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Desert globemallow        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Desert globemallow, or apricot mallow, (Sphaeralcea ambigua) can be prominent after good rains.   Usually they are orange but other colors occur.   These were growing in Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, and in nearby Anza-Borrego State Park.

  • Canon 1D3, 1D4, or 5D4; Tamron 180 mm macro lens or 24-105 mm IS lens, most with ringflash (2008, 2012, 2017)