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What

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)

Observer

adenaarviso

Date

March 1, 2019 09:27 AM HST

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What

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Observer

birdsofsocal

Date

February 24, 2019 12:59 PM PST

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What

Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

Observer

diego4nature

Date

November 4, 2017 04:40 AM PDT

Description

The shrub was large and thick with many evergreen saw-toothed leaves. The red berries were in many clusters. It popped out in the corner of my eye from the Coastal Sage Scrub.

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What

White Sage (Salvia apiana)

Observer

diego4nature

Date

July 15, 2017 06:47 AM PDT

Description

The plant had thick, white-gray leaves with fragrance, grew in a shrub formation, and had thick gray branches. It grew in scattered patches in the area of Coastal Sage Scrub.

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What

San Diego Monkeyflower (Diplacus × australis)

Observer

diego4nature

Date

July 15, 2017 06:47 AM PDT

Description

The plant was a small semiwoody shrub. The leaves were thick, curled, and sticky. The flowers were long, light orange, and had five petals. It grew in mature Coastal Sage Scrub.

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What

Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)

Observer

providence

Date

June 10, 2018 11:47 AM PDT

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Blue Elder (Sambucus cerulea)

Observer

diego4nature

Date

May 27, 2017 08:05 AM PDT

Description

The tree was small, had many spread out branches. The large, compound flower stems and blue berries were easily seen, and the saw-toothed leaves were compound. It grew in the understory of the Coast Live Oak Woodland.

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What

California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)

Observer

diego4nature

Date

April 4, 2017

Description

The plant was a semi-woody shrub with thin, rough stalks, small needle-shaped leaves, and grew outwards. The flowers were globe-shaped with numerous tiny flowerlets colored pink and white. The shrub grew in a local patch of Coastal Sage Scrub.