/O%27Neill%20Regional%20Park,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20RP%204-11-10%20026.jpg) The five short stamens are attached to the corolla deep in the flower throat. O'Neill Regional Park, Orange Co., CA. 4-11-10. © Joan Avise. |
Prickly Phlox Linanthus (=Leptodactylon) californicus A common 2-3 ft. low perennial shrub on rocky slopes in coastal sage scrub and chaparral in Santa Ana Mountains and foothills; more common after fire (Roberts). Polemoniaceae Back to Polemoniaceae of Orange County, California |
/Whiting%20Ranch%20Wilderness%20Park,%20Trabuco%20Canyon,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%203-28-10%20004.jpg) One inch. diameter pink to lavender flowers are in clusters on the outer edges of the plant. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, Trabuco Canyon, Orange Co., CA. 3-28-10. © Joan Avise. |
/San%20Juan%20Loop%20Trail,%20Cleveland%20National%20Forest,%20Riverside%20Co.,%20CA.%203-29-08%20173.jpg) Very little space between nodes of the light-green segmented needle-like leaves. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise. |
/O%27Neill%20Regional%20Park,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%204-11-10%20027.jpg) O'Neill Regional Park, Orange Co., CA. 4-11-10. © Joan Avise. |
/O%27Neilll%20Regional%20Park,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%204-11-10%20087.jpg) O'Neilll Regional Park, Orange Co., CA. 4-11-10. © Joan Avise. |
/O%27Neill%20Regional%20Park,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%204-11-10%20031.jpg) O'Neill Regional Park, Orange Co., CA. 4-11-10. © Joan Avise. |