[Desert Stars: The Genus Monoptilon in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Mojave desertstar as seen amongst rocks along old Highway 66 near Boundary Rock in southern Arizona...........February 22, 2013.

Mojave desertstar as seen in a wash at the upper end of Arizona Telephone Cove in Lake Mead NRA............February 27, 2013.

Mojave desertstar as seen along the access road several miles north of Katherine Landing in Lake Mead NRA...........February 27, 2013.

Mojave desertstars blooming on the sandy wash of Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 24, 2011.

Mojave desertstar as seen along a wash that crosses California Highway 95 about 10 miles north of Needles, California..........February 20, 2013.

Mojave desertstar observed on a desert wash at Harper Flat, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 24, 2005.

Mojave desertstar observed on the sandy wash adjacent to Fish Creek, upstream of Split Mountain Gorge, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 27, 2006.

Mojave desertstar as seen at left on a wash upstream of Ram's Hill, outside Borrego Springs, CA......March 21, 2005. The photo at right shows Mojave desertstar as seen at the mouth of Henderson Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 24, 2010.