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Flower after being pollinated
The last picture is UV flora, aka Bee vision.
Shot by a full spectrum camera with special UV pass + IR block filters stack

Matelea chihuahuensis, Animas Valley on the northwest side of the Animas Mountains, southwest of Whitmire Pass, 31.756 -108.737, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 2 Aug 2015.

This a drawing of a plant from life I observed---it is not a "human artifact"

A Texas Species of Greatest Conservation Need.

All of them are blooming, because it rained.

Bummed photo is blurry. Same plants as Eric's:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75071806

The yellow, starburst looking growth. The white is in a separate observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91561156

It rained a few days ago.

First time sighting, ID please, thank you very much.

The long list disjunct population of Candelaria

Found it at an altitude of around 16000 ft above.

Does not occur below 8,000'

Siamusotima sp

In full bloom.