lunularia cruciata crescent cup liverwort - not native

asterella californica native liverwort

Contributor: Chris, Moss Geek

Feb 2018

castilleja densiflora purple owl's clover

castilleja exserta purple owl's clover

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

chaemaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake spurge, sand mat

chaemaesyce polycarpa small seeded spurge or smallseed sandmat

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

carduss pycnocephalus italian thistle

cirsium vulgare bull thistle

Contributor: Tom Chester roundish involucre instead of the cylindric involucre of italian thistle

Mar 2011

Previously unidentified

funaria hygrometrica bonfie moss or common cord-moss

Contributor: Chris, Moss Geek

Feb 2018

erynnis funeralis moth funereal duskywing

erynnis funeralis butterfly

Contributor: Bruce Newhouse the duskywings are butterflies, not moths

Aug 2018

ceratina acantha small carpenter bee

lasioglossum subgenus dialictus small sweat bee

Contributor: James Hung

Jan 2013

lotus micranthus miniature lotus

lotus strigosus strigose bird's-foot trefoil

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

malacothamnus densiflorus bushmallow

malacothamnus fasciculatus bushmallow

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

nicotiana attenuata coyote tobacco

nicotiana glauca tree tobacco Not Native, moderately Invasive

Contributor: Evan Brown

Dec 2010

cryptantha circumscissa cushion cryptantha

pectocarya comb-bur

Contributor: Tom Chester Plant is commonly mistaken for cryptantha, a close up of the seeds is needed to identify the species of pectocarya. At least three species are vouchered from Fallbrook - p. linearis, p. heterocarpa, p.penicillata. Simpson's site is is the best one to use to try to identify your plants: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/pectocarya/

Mar 2011

phacelia minor or parryi phacelia

phacelia minor

Contributor: Tom Chester In the fire followers photos - phacelia minor or parryi - looks like p. minor, pretty sure I can see corolla tubes which fits only p. minor

Mar 2011

phacelia ramosissima branching phacelia

phacelia cicutaria caterpillar phacelia

Contributor: Tom Chester Your phacelia ramosissima pix are of two species - the 5/19/2009 pix look like p. ramosissima, but the 4/29/2010 pix are p. cicutaria - note the very hispid calyces and the big beautiful flowers

Mar 2011

phacelia cicutaria var hispida caterpillar phacelia

phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia branching phacelia

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

quercus wislizenii scrub live oak

quercus agrifolia california live oak or coast live oak

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

solanum douglasii douglas nightshade

solanum americanum american black nightshade or white nightshade Not Native

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

agoseris grandiflora

sonchus oleraceus common sow thistle or sow thistle Not Native and Invasive

Contributor: Evan Brown

Dec 2010

stephanomeria diegensis San Diego wreath plant

stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei Dean's stephanomeria or Deane's wirelettuce

Contributor: Tom Chester Info on Tom Chester's site on: identifying stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei

Mar 2010

rhus trilobata basketbush or skunkbush

toxicodendron diversilobum poison oak

Contributor: Tom Chester

Jan 2010

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