Stephanomeria virgata ssp pleurocarpa “twiggy wreath”
by Doreen Smith
Stephanomeria virgata ssp pleurocarpa “twiggy wreath”
by Doreen Smith
J.T. Howell says this is the name for the plants growing by the side of the Fairfax-Bolinas Road just E.of the Sky Oaks MMWD entrance. The key involves closely studying the fruits, botanically called achenes, which are single seeded fruits from a bicarpellary ovary. There were a few flowers of this plant still evident on October 21, 2017, although some had gone to seed.
Photos by Vernon Smith
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