RANCHO SAN ANTONIO COUNTY PARK AND OPEN SPACE
PRESERVE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY
APRIL 2012 PAGE ONE
Photographs by Michael Charters
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On my recent trip up north to fly on the zeppelin 'Eureka,' I had a couple of free hours which I spent going for a walk in this county park near where some friends of ours live. I didn't expect that I would see a great deal of flora, and that was the case, but in addition to those invasive taxa that are present both here and equally farther south, I was able to photograph a few things, including at least a couple of species that were new to me (indicated by an upside-down V next to the common name). Since this locale is way out of my area of familiarity, I hope to be forgiven for any taxonomic mistakes, but perhaps my knowledgeable colleagues from this area will correct any such. An asterisk indicates a non-native species. |
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Common fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia Boraginaceae [Named for Wilhelm Amsinck, 1752-1831] |
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Cutleaf geranium *
Geranium dissectum Geraniaceae |
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Italian thistle * Carduus pycnocephalus Asteraceae |
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Canyon sweet pea Lathyrus vestitus Fabaceae |
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Grand hound's tongue ^ Cynoglossum grande Boraginaceae |
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Miner's lettuce Claytonia sp. Montiaceae [Named for John Clayton, 1694-1773] |
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