Aster Family March 29, 2005 - Cave Creek, AZ
Palm Springs, CA March 18, 2007 I had read in one of my wildflower books that this plant gets its' name from the odor of the crushed leaves. Sure enough, when I crushed a leaf between my fingers, I smelled an odor similar to a strong Cheddar cheese! These plants are monoecious, meaning they have separate male and female flowers. Can you see the two different kinds of flowers?
Mint Family Highway 58 (going to Carrizo Plain) March 23, 2007 This butterfly was sipping nectar from the little white flowers along the side of the highway. Horehound is a common non-native wildflower in California.
