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Sandblossom (Linanthus parryae)Observer
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In coarse sandy alluvium in desert scrub openings, Kelso Creek watershed, Kern County, California.
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Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
Likely a relictual population.
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Johnson Linanthus (Linanthus bigelovii ssp. johnsonii)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
In sandy areas between Eriogonum fasciculatum and Poa secunda.
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Wide Leaved Rock Goldenbush (Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata)Observer
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On sandstone monoliths of Joaquin Rocks.
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Small Alison (Alyssum alyssoides)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
On a steep roadcut. Stellate hairs separating Alyssum from Lepidium. A. alyssoides with persistent sepals in fruit.
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Wirestem (Rigiopappus leptocladus)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
In grassland.
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Lesser Baby Innocence (Tonella tenella)Observer
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On talus slopes of chert. North side of Goat Mountain. Reaches the southern extent of its range here.
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Small Fescue (Festuca microstachys)Observer
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Syn: Vulpia microstachys.
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Rabbitsfoot Milkvetch (Astragalus purshii var. tinctus)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
At foot of a serpentine slope and sandy bank of Clear Creek.
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Tucker's Oak (Quercus john-tuckeri)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
Hybridizing with Q. douglasii here.
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Pink Whispering Bells (Emmenanthe penduliflora var. rosea)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
In disturbed area on serpentine.
Syn: Emmenanthe rosea (Brand) Constance
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Van Houtte's Columbine (Aquilegia eximia)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
Common along riparian corridors of Clear Creek.
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Brewer's Jewelflower (Streptanthus breweri)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
In serpentine barrens.
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California Indian Breadroot (Pediomelum californicum)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
On serpentine.
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Leather Oak (Quercus durata)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
On serpentine with Arctostaphylos glauca, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus.
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San Benito Jewelflower (Streptanthus insignis)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
On a steep roadcut.
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Fremont's Death Camas (Toxicoscordion fremontii)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
In wet clay near a seep. Co-occurring with Fritillaria agrestis and Achyrachaena mollis.
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San Diego Bird's-foot Trefoil (Acmispon micranthus)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
Fruit beak hooked.
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Western Ponysfoot (Dichondra occidentalis)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
Under shrub cover. Plants more exposed with more wavy leaves.
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Trigonous Sedge (Carex triquetra)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
Leaves glabrous; peri hairy (Group 2)
stems with both staminate and pistillate spikelet; stigmas 3; basal spikelets absent; staminate spikelets two, above pistillate spikelets; lateral spikelets >1cm; plant caespitose; peri hairs obvious; plants not of serpentine, South Channel Islands, peri elliptic.
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Scarlet Pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis)Observer
plantsarecoolDescription
See comments under this observation.
