southerncalifornia

Late #MeerMittwoch into #ThrowbackThursday

"OceanEye"

The strange tide pools rock features of Hospital Point at dusk, La Jolla, California; October 2014.

https://photos.alex-kunz.com/-/galleries/portfolio/color-work-2011-2014/-/medias/019b5e39-ed6a-770a-b2dd-ce1a3692917d-oceaneye

#Seascape #SanDiego #LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #LaJolla #SeascapePhotography #Sunset #Twilight #WideAngle #Tidepools #SouthernCalifornia #Photography #LongExposurePhotography #WestCoast #PacificCoast

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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.

https://www.alex-kunz.com/plant/eryngium-aristulatum-var-parishii-coyote-thistle-san-diego-button-celery/

#NativePlants #SanDiego #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #VernalPool #Nature #Plants #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #VernalPools #IntimateLandscape #RarePlants #SouthernCalifornia #Endangered

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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

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