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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)

Karen February 21, 2023 0 Comments

If you live along the southeast coastline and want to attract the gopher tortoise, this wiry evergreen shrub provides a fruit that is favored by this very special reptile. Why…

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Plant Profile: Heartleaf Penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia aka Penstemon cordifolius)

Karen February 20, 2023 0 Comments

Native to chaparral and woodlands of the coast and coastal mountains of southern California and northern Baja California, this summer deciduous shrub is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)

Karen February 15, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as wedgeleaf ceanothus, this evergreen shrub is native to Oregon, California, and northern Baja California, where it grows in several habitats, especially chaparral. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Fuchsia Flower Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)

Karen February 13, 2023 0 Comments

This spiny, summer deciduous shrub is native from central California to Baja California where it grows in the scrub and chaparral of the coastal mountain ranges. It is a member…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata aka Cassia fasciculata aka Cassia chamaecrista)

Karen February 7, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as prairie senna, golden cassia, large-flowered sensitive pea, sleeping plant, and locust weed, this herbaceous annual is native to eastern North America and provides cover and food for…

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Plant Profile: Our Lord’s Candle (Hesperoyucca whipplei aka Yucca whipplei)

Karen February 1, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as chaparral yucca, foothill yucca, Spanish bayonet, and Quixote yucca, this evergreen shrub is native to Southern California and Baja California where it grows in chaparral, coastal sage…

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Plant Profile: Giant Wild Rye (Elymus condensatus aka Leymus condensatus)

Karen January 30, 2023 0 Comments

This evergreen perennial grass is native to eastern Oregon, California, and northern Mexico, where it grows in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, southern oak woodland, foothill woodland, and Joshua tree woodlands.…

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Plant Profile: Threenerve Goldenrod (Solidago veluntina)

Karen January 25, 2023 0 Comments

Native to western US and the northern half of Mexico, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, dandelion, and lettuce. With a…

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Plant Profile: California Coffee Berry (Frangula californica aka Rhamnus californica)

Karen January 23, 2023 0 Comments

Native to California, southwestern Oregon, Arizona and Baja California, this large evergreen shrub grows in open woodland, brush canyon sides, and chaparral. It is a member of the buckthorn family,…

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Plant Profile: Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

Karen January 18, 2023 0 Comments

This evergreen shrub is native to western North American where it grows in chaparral and wooded areas in Oregon, California, Baja California and Arizona. It is a member of the…

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