Subshrub, about 3/4 meters tall. Foliage and stems all very white hairy. Growing in the alluvial chaparral along the historical flood plain of San Antonio Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter.
Shrub, about 1.75 meters tall. Growing in the alluvial chaparral along the historical flood plain of San Antonio Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter.
This Thistle flower was covered in pollinating insects.
It's either a Milk Thistle or an Artichoke Thistle.
The location is a bit tentative, I'm going to verify it next time I visit.
Landing on Shortpod Mustard. Common today; about 12-15 seen.
Subshrub or low shrub. Around 1 meter tall or less. Leaves long, narrow lanceolate, dark shiny green above and dull hairy white-green below. No flowers available to distinguish between E. trichocalyx and E. californicum, but other iNat observations meters away from bloom period show a hairy calyx. Additionally, a publicly posted biological report for North Eriwanda Preserve, posted on ceqanet.opr.ca.gov, lists E. trichocalyx as the yerba santa present on the preserve.
Subshrub or low shrub. Around 1 meter tall or less. Leaves long, narrow lanceolate, dark shiny green above and dull hairy white-green below. No flowers available to distinguish between E. trichocalyx and E. californicum, but other iNat observations meters away from bloom period show a hairy calyx. Additionally, a publicly posted biological report for North Eriwanda Preserve, posted on ceqanet.opr.ca.gov, lists E. trichocalyx as the yerba santa present on the preserve.
4 months post Bobcat Fire
Chaparral yucca regrowth