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Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)Observer
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Growing high above the mulefat.
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California Brickellbush (Brickellia californica)Observer
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Growing within a California sage.
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Section PhyllothecaObserver
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Found one growing in a Cali sage.
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Wright's Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium canescens)Observer
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Dried but true to it's name: everlasting.
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California Broomsage (Lepidospartum squamatum)Observer
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Growing mostly in the dry riverbed.
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Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei)Observer
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Goring steadily underneath the mulefat.
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Turkey Mullein (Croton setiger)Observer
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Very rare, but growing in the center of a vast sage scrub.
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Section GeneaObserver
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Growing underneath the black mustard and sage.
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Maltese Star-Thistle (Centaurea melitensis)Observer
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Dried out, and drastically different from its blooming form.
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Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)Observer
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Almost as abundant as the California sage.
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Distant Phacelia (Phacelia distans)Observer
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Prickly little guys, but they can be found sparsely within the Cali sage.
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Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum)Observer
turokDescription
Dried with no flowers, however there was plenty of these growing in large groups just outside the main trail.
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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)Observer
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Many of these little guys can be found growing among the dominant sage.
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California Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium californicum)Observer
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Dried to the "bone," but still standing tall.
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Mule Fat (Baccharis salicifolia)Observer
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Hundreds of them line the banks of the riverbed, as well as creating a forest within the central islands.
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Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)Observer
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Hiding beneath a sycamore, this shrub was thriving.
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White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia)Observer
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Growing peacefully among the willows.
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Crofton Weed (Ageratina adenophora)Observer
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Growing rampant within the canyon, choking out many other species.
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American Century Plant (Agave americana)Observer
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Hidden among the sage, this impressive succulent grows large and pointy.
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California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)Observer
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These shrubs literally dominated the community, you couldn't walk more than 2 feet without stepping on one. Most of them were dry, and releasing their seeds willy nilly. This sage was well adapted to the harsh environment where is grows; hot full sun, flat barren terrain.
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Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)Observer
turokDescription
Hanging out on some of the greenery.
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White Sage (Salvia apiana)Observer
turokDescription
The white sage was surrounded by California Sage, but it still managed to stand out, due to it's contrasting color. A very dry, hot, and all around hellish place to be sure; but the white Sage loves it.
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Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina)Observer
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Many of these large shrubs (6-8 feet in height) dotted the banks of the dry riverbed at the bottom of the canyon. They attracted quite the gathering of flies and bees, as well as provided shade for some smaller plants beneath them.
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)Observer
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Nestled at the base of a steep incline just off the main trail, this Oak was neighbor to another large Coast Live Oak as well as a Black Walnut.
