TRIUNFO CREEK/WESTLAKE VISTA PARKS, SANTA MONICA MTS
MAY 2009 PAGE THREE


 
 
Slender-leaved sunflower
Helianthus gracilentus
Asteraceae
 
Chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
Agavaceae
Sugar bush
Rhus ovata
Anacardiaceae
   


 
One of the easiest ways to distinguish between Brassica nigra (R) and Hirschfeldia incana (L) is the roughness or hairiness of the stem. Another discriminant is the overall height of the plant (4-8' for Brassica and 2-4' for Hirschfeldia). A third is whether the majority of leaves are cauline (Brassica) or basal (Hirschfeldia).


   
Bigelow's coreopsis
Coreopsis bigelovii
Asteraceae


 
Whiptail lizard
Cnemidophorus tigris
Teiidae
  Variable checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Nymphalidae


 
Miniature lupine
Lupinus bicolor
Fabaceae
 
 
Leafy buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum
Polygonaceae
English plantain *
Plantago lanceolata
Plantaginaceae
 
 
Wild oats *
Avena sp.
Poaceae
 


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