Observations by karina_he

-Chantry Flats, Sierra Madre, CA, USA
-It is common in the spring, and it prefers cool, damp conditions. It first appears in sunlit areas after the first heavy rains. Though, the best stands are found in shaded areas, especially in the uplands, into the early summer. As the days get hotter, the leaves turn a deep red color as they dry out.
-Cant believe they are edible

-Chantry Flats, Sierra Madre, CA, USA
-Weed of roadsides
-The small white flower-heads (capitula) consist of several tiny flowers (tubular florets) surrounded by two rows of greenish bracts (an involucre) 3-5 mm long
-Ageratina adenophora reproduces by seeds which are easily dispersed by wind and float on water. They may also be spread in by animals and vehicles and can contaminate agricultural produce.

-Chantry Flats, Sierra Madre, CA, USA
-Sweet smelling flower
-Spanish broom reproduces primarily by seed. One plant can produce between 7,000 to 10,000 seeds in just one growing season. Seeds can remain dormant for at least five years, although broom seeds have been shown to survive for over 25 years.

-Chantry Flats, Sierra Madre, CA, USA
-Found on drained slope
-It bears flowers singly or in inflorescences of up to four. Each flower is ringed with smaller, ribbonlike, curling bracts. The bowl-shaped flowers are of varying shades of purple, often lavender, with a spot of darker purple at the base of each petal. The flower may have plentiful white hairs in the center and bright purple pollen.

-Eaton Canyon, Pasadena, CA, USA
-Found on grass-like stems, lower to the ground
-Part of scrub community
-Important source of food for bees
-Lotus scoparius Deerweed is a short- lived ( 7-20 years! ) perennial in the pea family. From spring through summer this plant is covered in small yellow flowers. Deerweed is a pioneer species in nature and helps to fertilize (adds nitrogen with the help of symbiotic bacteria) the soil naturally.