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Narrow-toothed Pectocarya (Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 06:09 PM PDT

Description

I forgot to take a pix of the entire plant, since it was near the end of my 7 mile hike. I was just barely able to bend down to photograph this sample.

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What

Wallace's White Woollydaisy (Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 06:03 PM PDT

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What

Dwarf Cottonrose (Logfia depressa)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 06:03 PM PDT

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What

Sand Pygmyweed (Crassula connata)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 06:01 PM PDT

Description

I can't tell whether these are in bloom or not.

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What

Scarlet Bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 06:00 PM PDT

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Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 05:59 PM PDT

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What

Saharan Mustard (Brassica tournefortii)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 05:56 PM PDT

Description

I only saw this off-trail near the "PCT parking area".

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Fremont's Pincushion (Chaenactis fremontii)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 05:03 PM PDT

Description

There were whole hillsides covered with these dead white plants, and I had no idea who they were for hours. Finally, it occurred to me that these were Chaenactis fremontii. Checking iNat, @efmer have great photographs showing vast fields of them in bloom, like this one:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31905979

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What

London Rocket (Sisymbrium irio)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 04:59 PM PDT

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Arched-nut Pectocarya (Pectocarya recurvata)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 04:58 PM PDT

Description

There was a surprising lack of Pectocarya in the first 3.5 miles of the PCT. This is the only spot where I found Pecto on the PCT (another spot was found near the parking area away from the PCT).

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What

Common Pussypaws (Calyptridium monandrum)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 04:04 PM PDT

Description

I'm not sure whether this is flowering or not. I don't see any petals.

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What

Common Mediterranean Grass (Schismus barbatus)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 03:57 PM PDT

Description

There were vast amounts of Schismus everywhere.

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What

Redstem Stork's-Bill (Erodium cicutarium)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 03:55 PM PDT

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Western Bernardia (Bernardia incana)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 03:53 PM PDT

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Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 03:48 PM PDT

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Pineland Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum molestum)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 03:30 PM PDT

Description

At home, I measured the invols to be 4.0 to 5.0 mm long.

This was the only blooming plant on the trail. There were a number of babies in a few places along the trail, all with kidney shaped leaves.

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What

Spotted Hideseed (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 03:00 PM PDT

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What

Perennial Rockcress (Boechera perennans)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:59 PM PDT

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Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:50 PM PDT

Description

C. ganderi is the only cholla in this area that is not C. bigelovii.

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What

Turpentine Broom (Thamnosma montana)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:48 PM PDT

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Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:45 PM PDT

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Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:41 PM PDT

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What

Desert Tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:26 PM PDT

Description

About ten plants on the trail in two spots, all in bloom.

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Laciniate Spineflower (Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:22 PM PDT

Description

Something has been eating the Chorizanthe! Id from many past trips, as well as this post from very nearby:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31905984

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What

White Fiesta Flower (Pholistoma membranaceum)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:12 PM PDT

Description

This was the only location where I saw this species in the first 3.5 miles of the PCT.

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What

Desert Purple Mat (Nama demissa var. demissa)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:08 PM PDT

Description

Only this single plant of this species seen in the first 3.5 miles of the PCT.

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What

Wallace's White Woollydaisy (Eriophyllum wallacei var. rubellum)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:07 PM PDT

Description

Only var. rubellum has been found in this area.

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What

Western Tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 02:07 PM PDT

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Eastern Mojave Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 01:51 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tchester

Date

March 20, 2024 01:44 PM PDT
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