Desert Milkweed in Gold Butte National Monument |
Desert Milkweed in Gold Butte National Monument (close up view) |
Desert Milkweed on roadside at Red Rock Canyon NCA |
Desert Milkweed on roadside at Red Rock Canyon NCA |
Desert Milkweed in desert wash in Gold Butte National Monument |
Desert Milkweed growing in wash in Gold Butte National Monument |
Desert Milkweed in Gold Butte National Monument |
Desert Milkweed on road edge in Grand Canyon-Parashant NM |
Desert Milkweed in Basin and Range NM |
Desert Milkweed in Basin and Range NM |
Young Desert Milkweed in Mojave National Preserve |
Young Desert Milkweed in Mojave National Preserve |
Young Desert Milkweed with developing flowerheads |
Young Desert Milkweed with developing flowerheads |
Desert Milkweed developing flowerheads |
Desert Milkweed developing flowerheads |
Desert Milkweed developing flowerheads |
Desert Milkweed with mix of developing flowerheads and fruits |
Desert Milkweed flowerhead with buds |
Desert Milkweed flowerhead with open flowers |
Desert Milkweed flowerhead with open flowers and wasp pollinator |
Desert Milkweed flowerhead with spent and open flowers |
Single Desert Milkweed flower (side view) |
Single Desert Milkweed flower (side view) |
Single Desert Milkweed flower (oblique top view) |
Single Desert Milkweed flower (top view) |
Desert Milkweed flower showing one pollinia |
Flower with one hood removed showing pollinia in stamen chamber |
Two Desert Milkweed seedpods |
Cluster of three Desert Milkweed seedpods |
Desert Milkweed seedpod |
Desert Milkweed seedpod |
Developing Desert Milkweed seedpods |
Developing Desert Milkweed seedpods |
Developing Desert Milkweed seedpod releasing seeds |
Seeds and interior of ripe seedpod husk |
Desert Milkweed seed with feathery plume |
Desert Milkweed seed with feathery plume |
Desert Milkweed seedpod: empty husk with core |
Desert Milkweed seedpod: empty husk |
Flower buds and flowers with butterfly pollinator |
Flower buds and open flower with butterfly pollinator |
Flower buds and open flowers with Tarantula Hawk pollinators |
Flower buds and open flowers with wasp pollinator |
Developing seedpods with aphids |
Tarantula Hawk wasp pollinators |