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Tag: Rancho Palos Verdes
Jan 30 2014
Bird of Paradise Flower
Bird of Paradise [Strelitzia reginae] found in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, near Terranea Spa on 30 January 2014. It’s a member of the Bird of Paradise Flower (Strelitziaceae) family and a native of South Africa. Wikipedia Listing: Strelitzia reginae
Jan 30 2014
Nasturtium
Nasturtium [Tropaeolum majus] found in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, near Terranea Spa on 30 January 2014. It’s a member of the Nasturtium (Tropaeolaceae) family. USDA Plants Listing: Tropaeolum majus
Jan 30 2014
Hibiscus
Hibiscus found in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, near Terranea Spa on 30 January 2014. I can’t readily identify the species, but it has the traits of the Mallow (Malvaceae) family of flowers. Wikipedia Listing: Hibiscus
Aug 07 2013
Seaside Buckwheat
Seaside Buckwheat[Eriogonum latifolium] found near the Point Vincente Interpretive Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on 7 August 2013. It’s a member of the Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family. The Daily Breeze, 10 August 2013, page D4, states that this shrub is “a widely encountered native plant” and “Buckwheat is known as a pseudograin since, although it is …
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