Hillside walk, 25 and 26 May 2013
Notable this week is seeing the chaparral yucca in bloom. I saw at least seven of them, possibly eight. I managed to get close to one of them, carefully making my way through the thickets of vegetation.
The past week has been relatively cool, and maybe the plants are responding. I noticed, for example, that the two remaining plants of caterpillar phacelia, each in a different but protected area, are almost luxurious compared to a week ago.
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Laurel sumac |
Laurel sumac |
Laurel sumac |
Laurel sumac |
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Golden stars |
White sage |
Dodder |
California coffeeberry |
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Mission prickly-pear |
Chaparral yucca |
Chaparral yucca |
Clustered tarweed |
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Bush monkey flower |
Common eucrypta |
Sacapellote |
Sacapellote |
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Sacapellote |
Sacapellote |
Caterpillar phacelia |
Caterpillar phacelia |
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Chamise |
Toyon |
Toyon |
Toyon |
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Ropevine clematis |
Blue elderberry |
Deerweed |
Leafy California buckwheat |
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Caterpillar phacelia |
Caterpillar phacelia |
Cobweb thistle |
Goldenback fern |
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Birch leaf mountain mahogany |
Malta star thistle |
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