What is this ground-cover flower which survives in the Sonoran Desert naturally?

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Plants native to the Sonoran Desert require watering every 6 months. The following plant, which I am not sure is native to the Sonoran Desert or not, was found to thrive in the Sonoran Desert solely off rain. What is this flower?

This one is like a ground-cover: This closeup shows it has cross-pollinated with a similar, but yellow, flower >100' away:

pnuts · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-24T15:52:09.000

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This is distinctive enough for me to offer: American Red Bush Lantana.

(Image courtesy Monrovia)

Lantana come in many colours and it is quite normal to have two or more on the same flower head.

edited Jun 24 '17 at 15:52

answered May 12 '17 at 00:22

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So it's not a cross-bread with a yellow flower? Or does this plant come in two colors? – Geremia May 12 '17 at 02:03

What is this ground-cover flower which survives in the Sonoran Desert naturally?

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