Key to PetalsNotApparent (Petals Not Apparent or Hard To Count) Shared-Characteristic Group

Salsola tragus
Tumbleweed a.k.a. Russian Thistle

Cardionema ramosissimum
Tread Lightly

Chamaesyce polycarpa
Small-Seed Spurge

Croton californicus
California Croton

Ricinus communis
Castor Bean

Stillingia linearifolia
Linear-Leaf Stillingia

Acacia longifolia
Golden Wattle

Calliandra eriophylla
Pink Fairyduster

Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum
Blue Palo Verde

Quercus dumosa
Nutall's Scrub Oak

Ribes speciosum
Fuchsia-Flower Gooseberry

Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis
Paint Brush, Coast

Castilleja exserta
Purple Owl's Clover

Castilleja minor ssp spiralis
Calif Thread-Torch

Cordylanthus rigidus
Bird's Beak

Paeonia californica
California Peony

Dicentra chrysantha
Golden Eardrops

Platanus racemosa
Western Sycamore

Clematis laciantha
Pipestem Virgin's Bower

Salix lasiolepis
Arroyo Willow

Anemopsis californica
Yerba Mansa

Phoradendron californicum
Desert Mistletoe




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