Desert globemallow
Images copyright by Mark A. Chappell

Desert globemallow, or apricot mallow, (Sphaeralcea ambigua) can be prominent after good rains.   These were growing in Josha Tree National Park in southeastern California, and along the road to Lake Sabrina in the Owens Valley of eastern California.

Canon 1D3 or 40D, Tamron 180 mm macro lens, 24-105 mm IS lens, or 70-200 f4 mm IS lens, most with ringflash (2008)