#plantnatives

Scarlet Bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius) is a hummingbird favorite. This very drought tolerant perrenial sends up a large (2-4ft) spike of red flowers, lasting from April - July in its native range (Southern California and Northern Baja California). If you live in adjacent desert regions, this can also work in a rock garden. Within its native range it is happy anywhere it gets full sun and not too much summer moisture.⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ⁠ #californianativeplants #california #keepcalookinglikeca #californianativeplant #red #bajacaliforniaplants #bayfriendlylandscaping #californianativeplantsociety #droughttolerant #californialove #wildflowers #plantnatives #naturephotography #gardeningwithnativeplants #penstemon #botany #californianativeflora #californianativegardens #californianativeshrubs #flower #grownativeplants #redflowers #californianature #plantnativeplants #designingwithnativeplants #nativeflora #californiawildflowers #californianative #nativelandscapedesign #paisajismo https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aJ_PogvoX/?igshid=l4ke4q8xb39b

Ants stealing a nectar snack from a Fremontodendron at the gardens! I didn't see a label for this tree (and don't have a Jepson handy 🙃), so it could well be any of the three species in the genus: F. californicum, F. decumbens, or F. mexicanum. Known as California flannelbush, F. californicum grows in a diverse range of habitats in California, Arizona, and Baja California. F. decumbens and F. mexicanum have much narrower ranges- they're endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Peninsular Ranges, respectively, and are federally listed as endangered (F. decumbens is listed as F. californicum ssp. decumbens in ECOS). These stunning trees are cultivated as ornamentals, so this particular plant could even be a hybrid. #Malvaceae #Fremontodendron #flannelbush #nativeplants #plantnatives #california #wildflowers #floweringtrees #ornamentalplants #ranchosantaanabotanicgarden #botanicgarden #botanicalgarden #ants #nectar #orange #yellow (at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/BupZGexlpoQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vdulvouhtl1b

My favorite common name for Encelia farinosa is goldenhills because they really do turn the hills yellow when there's a good bloom in spring! Though, I do hear the name brittlebush far more often. Particularly common in my stomping grounds in the northern Sonoran Desert, these shrubs are found below 3000 ft (914 m) on dry, rocky slopes in Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona and Mexico. The specific epithet 'farinosa' means mealy or powdery, referring to the mealy appearance of their densely tomentose grey-green leaves. A gum made from the plant can be used as chewing gum, to fasten arrow points, as waterproofing material, or melted down for varnish. #Asteraceae #Encelia #brittlebush #arizona #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography #plantnatives #ethnobotany #wildflowers #yellow #sonorandesert (at Cave Creek, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuHtyWLF_sz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=okdkufh2z0wh

I love the abundant yellow flowers of Berberis fremontii, Fremont's mahonia. They're such cheerful little evergreen shrubs! Our Berberis spp. produce the chemical berberine, which has anti-bacterial properties. They can also be used as a dye (roots and bark) or in beverages and jellies (berries). #Berberidaceae #Berberis #mahonia #wildflowers #ponderosapineforest #arizona #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography #plantnatives #medicinalplants #herbalmedicine #ethnobotany

This fascinating little plant stumped me for a while- is it a Fab? A Scroph (or whatever Scrophs happen to be these days)? Turns out to be Corydalis aurea of the Papaveraceae family, formerly the Fumariaceae. Papaveraceae is the poppy family- wonder how they got classified there!? They're cute lil plants, at any rate, with the cute lil common name of scrambled eggs. 😆 I'm curious to know if that little white tissue attached to the seeds is an elaiosome- a detachable food source used to attract ants. The ants carry the seeds back to the colony, remove and consume the elaiosomes which are made of lipids, proteins and/or sugars, and discard the seeds in their "midden heaps." This provides the ants with a good meal and the seeds with a safe, nutrient rich environment to germinate. #Papaveraceae #Corydalis #wildflowers #arizona #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography #plantnatives  #ecology #ants #Elaiosome #myrmecophyte (at Kendrick Mountain Wilderness)

Astragalus are so beautiful <3 I love seeing plants like this in the nooks and crannies of Flagstaff where development hasn’t yet wiped away all the native species. #plantnatives #conservation #coexist #Fabaceae #Astragalus #ponderosapineforest #arizona #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography (at Arizona)

My white wild irises are blooming for the second year! I’m so happy that they are doing well and blooming again. #californianativeplants #californiawildflowers #flowerpower #killyourlawn #plantnatives #createhabitat @josephbrooksjewelry (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjX9S0vV_h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=