[The Mint Family in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Desert Lavender

Condea emoryi

Synonym: Hyptis emoryi

Flowers of Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi) - Stem leaves of Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi)

Desert lavender blooming in the sandy wash of Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 24, 2011.

Inflorescence of Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi) - Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi)

Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi) - Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi)

Desert lavender blooming in Miner's Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 27, 2010.

Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi) - Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi)

Desert Lavender in bloom at the mouth of Henderson Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 24, 2010.

Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi) - Desert Lavender: Condea emoryi (Synonym: Hyptis emoryi)

Desert lavender as seen at left in the sandy western wash of Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 28, 2010. The photo at right shows desert lavender in Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 24, 2010.

Paul Slichter