Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

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Here are the pictures from the trip to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden for plant taxonomy class. All the plants at this garden are California native. I’m too lazy to describe the place (maybe some other time) so here are some of the plants I was able to capture. You’ll notice some of the pictures came out fugly and/or don’t have names. Sorry. I tried. If you find any errors, please let me know. If you want to view a bigger version of the picture, just click on it. Have fun keying them out!

Prunus fremontii - Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii – Desert Apricot – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Encelia californica

Encelia californica – California Encelia – Sunflower Family – Asteraceae

Lycium brevipesLycium brevipes

Lycium brevipes – Potato Family – Solanaceae

Justicia californica - Chuparosa

Justicia californica – Chuparosa – Acanthus Family – Acanthaceae

Encelia farinosa - Brittle Bush

Encelia farinosa – Brittle Bush – Sunflower Family – Asteraceae

Prunus andersonii - Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii – Desert Peach – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Layia platyglossa - Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa – Tidy Tips

Nemophilia menziessii - Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophilia menziessii – Baby Blue Eyes

Phacelia campanularia - Desert Bluebells

Phacelia campanularia – Desert Bluebells

Oenothera eleta - Hooker\'s Evening Primrose

Oenothera eleta – Hooker’s Evening Primrose

Salvia mellifera - Black Sage - Mint Family - Lamiaceae

Salvia mellifera - Black Sage – Mint Family – Lamiaceae

Berberis nevinii - Nevin\'s barberry - Barberry Family - Berberidaceae

Berberis nevinii – Nevin’s barberry – Barberry Family – Berberidaceae

Arctostaphylos pumila - Sandmat Manzanita - Heath Family - Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos pumila – Sandmat Manzanita – Heath Family – Ericaceae

Umbellularia californica - California Bay - Laurel Family - Lauraceae

Umbellularia californica - California Bay – Laurel Family – Lauraceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleiifolius - Fern-leaved Iron Wood - Rose Family - Rosaceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleiifolius - Fern-leaved Iron Wood – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Dudleya edulis - Live-forever - Stonecrop Family - Crassulaceae

Dudleya edulis – Live-forever – Stonecrop Family – Crassulaceae

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Ribes viburnifolium - Evergreen Current - Current Family - Grossulariaceae

Ribes viburnifolium – Evergreen Current – Current Family – Grossulariaceae

Cercocarpus traskiae - Catalina Mountain-mahogany - Rose Family - Rosaceae

Cercocarpus traskiae – Catalina Mountain-mahogany – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud - Pea Family

Cercis occidentalis – Western Redbud – Pea Family

Ceanothus cuneatus var. fasicularis - California Lilac - Buckthorn Family - Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus cuneatus var. fasicularis - California Lilac – Buckthorn Family – Rhamnaceae

Dendromecon harfordii - Channel Island Tree Poppy

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Sisyrinchium bellum – Blue-eyed Grass – Iris Family – Iridaceae

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3 comments to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

  • Nat

    I’m certain that last photo of the palmate leaf, yellow/brown flowered plant is the monkey-hand tree, Chironthodendron pentyladacta, formerly Bombacaceae, now Malvaceae. It has nectar that tastes like roasted hazelnuts, delicious!

    The blue-flowered, leathery leaved plant two above that is Deerbrush, Ceanothus sp., whose flowers make a great soap when you rub them with water.

    Above that is California poppy, the state flower

    above that is a mallow, probably Malva sp. or Hibiscus sp.

    The last unknown, light-blue flowers above the Ribes is a forget-me-not in the Boraginaceae, that I often see in the California hills, not sure of the species, but looks a lot like this: http://www.photosforsouls.com/images/Nature2/Forget%20me%20nots…never%20leave%20you.jpg

  • My gosh these flowers are so pretty! Your pictures look great especially ones focused on the flowers with blurred backgrounds.

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