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Globe Mallow In Mid Hills Area, Mojave National Preserve

Orange blooms carpet the desert. A few tree skeletons stand toward the center of the frame. In the background, piles of boulders sit at Mojave National Preserve.
National Park Service
Thursday, April 14, 2022

"In 2005, the Hackberry Fire Complex burned over 70,000 acres in the Mid Hills area. Today, tree skeletons still stand there. In good rain years, the area can burst with color when spring wildflowers bloom. In this picture, Desert globemallow (Sphaeralcea Ambigua) paints the desert floor orange."

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