/Tenaja%20Falls%20Trail,%20San%20Mateo%20Wilderness,%20Riverside%20Co.,%20CA.%207-4-11%20163.jpg) Crowded tiny white flowers in clusters several inches high grow on short branches from the main branch ends. Tenaja Falls Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA. 7-4-11. © Joan Avise |
Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum A 3-8 ft. evergreen shrub common to abundant on dry slopes in chaparral. A dominant part of the chamise-scrub community, sometimes forming dense thickets. It is found in the Santa Ana Mountains and foothills with an isolated stand in Sycamore Hills above Laguna Canyon (Roberts). Fruits are concealed achenes that do not open to release the single seed (Clarke). After fire, the plant can sprout from the root crown or germinate from seed. Bloom time-Apr-June. Differences between fasciculatum and obtusifolium Rosaceae Back to Rosaceae of Orange County, California |
/Tenaja%20Falls%20Trail,%20San%20Mateo%20Wilderness,%20Riverside%20Co.,%20CA.%20%207-4-11%20162.jpg) Tenaja Falls Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA. 7-4-11. © Joan Avise |
/San%20Juan%20loop%207-18-10%20110.jpg) San Juan Loop Trail, Ortega Oaks, Riverside County, CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
/cultivated,%20Riley%20Wilderness%20Park,%20Coto%20de%20Caza,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%201%20%205-26-07.jpg) Cultivated at Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-26-07. © Joan Avise |
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/cultivated,%20Riley%20Wilderness%20Park,%20Coto%20de%20Caza,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%202.jpg) Five petals, 5-lobed calyx, 10 stamens, 1 pistil. Cultivated at Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. © Joan Avise |
/cultivated,%20Riley%20Wilderness%20Park,%20Coto%20de%20Caza,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%205-26-07.JPG) Leaves are 1/4 in. needle-like, resinous, in bundles along the branches. Cultivated at Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-26-07. © Joan Avise |
/Baker%20Trail,%20Blackstar%20Canyon,%20Orange%20County,%20CA.%20%207-23-11%20037.jpg) Baker Trail, Blackstar Canyon, Orange County, CA. 7-23-11. © Joan Avise |
/Baker%20Trail,%20Blackstar%20Canyon,%20Orange%20County,%20CA.%207-231%20031.jpg) As the white petals fade, the branch tips become bronze-colored from the developing fruits. Dried branches are quite flammable. Baker Trail, Blackstar Canyon, Orange County, CA. 7-23-11. © Joan Avise |
/Baker%20Trail,%20Blackstar%20Canyon,%20Orange%20County,%20CA.%207-23-11%20038.jpg) Baker Trail, Blackstar Canyon, Orange County, CA. 7-23-11. © Joan Avise |