#californiaplants
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
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Me, an East Coast gal, on the west coast: "This Menzies guy sure was busy."

#westcoastplants #californiaplants #californiabotany
November 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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
September 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
August 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
February 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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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A draft reference genome assembly of California Pipevine, Aristolochia californica Torr
Abstract. The California Pipevine, Aristolochia californica Torr., is the only endemic California species within the cosmopolitan birthwort family Aristolo
doi.org
April 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM