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Source : cpburrows.com via conspectusargosy

Pine tree and lichen landscape in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, photographed with UVIVF.

California barrel cactus (Ferrocactus cylindraceus) growing out of a granite wall in a wash in Anza Borrego, photographed with UVIVF.

Autofluorescence of plant tissues can reveal amazing colors. Autofluorescence in UV light.

Salvia mellifera, black sage, is a perennial shrub in the mint/sage family native from central California down through the top of Baja California. It is part of the cast of plants present in coastal sage and chaparral habitat, thriving only in a specific range of rainfall in a mediterranean climate. The flowers host a variety of pollinators including butterflies, hummingbirds, and native bees and its seeds, like other Salvia species, are abundant and provide food for animals and birds. The fragrant leaves contain chemicals used by the Chumash to treat pain and a unique spicy honey is derived from the plant in the modern day.