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Thursday, February 21, 2008

California saltbush (atriplex Californica)

GOOSEFOOT FAMILY

A, B

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=atriplex+Californica California saltbush is a low, usually prostrate, monoecious perennial with many much- branched spreading-to-decumbent stems which inhabits sandy soils on sea bluffs, and in coastal dunes and salt marshes. It is an inconspicuous plant which is easily missed unless one knows what one is looking for.

coastal spectacle-pod (dithyrea maritima)

called locally extinct

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=dithyrea+maritima&btnG=Search


Sea rocket (cakile maritima) found by Brandman

MUSTARD FAMILY

B sand dune (Existing Conditions study calls it non-native)

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=cakile+maritima


Immagine Allegata