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Summer Wildflowers During Monsoon Season, El Malpais National Monument

Bright purple flowers with round yellow centers and thin petals cover the ground. A few stalks of bright orange flowers grow up and in between the purple flowers and green leaves at El Malpais National Monument
NPS - John Kuehnert
Monday, April 11, 2022

"Abundant wildflowers carpet El Malpais during the summer rainy season. Late summer rainstorms provide wildflowers the moisture they need to create enough energy to bloom into vivid colors."

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