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When Conditions Are Right, These Utah Deserts Explode With Colourful Flowers
When Conditions Are Right, These Utah Deserts Explode With Colourful Flowers
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When Conditions Are Right, These Utah Deserts Explode With Colourful Flowers

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The Badlands region in the American West is famous (or infamous) for its arid and unforgiving landscape, which is decorated by sharp and eroded spires of stone. If you catch it at just the right moment and in the right conditions, however, these apparent wastelands can give birth to an extraordinary explosion of color and life in the form of beautiful wildflowers.

Plants in American desert or desert-like areas have evolved to make the most of their challenging environment. In the spring, when they receive moisture, they spring into action, doing what they can to conserve as much water as possible and to bloom and reproduce quickly. These blooms can be very short-lived to conserve moisture, which is why they can be a rare sight.

(h/t: lostateminor)

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    There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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    Dovas

    Dovas

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    There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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    Sharmila Mitra
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is amazing, nothing that human beings can hope to create.

    AnshulSoni
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so beautiful.... almost a miracle!

    Lizzy Scully
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would love to know what these flowers are called.

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    Sharmila Mitra
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is amazing, nothing that human beings can hope to create.

    AnshulSoni
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so beautiful.... almost a miracle!

    Lizzy Scully
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would love to know what these flowers are called.

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