"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." - Alice Walker
I can't believe I learned so much from the desert.
The Anza Borrego Desert surprised me with its abundance of flowers. Having a reasonable camera along has enabled me to study my results at leisure.
This is the latest from the treasure chest of photos I took that day with my Canon EOS M.
Purple Tansy
Original Work by @creatr
I had to dig a bit to find these flowers.
After finding a couple of clues, I ultimately found a match on Wikipedia: Purple Tansy, or Phacelia tanacetifolia. This lovely purple flower is native to the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.
These purple beauties are lovely close-up.
Purple Tansy
Original Work by @creatr
Long, purple filaments support white anthers high above the five petals of the flower.
Here's a picture I call "Beauty and the Beast."
Beauty and the Beast
Original Work by @creatr
As you can see, there are a bunch of rather brave Purple Tansys living alongside and among the stalks of a rather large, deadly, and dangerous looking cactus.
Here's another lovely cluster of blossoms.
Purple Tansy
Original Work by @creatr
If you want a really close look at the Purple Tansy,
click the link below. That will take you to http://unsplash.com where you can then click the "Download" button and get the full-resolution image. Everything on Unsplash is licensed CC0, meaning that you may use and reuse it in any way you choose without restriction.
https://unsplash.com/photos/Rbu97AI0hbI
I hope to post some more desert wildflower photos as I am able to identify them.
You can check out other posts in this series here:
Brittle Bush
Bigelow’s Monkeyflower
The Ocotillo
Purple Tansy
FIN
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