[Goldfields: The Genus Lasthenia in the Deserts and Mountains of the American Southwest]

Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields

Lasthenia gracilis

Habitat of Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Involucral bracts of Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Flower head of Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Involucral bracts of Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Flower head of Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Needle goldfields as seen in a sandy, vernal streambed in Culp Valley, several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA.........March 29, 2011.

Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Needle goldfields as seen in a sandy wash in Rainbow Canyon, north side of Highway S2, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 30, 2006.

Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Needle goldfields observed near Pena Springs, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 31, 2006.

Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis - Common Goldfields, Needle Goldfields: Lasthenia gracilis

Needle goldfields as seen in a sandy, vernal streambed in Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 27, 2021.

Paul Slichter