Eriogonum trichopes Torr.
A small, very diffuse annual, sometimes abundant at lower elevations in southern New Mexico. Dense populations produce a low, yellow haze in the landscape.
A flower near Tortugas Mountain on the east side of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 15 Oct 2005.
Plant habit near Tortugas Mountain, 15 Oct 2005. Photography of such diffuse subjects is difficult...