Hugging the ground, Sand Blossoms (Linanthus parryae) resemble a bouquet scattered across the rocky soil. The coastal Pomo Tribe is known to have used a preparation of Linanthus flowers as a cough medicine and cold remedy.

Return to Desert Wildflowers Gallery

A desert wildflowers journey
on DVD


"As a Southern California native, our desert
wildflowers are hardly new to me, but after watching
Season of the Sand Blossoms, I felt I relived
60 years of desert visits in one sitting."

Ralph Salisbury,
Sierra Club San Gorgonio Chapter Chair