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Alkali Sink
Seepweed or Inkweed
Large evergreen shrub, named for the poor black ink that it can make. Can grow up to 8 ft.
Soil
Alkali sinks have high alkaline soil. Has the appearance of beach sand, sinks under foot.
Saltbush
Evergreen bush, can grow up to 8 feet tall. Named for salty taste.
Shadscale Scrub
Sagebrush
This is an evergray shrub that can grow up to 4 feet tall. It is very drought tolerant.
Brome Grass
Annual herb; some species are invasive, like this plant.
Desert Wildflower
These are Encelia actonii; they are mountain sunflowers that can grow up to 4 feet tall.
Valley Grassland
Sunflower
Annual wildflowers such as the sunflower grow in grassland communities.
Brome Grass
This annual herb comes in more than one color; the purple shade is much more appealing.
Poison Sanicle
Poison Sanicle is a perennial with small, yellow flowers.
Riparian
Buttonbush
Buttonbush has white, tubular flowers, about 1/3”, in round balls.Are native to wetlands.
Mallard
Female mallards are brown and white; can grow up to 25”.
Damselfly
Are smaller and weaker than dragonflies; hold their wings alongside their bodies.
Chaparral
Orange Lichen
Can grow on rocks and trees. Also called Firedot Lichen.
Manzanita
Evergreen tree with red bark and crooked branches.
Chaparral Yucca
Ground rosettes with no flowers; can grow up to 2 feet tall.
Mixed Conifer
Jeffery Pine
This is a 60 foot conifer that can be seenat elevations above the Digger Pine in California mountains.
Pondersoa Pine
This tree can be seen at high and low elevations. It has needles that grow in groupsOf threes and can grow up to 200 feet tall.
Coulter Pine
A green to gray conifer.Native to Central California.This pine is known for its heavy cones.
Giant Sequoias