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Angel Island wildflower

Spring bloom of wildflower found on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. A small spider standing on its web seen on the stem below the blooms....
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Spring bloom of wildflower found on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. A small spider standing on its web seen on the stem below the blooms.
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3 Comments |
Nansee
 
Nansee February 13, 2015
so pretty
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kcharls February 13, 2015
Thank you.
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naturisk April 19, 2018
What a beautiful flower! It looks like a compressed composite of a Vipers' Bugloss. Its florets are roughly the same, although on the VB, they are 1/2 inch long and separated on a bristly stem.i Vipers Bugloss is used in snake bite antidote. Do you know anything of this wildflowers' properties?
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kcharls May 04, 2018
I knew once, not long after I took the photo I thought it was native to Angel Island but don't hold me to that. If I fond my notes o will pass the name on to you. Thanks for the comments.
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