[The Agave Family in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Desert Lily

Hesperocallis undulata

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

One of the first blooming desert lilies as seen along a wash along California Highway 95 about ten miles north of Needles, California............February 24, 2013.

Flower of Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata - Flower of Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata - Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

One of the first blooming desert lilies as seen along a wash along California Highway 95 about ten miles north of Needles, California............February 24, 2013.

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata - Fruits of Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata - Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

Desert lilies observed adjacent to Fish Creek, upstream of Split Mountain Gorge, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 25, 2010.

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

A desert lily in bud in a wash along the Mojave Valley Highway #95 a mile or so north of Pintail Slough, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.........February 20, 2013.

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata - Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata - Desert Lily: Hesperocallis undulata

Desert lilies in bloom in the desert wash adjacent to Ram's Hill, several miles southeast of Borrego Springs, CA......March 26, 2005.

Paul Slichter