Here is an image of the fruit of Stipa pulchra (on the left side) compared with the fruit of Stipa lepida (on the right side).

Here is a look at the development of a Wind Poppy (Papaver Heterophyllum) capsule.

The first record of a hornwort on the Palos Verdes Peninsula was made this year! The hornwort is Phaeoceros pearsonii.

The recent increase in rainfall has really got the bryophytes going. The PVP liverworts are up and going strong. Here is what has been seen so far: Riccia nigrella Riccia […]

Here is an up close look at a nectary on a staminate flower from Salix laevigata. The nectar is presented to pollinators as a drop of liquid at the base […]

Here is a close-up look at the staminate and pistillate flowers of Arroyo Willow (Salix lasiolepis): Staminate inflorescence Close-up of staminate flowers Staminate flower Staminate flower nectary Pistillate inflorescence Close-up […]

On the Palos Verdes Peninsula, we have both the +/- glabrous form as well as the densely hairy form of Galium angustifolium subsp. angustifolium. See below for pictures of the […]