Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

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Family Aizoaceae

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Heartleaf Iceplant *
Aptenia cordifolia

Family: Aizoaceae (FIG-MARIGOLD).
Other common names: baby sun-rose, red apple.
Generic common name: APTENIA.

Malibu Lagoon State Beach: disturbed area near landscaping, Sept 2008.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Red, Blue, Medium, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer.

Escaped cultivar, although in range generally not invasive. The different color forms are a consequence of hybridization, often with A. haeckeliana (Platythyra haeckeliana.) True Aptenia cordifolia would have magenta flowers, as some shown here. 		Thumbnail Picture of Aptenia cordifolia


Family Asteraceae

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Mojave Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. parishii

Family: Asteraceae (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: Parish's sagebrush, big sagebrush.
Generic common name: SAGEBRUSH.

Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve: coastal sage scrub, Oct 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Fall. 		Thumbnail Picture of Artemisia tridentata ssp. parishii


Family Boraginaceae

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California popcornflower
Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens

Family: Boraginaceae (BORAGE).
Other common names: Cooper's popcorn flower, rough-stemmed popcornflower.
Generic common name: POPCORNFLOWER.

Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, thin soil on rocky outcrop. June 2010.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring. 		Thumbnail Picture of Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens


Family Campanulaceae

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Rareflower Heterocodon
Heterocodon rariflorum

Family: Campanulaceae (BELLFLOWER).
Other common names: few-flowered heterocodon, western pearlflower.
Generic common name: HETEROCODON.

Castro Crest: Backbone Trail, riparian woodland, May 2009.

Characteristics: Native, Blue, Small, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.

I have yet to catch its tiny blue flowers (a "rare" event.) Often cleistogamous (i.e., flowers do not open). 		Thumbnail Picture of Heterocodon rariflorum


Family Chenopodiaceae

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Parish's glasswort
Arthrocnemum subterminale
TJM1: Salicornia subterminalis.

Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: Parish's pickleweed.
Generic common name: PICKLEWEED.

Mugu Lagoon, salt marsh, Nov 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

Do not have flower pictures yet. 		Thumbnail Picture of Arthrocnemum subterminale

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Four-wing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens var. canescens
TJM1: Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens.

Family: Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Other common names: shadscale, hoary saltbush.
Generic common name: SALTBUSH, ORACH.

Wildwood Park: Las Flores Trail, coastal sage scrub, Oct 2011.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Summer.

A California native used in landscaping but probably not native to SMM. 		Thumbnail Picture of Atriplex canescens var. canescens


Family Cistaceae

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Pink Rockrose *
Cistus incanus
TJM1: Cistus creticus.
Other scientific names: Cistus villosus, Cistus incanus ssp. creticus.

Family: Cistaceae (ROCK-ROSE).
Other common names: hairy rockrose, Cretan rockrose.
Generic common name: ROCK-ROSE.

Malibu Creek State Park: riparian woodland east of Las Virgenes Cyn Rd, June 2009.

Characteristics: Non-Native, Red, Large, Clusters, Solitary, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring.

Cultivar infrequently encountered near urban landscaping. 		Thumbnail Picture of Cistus incanus


Family Plantaginaceae

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Prairie Plantain
Plantago elongata
Other scientific names: Plantago bigelovii.

Family: Plantaginaceae (PLANTAIN).
Other common names: long leaf plantain, annual coast plantago, coastal plantain, slender plantain.
Generic common name: PLANTAIN.

Triunfo Canyon Park: drying vernal pool near the reservoir, March 2010.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Odd, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring. 		Thumbnail Picture of Plantago elongata


Family Poaceae

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Feather Finger Grass *
Chloris virgata

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: feather windmill-grass.
Generic common name: WINDMILL GRASS.

Sept 2009.

Characteristics: Non-Native. 		Thumbnail Picture of Chloris virgata

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Durban Crowfoot *
Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Family: Poaceae (GRASS).
Other common names: crowfoot grass, Egyptian grass.
Generic common name: CROWFOOT GRASS.

Spring 2011.

Characteristics: Non-Native. 		Thumbnail Picture of Dactyloctenium aegyptium




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