Coarsegold, California
Revised
1-4-09
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Elegant Clarkia
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Elegant Clarkia, Double
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Elegant Clarkia, Double
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California Dodder
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Menzies'
Fiddleneck
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Globemallow
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![]() Whiteleaf Manzanita,
Berries |
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Scarlet Pimpernel
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Scarlet Pimpernel
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Indian Pink
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Indian Pink
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California Poppy
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California Poppy
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Squawbush, Berries
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Bloom: AprilMay
Description: Annual herb,
13'. Leaves ¾6" long, narrowly or broadly lanceolate.
Small yellow-orange flowers in coils at ends of branches.
Calyx with 5 narrow lobes; corolla about 1/8", all petals
joined to form a funnel with a narrow tube and abruptly
flared end. The leafy stems have both long, spreading,
bristly hairs and very short, dense, downward-projecting
ones.
Special: Native. The name
refers to the shape of the coiled flower. As blooming
proceeds, the coil opens. Herbage & seeds contain toxic
pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
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