Plant life in Big Bend National Park is incredibly diverse. The wide range of habitats within the park desert, foothills, mountains and moist woodlands, river canyons and floodplain as well as the Big Bend s three major blooming seasons of spring, summer, and fall guarantee a stunning show of botanical variety throughout the year. Little Big Bend is not a traditional guide to the area s common plants. Although it features many species that are characteristic of the Chihuahuan Desert environment, species such as orchids are also included precisely because they are uncommon or rare and...