Presentation: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
February 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, February 19, 7:00 pm
Presentation: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Presenter: Matt Dybala
Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks.
California’s largest state park, located on the western edge of the Sonoran Desert, features a highly diverse, drought-adapted ecosystem, ranging from creosote scrub and sandy washes to palm oases and cactus gardens. The flora is best known for its spectacular wildflower displays – including sand-verbena, desert sunflower, and dune primrose – which transform the desert floor into a colorful carpet following fall and winter rains. Beyond the flowers, iconic plants like red-flowering ocotillo, barrel cactus, and California fan palms thrive in this arid landscape.
Our chapter president, Matt Dybala, has been photographing and documenting unique plants growing within this 600,000-acre park over the past five consecutive years during annual winter camping trips. He looks forward to sharing the unique botanical features, ethnobotany and ecology of this seemingly harsh, yet stunningly beautiful desert landscape.
