cactus to clouds

CALIFORNIA BUCKWHEAT (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum)

POLYGONACEAE BUCKWHEAT FAMILY

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum California Buckwheat

*California Native

Habitat Chaparral Elevation ~ 1250'

Observed Triumpho Canyon Trail, Santa Monica Mountains - Thousand Oaks, CA (4:04pm) 07.08.2029

Additional Notes
Ethnobotanical uses

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS (CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS & CRATERELLUS TUBAEFORMIS)

CANTHARELLACEAE CHANTERELLE FAMILY

Cantharellus cibarius Chanterelles Mushroom

Craterellus tubaeformis Trumpet Chanterelle Mushroom

Habitat Mixed Hardwood and Conifer Forest; Elevation ~ 26.2'

Observed  - Shoreline Trail - West Oven's Mouth Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, ME 08.18.2015

Additional Notes

mycorrhizal, edible

WALLACE'S WOOLLY DAISY (ERIOPHYLLUM WALLACEI)

ASTERACEAE ASTER FAMILY

Eriophyllum wallacei Wallace's Woolly Daisy

* California Native

Habitat Creosote-Bush Scrub, Mojave Desert

Observed Chaparrosa Peak Trail- Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, Yucca Valley, CA (San Bernardino County) 05.10.2014

Additional Notes
Dicot, annual herb

DESERT CALICO (LOESELIASTRUM MATTHEWSII)

POLEMONIACEAE PHLOX FAMILY

Loeseliastrum matthewsii Desert Calico

* California Native

Habitat Creosote-Bush Scrub, Mojave Desert

Observed  Chaparrosa Peak Trail- Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, Yucca Valley, CA (San Bernardino County) 05.10.2014

Additional Notes
Dicot, annual herb

PANAMINT LIVEFOREVER (DUDLEYA SAXOSA)

CRASSULACEAE STONECROP FAMILY

Dudleya saxosa Panamint Liveforever

* California Native

Habitat Creosote-Bush Scrub, Mojave Desert; Elevation ~ 5000'

Observed  Chaparrosa Peak Trail- Pioneertown Mountains Preserve, Yucca Valley, CA (San Bernardino County) 05.10.2014

Additional Notes
Dicot, perennial herb; Found on north-facing rocky slope

LOW BULRUSH (ISOLEPIS CERNUA)

CYPERACEAE SEDGE FAMILY

Isolepis cernua Low Bulrush

* California Native

Habitat Sandy, sometimes brackish sea shores, bluffs, coastal dunes, creeks, marshes
Observed Paradise Beach - Point Sal Beach State Park, Guadalupe, CA (Santa Barbara County) 08.18.2015
Additional Notes
Monocot, annual grass-like herb; Found along moist seep in cliff face above beach, below dunes

SEAROCKET (CAKILE MARITIMA)

Brassicaceae Mustard FAMILY

Cakile maritima Searocket

*Non-Native; Invasive Species

Habitat Coastal Dunes, Scrub
Observed Guadalupe Dunes Park to Mussel Rock Trail, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve Santa Barbara County Park CA 08.18.2015
Additional Notes
Annual Herb

BLOCHMAN'S LEAFY DAISY (ERIGERON BLOCHMANIAE)

ASTERACEAE ASTER FAMILY

Erigeron blochmaniae Blochman's Leafy Daisy

*California Native; Rare Species

Habitat Coastal Dunes, Scrub
Observed Guadalupe Dunes Park to Mussel Rock Trail, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve Santa Barbara County Park CA 08.18.2015
Additional Notes
Perennial Rhizomatous Herb

COMMON SAND ASTER (CORETHROGYNE FILAGINIFOLIA)

ASTERACEAE ASTER FAMILY

Corethrogyne filaginifolia Common Sand Aster

*California Native

ROD WIRELETTUCE (STEPHANOMERIA VIRGATA)

ASTERACEAE ASTER FAMILY

Stephanomeria virgata Tall Stephanomeria

*California Native

Habitat Coastal Dunes, Scrub
Observed Guadalupe Dunes Park to Mussel Rock Trail, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve Santa Barbara County Park CA 08.18.2015
Additional Notes
Annual Dicot herb

CALIFORNIA POPPY (ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA)

PAPAVERACEAE POPPY FAMILY

Stephanomeria virgata Tall stephanomeria

*California Native

Habitat Coastal Dunes, Scrub
Observed Guadalupe Dunes Park to Mussel Rock Trail, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve Santa Barbara County Park CA 08.18.2015
Additional Notes
Annual Dicot Herb

PINK SAND VERBENA (ABRONIA UMBELLATA)

NYCTAGINACEAE VERBENA FAMILY
Abronia umbellata Pink Sand Verbena
*California Native
Habitat Coastal Dunes, Scrub
Observed Guadalupe Dunes Park to Mussel Rock Trail, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve Santa Barbara County Park CA 08.29.2015
Additional Notes
Perennial Dicot

YELLOW SAND VERBENA (ABRONIA LATIFOLIA)

NYCTAGINACEAE VERBENA FAMILY
Abronia latifolia Yellow Sand Verbena
*California Native
Habitat Coastal Dunes, Scrub
Observed Guadalupe Dunes Park to Mussel Rock Trail, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve Santa Barbara County Park CA 08.29.2015
Additional Notes
Perennial Dicot

CANADA MAY-LILY (MAIANTHEMUM CANADENSE)

LILIACEAE LILY FAMILY

Maianthemum canadense Canada May-lily

* Maine Native

Habitat Mixed Hardwood and Conifer Forest; Elevation ~ 26.2'

Observed  Shoreline Trail - West Oven's Mouth Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, ME 08.18.2015

Additional Notes
Perennial

DESERT MARIPOSA LILY (CALOCHORTUS KENNEDYI)

LILIACEAE LILY FAMILY

Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi Desert Mariposa Lily

* California Native

Habitat Creosote-Bush Scrub, Mojave Desert; Elevation ~ 5000'

Observed  Chaparrosa Peak Trail- Wildlands Conservancy, Yucca Valley, CA (San Bernardino County) 05.10.2014

Additional Notes
Perennial