| Photos copyright © 2010-2012 Kat Avila Camera: Canon SD780 IS |
| Bindweed (aka field bindweed) Convolvulus arvensis, MORNING GLORY FAMILY | ||||
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 A bee has crawled inside. 2010.5.26 |
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| Bladderpod (aka Burro Fat), Isomeris arborea, CAPER FAMILY | ||||
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 with harlequin bug (nymph) 2010.5.26 |
 green pod fruit 2010.5.26 |
 with harlequin bug (nymph) 2010.7.9 |
 dried up 2010.7.30 |
 covered with dew 2011.10.11, 8:38 a.m. |
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| Boysenberry, Rubus ursinus x idaeus: They're juicy and fragile when they ripen to a deep purple color, but they are difficult to find. I think the morning joggers beat me to the best berries. | ||||
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| Bush Mallow (aka Chaparral Mallow), Malacothamnus fasciculatus, MALLOW FAMILY | ||||
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| California Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum, BUCKWHEAT FAMILY | ||||
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| California Bulrush ('bUl-rɅʃ), Schoenoplectus californicus, or Scirpus californicus, SEDGE FAMILY (aka Tule ['tu-li:, from Nahuatl tullin], Scirpus acutus; black root [name used by indigenous basketweavers]) | ||||
 interlay of lines 2010.5.5 |
 vertical and horizontal lines 2010.5.5 |
 cloud reflections in the pond 2011.2.23 |
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| California Encelia (aka Bush Sunflower), Encelia californica, ASTER FAMILY | ||||
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 honeybee visitor 2011.2.9 |
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 a spooky eye 2011.3.17 |
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 closeup on pistil \'pɪs-təl\ 2011.3.17 |
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| California Fuchsia, Epilobium canum, EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY | ||||
 2010.7.9 |
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| California Mugwort (aka Douglas Sagewort, Dream Sage) Artemisia douglasiana: While mugwort was used to remedy a number of medical complaints from colds to menstrual cramps by various coastal tribes, among the more memorable applications included using the scent of mugwort to ensure pleasant dreams or rubbing its leaves against one's body to keep away unwelcome spirits. | ||||
 During the day, its leaves close so it doesn't lose moisture. 2010.5.14 |
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| California Rose, Rosa californica, ROSE FAMILY | ||||
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 beetle & Argentine ant 2010.7.30 |
 looking like mini-octopuses 2010.7.9 |
 dark pink 2010.7.30 |
 bright red 2010.7.30 |
shriveled up like raisins 2010.7.30 |
 green with hint of blush 2010.8.13 |
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 multicolored 2010.8.13 |
 someone's been nibbling 2010.8.13 |
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| California Sycamore, Platanus racemosa, SYCAMORE FAMILY | ||||
 "Ouchy!" (nutlets) 2011.1.30 |
 baby tree 2011.3.15 |
 close-up 2011.3.15 |
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| Coastal Prickly Pear (aka Tuna), Opuntia littoralis, CACTUS FAMILY | ||||
 ready to bloom 2010.7.30 |
 A bee works inside a flower. 2010.7.30 |
 partially eaten pears2010.7.30 |
 partially eaten pear 2010.7.30 |
 Gravity is pulling off the fruit. 2010.7.30 |
 2011.1.27 |
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| Coulter's Matilija Poppy, Romneya coulteri, POPPY FAMILY. "Largest flowers of any native CA plant." —NAS | ||||
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| Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, ASTER FAMILY | ||||
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| Fremont Cottonwood, Populus fremontii, WILLOW (Salicaceae) FAMILY | ||||
 cottony seeds on trail and Calif. sagebrush 2010.5.26 |
 triangular leaves 2010.5.26 |
 triangular leaves 2010.5.26 |
 nice pop-up yellow brings attention to what's around it 2010.7.30 |
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 autumn carpet of leaves 2011.10.11 |
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| Hooker's Evening Primrose, Oenothera deltoides, EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY | ||||
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