UPPER ZUMA CANYON, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
FEBRUARY 2009 PAGE ONE
Photographs by Michael Charters
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These pictures were taken on a 5-mile out-and-back along a section of the Backbone Trail from Encinal Road to Kanan Road in the Santa Monica Mts. I didn't expect much in the way of blooming plants, this being only the 2nd of February, but this is a beautiful area and I was eager to begin reaquainting myself with the flora of the Santa Monicas since it has been a few years since I did much there. The hills were covered with a glorious display of bigpod ceanothus in full bloom, but the best treat was the dozens and dozens of milkmaids spotting the shadier parts of the trail. Since this was not a "blooms" hike, many of the pictures that are included here are intended to show what these species look like before they begin bearing lovely flowers. As always, an asterisk next to the common name indicates a non-native species. |
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Redshanks Adenostoma sparsifolium Rosaceae |
California aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia Asteraceae [Named for Christian Friedrich Lessing, 1809-1862] |
San Diego wreathplant Stephanomeria diegensis Asteraceae |
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Bigpod ceanothus Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus Rhamnaceae |
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Canyon sunflower Venegasia carpesioides Asteraceae [Named for Miguel Venegas, 1680-1764] |
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Greenbark ceanothus Ceanothus spinosus Rhamnaceae |
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Slender cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Rosaceae |
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Maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Pteridaceae |
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Milkmaids Cardamine californica var. californica Brassicaceae |
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Bush mallow Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malvaceae |
Coastal woodfern
Dryopteris arguta Dryopteridaceae |
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Wild peony Paeonia californica Paeoniaceae |
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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS | ||
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS |