Beloperone, Chuparosa, Hummingbird-bush

Justicia californica

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Chuparosa blooming in desert washes around Rams Hill, Borrego Springs, CA......March 27, 2006.

Chuparrosa in full bloom in Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 24, 2010.

Chuparosa blooming in Plum Canyon and attracting pollinating honeybees, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 23, 2011.

Chuparosa blooming in sandy, gravelly soils along Mine Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 27, 2010.

Chuparosa from the west wash of Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 28, 2010.

Chuparosa at peak bloom in Mine Wash to the southeast of the junctions of Highways 78 and S3, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 24, 2005.

Chuparosa in bloom at Indian Gorge, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 22, 2005.

Paul Slichter