Beaty Road/CA SH 190 -- Death Valley National Park, CA
N 36° 27.685 W 116° 51.998
11S E 511949 N 4035136
During the spring, and especially during a Superbloom, CA SH 190 through Death Valley National Park is ablaze with many kinds of desert flowers.
Waymark Code: WMQV0V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2016
Views: 11
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THIS LOCALITY, COLLECTION OR PICKING IS PROHIBITED IN THE NATIONAL PARK
Most folks don't think of Death Valley as a flower field, but come at the right time and you will be amazed by vast expanses of Desert Gold, Desert Ghost, Purple Mat, Desert Five-Spot and other rare flowers, some of which only bloom every few years or after big rains.
Park anywhere along the SH 190 through Death Valley, but stay on the paved road unless you are in a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
The waymark coordinates are for the Furnace creek Visitor Center, where they can guide you to the places with the best flowers.
Species:
Desert Gold (Geraea canescens)
Golden Evening Primrose (Camissonia brevipes)
Fremont and Death Valley Phacelia (Phacelia fremontii, Phacelia vallis-mortae)
Desert Chia (Salvia columbariae)
Shredding Evening Primrose (Camissonia boothii), Desert Chicory (Rafinesqia neomexicana)
Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Habitat Type: natural
Parking Area: N 36° 22.685 W 116° 51.998
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Best Viewing Time: From: 03/01/2016 To: 04/15/2016
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