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Coyote Thistle for #ThistleThursday due to the common name... but this plant is actually in the Apiaceae family, while thistles belong to the Asteraceae 🤪
The scientific name is Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii and another common name is San Diego Button Celery.
This is a rare/endangered native plant, due to limited distribution and habitat loss. It grows in vernal pools, of which >90% in San Diego have been lost due to development.
#NativePlants #SanDiego #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #VernalPool #Nature #Plants #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #VernalPools #IntimateLandscape #RarePlants #SouthernCalifornia #Endangered
Spurges are generally pretty weird in my opinion, and the aptly-named Beetle Spurge (Euphorbia eriantha) justly earns a spot in the top part of the list.
Maybe it's alien and should be called UFOrbia? 😅
Photographed in southern Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California.
#FlowerFriday #Flowers #NativePlants #SouthernCalifornia #Desert #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #CloseUp #Macro #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #SanDiego #AnzaBorrego #Euphorbia #Spurge #Euphorbiaceae #Herbs #FloralFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Weird #StrangePlants
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
Oh right, it's #WildflowerWednesday
#CanadaThistle #fieldThistle #thistle #AckerKratzdistel #AckerDistel #Distel #Kratzdistel #CirsiumArvense #flowers #wildflowers #Blumen #Wildblumen #FlowerFriday #nature #Natur #wildflower #florespondence #bloomScrolling
