[Baccharis and Coyote Bush: The Genus Baccharis in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Mule-fat, Seep-willow

Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia

Mule-fat, Seep-willow: Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia - Mule-fat, Seep-willow: Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia

What appears to be seep-willow blooming in wetlands around the palms at Borrego Palms Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 28, 2011.

Mule-fat, Seep-willow: Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia - Mule-fat, Seep-willow: Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia

Mule-fat, Seep-willow: Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia - Mule-fat, Seep-willow: Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia

Mule fat as seen along a vernally moist ditch near Montezuma Grade Road as it climbs through Culp Valley, several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA........March 29, 2011.

Paul Slichter