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Very few plants in this area of the desert flower at this time of year, but here are a few minimal flowers

6521-flower.jpg Shortly after I begin hiking northward across the Bristol Mountains alluvial fan, I cross a former road and its newer ant hillsThumbnailsI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneShortly after I begin hiking northward across the Bristol Mountains alluvial fan, I cross a former road and its newer ant hillsThumbnailsI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneShortly after I begin hiking northward across the Bristol Mountains alluvial fan, I cross a former road and its newer ant hillsThumbnailsI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneShortly after I begin hiking northward across the Bristol Mountains alluvial fan, I cross a former road and its newer ant hillsThumbnailsI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneShortly after I begin hiking northward across the Bristol Mountains alluvial fan, I cross a former road and its newer ant hillsThumbnailsI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zone

I'm guessing that these are early "Paper bag bush" flowers (Salazaria mexicana), but not sure.