TRIUNFO CREEK/WESTLAKE VISTA PARKS, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
MAY 2009 PAGE THREE
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Chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei Agavaceae [Named for Amiel Weeks Whipple, 1817-1863] |
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One of the easiest ways to distinguish between Brassica nigra (R) and Hirschfeldia incana (L) is the roughness or hairiness of the stem. Another discriminant is the overall height of the plant (4-8' for Brassica and 2-4' for Hirschfeldia). A third is whether the majority of leaves are cauline (Brassica) or basal (Hirschfeldia). |
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| Bigelow's coreopsis Coreopsis bigelovii Asteraceae [Named for John Milton Bigelow. 1804-1878] |
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Whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus tigris Teiidae |
| Variable checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona Nymphalidae |
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