Flowers are 1/8 to 3/8 in., spaced apart on stems.  UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-18-09. © Joan Avise

Blue Toadflax

Nuttallanthus texanus

A common 6-24 in. unbranched erect slender annual on dry slopes, waste
places, burns and grassland in coastal sage scrub and chaparral along the
northwest coast (Upper Newport Bay, Crystal Cove State Park), San Joaquin Hills and foothills.

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Corolla is 2-lipped with a strongly curved spur.  Four stamens; 5-part woolly calyx. UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-08-08. © Joan Avise
Developing fruits below; single unbranched stems. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 4-05-08. © Joan Avise

Long curved spurs on corollas. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 4-05-08. © Joan Avise
Stagecoach South trail, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, CA. 2/25/15. © Peter J. Bryant

East Ridge Trail, Casper's Park, 2-22-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.