
Loss.
This tiny tiger whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)
recently lost its splendid slate-blue accessory.

Loss.
This tiny tiger whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)
recently lost its splendid slate-blue accessory.

Loss.
This tiny tiger whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)
recently lost its splendid slate-blue accessory.

Diamond cholla (Cylindropuntia ramosissima).

Diamond cholla (Cylindropuntia ramosissima).
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). Jojoba is the desert’s best example of dioecy, with female and male flowers occurring on different plants. The clusters of male flowers (at right) released explosive little clouds of pollen when I touched them.
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). Jojoba is the desert’s best example of dioecy, with female and male flowers occurring on different plants. The clusters of male flowers (at right) released explosive little clouds of pollen when I touched them.

Unidentified pricklypear.

Unidentified pricklypear.