A little blog about Southern Californian nature and gardening.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Dudleya pulverulenta vid

In the shaky shadows shines the Dudleya's gleaming pulverulence.



Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Vinegar weed

Trichostema lanceolatum - or vinegar weed

A ruderal rogue of an annual, It doesn't seem to start growing until the poor soil is sun-baked and dry, cracking and brittle once-mud, growing in profusion to the exclusion of black mustard scourge. How does an annual grow in poorest soil only after it has dessicated for the year?

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