Coastal Wildflower photos

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11309  

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11310  

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11311  

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11312  

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11313  

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11314  

Black sage.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11315  

Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11316  

Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11317  

Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11318  

Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Black sage, Salvia mellifera
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11319  

Blue toadflax, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Blue toadflax, Linaria canadensis
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11320  

Blue toadflax, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Blue toadflax, Linaria canadensis
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11321  

Brittlebush leaves, La Costa.
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa
Location: La Costa, California
Image ID: 11322  

Brittlebush leaves, La Costa.
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa
Location: La Costa, California
Image ID: 11323  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11324  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11325  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11326  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11327  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11328  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11329  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11330  

Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11331  

Bush sunflower.
Species: Bush sunflower, Encelia californica
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, California
Image ID: 11332  

California dodder, a common stem parasite in California that typically parasitizes host shrubs. Dodders resemble tangled masses of orange spaghetti covering shrubs. Dodder is without chlorophyll and are nonphotosynthetic and is therefor an obligate parasite dependent on its host for water and nutrients through a root system that penetrates the stem tissue of the host.
Species: California dodder, Cuscuta californica
Image ID: 11333  

California fuschia, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California. A member of the primrose family. Local tribes occasionally ate seeds of this species, while leaves and roots were sometimes boiled and eaten. Settlers gathered seeds and used them as a natural remedy for a variety of illnesses, effectively, since this species contains gamma-linoleic acid.
Species: California fuschia, Epilobium cana
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11334  

California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: California broom, Lotus scoparius scoparius
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11335  

California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: California broom, Lotus scoparius scoparius
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11336  

California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: California broom, Lotus scoparius scoparius
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11337  

California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad.
Species: California broom, Lotus scoparius scoparius
Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 11338