These plants have a tendency to absorb and concentrate selenium in their tissues from the soils in which they grow, and can be potentially very toxic if the roots or green parts of the plant are consumed. Highly alkaline soils increase the selenium levels in the plants. Indian paintbrush has similar health benefits to consuming garlic if only the flowers are eaten in small amounts and in moderation.
Laurel Sumac. The leaves have a taco shell shape. When flattened, they have the shape of laurel leaves. The tips of the stems, stem attaching the leaf to the stems petiole , the veins of the leaves, and the edges of the leaves, are a glowing reddish color all year long. The fragrant leaves and stems give chaparral its characteristic fragrance. The leaves and stems are full of volatile compounds that give it the scent.
Lemonade Berry. The lemonade berry plant is found on dry slopes in coastal areas of southern California and northern Baja California. The lemonade berry occurs in both chaparral and coastal sage scrub communities.
The flowers are a nectar source for butterflies and the fruits are enjoyed by many bird species including the road-runner. It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows along the coast and in dry and open meadows, prairies and forest clearings. It is a member of several plant communities, including coastal sage scrub, chaparral, northern coastal scrub, foothill woodland, and yellow pine forest. Do not allow children and pets to consume. Monkey Flower. Mimulus is a diverse plant genus, the monkey-flowers and musk-flowers.
Mountain Lion. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. Keep children next to you. Maintain eye contact and do all you can to appear larger. Speak calmly to the lion in a firm, calm voice. If attacked, fight back. Lions have been known to be driven away by prey that fights back.
Most of these attacks have been by young lions that have been forced to hunt on their own and are not yet living in established areas.
They will key in on easy prey such as pets and small children. Artemisia douglasiana. Its leaves have been shown to contain Thujone, which is suspected to have mild psychoactive properties, and Cineole, which is an antibacterial agent.
Mule Deer. There are believed to be several subspecies, including the black-tailed deer. Unlike the related white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus , mule deer are generally more associated with the land west of the Missouri River, and more specifically with the Rocky Mountain region of North America. Mule deer have also been introduced to Argentina. Narrow-leaved Milkweed. Asclepias fascicularis. It is a flowering perennial sending up many thin, erect stems and bearing distinctive long pointed leaves which are very narrow and often whorled about the stem, giving the plant its common names.
It blooms in clusters of lavender or lavender-tinted white flowers which have five reflexed lobes that extend down away from the blossom. The fruits are smooth milkweed pods which split open to spill seeds along with plentiful silky hairs. Nuttall's Woodpecker. They are found in oak woodlands of California and are similar to the ladder-backed woodpecker in both genetics and appearance.
On the ventral surface, color is white with black spots and barring. It has a black forehead with white streaks on the sides and an unbarred black region at the top of the back. Pacific Rattlesnake. Some even rest in crevices or caves. They are typically active diurnally in cooler weather and nocturnally during hot weather. As with other rattlesnake species, western rattlesnakes will rapidly vibrate their tails, which produces a unique rasping sound to warn intruders.
In the event of a snake bite, stay calm and get to a doctor right away. Pine Goldenbush. Ericameria pinifolia. They are distributed in the arid western United States and northern Mexico.
Bright yellow flowers adorn the plants in late summer. Ericameria nauseosa, synonym Chrysothamnus nauseosus , is known for its production of latex. Plummer's Mariposa Lily. Calochortus plummerae. It is endemic to Southern California where it is found along the coast, inland hills, and some Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges. It is a member of the chaparral, grasslands, and lower montane coniferous forest plant communities.
Poison Oak. Toxicodendron diverisloba. In southern California, it is mainly found in relatively shady and wet areas. Poison oak cover can be thick in riparian areas and along stream banks. Like other members of the Toxicodendron genus, it can cause itching and allergic rashes in people after contact by touch or smoke inhalation.
Poison oak has waxy or shiny green leaves in spring and early summer. It turns red in late summer and autumn before its leaves fall leaving behind bare branches during winter.
Use pet shampoo while wearing rubber gloves. Most pets are not sensitive to poison oak, but the oil can stick to their fur and cause a reaction in someone who pets them. Purple Sage. The plant is typically found on dry hillsides and in gravelly soils. Red Tail Hawk. It breeds throughout most of North America, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies, and is one of the most common buteos in North America.
Red-tailed hawks can acclimate to all the biomes within their range. Silvery Blue. Glaucopsyche lygdamus. Its upperside is light blue in males and dull grayish blue in females.
Striped Skunk. Found north of Mexico, it is one of the best-known mammals in Canada and the United States. Sugar Bush. Gloria Heer Park. Hacienda Heights Community and Recreation Center. Hasley Canyon Equestrian Center.
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