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Cardon
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Mexitron, I took that photo 5 weeks ago about half way between El Rosario and Catavina. The two flowers appear to be about the same size in the
picture, however, the cream colored Agave flower in the background is about 2 feet tall while the flower that is in focus in the foreground is only
about 2 inches tall.
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Mexitron
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Hmmmmmmm.........at first I thought Owl's Clover but it has leaves and flowers suggesting a Pappilloid Legume---a lupine relative perhaps. Any more
photos of it? Cool plant.
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Cardon
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Sorry, no more photos of that plant. I ran out of digital film when I got into the good plant bloom area and didn't want to delete any of my other
photos to make room for plant photos. But here is a close-up of the agave that is in the background.
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Cardon
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Mexitron, Here is an out of focus pic of the flower but it doesn't show much more of the plant. However, the flower that is in focus is kinda cool.
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I agree with Mexitron and believe that the purple-ish flower is a Lupine of some sort. Nice pic!
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Steve in Oro Valley
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The little bluish leaves along with the flower suggest Astragulus (a LOCOWEED) of which there are many kinds on the peninsula.
However, the head suggests Lupine of which there are many kinds on the peninsula.
I vote for LUPINE genus.
The cholla is the common coastal cholla not jumping cholla. Jumping cholla is Opuntia begelowii common to SE CA and southern AZ and the San Felipe
desert.
The Agave is Agave shawii which used to range as far north as southern San Diego County before development.
[Edited on 4-8-2005 by Steve in Oro Valley]
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Mexitron
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Thanks for the pics Cardon. Astralagus is a good guess too, probably better than Lupine because of the pinnate leaves. One correction--the white
flowering stalk is a Yucca(probably schidigera). The Agaves in that area--Agave shawii, deserti, and they're ssp. and hybrids have yellow flowers and
are dispersed less densely than the Yuccas.
The flower in the closeup is Wild Hyacinth(Brodeia sp) I think.
[Edited on 4-8-2005 by Mexitron]
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FWIW, Astralagus has my vote.
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Mike Supino
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Does anyone recognize this one?
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The white one on the right is the Nolina (Sotol, Zacate) [Lat Nolina Bigelovii]; and I think the purple one on the left is Aroyo Lupine (Garbancillo)
[Lat Lupinus Succulentus].
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Nolina bigelovii is usually found on the eastern flanks of the peninsula mountains and into the eastern deserts.....this one is found in a more
coastal environment. Could be Yucca whipplei though rather than schidigera on second take because of the height and shape of the flower.
[Edited on 4-9-2005 by Mexitron]
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well hello Amigo!
So nice to see/hear from you! I think I have seen your plant variety somewhere in my distant past. Could it be of the Cannibis family?Some sort of
hibrid possibly? get back here, i miss you!
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Cincodemayo
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Mike...That looks by the fatter leaflets like it's Cannabis indica..
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Get EVEN.
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