Plant Profile: Tree Tobacco(Nicotiana glauca)
Karen Also known as mustard tree, juanloco, and palo loco, this short lived, evergreen shrub or small tree is native to South American from central northwest Argentina to southern Bolivia. It…
Plant Profile: Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)
Also known as Leopold’s rush, spike rush, sharp-leaved rush, and sharp rush, this evergreen, herbaceous grass-like perennial is native to western US, South America, north and south Africa, western and…
Plant Profile: Pigmy Stonecrop (Crassula connata)
Also known as pigmy weed, this annual succulent is native to western North America from British Columbia to Mexico and parts of Central and South America where it prefers open,…
Plant Profile: Menzies’Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)
This semi evergreen subshrub is native to sandy soils of California, Baja California, and Baha California Sur where it grows in areas such as coastal strand and coastal sage scrub.…
Plant Profile: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto)
Also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Caroline palmetto, Garfield’s tree and swamp cabbage, this evergreen tree is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and the coastal plain of the East…
Plant Profile: Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
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…