Allionia choisyi, aka ‘Annual Windmills’. They’re related to Bougainvillea, but much smaller, and ephemeral. [link to SW Desert Flora]
Check out the other pictures I’ve posted of Tucson’s bloom this spring:
Another Neurodivergent Queer Writes A Blog!
*three snaps*
Spring Flowers, Tucson, Part 22: Annual Windmills (Allionia choisyi)
Another Neurodivergent Queer Writes A Blog! 
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