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A PORTFOLIO EDITED BY JEFF KIDA AND KEITH WHITNEY

PRECEDING PANEL: Saguaro cactuses loom over Mexican goldpoppies in a field at Picacho Peak State Park, northwest of Tucson. Perhaps Arizona's best-known desert wildflower, the Mexican goldpoppy is a subspecies of the California poppy.

PRECEDING PANEL: Flowering brittlebushes (yellow) and globemallows (orange) surround mature saguaros on a hillside near Theodore Roosevelt Lake, east of the Phoenix area. Both of these desert plants typically bloom in late winter and early spring. CLAIRE CURRAN CANON EOS 5DS R, 1/8 SEC, F/18, ISO 100, 148 MM LENS LEFT: Cholla cactuses rise from a sea of Mexican goldpoppies and lupines in the Mount Nutt Wilderness, part of Western Arizona's Black Mountains. Established in 1990, this 28,000-acre wilderness area protects a carved volcanic landscape that's a haven for backpackers, rock climbers and photographers. JONATHAN BUFORD FUJIFILM GFX 50R, 1/15 SEC, F/29, ISO 250, 23 MM LENS FUJIFILM GFX100S, 1/80 SEC, F/8, ISO 400, 120 MM LENS

PRECEDING PANEL: Delicate yellow wildflowers proliferate

Beneath the Kaiparowits Plateau, a landform on Arizona's state line with Utah. This particular location is in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which straddles the state line.

RIGHT: Owl's clover (purple) and creamcups (white) carpet a meadow beneath the Sedona area's Bear Mountain. Generally, March through May is the best time of year to see wildflowers in Red Rock Country.

Globemallows and other flowers-possibly blackfoot daisies - anchor a sunset view of the namesake waterway of the Salt River Canyon Wilderness. This remote, rugged wilderness area has no maintained trails but is known for river running.