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Giant Mayflies (Genus Hexagenia)Observer
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Thousands sitting on a car
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Mallows (Genus Malva)Observer
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Growing sporadically and low to the ground near dry grasses
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Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)Observer
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Growing by the dozens under the shade of trees
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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)Observer
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Growing near the base of a canyon, near the shade of a few trees
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Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum)Observer
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Growing by the thousands all over the hills. Less common on flat land.
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Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)Observer
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Growing like a weed in relatively solitary clumps
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White Clover (Trifolium repens)Observer
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Sporadic solitary blooms coming from a grass-like ground cover
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Pinkladies (Oenothera speciosa)Observer
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Patches around 10'x4' in a park
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Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)Observer
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Growing sparsely and far apart
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Paper Daisies (Tribe Gnaphalieae)Observer
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A few shrubs growing on a hill
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Growing near the roadside
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Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)Observer
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Growing upon a hillside
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Nopal Tapón (Opuntia robusta)Observer
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A few cacti growing in a thick bunch
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Wedding Treasureflower (Gazania linearis)Observer
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Growing all alongside both sides of the road
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Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)Observer
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Growing all over a hillside
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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)Observer
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Growing sporadically at the base of a hill, near the road
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Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata)Observer
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Growing along the base of a hillside, near the road
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Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)Observer
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Huge bunches growing all across a hillside
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Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge (Rhopalomyia californica)Observer
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A few bushes like this growing at the base of a hill
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Western Coastal Wattle (Acacia cyclops)Observer
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Growing all along the base of a hillside
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Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans)Observer
scottdeeDescription
Large bunches growing on a hillside
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Armenian Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)Observer
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Growing intermingled with Nasturtium down by the beach
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Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)Observer
scottdeeDescription
Growing at the mouth of a canyon on the surface of old land slides
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Baby's Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii)Observer
scottdeeDescription
Growing where water trickles down the face of a rock in a canyon
