Tag: plants
Flowering Plants
Wild Buckwheats
Milkvetches
Russian Thistles (Edinger/55 exit)
Russian Thistles (next to hedge)
A tiny Marine Blue butterfly on Blue Chalksticks flowers.
A tiny Marine Blue #butterfly on Blue Chalksticks flowers.
The name might seem odd, but when they open their wings, the inside shades to a bright blue near the body.
On PixelFed.Social
On Flickr
On iNaturalist (crop, no commentary)
Milk Thistle
Lupines (Spectrum empty lot)
This is a tree that grew from seed in the back yard over the course of 2-3 years.
This is a tree that grew from seed in the back yard over the course of 2-3 years. I don’t remember why we decided not to pull it out as a weed when it started. I think we were just curious to see what it was. I never did find that out, but it took over the entire corner.
Other iNaturalist users have suggested it’s a silk oak.
Discarded seed pod. A dried-out fig, maybe? It was under an olive tree, but…
Discarded seed pod. A dried-out fig, maybe? It was under an olive tree, but it’s definitely not an olive!
Best guess: a squirrel or something grabbed it from another yard and didn’t finish it before scurrying off.
#photo #plants #nature #SeedPod #ground #shadow
(@artsyhonker suggests it’s a pomegranate, and @raye agrees.)
Yeah, I think that’s it. Thanks!
Giant Kelp (clump at Dockweiler)
Hey look, nectar!
Sweet Fennel
Wild plant at the top of the hill, ocean at the bottom. The fence marks the edge of Del Cerro Park and the start of a steep, unstable slope down to the Portuguese Bend area of the coast near Los Angeles. On a clear day, Catalina would be visible off to the left, but on this day, the ocean blended seamlessly into an obscuring haze.
– Instagram (2014)
Knotweeds, Smartweeds, and Waterpeppers
Rabbitfoot Grass
Garland Daisy
I walked along a bike path today and could not believe how many puncture vine plants I saw.
I walked along a bike path today and could not believe how many puncture vine plants I saw. No wonder I've had to patch so many flat tires!
If it's possible for a plant to evolve into the natural enemy of the bicycle, this plant is it. It's literally in the caltrop family. I swear it's lining the bike path, waiting to ambush its prey.
Willet (hillside plants)
Spotted near the coast, probably along the hillside above the beach, or possibly in the park at the top of the bluffs.
