The native plant, Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla), has been rediscovered on the peninsula! During a seed scouting event last Friday, they were spotted up on a hillside in […]

Here is a look at a seedling of Opuntia littoralis, one of the peninsula’s local prickly-pear. Such chunky cotyledons!

Rhus ovata and Rhus integrifolia often hybridize with each other. One interesting characteristic that can appear in these hybrids is leaf lobing. Here are a few pictures of leaves exhibiting […]

Such beautiful fruits!

Loving the color diversity seen in Marah macrocarpa seeds.

Bryophyte’s never cease to amaze me. Visited the Ralphs off Hawthorne Blvd. and Crest Rd. and discovered that one of the stone walls (made out of Palos Verdes stone a.k.a […]

Aphyllon californicum was recently discovered on the peninsula. This is the first time this plant has been documented on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Fruit time for this species. The fruit is a follicle with 3 follicles per flower.

I have a bit of a soft spot for this species. It is one of the most common bryophytes found on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and it can form some […]

Fiddlehead of P. triangularis unfurling and the frond opening up.