Aster Family Elkhorn Slough - Elkhorn, CA June 30, 2006 I was looking at the Saltwort when I spied this plant blooming in the mud. It has underground runners called rhizomes.
Snapdragon Family Elkhorn Sough, CA June 30, 2006 This kind of Monkeyflower grows in wet areas. It has very large flowers.
Pea Family June 24, 2006 Moss Landing, CA I found this plant blooming at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, which was nice, because it had a name plaque. I did see a lot of these blooming in the wild along the coast.
