Plunge Creek
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Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri
Cylindropuntia bernardina is a species of cholla cactus commonly known as the cane cholla or valley cholla, native to California and northwestern Baja California. It is an erect cholla that grows up to 2-3 meters tall, and occurs primarily in the foothills of the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, with a few populations around the Cuyama River. It was formerly ...more ↓
Eriogonum fasciculatum var foliolosum
Eriogonum fasciculatum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat and eastern Mojave buckwheat.
Slender Woolly Buckwheat
Eriogonum gracile is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name slender woolly buckwheat.
leather spineflower
Lastarriaea coriacea is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name leather spineflower. It is native to California and adjacent northern Mexico where it is a common plant of many habitat types. This is an annual herb forming a patch of stems growing flat on the ground or rising slightly to a maximum height near 15 centimeters. The small ...more ↓
Wishbone Bush
Mirabilis laevis, desert wishbone-bush, is a recently redefined species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family. Distribution is in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as verdolaga, little hogweed, red root, or pursley is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae, which may reach 40 centimetres (16 in) in height.
Salsola sp.
Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. A common name of various members of this genus and related genera is saltwort, for their salt tolerance. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin salsus, meaning ...more ↓
saltcedar
Tamarix ramosissima, commonly known as saltcedar or salt cedar, is a deciduous arching shrub with reddish stems, feathery, pale green foliage, and characteristic small pink flowers.
California Cholla
Cylindropuntia californica is a species of cactus known by the common names California cholla, snake cholla, and cane cholla.
