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| Giant Coreopsis, Coreopsis gigantea, at Valley Anchorage. Dr. Seuss plants! |
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| Up close Coreopsis flower. |
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| Sticky Sand-verbena, Abronia maritima. Coches Beach. |
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| Pink Sand-Verbena, Abronia umbellata. Near Fraser Pt. |
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| White-lined Sphinx Moth, Hyles lineata. |
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| Beach Evening-Primrose, Camissonia cheiranthifolia. Near Fraser Point. |
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| Flowering Crystalline Iceplant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Fraser Point. |
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| Crystalline Iceplant sans flowers. An introduced species. | |
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The next plant is very rare--it is only found on the far west end of Santa Cruz Island. No where else in the world! I took this photo on a recent visit to Fraser Point, the furthest west point on the island.
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Santa Cruz Island Live-Forever, Dudleya nesiotica, with another SCI endemic (Santa Cruz Island Silver Lotus, Lotus argophyllus) in the background.
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And now a few more wildflowers from the valley:
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| Dwarf Brodiaea, Brodiaea jolonensis. |
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| A new favorite, Fairy Lantern (or Globe Lily), Calochortus albus. |
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| Yellow Mariposa, Calochortus luteus. |
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| Indian Pink, Silene laciniata. |
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| Creeping Snowberry, Symphoricarpos mollis. |
So lovely!!
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