A mature malva rosa shrub, its maple-like leaves dotted with deep pink, dark-veined flowers. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Lavatera
Island morning glory flowers open wide in sunny coastal scrub, each bloom lasting only a day. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA
A mature island bush poppy in full spring bloom, its blue-gray foliage nearly hidden beneath the flowers. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, via Wikimedia Commons (CC
California snowdrop bush in full spring bloom, its white flowers hanging below the leaves like clusters of small bells. Photo: John Rusk, via Wikimedia Commons
Mature Sargent cypress trunks with characteristic fibrous, furrowed bark, Cedar Mountain Ridge, Alameda County. Photo: Joey Malone, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Hesperocyparis sargentii (formerly
A stand of red willow marking a seasonal drainage, Rancho Sierra Vista, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Photo: Anthony Valois/National Park Service (Public Domain)
A mature Northern California black walnut growing at River Bend Park, Carmichael, California. Photo: antrozousamelia, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Juglans hindsii, commonly known as
A mature Modoc cypress with its tall, narrow, conical crown, Goosenest Mountain, Siskiyou County. Photo: Joey Malone, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Hesperocyparis bakeri (formerly
A typical MacNab cypress with its broad, sparse crown and lack of a single dominant trunk, Mayacamas Mountains, Napa County. Photo: Joey Malone, Wikimedia Commons
A dense Palmer oak thicket on a rocky desert-chaparral slope, the typical growth form of the species. Photo: Tentaculata, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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