I struggle between O. engelmanni and O. phaecantha!
growing in monzogranite boulderland, 4,370'.
growing in Juniperus scopulorum.
This is the northernmost known population of Great Basin bristlecone pine.
I have no idea what these pines were doing here, apparently naturalized in this little spot. I have trouble believing they are Pinus sabiniana myself. It was the only California pine I could think of with three long needles that looked like this. The cones were very large too. I could not find whole ones that I could reach and I only had an iPhone.
Human is 5'2", for scale. One of the biggest chaparral yuccas I've seen so far.
unsure on ID. single plant growing in sandy wash.
one isolated, senesced plant along Panorama Loop trail.
on Agave deserti in bloom, only blooming Agave seen in this canyon, which seems early, bloom in late December.
1,300' elevation. Yucca schidigera grow at low elevation in a Sonoran Desert setting. Common from here to the east. Lowest elevation individual I saw is this one.
She's nesting by my front door window and has two chicks -- but I'm not sure what she is - Allen's? Anna's? Ideas appreciated
Yuccas sprouting 4 weeks after the Woolsey Fire.
cluster of approx 2 dozen plants, growing near crest of ridgeline.