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IMG_0001_”Manzanita Haven” (Sara Martin’s property) at Loomis Ranch
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IMG_0020_”Manzanita Haven”, Sara Martin’s property at Loomis Ranch, Chilao
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IMG_0003_Scarlet bugler
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IMG_0015_Horned Lizard, aka Horny Toad
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MVI_0010+0017_Horned Lizard
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IMG_0012_Horned Lizard
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IMG_0024_Sign: “MANZANITA HAVEN”
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IMG_0039+0037_Alder Creek Trailhead
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IMG_0042_Chamise
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IMG_0047_Prickly phlox
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IMG_0049+0053_Grinnell's penstemon, Beardtongue penstemon
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IMG_0057_Splendid Gilia
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IMG_0062+0065_Yellow monkeyflower
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MVI_0072_Alder Creek
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IMG_0078+0083_Clustered Broom-rape (rape stems from the Latin word “rapum,” which roughly translates to “tuber” or “turnip.” Broom is an English word that, in this context, refers to a shrubby plant related to vetch, which is often parasitized by broomrap
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IMG_0091_Blazing star
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IMG_0096_Yellow pincushion
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IMG_0099_Common muilla
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IMG_0112+0119_Mojave Linanthus
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IMG_0126_Chaparral yucca
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IMG_0132_Chaparral yucca
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IMG_0134_Chamise
