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More ground cover
For some reason the ground cover( for lack of a better word) intriques me.
Here is another shot of one from a previous post:
[Edited on 8-21-2005 by bajajudy]
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A yellow one. Nice flower
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This one looks dewy
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Lets try that again
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Starburst...not the name, just looks like one
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The last of this series
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Ya got a good eye for those sweet little plants, Judy. Thanks for the hit of what I'm missing.
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Judy I am so glad somebody else besides me pays attention to those little plants and flowers. Thanks for the photos,
++Ken++
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Again, I thank you Judy. I agree, it is one of the most delightful surprises on a quick jaunt into the desert, down an arroyo, or along the beach to
find a itty bitty tiny special little miricle sitting there all sweet, just being, yep very nice little surprises indeedy. Good memory jog, please
keep un coming.
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Flowers
and color where not expected. Count me in as another who pays attention.
[Edited on 8-22-2005 by Don Jorge]
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
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Iceplant?
Nice. Pics #1 and #3 look like weeds from So. Cal we called collectively "iceplant" probably because of the amount of water in the leaves and the
"icy" appearance.
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Just ran across this one
This looks like it is sitting in the top of dewy.(above)
It sure looks like it would hurt if you stepped on it. My title for the picture is OUCH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
For some reason the ground cover( for lack of a better word) intriques me.
Here is another shot of one from a previous post:
[Edited on 8-21-2005 by bajajudy] |
That iceplant is really taking over. It's a non-native exotic that pushes out the native dune plants. It is pretty though, I find the red striking,
but I still miss the native flowers.
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Thank you, ursidae69!
I had no idea that is was non-native. It is so beautiful early in the morning that I never can resist talking a few shots of it. The flowers die
off when it warms up.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Thank you, ursidae69!
I had no idea that is was non-native. It is so beautiful early in the morning that I never can resist talking a few shots of it. The flowers die
off when it warms up. |
You're welcome. Here are a few links about the plant.
PLANTS National database
A link from E-Nature
At this link it says:
This plant, found also in southern Europe and Africa, was introduced to North America from South Africa, the home of many Mesembryanthemum
species. It is considered an invasive exotic pest plant in California, where it colonzies coastal habitat at the expense of native plants. Ice plant
releases vast quantities of salt into the soil, thus making it uninhabitable for other plants.
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Whoa.
What informative sites. Once again, thanks for sharing.
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