Holy Fire burn scar
Glandular hairs on abaxial leaf surface and fruit. Quite abundant in Holy Fire burn scar.
May have been seeded by someone. Right off trail in vicinity of other random species
Growing on ledges of steep northeast facing cliff. Ladd Formation: Baker Canyon Conglomerate
Growing on ledges of steep northeast facing cliff. Ladd Formation: Baker Canyon Conglomerate
Steep slope with light colored rocky, clay soil, 2 indv.
Hybrid between S. mellifera X S. leucophylla
Appeared intermediate between Black Sage and Chia Sage, with Chia-like leaves and flower color, but with a woody base and many branching stems, plus intermediate flower shapes.
These Beetles were all over a California Brittlebush.
Host plant: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213948659
Growing in cultivation in my backyard. Originally purchased from Las Pilitas nursery and planted in late fall 2022. It tanked the last two winters surprisingly well, and has managed to send out dozens of flower buds so far this year.
With many internodal prickles on the old growth, but with few to none on the fresh young growth. I am struck by the particularly red hypanthia on these. Also, I am interested to see short glandular hairs on the ovary; I did not realize that this species could have this trait before, but this is mentioned in the floras so it doesn't seem too atypical.
Center. With Scandix pectin-veneris (right) and Torilis arvensis (left).
In the images with multiple species: R. salicifolius LEFT, R. crispus CENTER. R. conglomeratus RIGHT.
This Rumex tuberculed.
A frequent sight on many of the Salvia mellifera here
"Phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region supported two reciprocally monophyletic evolutionary lineages corresponding to yellow- flowered and pink-flowered plants. Based on their evolutionary divergence and ability to remain distinct in sympatry, the two lineages in Emmenanthe are worthy of taxonomic recognition at the rank of species, as E. penduliflora and E. rosea (Brand) Constance, and are of evolutionary interest as examples of partially sympatric sister-species."
I posed this photo – the yellow flowered E. penduliflora was growing about 10 m away in non-serpentine or less intensely serpentine soil, near/under shrubs, while the E. p. rosea was in the rocky serpentine talus seen in the photo.
The structural and color differences seem readily apparent here.
Stem erect, quite large. Common in Modjeska Canyon drainage near dam.
With C. connata (paler) in comparison photos.
Aliso Trailhead, Aliso Canyon Interpretive Trail, Santa Ynez River
-in the middle
Probably Garrya flavescens, but this plant is possibly Garrya fremontii. Very glabrous abaxial leaf surface, but no fruit to examine.
On Gutierrezia spp. (prob sarothrae)
I did not photograph the “entire” plant and/or the surrounding area. Yes, I'm aware that will make the plant more difficult to identify. I took other photos of this same species within the same general area and they were posted as separate observations.
On the Orange Heights proposed site
Ceanothus understory
Poser Mt, 99 plants
Possible hybrids between Deinandra paniculata and fasciculata. Lighter yellow rays like paniculata, with large inflorescence like that species. However, often with 5 rays, sometimes 6-7. The phyllaries and foliage are sticky and glandular (to touch) like paniculata, but either lack the standing hairs of that species, or have very short ones.
In my garden with about 200 other South African plants.
White morph of P. Parryii
Everyone loves this strikingly-beautiful species, with its fruit pedicels elongated like the strings of a harp.
If you are inclined to touch it, though, be aware that Don Rideout coined the term "Phacelia stink-a-lotta" for this species! It has a strong, somewhat nauseating leaf fragrance.
White flowers, hmm...
"Filament tube without yellow or white spot below each anther" indicates var. insularis per Jepson
"Filament tube without yellow or white spot below each anther" indicates var. insularis per Jepson
Interesting coloration. Hypanthium and petals varying pink to white. Jepson indicates R. malvaceum hypanthium +/- 2x longer than wide, versus R. indecorum which is barely longer than wide.