Plant Profile: Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
Karen This evergreen tree is also known as bottle coco, champagne palm and pig nut palm, and is endemic to Round Island off the coast of Mauritius where it grows in…
Plant Profile: Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Native to coastal areas of the tropical islands in the Central Indo-Pacific region, this evergreen tree is a member of the palm family, Arecaceae, palmettos. The plant grows up to…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
Karen Meyers Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…
Plant Profile: Seaside Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)
Native to coastal bluffs and scrub from Washington to central California, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that also includes rhubarb, dock and sea grape.…
Plant Profile: Crisp Dune Mint (Monardella crispa)
This rare herbaceous perennial is endemic to California where it grows on unstable sand dunes along the coastline of San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties. It is a…
Plant Profile: Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea aka Cleome isomeris aka Isomeris arborea)
Also known as burro fat, stink weed, and California cleome, this evergreen shrub is native to California and Baja California where it grows in a variety of habitats from coastal…
Plant Profile: Watson’s Saltbush (Atriplex watsonii
Watson’s saltbush is a herbaceous perennial native to coastal areas of California and Baja California with saline soil such as salt marshes, coastal strand, and beach scrub. It is a…
Plant Profile: Nuttall’s Milkvetch (Astragalus nuttallii)
Native to bluffs, dunes, and rocky outcrops of coastal areas of California and Baja California, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines,…
Plant Profile: Beach Saltbush (Atriplex leucophylla)
Also known as white orache, this herbaceous perennial is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it grows on beach dunes and in other sandy areas. It…
Plant Profile: Red Sand Verbena (Abronia maritima)
Growing on stable sand dunes of coastal Southern California, this native evergreen perennial is a member of the four o’clock family, Nyctaginaceae, that also includes bougainvillea. The plant grows up…