Came across these gorgeous toyon berries on the trail. They are also known as California holly. Hollywood is named after them.
#nature #VitaminN #naturelover #optoutside #californiaplants #berries #toyonberries

Me, an East Coast gal, on the west coast: "This Menzies guy sure was busy."

#westcoastplants #californiaplants #californiabotany

Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) thrives in wetlands and riparian zones with rich, moist soils. It’s remarkably flood-tolerant—able to withstand water above its root crown for up to seven years.

#RiparianHabitat #FloodTolerant #CaliforniaPlants #Nature #Wildflowers

Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) is highly salt-tolerant, excreting excess salts onto its leaves and stems. It often forms dense stands, sometimes spreading clonally.

#Saltgrass #NativePlants #SaltTolerant #Wildlife #Nautre #CaliforniaPlants

#Palm #oasis in #AnzaBorregoDesert State Park, CA.

One type of “island” my watercolor maps are based on! Learn more at YouTube.com/@darrensears.worldviews.

#LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #AnzaBorrego #DesertPlants #Desert #CaliforniaNature #CaliforniaPlants #Climate #CaliforniaArtist

Cholla Afternoon in a living room. It was drawing freehand on an iPad and can be printed out in different sizes. #desertpainting #mojave #desertplants #desertdrawing #Californiaplants #tealpainting

This assembly, alongside the pipevine swallowtail reference genome, will aid in the study of co-evolution in a rapidly changing California landscape. #conservationgenomics #californiaplants #butterflies
See the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jher...
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