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Mojave Desertstar (Monoptilon bellioides)Observer
kchouDescription
The flower is less than an inch in diameter. Very daisy-like!
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Dainty Desert Hideseed (Eucrypta micrantha)Observer
kchouDescription
Eucrypta micrantha? Found at the junction of the first and second loop of the Randall Henderson Trail. I included my iPhone macro lens (ollo clip) for scale!
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Akeake (Dodonaea viscosa)Observer
kchouDescription
What is this Colin? Ada and Judy want to know because it's along the Ed Hastey (across from the Woolly Butterfly Bush)!
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Western Tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata)Observer
kchouDescription
Sorry, location is not accurate! These little guys have phacelia-like leaves and mustard-like seed pods. The flowers are approximately 1/4" in diameter. The entire plant was 6-7" tall.
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Redstem Stork's-Bill (Erodium cicutarium)Observer
kchouDescription
Ada says this is an invasive species?!
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Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus)Observer
kchouDescription
Saw this with Ada on Saturday's Canyon Cougar hike. If you continue down that wash, there were more...
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Strigose Lotus (Acmispon strigosus)Observer
kchouDescription
Small (decumbent?) plant with little pea-like yellow flowers. Colin mentioned the name, but I forgot it...
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Desert Holly (Atriplex hymenelytra)Observer
kchouDescription
No idea what this is! The color is like white sage. It's a low shrub with toothed leaves (like a holly).
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kchouDescription
Young scorpion number 3 at Coachella Valley Preserve on the trail toward Pushiwalla.
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Wand Holdback (Hoffmannseggia microphylla)Observer
kchouDescription
Found this Caesalpinia flowering! There were a number of these guys along the Boo Hoff Trail, but only this one had flowers. Geoff and Jon can attest!
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Gray Dragon Lubber (Dracotettix monstrosus)Observer
kchouDescription
A grasshopper that Geoff found and Colin identified
