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Wildflowers
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Flower search: Color=white
176 species matched this search criteriaNote: Click the thumbnail image for more details on that species
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| Family Aizoaceae |
| Crystalline Iceplant * Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Family: Aizoaceae (Fig-Marigold). Other common names: common ice plant. Point Mugu State Park: Thornhill Broome Beach, Coastal Strand, April 2005. |
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| Family Alismataceae |
| Water Plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica Family: Alismataceae (Water-Plantain). Zuma/Trancas Canyons: Upper Zuma Canyon, streamside, September 2007. |
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| Burhead Echinodorus berteroi Family: Alismataceae (Water-Plantain). Other common names: upright burrhead. Rocky Oaks: Rocky Oaks Pond, pond aquatic, September 06. |
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| Family Anacardiaceae |
| Laurel Sumac Malosma laurina Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Solstice Canyon: TWR Loop Trail, chaparral, 6-14-04. |
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| Lemonadeberry Rhus integrifolia Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Other common names: lemonade sumac. Point Mugu State Park: Big Sycamore Canyon Trail, sage scrub, February 2005. |
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| Sugar Bush Rhus ovata Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, chaparral, 2-24-04. |
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| Basket Brush Rhus trilobata Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Other common names: skunk bush, skunkbush sumac. Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead, riparian woodland, April 2004. |
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| Peruvian Pepper Tree * Schinus molle Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Circle X Ranch: Campground, oak woodland, May 2006. |
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| Brazilian Pepper Tree * Schinus terebinthifolius Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Circle X Ranch: Campground, oak woodland, November 2006. |
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| Poison Oak Toxicodendron diversilobum Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 3-8-04. |
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| Family Apiaceae |
| Bur-chervil * Anthriscus caucalis Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead: riparian woodland, 4-26-04. |
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| Wild Celery Apiastrum angustifolium Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Sheep Corral Trail, burned chaparral, April 2006. |
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| Celery * Apium graveolens Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Other common names: wild celery. Point Mugu State Park: Wood Canyon Fire Road, riparian woodland, June 2007. |
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| Water Parsnip Berula erecta Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Other common names: cutleaf waterparsnip. Point Mugu State Park: La Jolla Canyon Trail, riparian, Aug 2007. |
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| Poison Hemlock * Conium maculatum Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Point Mugu State Park: Big sycamore Canyon Trail, riparian woodland, 4-19-04. Note: Invasive exotic. |
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| Rattlesnake Weed Daucus pusillus Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, 4-10-04. |
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| Woolly Lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, sage scrub, 3-6-04. |
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| Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza brachypoda Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Other common names: California sweetcicely. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, May 2005. |
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| Spreading Hedge-parsley * Torilis arvensis Family: Apiaceae (Carrot). Zuma/Trancas Canyons: Lower Zuma, Zuma Canyon Trail, disturbed valley grassland, May 2005. |
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| Family Asclepiadaceae |
| California Milkweed Asclepias californica Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed). Malibu Creek State Park: Crags Road, May 2005. |
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| Indian Milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed). Malibu Creek State Park: Crags Road, May 2005. |
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| Narrow-leaved Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed). Circle X Ranch: Campground roadside, sage scrub, 5-25-04. |
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| Family Asteraceae |
| Yarrow Achillea millefolium Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Triunfo Creek Park: sage scrub, 7-8-04. |
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| Mayweed * Anthemis cotula Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Other common names: stinkweed, dog-fennel, stinking chamomile. Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa: Satwiwa Loop Trail, valley grassland, June 2005. |
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| Malibu Baccharis Baccharis malibuensis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space: chaparral, August 2006. |
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| Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, chaparral, 9-8-04. |
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| Plummer's Baccharis Baccharis plummerae ssp. plummerae Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Solstice Canyon: Solstice Canyon Trail, oak woodland, October 2007. |
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| Mule Fat Baccharis salicifolia Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 3-5-04. Male and female blossoms. |
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| English Daisy * Bellis perennis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Other common names: lawndaisy. Urban lawns and developed areas: Oct 2006. |
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| Beggar-ticks * Bidens pilosa Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Solstice Canyon: TWR Loop Trail, oak woodland, 6-14-04. |
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| White Pincushion Chaenactis artemisiifolia Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, chaparral, 5-3-04. |
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| Garland Chrysanthemum * Chrysanthemum coronarium Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Point Dume Natural Preserve: coastal sage scrub, March 2006. Note: Invasive exotic. |
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| Little Horseweed * Conyza bonariensis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Will Rogers State Historic Park: disturbed urban, October 2006. |
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| Horseweed * Conyza canadensis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Paramount Ranch: Entrance roadside, grassland, 9-9-04. |
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| Two-tone Everlasting Gnaphalium bicolor Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, sage scrub, 2-17-04. |
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| California Everlasting Gnaphalium californicum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, sage scrub, 4-8-04. |
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| Felt-leaf Everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Arroyo Sequit: Arroyo Sequit Loop Trail, valley grassland, 9-8-04. |
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| Weedy Cudweed * Gnaphalium luteo-album Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, October 2007. |
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| Lowland Cudweed Gnaphalium palustre Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Rocky Oaks: Rocky Oaks Pond, pond edge, 9-8-04. |
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| Cliff Aster Malacothrix saxatilis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Contact station, sage scrub, 6-28-04. |
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| Slender Cotton Weed Micropus californicus Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, sage scrub, 3-30-04. |
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| Rock Daisy Perityle emoryi Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). PCH roadside near Point Mugu State Park: Coastal sage scrub, 12-23-04. |
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| California Chicory Rafinesquia californica Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Other common names: California plumeseed. Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Ridge Trail, Oak Woodland, May 2006. |
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| San Diego Milk-aster Stephanomeria diegensis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, oak woodland, 8-26-04. |
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| Whiteplume Wirelettuce Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa: Near Equestrian parking lot, disturbed grassland, June 2005. |
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| Twiggy Wreath Plant Stephanomeria virgata Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Circle X Ranch: Flagpole Overlook, sage scrub, 8-31-04. |
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| Feverfew * Tanacetum parthenium Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower). Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead: riparian woodland, July 2006. |
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| Family Boraginaceae |
| White Forget-me-not Cryptantha clevelandii Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Other common names: Cleveland's cryptantha. Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, chaparral, March 2005. |
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| Large-flowered Popcorn Flower Cryptantha intermedia Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Other common names: Clearwater cryptantha. Wildwood Park: coastal sage scrub, March 2005. |
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| Minute-flowered Popcorn Flower Cryptantha micromeres Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Other common names: pygmyflower cryptantha. Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail below Triunfo peak, sage scrub, April 2005. |
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| Tejon Cryptantha Cryptantha microstachys Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). NPS lands west of Malibu State Park: oak woodland, May 2005. |
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| Prickly Popcorn Flower Cryptantha muricata Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Other common names: pointed cryptantha. Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, chaparral, March 2005. |
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| Wild Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Point Mugu State Park: Big Sycamore Canyon Trail, oak woodland, 7-1-04. |
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| Slender Pectocarya Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Other common names: sagebrush combseed. Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, chaparral, March 2005. |
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| Popcorn Flower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Family: Boraginaceae (Borage). Other common names: rusty popcornflower. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, sage scrub, March 2005. |
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| Family Brassicaceae |
| Shepherd's Purse * Capsella bursa-pastoris Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, sage scrub 2-24-04. |
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| Milkmaids Cardamine californica Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Backbone Trail between Latigo and Corral Trailheads: oak woodland, 4-16-04. |
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| Jewel Flower Caulanthus heterophyllus Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Sheep Corral Trail, burned chaparral, April 2006. |
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| California Mustard Guillenia lasiophylla Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Sheep Corral Trail, burned chaparral, May 2006. |
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| Perennial Peppergrass * Lepidium latifolium Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Arroyo Sequit: entrance road roadside, sage scrub, 6-22-04. Note: Invasive exotic. |
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| Shiny Peppergrass Lepidium nitidum Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Other common names: shining pepperweed. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, grassland, March 2007. |
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| Sweet Alyssum * Lobularia maritima Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Point Dume Natural Preserve: coastal sage scrub, March 2006. |
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| Water Cress * Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Malibu Creek State Park: Mott Road, quiet stream aquatic, June 2005. |
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| Lace-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Other common names: sand fringepod, hairy fringe-pod. Circle X Ranch: Sandstone peak Trail, rocky slopes, March 2008.. |
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| Narrow-leaved Fringe-pod Thysanocarpus laciniatus Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard). Other common names: mountain fringepod. Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, March 2008.. |
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| Family Caprifoliaceae |
| Chaparral Honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, 6-7-04. |
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| Elderberry Sambucus mexicana Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, oak woodland, 3-20-04. |
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| Snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle). Point Mugu State Park: Serrano Canyon Trail, riparian woodland, 4-19-04. |
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| Family Caryophyllaceae |
| Douglas' Sandwort Minuartia douglasii Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink). Circle X Ranch: New Backbone Trail, sage scrub, 4-8-04. |
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| Dolores Campion Silene verecunda ssp. platyota Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink). Other common names: San Francisco campion. Backbone Trail near Corral Trailhead: chaparral, July 2005. |
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| Corn Spurry * Spergula arvensis Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink). Other common names: stickwort, starwort. Zuma/Trancas Canyons: Lower Zuma, Zuma Canyon Trail, sandy bank along creek, May 2005. |
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| Sand Spurry * Spergularia villosa Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink). Other common names: hairy sandspurry. Circle X Ranch: Disturbed areas and roadsides, May 2005. |
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| Common Chickweed * Stellaria media Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink). Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead: oak woodland, 4-26-04. |
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| Family Cistaceae |
| Crimson-spot Rockrose * Cistus ladaniferus Family: Cistaceae (Rock-rose). Other common names: gum cistus, common gum cistus. Tuna Canyon Park: disturbed chaparral, January 2008. |
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| Family Convolvulaceae |
| Wild Morning Glory Calystegia macrostegia Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, chaparral, 2-17-04. |
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| Sierra False Bindweed Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory). Malibu Creek State Park: Crags Road, chaparral, May 2005. |
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| Beach Morning-glory Calystegia soldanella Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory). Point Mugu State Park: Thornhill Broome Beach, Coastal Strand, 6-9-04. |
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| Bindweed * Convolvulus arvensis Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory). Other common names: orchard morning-glory, field bindweed. Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa: Ranch Overlook Trail, disturbed grassland, June 2005. |
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| Family Crassulaceae |
| Blochman's Live-forever Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop). Other common names: Blochman's Dudleya. Zuma/Trancas Canyons: Lower Zuma, Ocean View Trail, sage scrub, June 2005. |
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| Family Cucurbitaceae |
| Wild Cucumber Marah macrocarpus Family: Cucurbitaceae (Gourd). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, chaparral, 2-20-04. |
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| Family Cuscutaceae |
| California Dodder Cuscuta californica Family: Cuscutaceae (Dodder). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Ranch center connector Trail, sage scrub, 4-30-04. |
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| Saltmarsh Dodder Cuscuta salina Family: Cuscutaceae (Dodder). Malibu Lagoon State Beach: salt marsh, September 2006. |
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| Canyon Dodder Cuscuta subinclusa Family: Cuscutaceae (Dodder). Topanga Canyon: chaparral, Summer 2006. |
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| Family Cyperaceae |
| Clustered Field Sedge Carex praegracilis Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge). Point Mugu State Park: Thornhill Broome Beach, Coastal Strand, April 2005. |
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| Pale Spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge). Point Mugu State Park: Wood Canyon Fire Road, riparian woodland, June 2007. |
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| Family Ericaceae |
| Eastwood Manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa Family: Ericaceae (Heath). Circle X Ranch: Sandstone peak Trail, chaparral, 3-6-04. |
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| Bigberry Manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca Family: Ericaceae (Heath). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, 1-17-04. |
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| Summer Holly Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia Family: Ericaceae (Heath). Malibu Creek State Park: Backbone Trail above Tapia, May 2006. |
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| Family Euphorbiaceae |
| Spotted Spurge * Chamaesyce maculata Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge). Other common names: spotted sandmat. Circle X Ranch: Disturbed areas and roadsides, August 2007. |
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| Prostrate Spurge Chamaesyce polycarpa Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge). Point Mugu State Park: Serrano Canyon Trail, sage brush, 4-19-04. |
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| Matted Sandmat * Chamaesyce serpens Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge). Circle X Ranch: Disturbed areas and roadsides, May 2005. |
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| Castor Bean * Ricinus communis Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, chaparral, April 2004. Note: Invasive exotic. |
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| Family Fabaceae |
| Common Dwarf Locoweed Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus Family: Fabaceae (Pea). Other common names: dwarf white milkvetch. Wildwood Park: valley grassland, March 2005. |
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| Wild Sweet Pea Lathyrus vestitus Family: Fabaceae (Pea). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, oak woodland, 3-13-04. |
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| White Sweet Clover * Melilotus alba Family: Fabaceae (Pea). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, sage scrub, 2-23-04. |
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| Black Locust * Robinia pseudoacacia Family: Fabaceae (Pea). Soka University: May 2006. |
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| Family Garryaceae |
| Silk-tassel Bush Garrya veatchii Family: Garryaceae (Silk Tassel). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, oak woodland, 2-16-04. |
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| Family Grossulariaceae |
| Hillside Gooseberry Ribes californicum Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, oak woodland, 2-17-04. |
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| Family Hydrophyllaceae |
| Eucrypta Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, chaparral, 3-1-04. |
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| Yellow-throated Phacelia Phacelia brachyloba Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf). Other common names: shortlobe phacelia. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, May 2005. |
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| Caterpillar Phacelia Phacelia cicutaria Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf). Circle X Ranch: New Backbone Trail, chaparral, 4-8-04. |
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| Mountain Phacelia Phacelia imbricata Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, sage scrub, 4-10-04. |
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| Family Lamiaceae |
| Pitcher Sage Lepechinia fragrans Family: Lamiaceae (Mint). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, sage scrub, 4-8-04. |
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| Horehound * Marrubium vulgare Family: Lamiaceae (Mint). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 3-21-04. |
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| White Sage Salvia apiana Family: Lamiaceae (Mint). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, sage scrub, 3-24-04. |
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| Black Sage Salvia mellifera Family: Lamiaceae (Mint). Circle X Ranch: Campground roadside, sage scrub, 3-14-04. |
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| White Hedge Nettle Stachys albens Family: Lamiaceae (Mint). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, intermittent streambed, 6-18-04. |
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| Family Liliaceae |
| Red-skinned Onion Allium haematochiton Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, riparian woodland, 4-8-04. |
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| Onionweed * Asphodelus fistulosus Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Other common names: false asphodel. Malibu Creek State Park: Park service road, disturbed grassland, May 2006. Note: Invasive exotic, NOXIOUS WEED. |
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| Globe Lily Calochortus albus Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead: riparian woodland, 4-26-04. |
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| Catalina Mariposa Lily Calochortus catalinae Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, valley grassland, 4-23-04. |
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| Butterfly Mariposa Lily Calochortus venustus Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Triunfo Canyon Park: near Triunfo Canyon Road, grassland, May 2007. |
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| Soap Plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, 6-7-04. |
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| Common Muilla Muilla maritima Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Other common names: sea muilla. Wildwood Park: coastal sage scrub, March 2005. |
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| Nolina Nolina cismontana Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: sage scrub, 4-30-04. |
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| Our Lord's candle Yucca whipplei Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, sage scrub, 4-12-04. |
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| Star-lily Zigadenus fremontii Family: Liliaceae (Lily). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, chaparral, 4-5-04. |
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| Family Linaceae |
| Small-flowered Dwarf-flax Hesperolinon micranthum Family: Linaceae (Flax). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, coastal sage scrub, June 2007. |
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| Family Myrtaceae |
| Blue Gum * Eucalyptus globulus Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtle). Other common names: Eucalyptus, Tasmanian bluegum. Circle X Ranch: Campgrounds, oak woodland, 2-23-04. This non-native has been widely planted. |
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| Family Oleaceae |
| Chaparral Flowering Ash Fraxinus dipetala Family: Oleaceae (Olive). Other common names: Flowering Ash, California Ash. Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead: riparian woodland, March 2005. |
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| Family Onagraceae |
| Shedding Primrose Camissonia boothii ssp. decorticans Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Ridge Trail, burned valley grassland, May 2006. |
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| Willow-herb Clarkia Clarkia epilobioides Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 4-5-04. |
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| Willow-herb Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, intermittent streambed, 6-25-04. |
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| Family Papaveraceae |
| Prickly Poppy Argemone munita Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Palo Comado Canyon Trail, burned chaparral, May 2006. |
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| Bleeding Heart Dicentra ochroleuca Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, sage scrub, 4-8-04. |
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| Small-flowered Meconella Meconella denticulata Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail below Triunfo peak, chaparral, 4-17-04. |
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| Cream Cups Platystemon californicus Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy). Triunfo Canyon Park: sage scrub, April 2007. |
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| Matilija Poppy * Romneya coulteri Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy). Other common names: Coulter's matilija poppy. Malibu Creek State Park: near Cistern Trail, chaparral, May 2005. |
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| Family Platanaceae |
| Western Sycamore Platanus racemosa Family: Platanaceae (Sycamore). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 3-21-04. Male and female blossoms. |
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| Family Polemoniaceae |
| Angel's Gilia Gilia angelensis Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: China Flat Trail, burned chaparral, April 2006. |
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| Southern Gilia Gilia australis Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Canyon Trail, burned chaparral, May 2006. |
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| Globe Gilia Gilia capitata Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, sage scrub, 3-18-04. |
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| Purplespot Gilia Gilia clivorum Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox). Peter Strauss Ranch: ranch area, disturbed roadside, March 2005. |
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| Linanthus Linanthus parviflorus Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Canyon Trail, oak woodland, 4-30-04. |
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| Family Polygalaceae |
| Fish's Milkwort Polygala cornuta Family: Polygalaceae (Milkwort). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, oak woodland, 5-10-04. |
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| Family Polygonaceae |
| San Fernando Valley Spineflower Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Ahmanson Ranch: burned valley grassland, May 2006. |
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| Anglestem Buckwheat Eriogonum angulosum Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Ridge Trail, burned valley grassland, May 2006. |
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| Ashy Leaf Buckwheat Eriogonum cinereum Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Deer Creek Road roadside: sage scrub, 6-9-04. |
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| Cithara Buckwheat Eriogonum cithariforme Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Malibu Creek State Park: Tapia Spur Trail, chaparral, May 2005. |
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| Wand Buckwheat Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Rocky Oaks: Rocky Oaks Loop Trail, sage scrub, 9-9-04. |
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| California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, sage scrub, 2-24-04. |
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| Sea-cliff Buckwheat Eriogonum parvifolium Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Leo Carrillo State Park: Coastal Strand, July 2005. |
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| Common Knotweed * Polygonum arenastrum Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat). Other common names: doorweed, oval-leaf knotweed. Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, disturbed shoulder margin and pavement cracks, March 2005. |
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| Family Portulacaceae |
| Common Montia Claytonia exigua Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane). Triunfo Canyon Park: rocky slope, March 2008. |
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| Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 2-17-04. |
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| Family Primulaceae |
| Water Pimpernel Samolus parviflorus Family: Primulaceae (Primrose). Leo Carrillo State Park: Coastal Strand, 6-24-04. |
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| Family Ranunculaceae |
| Virgin's Bower Clematis lasiantha Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, oak woodland, 3-10-04. |
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| Western Virgin's Bower Clematis ligusticifolia Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup). Solstice Canyon: Solstice Canyon Trail, oak woodland, 8-4-04. |
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| Hairy-fruited Buttercup Ranunculus hebecarpus Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup). Other common names: delicate buttercup. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, May 2005. |
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| Family Rhamnaceae |
| Hoary-leaved Ceanothus Ceanothus crassifolius Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, chaparral, 3-6-04. |
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| Buck Brush Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn). Other common names: California lilac, wild lilac, soap bush. Peter Strauss Ranch: Peter Strauss Trail, chaparral, March 2005. |
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| Bigpod Ceanothus Ceanothus megacarpus Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn). Circle X Ranch: Sandstone peak Trail, chaparral, 2-24-04. |
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| Greenbark Ceanothus Ceanothus spinosus Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 3-5-04. |
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| Coffeeberry Rhamnus californica ssp. californica Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, oak woodland, 6-10-04. |
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| Family Rosaceae |
| Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, sage scrub, 4-5-04. |
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| Redshank Adenostoma sparsifolium Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, chaparral, 6-23-04. |
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| Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, 6-7-04. |
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| Cream Bush Holodiscus discolor Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Other common names: ocean spray. Point Mugu State Park: Serrano Canyon Trail, riparian woodland, May 2005. |
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| Sticky Cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Circle X Ranch: Backbone Trail, oak woodland, 4-8-04. |
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| Hollyleaf Cherry Prunus ilicifolia Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road roadside, riparian woodland, 3-20-04. |
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| California Blackberry Rubus ursinus Family: Rosaceae (Rose). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 4-5-04. |
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| Family Rubiaceae |
| Phlox-leaved Bedstraw Galium andrewsii Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, 6-7-04. |
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| Narrow-leaved Bedstraw Galium angustifolium Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, sage scrub, 3-23-04. |
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| Annual Bedstraw * Galium aparine Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, 3-20-04. |
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| Family Saururaceae |
| Yerba Mansa Anemopsis californica Family: Saururaceae (Lizard-tail). Point Mugu State Park: Thornhill Broome Beach, Coastal Strand, 6-9-04. |
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| Family Saxifragaceae |
| Round-leaf Boykinia Boykinia rotundifolia Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage). Point Mugu State Park: Waterfall Trail, riparian woodland, June 2005. |
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| Woodland Star Lithophragma affine Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, oak woodland, 4-5-04. |
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| California Saxifrage Saxifraga californica Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage). Circle X Ranch: Sandstone peak Trail, sage scrub, 3-16-04. |
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| Family Scrophulariaceae |
| White Snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterianum Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort). Backbone Trail between Trippet Ranch and Will Rogers State Parks: chaparral, 6-12-04. |
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| Bird's Beak Cordylanthus rigidus Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort). Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, 6-7-04. |
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| Water Speedwell * Veronica anagallis-aquatica Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort). Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, riparian woodland, 5-4-04. |
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| Family Solanaceae |
| Datura Datura wrightii Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade). Mulholland Highway roadside: chaparral, 4-18-04. |
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| Manyflower Tobacco * Nicotiana acuminata var. multiflora Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade). Seminole Hot Springs: disturbed urban/chaparral, June 2005. |
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| Cleveland's Tobacco Nicotiana clevelandii Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade). Wildwood Park: coastal sage scrub, March 2005. |
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| Indian Tobacco Nicotiana quadrivalvis Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade). Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: China Flat Trail, burned grassland, May 2006. |
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| White Nightshade Solanum douglasii Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade). Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, oak woodland, 3-13-04. |
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