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Black Mountain Nature: Plants

This guide covers the plants I have seen and been able to identify in the Black Mountain region. Hope this helps!

Quote from Wikipedia: "Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, California, south of Los Altos and Los ...more ↓

Gumplant (Genus Grindelia) 1
Grindelia
Common Madia (Madia elegans) 2
Madia elegans
coast tarweed 3
Madia sativa
Blow Wives 4
Achyrachaena mollis
Hayfield Tarweed 3
Hemizonia congesta
Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) 5
Centaurea solstitialis
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) 6
Anaphalis margaritacea
Jersey Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum) 7
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) 8
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 9
Achillea millefolium
California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) 10
Artemisia californica
California Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) 11
Artemisia douglasiana
prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) 12
Lactuca serriola
Bristly Ox-Tongue (Helminthotheca echioides) 13
Helminthotheca echioides
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 14
Taraxacum officinale
narrowleaf mule-ears 10
Wyethia angustifolia
woolly mule's ears (Wyethia mollis) 15
Wyethia mollis
Spear Thistle 16
Cirsium vulgare
marsh baccharis 17
Baccharis glutinosa
Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) 18
Baccharis pilularis
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) 19
Silybum marianum
pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea) 20
Matricaria discoidea
Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) 21
Carduus pycnocephalus
slender woolly-marbles 22
Psilocarphus tenellus
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) 23
Senecio vulgaris
common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) 24
Sonchus oleraceus
Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) 25
Tragopogon porrifolius
Narrowleaf Cottonrose 26
Logfia gallica
Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus)
Cynara cardunculus
Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora) 27
Heterotheca grandiflora

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