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WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA 



305. Sea Fig 



305a. Knawel 



305b. Alkali Purslane 



Mesembryanthemum 

 aequilaterale 



Scleranthus annuus 

 Trianthema portulacas- 

 trum 



Dunes and cliffs of Bay re- 

 gion. Fruits sometimes 

 eaten. Commonly used to 

 cover unsightly banks. 



Introduced, El Dorado Co. 



Introduced, San Mateo Co. 



TAMARISK FAMILY TAMARISCINEAE 



306 Tamarisks 



307. Candlewood 



Tamarix spp. 



Fouquiera splendens 



Introduced shrubs suitable 

 for windbreaks in deserts ; 

 occasionally seen as es- 

 capes. Southern Califor- 

 nia. 



Striking desert shrub. Cac- 

 taceous in aspect, leaves 

 at summit of stems only ; 

 branches grooved, ridged 

 and spiny ; terminal spikes 

 of brilliant crimson flow- 

 ers. Southern California, 

 San Diego, Imperial and 

 east. 



WATERWORT FAMILY 



ELATINACEAE 



308. Waterwort 



309. 



310. 



Elatine brachysperma 



Elatine californica 



Bergia texana 



Mats 2-3 inches across. 

 Margins of pools. Wal- 

 nut Creek, Bay region to 

 coast. Seldom collected. 



Suisun and N. Sierras. Sel- 

 dom collected. 



Shady banks of Interior 

 Basin. 



ST. JOHN'S WORT FAMILY HYPERICACEAE 



311. Mountain St. John's 



Wort 



312. Dwarf St. John's 



Wort 



313. False Pimpernel 



314. Weedy St. John's 



Wort 



315. 



Hypericum Scouleri 



Hypericum concinnum 



Hypericum anagalloides 

 Hypericum perforatum 



Hypericum mutilum 



General in the Sierras and 



elsewhere. 

 Interior Basin and foothills. 



Moist places; general. 



Tall perennial species, en- 

 tering Calif, bv way of 

 the N. W. P. R. R. A bad 

 European weed. One of 

 Oregon's worst pasture 

 pests. Called "Goat weed" 

 there as only goats will 

 eat it. Difficult to eradi- 

 cate, spreads rapidly. Used 

 in London for fuel on the 

 eve of St. John. Medi- 

 cinal, dyes wool yellow. 



Banks of the Sacramento 

 near Rio Vista. 



