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Paintbrushes (Genus Castilleja)Observer
ekoberleDescription
Near base of coastal cliffside, along riparian zone
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Yellow Owl's-Clover (Triphysaria versicolor ssp. faucibarbata)Observer
dgreenbergerDescription
@markegger Triphysaria or Castilleja? Neother is expected/collected here, in the same vernal pool complex as C. ambigua ambigua
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Brittleleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos crustacea)Observer
georgewilliams1Description
Underside of leaf different color from top => A. crustacea
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Eastwood Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. leucophylla)Observer
pleistoceneDescription
This seems to key to subsp. leucophylla rather than subsp. glandulosa
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Brittleleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos crustacea)Observer
pleistoceneDescription
First time seeing an Arctostaphylos with serrated leaves in this region.
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Brittleleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. crustacea)Observer
dgreenberger
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Bearberries and Manzanitas (Genus Arctostaphylos)Observer
paulexcoffDescription
no burl. lacking most of the twig hairs of A. pilosula. But infl bracts ciliate and some scattered long hairs on petioles. Potentially A. pungens x pilosula?
Growing next to A. pilosula and A. glauca. No A. pungens seen in immediate vicinity, but present in the area.
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Alkali Mariposa Lily (Calochortus striatus)Observer
paulexcoffDescription
large population, most plants still not blooming
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Desert Christmas Tree (Pholisma arenarium)Observer
paulexcoffPlace
Montaña De Oro, Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo, California, United States (Google, OSM)
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La Panza Mariposa Lily (Calochortus simulans)Observer
paulexcoffDescription
most individuals white flowered, one very yellow individual, a few light yellow/cream
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La Panza Mariposa Lily (Calochortus simulans)Observer
paulexcoffDescription
many individuals in this pop with hot pink abaxial petal surfaces and bright red sepals (sometimes on the same individual or not)
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Santa Margarita Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pilosula)Observer
paulexcoffDescription
(on east cuesta ridge!, not a known locality for A. pilosula) found two individuals growing next to each other, did not exhaustively search the area for more individuals.
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Guatemala Manzanita (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. cratericola)Observer
peterburke
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Thorny Skeletonweed (Pleiacanthus spinosus)Observer
joeysantoreDescription
3-liguled flowers. Photosynthetic stems, no leaves in July. Spines. Super cool.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
paulexcoffDescription
Probably a waif but in a very odd spot. Only one solo individual about 5m tall, lower bark had been stripped by a bear(?). Deep in Lopez Cyn across a stream from the trail and about 30 feet up an unstable slope.
