La Jolla -Scrpps Knoll

My sunday morning expedition:

Ferocactus Viridescens only grows along the coast south of Torrey Pines state park. It only grows in places with million dollar views (scroll down to see) so it only grows in a few reserves that were not developed.




Here is a close up of a seedling.







Fruit














Dudleya edulis is called lady fingers. The succulent leaves are edible but have a chalky after-taste.






This looks just like a Sedum but it is Suaeda Californica or sea-blite.
It is a leaf succulent not found in any collection by succulent collectors.
It grown right up to the high tide line and can stand salty soil that kills everything else.
The seeds are edible (it is related to quinoa) and could be useful to grow in salty soils.





10,000 years ago there was a large village of the La Jollan culture on the left which has been submerged by the higher sea level now. The cliffs on the right are full of inhumations some 10,000 years old. They are full of skelletons. See the tiny humans here? Very high cliffs. I see peregrine falcons here often and dolphins and seals are easy to spot looking down from the edge of the cliff. Can you believe i didn't come accross another person here? Perfect weather on a sunday morning and I had the place to myself. The beach below was pretty empty too, what the hell.