Butterfly with black wings and faint yellow spots.
Plant about hieght of a human. Lots of branches with pointy thin leaves. Plant has a very strong smell
Male Phidippus audax
Has thorns on the branshes all around and has a green acorn looking thing on it I'm guessing that holds the seeds from the tree.
Long narrow green leaves with reddish stems. It has green berries towards the end. Found in Elysian park.
Some plant yo. Smells nice, looks a bit fuzzy upon further inspection.
Long size weeds not sure if it's native or non-native to southern California
At Malibu Creek State Park.
Scientific name is Encelia California. This is a native perennial has Black-eyed Susan typed flowers. It can grow up to 5 feet. The family of the sun flower is Asterids.It belongs angiosperm.
Plant about hieght of a human. Lots of branches with pointy thin leaves. Plant has a very strong smell
This plant started growing in one of my pots. I did not plant it, but decided to keep it because I thought it was fascinating. It is now somewhere between 6 and 7 feet tall and still growing!
On a fallen Bay tree on the Winter Creek trail.