California sagebrush / old manArtemisia californica
Asteraceae
This was definitely the dominant plant that I noticed during our hike along the water at Point Lobos. I loved how someone from CalAcademy on CalPhotos called this plant "old man" so I had to include it in the common name above. In my second blurry photo above, I was trying to show how the flowers turn into berry-like seeds. Doesn't that seem unusual? In any case, I'm becoming more familiar with the great variety of ever-present Artemisia in our area.
4 comments:
Hey, there. Love how A. californica smells, and responds SO QUICKLY to rain: POOF!
Anyhow, saw this and thought it'd be good for you to read:
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-lands-of-mono.html
Talks about how id boo-boos are inevitable, botanists make them all the time, but trying is good. =) xo
k, one more. When did you get that beautiful favicon? I LOVE it! Beautiful blue flower really brightens up the tab that your page is on. =)
Hi, bb. Yep, I saw that post and even found another in a similar vein: http://othernatureid.blogspot.com/2011/10/difficulty-iding.html
I've had the favicon for a while now. Under Design (top right of blogspot) there's a new add favicon feature. I did an online search for free favicons and liked the flower.
ps - Thanks for thinking of me.
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