Sunday, February 14, 2016

Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains

Marah macrocarpa / Family: Cucurbitaceae (GOURD).
Common name: Wild cucumber
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Salvia leucophylla / Family: Lamiaceae (MINT).
Common name: Purple Sage
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Brassica nigra / Family: Brassicaceae (MUSTARD).
Common name: Black Mustard
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Oxalis californica / Family: Oxalidaceae (OXALIS).
Common name: Oxalis, woodsorrel
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Vinca major / Family: Apocynaceae (DOGBANE).
Common name: Periwinkle, bigleaf periwinkle, greater periwinkle.
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Acacia longifolia / Family: Fabaceae (PEA, LEGUME).
Common name: Sydney Golden Wattle
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Unidentified
A lily or grass:

Below is something related to dill, anise, carrot; seeds smell like anise.
Possibly: Foeniculum vulgare / Family: Apiaceae (CARROT). link


Small low growing woody plant:

Tree or large shrub:

Woody shrub:


*"Website photos" are taken from www.smmflowers.org