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Annual Desert Milkvetch (Astragalus aridus)

Observer

maisie

Date

March 16, 2024 12:57 PM PDT

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Annual Desert Milkvetch (Astragalus aridus)

Observer

maisie

Date

March 16, 2024 01:48 PM PDT

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Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)

Observer

mesteve

Date

March 2, 2024 10:05 AM PST

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Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)

Observer

tchester

Date

January 19, 2024 02:41 PM PST

Description

Imagine you are just minding your own business, doing your Opuntia basilaris thing, feeling safe and protected by growing next to an Agave deserti, with its super-sharp spiny leaf tips. Then the Agave flowers, and suddenly, one day later, the whole plant falls over, spearing one of your pads, yanking it from the rest of the plant, and then lifting it high in the air.

In the last two pix, Don Rideout created the "before" scenario by restoring the Agave stalk to its upright position, which restored the base of the Opuntia pad to its former connection with the rest of its plant.

Some people might draw a "lesson" from this example. (;-)

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Observer

efmer

Date

December 19, 2023 09:42 AM PST

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Desert Twinbugs (Dicoria canescens)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

December 18, 2023 11:31 AM PST

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California Ebony Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum)

Observer

efmer

Date

December 15, 2023 10:56 AM PST

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Eastwood's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

November 12, 2023 02:04 PM PST

Description

The purpose of these observations is to record the fruit of Arctostaphylos glandulosa along this section of the Pacific Crest Trail. There are two subspecies of glandulosa here. We sampled several fruit to see if they are helpful in differentiating the two. Specifically, we looked at whether the stones (seeds) remain intact or separate into individual propagules.

This observation is plant #5. Some stones remained intact while others readily separated into several propagules.

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Sonoran Sandmat (Euphorbia micromera)

Observer

efmer

Date

October 1, 2022 10:27 AM PDT

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Pitseed Goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri)

Observer

possiblybuddha

Date

October 23, 2023 12:36 PM PDT

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Johnston's Monkeyflower (Diplacus johnstonii)

Observer

keirmorse

Date

July 3, 2023 03:44 PM PDT

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Four-Spot (Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera)

Observer

nathantay

Date

June 10, 2023 05:17 PM PDT

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Parry's Larkspur (Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi)

Observer

idymark

Date

May 26, 2023 10:44 AM PDT

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Spreading Pygmyleaf (Loeflingia squarrosa)

Observer

efmer

Date

April 18, 2022 12:52 PM PDT

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California Primrose (Eulobus californicus)

Observer

efmer

Date

April 2, 2019 09:21 AM PDT

Description

3-big_wash_north_loop

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Observer

damontighe

Date

January 13, 2023 12:21 AM PST

Description

UVF 365 nm = red petals, lime green anthers

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Observer

shrike2

Date

March 19, 2023 10:38 AM PDT

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Anderson Thornbush (Lycium andersonii)

Observer

efmer

Date

March 19, 2023 12:01 PM PDT

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California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum)

Observer

acorncap

Date

June 1, 2018 06:00 PM PDT

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Desert Broomrape (Aphyllon cooperi)

Observer

jrebman

Date

March 10, 2023 09:59 AM PST

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Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis)

Observer

efmer

Date

March 4, 2023 11:04 AM PST

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Brown Turbans (Malperia tenuis)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

March 3, 2023 04:09 PM PST

Description

My 20,000th observation

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Redroot Cryptantha (Eremocarya micrantha)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 12, 2023 11:19 AM PST

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Deep Canyon Snapdragon (Pseudorontium cyathiferum)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 8, 2023 12:58 PM PST

Description

Follow up to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141828610 which was the first observation of this species in SD county. We searched pretty intensively but did not find any more

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Observer

kbarnett

Date

February 5, 2023 10:12 AM PST

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Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 4, 2023 12:57 PM PST

Description

Our original objective was to see this lily which was originally found by Paulette Donnelon. She called it a "monster lily" because it is so densely packed with buds. It turns out to be more than one stem, and most likely more than one bulb. As the stalk elongates it may become easier to see how many stems there are. Photo 6 was taken at 5:37 pm with the moon rising behind it.

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Hairy Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa var. villosa)

Observer

youngster_joey

Date

January 27, 2023 07:05 AM PST

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Bristly Langloisia (Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima)

Observer

possiblybuddha

Date

January 24, 2023 04:03 PM PST

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Wrinkled Spineflower (Chorizanthe corrugata)

Observer

carolnrick

Date

January 3, 2023 03:34 PM PST

Description

Best guess, any help is welcome

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Observer

efmer

Date

April 7, 2019 09:59 AM PDT

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Observer

kbarnett

Date

January 21, 2023 12:40 PM PST

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Catclaw Acacia (Senegalia greggii)

Observer

tchester

Date

December 27, 2022 01:09 PM PST

Description

It isn't called a "wait-a-minute" bush for nuttin'! (:-)

As we were going through a tighter squeeze in the wash, this blue thread alerted us to be a bit more careful here. (:-)

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Pedicellate Phacelia (Phacelia pedicellata)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

December 27, 2022 12:58 PM PST

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Rock Hibiscus (Hibiscus denudatus)

Observer

jimirob1

Date

December 27, 2022 01:18 PM PST

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Turtleback (Psathyrotes ramosissima)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

December 23, 2022 12:03 PM PST

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Fluffgrass (Dasyochloa pulchella)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

September 2, 2022 05:31 PM PDT

Description

Leaf hairs taken to a ridiculous extreme

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Tiling's Monkeyflower (Erythranthe tilingii)

Observer

leif_richardson

Date

August 5, 2022 01:33 PM PDT

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Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)

Observer

gail89411

Date

March 19, 2012 09:43 PM PDT

Description

Seen at Vogelsang High Sierra Camp

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Dainty Desert Hideseed (Eucrypta micrantha)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

March 7, 2022 01:41 PM PST

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Turpentine Broom (Thamnosma montana)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 13, 2022 11:04 AM PST

Description

A large number of plants in flower

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Observer

jimirob1

Date

January 30, 2022 02:24 PM PST

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California Juniper (Juniperus californica)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

January 21, 2022 01:02 PM PST

Description

With mature fruit

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Wild Buckwheats (Genus Eriogonum)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

January 21, 2022 11:22 AM PST

Description

This may be Eriogonum because there was one right on top of the seedlings

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Fir Mistletoe (Phoradendron pauciflorum)

Observer

oligopaete

Date

January 18, 2022 01:57 PM PST

Description

Parasite? Growing out of this conifer

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Mediterranean Stork's-Bill (Erodium botrys)

Observer

milliebasden

Date

May 12, 2017 10:27 AM PDT

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Chuparosa (Justicia californica)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

December 26, 2021 02:50 PM PST

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White Rhatany (Krameria bicolor)

Observer

efmer

Date

December 23, 2021 09:15 AM PST

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Schott's Indigobush (Psorothamnus schottii)

Observer

jimirob1

Date

December 10, 2021 03:26 PM PST

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California Brickellbush (Brickellia californica)

Observer

nvhamlett

Date

November 18, 2021 09:51 AM PST

Description

I happened upon this shrub in a patch of intact sage scrub back in September while doing butterfly survey at the Bernard Field Station. At the time, I thought it was Brickellia nevinii, which had once been on our plant list but was removed because we could not confirm its presence.

I have been waiting for it to bloom and now it has. But looking at the flowers, I no longer think this is B. nevinii because the phyllaries don't have recurved tips (Jepson Brickellia key).

We had Brickellia californica elsewhere on site, and this shrub looks quite different. The foliage is much grayer, and the leaves are smaller. Also, the known B. californica bloomed in July, not November. Could this possibly be B. desertorum?

Adjacent vegetation consisted mostly Artemisia californica, but also included Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Cylindropuntia californica, Opuntia littoralis, and a couple of very large Rhus integrifolia. (You can also see a woodrat nest in the background.)

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Teddybear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

October 26, 2021 01:44 PM PDT

Description

Oriflamme Canyon. This observation deals with the cactus on the right. Both bigelovii and fosbergii grow together in this area

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Abrams' Liveforever (Dudleya abramsii ssp. abramsii)

Observer

efmer

Date

June 13, 2020 09:50 AM PDT

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Redshanks (Adenostoma sparsifolium)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

September 9, 2021 11:49 AM PDT

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Parish's Broomrape (Aphyllon parishii)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

September 3, 2021 04:31 PM PDT

Description

The plant of the day, in the area known as Shangri-La. This plant is parasitic on Ericameria nauseosa bernardina

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Southern Monardella (Monardella australis)

Observer

g_heaton

Date

August 7, 2021 12:11 PM PDT

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Mountain Pink Currant (Ribes nevadense)

Observer

jellyturtle

Date

January 16, 2021 11:06 AM PST

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Desert Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa)

Observer

g_heaton

Date

August 28, 2021 08:16 AM PDT

Description

Blooming in August!

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Bristly Bird's Beak (Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus)

Observer

anewmark

Date

August 8, 2021 11:25 AM PDT

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San Jacinto Mountains Keckiella (Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

July 28, 2021 03:30 PM PDT

Description

The best photo I have ever gotten of a rothrockii flower

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White Fir (Abies concolor)

Observer

tchester

Date

July 23, 2021 03:25 PM PDT

Description

This tree was knocked or blown down one year ago. See:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88736033

On this trip, I couldn't believe it wasn't dead! It has the thinnest possible connection left to its roots, yet it still manages to have a good amount of foliage, mostly on the side of the trunk that still has that tenuous contact with its roots.

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Bigpod Ceanothus (Ceanothus megacarpus)

Observer

andreacala

Date

June 3, 2020 12:37 PM PDT

Description

Plants do make noises too. Perhaps not the proverbial growth of grass, but exploding seed capsules are part of the soundscape in the Santa Monica Mountains this time of the year. I noticed it first when I tried to locate a Wing-tapping Cicada and realized that the Vetches fooled me, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48232169.

Bigpod Ceanothus trees are even noisier than Vetches because they carry many more fruits per cubic meter. If you wait and listen close to one, you’ll be bombarded with seeds from the exploding, ripe fruits.

Wikipedia notes about the fruit of these trees: “The inside of the capsule is divided into 3 valves, each valve holding a seed. The capsule dehisces neatly in three at the central band to release the seeds.” And, “Dehiscence is the splitting, at maturity, along a built-in line of weakness in a plant structure in order to release its contents, and is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures that open in this way are said to be dehiscent. Structures that do not open in this way are called indehiscent, and rely on other mechanisms such as decay or predation to release the contents.”

Dehiscence doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a hiss. In this case it’s a sharp ticking sound. In the background of the recording are a Common Raven and a Northern Mockingbird.

To celebrate the quieter times, I petitioned @finatic, the creator of https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/audio-observations-from-around-the-world, to include maybe a few plants in his project that is animalia only.

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Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

Observer

delbosque

Date

May 31, 2021 12:11 PM PDT

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Pointleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens)

Observer

jimirob1

Date

May 14, 2021 02:29 PM PDT

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Little Prince's Pine (Chimaphila menziesii)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

May 4, 2021 04:01 PM PDT

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Branched Pencil Cholla (Cylindropuntia ramosissima)

Observer

swbirder

Date

January 24, 2021 10:40 AM PST

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Big Berry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca)

Observer

hkibak

Date

April 3, 2021 01:19 PM PDT

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Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 28, 2021 10:13 AM PST

Description

This is the largest trunk I have ever seen on a creosote

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California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)

Observer

tchester

Date

January 21, 2021 04:21 PM PST

Description

A huge number of barrel cacti were eaten at the base in this area surrounding the lower part of the wash from Glorietta Canyon. There was a lot of rabbit poop surrounding at least some of them, implying that rabbits were the main predators here.

The stems got eaten more and more during my hike, so I ended up taking pix of six plants. The last ones in this series were completely girdled, yet the tops looked fine. The cacti were saved by having vascular tissue in the center of the barrel, instead of at the edges.

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California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)

Observer

tchester

Date

January 21, 2021 04:09 PM PST

Description

A huge number of barrel cacti were eaten at the base in this area surrounding the lower part of the wash from Glorietta Canyon. There was a lot of rabbit poop surrounding at least some of them, implying that rabbits were the main predators here.

The stems got eaten more and more during my hike, so I ended up taking pix of six plants. The last ones in this series were completely girdled, yet the tops looked fine. The cacti were saved by having vascular tissue in the center of the barrel, instead of at the edges.

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Littleleaf Rhatany (Krameria erecta)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

January 13, 2021 09:10 AM PST

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Black-banded Rabbitbrush (Ericameria paniculata)

Observer

efmer

Date

February 14, 2018 12:10 PM PST

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California Pinkbract Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)

Observer

margymiller

Date

April 17, 2018 08:14 AM PDT

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Ringed-stem Bastard-Sage (Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

October 2, 2018 10:10 AM PDT

Description

Alongside hwy 74 in Garner Valley

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Observer

ipnicholson

Date

March 21, 2017 03:27 PM PDT

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California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera)

Observer

ipnicholson

Date

March 22, 2017 12:30 PM PDT

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Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum)

Observer

austingent

Date

June 1, 2020 06:58 PM PDT

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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

Observer

sedgequeen

Date

May 12, 2014 09:06 AM PDT

Description

seedlings

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Grand Collomia (Collomia grandiflora)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

June 13, 2020 11:23 AM PDT

Description

Wooded Hill Rd., Laguna Mountain

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Grand Collomia (Collomia grandiflora)

Observer

efmer

Date

May 11, 2020 11:48 AM PDT

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Grand Collomia (Collomia grandiflora)

Date

June 16, 2019 10:35 AM PDT

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Whiskerbrush (Leptosiphon ciliatus)

Observer

nightingalesings

Date

May 10, 2020 01:34 PM PDT

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Desert Calico (Loeseliastrum matthewsii)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

March 14, 2020 11:59 AM PDT

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Observer

lagoondon

Date

March 3, 2020 12:52 PM PST

Description

Bud color can be misleading. Although this flower bud is dark, almost red, the filaments of open flowers on the same plant are green

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Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 21, 2020 12:23 PM PST

Description

These flowers do not have the large central spot

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Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 14, 2020 04:32 PM PST

Description

Seen in my yard. This lily has 2 leaves that are tucked into a papery sheath at the tip. I have never seen this before.

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Annual Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 12, 2020 04:01 PM PST

Description

Survey of Clark Valley

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Observer

lagoondon

Date

January 31, 2020 02:37 PM PST

Description

Survey of a portion of Culp Valley. A small sigment of highway S-22 is visible in center

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Desert Bluebells (Phacelia campanularia)

Observer

jimirob1

Date

April 3, 2016 12:01 PM PDT

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Guadalupe Cryptantha (Cryptantha maritima)

Observer

tchester

Date

December 24, 2019 02:14 PM PST

Description

J. angustifolia has the densely white dead inflorescence; C. maritima has the bristly much more open dead inflorescence.

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Chollas (Genus Cylindropuntia)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

March 10, 2017 08:44 PM PST

Description

Difficult to determine species at this stage

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Gander's Cholla (Cylindropuntia ganderi)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

January 14, 2017 05:06 PM PST

Description

Two species whose ranges overlap in Borrego Valley

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Desert Liveforever (Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

November 2019

Description

Survey of Yaqui Ridge west of S-3. D. s. aloides was numerous in this part of the wash which resembles Cool Canyon. Lots of Selaginella around it

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Parish's Nightshade (Solanum parishii)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

November 10, 2019

Description

Wilson Trail. We saw a number of these typically at the base of boulders

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Turpentine Broom (Thamnosma montana)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

November 10, 2019 11:51 AM PST

Description

Wilson Trail. These plants were common along the trail

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California Primrose (Eulobus californicus)

Observer

efmer

Date

November 5, 2019 09:59 AM PST

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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

Observer

angie-b

Date

December 15, 2018 01:04 PM PST

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Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum)

Observer

cwbarrows

Date

May 18, 2019 01:51 PM PDT

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Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

February 10, 2019 03:39 PM PST

Description

Continued investigation of lilies in my yard. It was approx. 9 in. under the surface. This bulb is unique in a couple of respects. It has two shoots (3 leaves each) coming from the center of the bulb. It also has a shoot coming from a lump on the side of the bulb. Perhaps this is the beginning of an offset but it's not certain. It's the first time I have seen this on a hesperocallis bulb. I replanted it in the ground so that I can monitor changes to the bulb over a number of years.

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What

California Shieldpod (Dithyrea californica)

Observer

thunefeld

Date

January 2, 2019 12:46 PM PST