcaíno |
 Datilillo in bloom (Yucca valida) near San Ignacio |
 North of San Ignacio |
 Desert from base of Abulón microwave station north of San Ignacio |
 Desert Puffball Mushroom (possibly Podaxis pistillaris) A dry mushroom with a fibrous stalk (common name edited Oct 26) |
 El Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes |
 Road side with lots of annual grasses and beginning of perennials near el Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes |
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 South of Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes (note Barrel cactus at center) |
 South of Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes |
 Barrel Cactus or Biznaga (Ferocactus peninsulae) |
 Barrel Cactus or Biznaga (Ferocactus peninsulae) with native bee collecting pollen |
 South of Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes The bit of red in foreground is Fairy Duster (Calliandra sp.) |
 Manto de la Virgen (Jacquemontia abutiloides) |
| This series of 4 photos was taken from about halfway down the Cuesta del Infierno (the major grade north of Santa Rosalía). They flow from the first row left to right then to row two as a panorama. |
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| The next 4 photos were taken at the top of the final grade about a mile before the highway drops to the Gulf of California. Each row has a partial panorama from left to right. The hillsides in all directions were carpeted in yellow (mostly Pectis papposa) and green (small annual grasses like Bouteloua aristidoides and B. barbata). Some pink was thrown in from Trailing windmills (Allionia incarnata). |
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 Pectis papposa on hillside |
 Pectis papposa amid annual grasses (Bouteloua spp., Eragrostis sp.) |
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 This caterpillar, which looks like it's a hornworm, was found munching on the dreaded weed Goat's head (Tribulus terrestris) |
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| Oct 19, 2009 |
