Jimena´s Legacy

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Our trip took us next to Punta Chivato. We had never seen the place so green in all the 5 years that we had visited and studied the plants there. (some links corrected Oct 26)
Wash, Punta Chivato	Wash and ground coverl, Punta Chivato
The desert scrub has burst into leaf	Recently born caterpillar triplets munching heartily on a Lomboy leaf. They were just under an inch long.
Sandy scrub with trailing windmills (Allionia incarnata)	Trailing Windmills (Allionia incarnata)
Hillside with Pectis papposa (yellow) and Brittlebrush (Encelia farinosa ) in the foreground, Punta Chivato	Brittlebush, Pectis y Creosote (Larrea tridentata)
More of the same beautiful scenery	One of the most prominente plants flowering at Punta Chivato was Devil´s Claw or el Espuela del Diablo (Proboscidea altheifolia). We drove out to Dolphin Cove/Deadman's beach and we couldn´t believe the number of plants everywhere we could see. There were hundreds of plants of this perennial species growing in sandy soil between the other bushes. Walking out to look at them would guarantee that we´d return to the car with an old fruit hooked on a shoe or ankle.
Devil's Claw along the road, Punta Chivato.	Devil's Claw plant
Flower, Devil's Claw	Old fruit, Devil's Claw
We headed to Mulegé where we found even more greenery. While there were some flowers blooming, there weren't as many different species in bloom as we'd expected. Many of the shrubs were in full leaf and we expect that those that normally bloom in the winter and spring will have plenty of resources for a fantastic floral show that is still to come.	Just north of Mulegé. More Pectis.
Just north of Mulegé on a clear day (finally). The white flowers are Cordia parvifolia	Vara prieta (Cordia parvifolia)
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