{"id":243501,"date":"2018-11-04T21:47:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T21:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/plantas-de-tierras-altas\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T18:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:44:54","slug":"plantas-de-tierras-altas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/la-vida-en-nuestros-humedales\/plantas\/plantas-de-tierras-altas\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantas de tierras altas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=\u00bb1&#8243; admin_label=\u00bbsection\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=\u00bboff\u00bb make_equal=\u00bbon\u00bb column_padding_mobile=\u00bbon\u00bb parallax_method_1=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method_2=\u00bboff\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.47&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243;][et_pb_cta admin_label=\u00bbTrees and Shrubs in Our Local Wetlands\u00bb use_background_color=\u00bboff\u00bb background_layout=\u00bblight\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; header_font=\u00bbOpen Sans|||on|\u00bb header_font_size=\u00bb44&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=\u00bb40&#8243; header_font_size_phone=\u00bb30&#8243; header_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb header_text_color=\u00bb#494949&#8243; header_line_height=\u00bb1.4em\u00bb body_font=\u00bbOpen Sans||||\u00bb body_font_size=\u00bb16&#8243; body_line_height=\u00bb1.5em\u00bb background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||0px|\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb||0px|\u00bb custom_css_promo_title=\u00bbfont-weight: 800;\u00bb saved_tabs=\u00bball\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Plantas de tierras altas en nuestros <span style=\"color: #af7d58;\">humedales locales<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_width=\u00bbon\u00bb use_custom_gutter=\u00bbon\u00bb gutter_width=\u00bb1&#8243; custom_padding=\u00bb||0px|\u00bb bg_img_2=\u00bbhttps:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/catails_0007.png\u00bb padding_top_1=\u00bb0px\u00bb parallax_method_1=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method_2=\u00bboff\u00bb background_repeat_1=\u00bbno-repeat\u00bb background_repeat_2=\u00bbno-repeat\u00bb module_class_2=\u00bbimg-circle\u00bb custom_css_main_2=\u00bbborder:1px solid #ccc;||background-size:contain;||background-repeat:no-repeat;||width:300px!important;||height:300px;||float:right;||\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbThese wetlands are home\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; text_font_size=\u00bb16&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=\u00bboff|phone\u00bb text_text_color=\u00bb#333333&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb use_border_color=\u00bbon\u00bb border_color=\u00bb#cccccc\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||42px|\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb40px|24px|20px|24px\u00bb custom_css_main_element=\u00bbfont-weight:300;\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p><span class='et-dropcap'>Los<\/span> ecosistemas de Upland est\u00e1n elevados por encima de la l\u00ednea de inundaci\u00f3n de agua alta. Gran parte de nuestra tierra ha sido moldeada y trasladada para formar diques y canales, a veces con vertederos. Muchas de las plantas herb\u00e1ceas de hierba y hoja ancha son especies no nativas e invasoras de Europa similares a las que se encuentran en lotes bald\u00edos y suelos perturbados.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbPhotography courtesy of\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; text_font=\u00bbPT Serif||on||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb18&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb custom_css_main_element=\u00bbcolor: rgba(26,26,26,.7);\u00bb saved_tabs=\u00bball\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Fotograf\u00eda cortes\u00eda de Bob Dyer, Gerald Moore y John Shribbs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbLink to other galleries\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; custom_css_before=\u00bbcontent:%22Jump to:%22;||position: absolute;|| margin-left: 0.5em;|| margin-top: 6.5em;\u00bb custom_css_main_element=\u00bbmargin-bottom:1em;\u00bb background_layout=\u00bblight\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbleft\u00bb border_style=\u00bbsolid\u00bb saved_tabs=\u00bball\u00bb]<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_2&#8243;][et_pb_number_counter title=\u00bbN\u00famero de especies vegetales identificadas en los humedales de Petaluma\u00bb number=\u00bb136&#8243; percent_sign=\u00bboff\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; title_font=\u00bbOpen Sans||||\u00bb title_font_size=\u00bb19&#8243; number_font=\u00bbOpen Sans|on|||\u00bb number_font_size=\u00bb44&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb35px|5px||5px\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00bb35px|5px||5px\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00bb35px|5px||5px\u00bb custom_css_main_element=\u00bbfont-weight:800!important;||color:#af7d58!important;||||||\u00bb custom_css_number_counter_title=\u00bbfont-style:normal;||font-weight:400;||background:rgba(255, 254, 254, 0.63);||padding:10px 0;\u00bb global_module=\u00bb30124&#8243; saved_tabs=\u00bball\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_number_counter][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbPlant list available\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; text_font=\u00bb||||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb15&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=\u00bb15&#8243; text_font_size_phone=\u00bb15&#8243; text_letter_spacing_tablet=\u00bb0px\u00bb text_letter_spacing_phone=\u00bb0px\u00bb text_line_height_tablet=\u00bb1.7em\u00bb text_line_height_phone=\u00bb1.7em\u00bb header_font=\u00bb||||\u00bb header_font_size_tablet=\u00bb30px\u00bb header_font_size_phone=\u00bb30px\u00bb header_letter_spacing_tablet=\u00bb0px\u00bb header_letter_spacing_phone=\u00bb0px\u00bb header_line_height_tablet=\u00bb1em\u00bb header_line_height_phone=\u00bb1em\u00bb background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb110px|||\u00bb custom_margin_tablet=\u00bb110px|||\u00bb custom_margin_phone=\u00bb110px|||\u00bb global_module=\u00bb32692&#8243; saved_tabs=\u00bball\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Complete plant lists in <a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Plant-list-for-web-V01.pdf\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\" style=\"color: red;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;&nbsp;PDF<\/i><\/a>&nbsp;and &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Plant-list-for-web-V01.xlsx\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-excel-o\" style=\"color: blue;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>&nbsp;Excel<\/a> available for download.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00bbfila\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.47&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbFilter Categories list\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb3.0.71&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb]<\/p>\n<div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-7564f5151e86b1d01dea611b142cc44c jig-preset-global jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/cardoon-GM-sq.jpg\" title=\"Cynara cardunculus. Also called Artichoke Thistle. From Mediterranean area, grown as a vegetable in older times and used in landscaping currently. Large, deeply lobed leaves, with white downy hair making them pale grey green in color. Leaves, stems and fruit spiny \u2013 causes pain. Large violet-purple flowers in capitulum.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fcardoon-GM-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Cardoon, Artichoke\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Cardoon, Artichoke<br\/>Cynara cardunculus. Also called Artichoke Thistle. From Mediterranean area, grown as a vegetable in older times and used in landscaping currently. Large, deeply lobed leaves, with white downy hair making them pale grey green in color. Leaves, stems and fruit spiny \u2013 causes pain. Large violet-purple flowers in capitulum.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/bristlyot-geraldmoore-sq.jpg\" title=\"Helminthotheca echinoids. Up to 1 m tall with coarse branching stems with milky sap . Young plant with rosette leaves before bolting in Spring. Stem leaves oblong, alternate, 5\u201320 cm long, evenly bristly. Yellow flowers like dandelions. Rubbing the plant on skin can cause a severe rash . Has been used as an antihelminthic treatment for internal worm\/nematode parasites.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fbristlyot-geraldmoore-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Bristly Ox-tongue\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Bristly Ox-tongue<br\/>Helminthotheca echinoids. Up to 1 m tall with coarse branching stems with milky sap . Young plant with rosette leaves before bolting in Spring. Stem leaves oblong, alternate, 5\u201320 cm long, evenly bristly. Yellow flowers like dandelions. Rubbing the plant on skin can cause a severe rash . Has been used as an antihelminthic treatment for internal worm\/nematode parasites.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/bull-thistle-GM-sq.jpg\" title=\"Cirsium vulgare. Branching, erect biennial, 2-6\u2032tall with taproot. Stems stiff and thorny. Leaves rosette first year, mature leaves deeply lobed and hairy that end in extended, very sharp thorns and are beige in color. Blooms second year from June to September with large solitary purple gumdrop-shaped flower heads, spines extend all around base.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fbull-thistle-GM-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Bull Thistle\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Bull Thistle<br\/>Cirsium vulgare. Branching, erect biennial, 2-6\u2032tall with taproot. Stems stiff and thorny. Leaves rosette first year, mature leaves deeply lobed and hairy that end in extended, very sharp thorns and are beige in color. Blooms second year from June to September with large solitary purple gumdrop-shaped flower heads, spines extend all around base.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/scarlet-pimpernel-whole-2-sq.jpg\" title=\"Lysimachia arvensis. A low growing annual with creeping habit. Bright green soft oval leaves directly attached to opposite sides of stems. Five petal salmon colored or sometimes blue colored radially symmetric flowers are produced singly in leaf axils. A poisonous weed from Europe found along roadsides and disturbed areas. When eaten by animals and humans causes gastroenteritis and fatality.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fscarlet-pimpernel-whole-2-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Scarlet Pimpernel\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Scarlet Pimpernel<br\/>Lysimachia arvensis. A low growing annual with creeping habit. Bright green soft oval leaves directly attached to opposite sides of stems. Five petal salmon colored or sometimes blue colored radially symmetric flowers are produced singly in leaf axils. A poisonous weed from Europe found along roadsides and disturbed areas. When eaten by animals and humans causes gastroenteritis and fatality.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/birds-foot-trefoil-whole-sq.jpg\" title=\"Lotus corniculatus. A mat-forming perennial with stems up to 3\u2032 long. Yellow flowers \u2013pea type, orange center on some. Foliage is distinct blue green color with 5 leaflets. Tap root and lateral roots develop nitrogen fixing nodules. Cultivars used for pasture forage and hay.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fbirds-foot-trefoil-whole-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Bird&#039;s-Foot Trefoil\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Bird's-Foot Trefoil<br\/>Lotus corniculatus. A mat-forming perennial with stems up to 3\u2032 long. Yellow flowers \u2013pea type, orange center on some. Foliage is distinct blue green color with 5 leaflets. Tap root and lateral roots develop nitrogen fixing nodules. Cultivars used for pasture forage and hay.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/meadow-barley-group-sq.jpg\" title=\"Hordeum brachyantherum. Perennial in mixed vegetation valley grasslands. Ssp. brachyantherum is upright, while closest relative, California barley ssp. californicum, is shorter, more spreading. Growth habit open tuft with erect to slightly spreading, smooth stalks (culms) 1-3\u2032 tall. Flower head a narrow, flattened spike, 2-4\u2033 long, purplish in color, with bristle-like awns and a brittle central axis that breaks off in pieces from top down at maturity.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fmeadow-barley-group-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Meadow Barley\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Meadow Barley<br\/>Hordeum brachyantherum. Perennial in mixed vegetation valley grasslands. Ssp. brachyantherum is upright, while closest relative, California barley ssp. californicum, is shorter, more spreading. Growth habit open tuft with erect to slightly spreading, smooth stalks (culms) 1-3\u2032 tall. Flower head a narrow, flattened spike, 2-4\u2033 long, purplish in color, with bristle-like awns and a brittle central axis that breaks off in pieces from top down at maturity.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/stinkwort-whole-GM-sQ.jpg\" title=\"Dittrichia graveolens. Erect, fall-flowering annual, up to 2\u2032 tall. Small linear to linear-oblanceolate leaves on stem have sticky glandular hairs covered in resin which emit strong aromatic odor that resembles smell of tarweeds. Small flowerheads with yellow to reddish disk flowers centers and short yellow ray flowers outer edge. Mediterranean native spreading rapidly throughout the world. Not palatable to animals, poisonous to livestock, and causes contact allergic dermatitis in humans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fstinkwort-whole-GM-sQ.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Stinkwort\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Stinkwort<br\/>Dittrichia graveolens. Erect, fall-flowering annual, up to 2\u2032 tall. Small linear to linear-oblanceolate leaves on stem have sticky glandular hairs covered in resin which emit strong aromatic odor that resembles smell of tarweeds. Small flowerheads with yellow to reddish disk flowers centers and short yellow ray flowers outer edge. Mediterranean native spreading rapidly throughout the world. Not palatable to animals, poisonous to livestock, and causes contact allergic dermatitis in humans<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/clover-sq.jpg\" title=\"Trifolium spp. There are over 200 species in the genus Trifolium, Nonnative introduced from Europe used in agriculture and lawns. Leaves usually trifoliate. White clover, R. repens, used to be added to lawn seed before synthetic fertilizers since they are nitrogen fixing plants with symbiotic bacteria in the root nodules. A favorite plant for native and honey bees.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fclover-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Clover\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Clover<br\/>Trifolium spp. There are over 200 species in the genus Trifolium, Nonnative introduced from Europe used in agriculture and lawns. Leaves usually trifoliate. White clover, R. repens, used to be added to lawn seed before synthetic fertilizers since they are nitrogen fixing plants with symbiotic bacteria in the root nodules. A favorite plant for native and honey bees.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/cocklebur-stem-leaf-seed-2-sq-1.jpg\" title=\"Xanthium strumarium. Common annual weed to 1.5 m tall with thick taproot that likes moist, disturbed areas. Large leaves with distinctive scent, broadly triangular, weakly three lobed, rough to the touch. Spineless stems. Large football shaped burred fruit mostly 0.5 to 1.7\u2033 long with beaklike hooks at tip were the inspiration for Velcro. Toxic to livestock, burs a boon to sheep wool cleaning.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fcocklebur-stem-leaf-seed-2-sq-1.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Cocklebur\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Cocklebur<br\/>Xanthium strumarium. Common annual weed to 1.5 m tall with thick taproot that likes moist, disturbed areas. Large leaves with distinctive scent, broadly triangular, weakly three lobed, rough to the touch. Spineless stems. Large football shaped burred fruit mostly 0.5 to 1.7\u2033 long with beaklike hooks at tip were the inspiration for Velcro. Toxic to livestock, burs a boon to sheep wool cleaning.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/wildradish-bobdyer-2-sq.jpg\" title=\"Raphanus sativus. Erect annual in high marsh zone and disturbed, weedy terrestrial habitats. A much-branched herb to 4\u2032 tall, bristly toward the base and arises from a dense rosette of stalked, lobed, rough-to-touch leaves that usually wither before flowering. Stem leaves are smaller. Flowers 4 petalled, white, yellow or lilac colored flowers with 6 stamens, petals do not overlap. Vegetative state can be confused with black mustard (yellow flowers).\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fwildradish-bobdyer-2-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Wild Radish\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Wild Radish<br\/>Raphanus sativus. Erect annual in high marsh zone and disturbed, weedy terrestrial habitats. A much-branched herb to 4\u2032 tall, bristly toward the base and arises from a dense rosette of stalked, lobed, rough-to-touch leaves that usually wither before flowering. Stem leaves are smaller. Flowers 4 petalled, white, yellow or lilac colored flowers with 6 stamens, petals do not overlap. Vegetative state can be confused with black mustard (yellow flowers).<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/wild-carrot-birds-nest-seedhead-sq.jpg\" title=\"Daucus carota. Same species as domestic carrot. Biennial, stiff solid stems with short white hairs, 30-60 cm tall (no purple spots like Poison Hemlock). Leaves tripinnate (finely divided and lacy) and triangular shaped, smell like parsley. Flowers small white clusters on flat dense umbels 10 cm across, spent umbels curl inwards forming \u201cbird\u2019s nest\u201d. Entirely edible with herbal medicinal values e.g. diuretic, stimulant, contraceptive, and abortive. Companion crop in blueberries to attract beneficial insect.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fwild-carrot-birds-nest-seedhead-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Queen Anne&#039;s Lace, Wild Carrot, Bird&#039;s Nest\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot, Bird's Nest<br\/>Daucus carota. Same species as domestic carrot. Biennial, stiff solid stems with short white hairs, 30-60 cm tall (no purple spots like Poison Hemlock). Leaves tripinnate (finely divided and lacy) and triangular shaped, smell like parsley. Flowers small white clusters on flat dense umbels 10 cm across, spent umbels curl inwards forming \u201cbird\u2019s nest\u201d. Entirely edible with herbal medicinal values e.g. diuretic, stimulant, contraceptive, and abortive. Companion crop in blueberries to attract beneficial insect.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/purple-star-thistle-GM-sQ.jpg\" title=\"Centaurea calcitrapa, Centaurea iberica. Annual to perennial, mounding growth habit, 30 cm \u2013 1 m tall. Plants form rosettes first growing season, the leaves deeply pinnately lobed and gray-hairy with light-colored midribs; older rosettes have a circle of spines in the center. Mature plants densely and rigidly branched, and have numerous spiny purple flowers surrounded by long, stout, sharp-pointed spines. Purple starthistle is like Iberian starthistle, which is also found in California, but differ in seed shape and bristles under flower head.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fpurple-star-thistle-GM-sQ.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Purple Star-Thistle, Iberian Star-Thistle\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Purple Star-Thistle, Iberian Star-Thistle<br\/>Centaurea calcitrapa, Centaurea iberica. Annual to perennial, mounding growth habit, 30 cm \u2013 1 m tall. Plants form rosettes first growing season, the leaves deeply pinnately lobed and gray-hairy with light-colored midribs; older rosettes have a circle of spines in the center. Mature plants densely and rigidly branched, and have numerous spiny purple flowers surrounded by long, stout, sharp-pointed spines. Purple starthistle is like Iberian starthistle, which is also found in California, but differ in seed shape and bristles under flower head.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/mustard-flowers-1-sq.jpg\" title=\"Brassica nigra. Winter annual crop from Europe now naturalized. Can be confused with other mustards and radish. Flowers have 4 sepals and 4 clawed, lemon yellow petals, with six stamens, 4 long and 2 short as is characteristic of mustards, and curling anthers. Grows profusely and produces allelopathic chemicals that prevent germination of native plants.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fmustard-flowers-1-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Black Mustard\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Black Mustard<br\/>Brassica nigra. Winter annual crop from Europe now naturalized. Can be confused with other mustards and radish. Flowers have 4 sepals and 4 clawed, lemon yellow petals, with six stamens, 4 long and 2 short as is characteristic of mustards, and curling anthers. Grows profusely and produces allelopathic chemicals that prevent germination of native plants.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/fennel-leaves-2-sq.jpg\" title=\"Foeniculum Vulgare. Perennial, erect, hairless, aromatic herb 2 m tall with large taproot and finely dissected feathery leaves. Yellow flowers in terminal compound umbels 2-6\u2033 across, May-September. Cultivated worldwide for leaves and fruits. Seeds taste like anise, but not as strong. Food source for butterfly larvae and birds.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Ffennel-leaves-2-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Fennel\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fennel<br\/>Foeniculum Vulgare. Perennial, erect, hairless, aromatic herb 2 m tall with large taproot and finely dissected feathery leaves. Yellow flowers in terminal compound umbels 2-6\u2033 across, May-September. Cultivated worldwide for leaves and fruits. Seeds taste like anise, but not as strong. Food source for butterfly larvae and birds.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/harding-grass-seedheads-sq.jpg\" title=\"Phalaris aquatica. Common to roadsides and vacant lots. Erect waist high stout perennial bunch grass . Grayish to bluish green leaves. Compact panicle seed head on long stalks. Planted for forage and fire repair. Spreads by seed and rhizome. Imported earlier for pastures but has low nutritive value for livestock.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fharding-grass-seedheads-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Harding Grass\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Harding Grass<br\/>Phalaris aquatica. Common to roadsides and vacant lots. Erect waist high stout perennial bunch grass . Grayish to bluish green leaves. Compact panicle seed head on long stalks. Planted for forage and fire repair. Spreads by seed and rhizome. Imported earlier for pastures but has low nutritive value for livestock.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/Italian-ryegrass-seedhead-small-sq.jpg\" title=\"Festuca perennis (Lolium multiflorum). Widespread nonnative grass in fields, roadsides, disturbed areas across temperate world since widely planted as cover crop, forage, and lawn. Found in high and middle brackish tidal marsh zone. Can form dense mat monoculture. Narrow solitary spike 4-12\u2033 long, regularly spaced alternately arranged spikelets attach edgewise directly to flowering stem.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2FItalian-ryegrass-seedhead-small-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Italian Wild Rye, Rye Grass\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Italian Wild Rye, Rye Grass<br\/>Festuca perennis (Lolium multiflorum). Widespread nonnative grass in fields, roadsides, disturbed areas across temperate world since widely planted as cover crop, forage, and lawn. Found in high and middle brackish tidal marsh zone. Can form dense mat monoculture. Narrow solitary spike 4-12\u2033 long, regularly spaced alternately arranged spikelets attach edgewise directly to flowering stem.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/poison-hemlock-single-sq.jpg\" title=\"Conium maculatum. Ornamental biennial from Europe starts as ground-level rosette. then grows tall stems 3-10\u2032 tall. Leaves have fern-like appearance, finely divided. Ribbed, hollow stem has purplish streaks or splotches. Small, white flowers grow in many umbrella-shaped clusters, each supported by a stalk. When crushed, they have a rank odor. Toxic: alkaloids depress central nervous system and can be fatal if consumed.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fpoison-hemlock-single-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Poison Hemlock\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Poison Hemlock<br\/>Conium maculatum. Ornamental biennial from Europe starts as ground-level rosette. then grows tall stems 3-10\u2032 tall. Leaves have fern-like appearance, finely divided. Ribbed, hollow stem has purplish streaks or splotches. Small, white flowers grow in many umbrella-shaped clusters, each supported by a stalk. When crushed, they have a rank odor. Toxic: alkaloids depress central nervous system and can be fatal if consumed.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/prickly-lettuce-leaves-GM-sQ.jpg\" title=\"Lactuca serriola. Common winter annual or biennial that starts as basal rosette. Erect spineless reddish stem containing milky latex up to 6\u2032 tall. Lower portions of stems may have bristly hairs. Waxy grey-green alternate leaves get progressively smaller as they reach its top and are egg shaped, deeply lobed or unlobed, with prickly edges, a row of prickly bristles on the lower midvein and undersides have whitish veins. Stems branch at the flower head containing small pale-yellow dandelion like flowers from April through October.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fprickly-lettuce-leaves-GM-sQ.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Prickly Lettuce\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Prickly Lettuce<br\/>Lactuca serriola. Common winter annual or biennial that starts as basal rosette. Erect spineless reddish stem containing milky latex up to 6\u2032 tall. Lower portions of stems may have bristly hairs. Waxy grey-green alternate leaves get progressively smaller as they reach its top and are egg shaped, deeply lobed or unlobed, with prickly edges, a row of prickly bristles on the lower midvein and undersides have whitish veins. Stems branch at the flower head containing small pale-yellow dandelion like flowers from April through October.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/mint-group-sq.jpg\" title=\"Mentha pulegium. Low growing rhizomatous perennial to 1.5\u2032 tall, escaped from cultivation. Square stems covered with short, white hairs. Opposite and paired gray-green leaves emit strong spearmint fragrance when crushed. Pink-purple flower heads in whorls of many flowers on cylindrical spike up to 6\u2033 long, with floral leaves underneath and bare stem between clusters. Prolific in flooded areas because it can germinate and survive under shallow water where most other plants die. Pennyroyal is a traditional folk remedy and culinary herb. Pennyroyal is frequently used as insecticide and pest repellent. Pennyroyal oil can be extremely toxic to both humans and animals, even in small quantities.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fmint-group-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Pennyroyal\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Pennyroyal<br\/>Mentha pulegium. Low growing rhizomatous perennial to 1.5\u2032 tall, escaped from cultivation. Square stems covered with short, white hairs. Opposite and paired gray-green leaves emit strong spearmint fragrance when crushed. Pink-purple flower heads in whorls of many flowers on cylindrical spike up to 6\u2033 long, with floral leaves underneath and bare stem between clusters. Prolific in flooded areas because it can germinate and survive under shallow water where most other plants die. Pennyroyal is a traditional folk remedy and culinary herb. Pennyroyal is frequently used as insecticide and pest repellent. Pennyroyal oil can be extremely toxic to both humans and animals, even in small quantities.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/curly-dock-whole-sq.jpg\" title=\"Rumex crispus. Common agricultural weed produces thousands of seeds, grows in wet, disturbed areas. New basal rosettes of leaves form in early winter over a taproot and the then grows erect unbranched stems 1.5-5\u2032 tall which dies back in mid to late summer, turns distinctive rusty brown. Hairless leaves are alternate to one another along the stem. It has chemical defenses to reduce herbivory.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fcurly-dock-whole-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Curly Dock\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Curly Dock<br\/>Rumex crispus. Common agricultural weed produces thousands of seeds, grows in wet, disturbed areas. New basal rosettes of leaves form in early winter over a taproot and the then grows erect unbranched stems 1.5-5\u2032 tall which dies back in mid to late summer, turns distinctive rusty brown. Hairless leaves are alternate to one another along the stem. It has chemical defenses to reduce herbivory.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/creeping-rye-whole-sq-2.jpg\" title=\"Elymus (Leymus) triticoides. Common to dry to moist saline meadows, tolerates alkaline soils. Cool season, strongly rhizomatous, perennial grass, forming a monoculture sod 40 cm to 1 m tall. Long leaf blades green to blue green, stiff, roll up a little under dry conditions. Narrow long spike seed head, 5-15 cm long. Currently used for soil stabilization and wildlife habitat.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fcreeping-rye-whole-sq-2.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Beardless Wild Rye, Creeping Wild Rye\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Beardless Wild Rye, Creeping Wild Rye<br\/>Elymus (Leymus) triticoides. Common to dry to moist saline meadows, tolerates alkaline soils. Cool season, strongly rhizomatous, perennial grass, forming a monoculture sod 40 cm to 1 m tall. Long leaf blades green to blue green, stiff, roll up a little under dry conditions. Narrow long spike seed head, 5-15 cm long. Currently used for soil stabilization and wildlife habitat.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/ammi-majus-sq-1.jpg\" title=\"Ammi majus. Annual\/biennial, like water hemlock &amp; wild carrot, upland. TOXIC to livestock\/water fowl \u2013 contains furocoumarins, nitrates. Glabrous stems 3\u2032 tall with taproot. Glabrous compound leaves pinnately dissected 1-3 times, leaflets lanceolate, 0.25-1\u2033 long, margins serrated, upper leaflets linear. Small white flowers, 5 petals, on compound umbels, 20-60 clusters, spreading, bracts pinnately dissected and linear. Fruits ovate with narrow ribs. Cultivated for dry flower arrangements, medicinal.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fammi-majus-sq-1.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Greater Ammi, Queen Anne&#039;s Lace\" width=\"238\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Greater Ammi, Queen Anne's Lace<br\/>Ammi majus. Annual\/biennial, like water hemlock & wild carrot, upland. TOXIC to livestock\/water fowl \u2013 contains furocoumarins, nitrates. Glabrous stems 3\u2032 tall with taproot. Glabrous compound leaves pinnately dissected 1-3 times, leaflets lanceolate, 0.25-1\u2033 long, margins serrated, upper leaflets linear. Small white flowers, 5 petals, on compound umbels, 20-60 clusters, spreading, bracts pinnately dissected and linear. Fruits ovate with narrow ribs. Cultivated for dry flower arrangements, medicinal.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/starthistle-geraldmoore-sq.jpg\" title=\"Centaurea solstitialis. Gray-green to blue-green annual plant, 15 cm\u20131 m tall with a deep, vigorous taproot. Bright yellow thistle like flowers with sharp spines surrounding the base can produce 10,000 seeds per plant. Stems rigid, spreading, and typically branching from the base, covered with a loose, cottony wool giving whitish appearance and appear winged - leaf bases extend beyond the nodes. Basal leaves 2-3\u2033 long and deeply lobed while upper leaves short (0.5-1\u2033 long) and narrow with few lobes. Impacts native plant diversity, altering water cycles, and poisoning livestock . Biological control with Mediterranean insects used with minor success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fstarthistle-geraldmoore-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Yellow Star Thistle\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Yellow Star Thistle<br\/>Centaurea solstitialis. Gray-green to blue-green annual plant, 15 cm\u20131 m tall with a deep, vigorous taproot. Bright yellow thistle like flowers with sharp spines surrounding the base can produce 10,000 seeds per plant. Stems rigid, spreading, and typically branching from the base, covered with a loose, cottony wool giving whitish appearance and appear winged - leaf bases extend beyond the nodes. Basal leaves 2-3\u2033 long and deeply lobed while upper leaves short (0.5-1\u2033 long) and narrow with few lobes. Impacts native plant diversity, altering water cycles, and poisoning livestock . Biological control with Mediterranean insects used with minor success<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/CA-poppy-whole-sq.jpg\" title=\"Eschscholzia californica. State perennial flower found on arid soils, tolerates serpentine soil. Leaves alternately divided into round, lobed segments. Blooms throughout summer. Orange petals close at night. Coastal variety more yellow. When fruit dry out, they split and pop out seeds spreading several feet. Travelers are advised not to eat any food with poppy seed since it can trigger a false positive in drug testing.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2FCA-poppy-whole-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"California Poppy\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">California Poppy<br\/>Eschscholzia californica. State perennial flower found on arid soils, tolerates serpentine soil. Leaves alternately divided into round, lobed segments. Blooms throughout summer. Orange petals close at night. Coastal variety more yellow. When fruit dry out, they split and pop out seeds spreading several feet. Travelers are advised not to eat any food with poppy seed since it can trigger a false positive in drug testing.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/wild-oat-seedhead-sq.jpg\" title=\"Avena fatua. Erect cool season annual grass with extensive fibrous root system. Stems round and hairless, over 3\u2032 tall. Leaves flat, rolled in the bud, 2\u2032 long. Tall membranous ligule with a rounded jagged top at collar region. Open branched nodding flower cluster of spikelets. Old variety of field oat planted earlier becoming weedy today.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fwild-oat-seedhead-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Wild Oat\" width=\"239\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Wild Oat<br\/>Avena fatua. Erect cool season annual grass with extensive fibrous root system. Stems round and hairless, over 3\u2032 tall. Leaves flat, rolled in the bud, 2\u2032 long. Tall membranous ligule with a rounded jagged top at collar region. Open branched nodding flower cluster of spikelets. Old variety of field oat planted earlier becoming weedy today.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/spikeweed-whole-sq-2.jpg\" title=\"Hemizonia pungens. Annual up to 6\u2032 tall, starts as rosette, stems branch rigidly ascending, tap-rooted. Yellow green leaves, upper leaves alternate, awl like, spine tipped, clusters of leaves in axils, +\/- strong tarweed scent. Yellow ray and disc flowers in summer, chaffy bracts, spine tipped. Desirable part of ecosystem as food source, but weedy in pastures and NW State agriculture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fspikeweed-whole-sq-2.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Spikeweed, Common Tarweed\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Spikeweed, Common Tarweed<br\/>Hemizonia pungens. Annual up to 6\u2032 tall, starts as rosette, stems branch rigidly ascending, tap-rooted. Yellow green leaves, upper leaves alternate, awl like, spine tipped, clusters of leaves in axils, +\/- strong tarweed scent. Yellow ray and disc flowers in summer, chaffy bracts, spine tipped. Desirable part of ecosystem as food source, but weedy in pastures and NW State agriculture<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/sweet-clover-sq.jpg\" title=\"Melilotus alba. Cultivated forage plant for bees, livestock and wildlife, escaped . Annual or biennial legume that can reach anywhere from 3-6\u2032 tall. Taproot with lateral roots having N fixing nodules like other legumes. Round light green stems slightly terete (furrowed on all sides), glabrous (smooth), and often branched. The 0.5-1\u2033 long alternate trifoliate leaves are sparsely distributed on stem . Narrow racemes of white flowers about 0.25-1\u2033 long have tendency to hang downward from the central stalk of the raceme. Invasions can alter plant communities by changing the pollination and reproductive success of native plants.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fsweet-clover-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"White Sweetclover\" width=\"238\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">White Sweetclover<br\/>Melilotus alba. Cultivated forage plant for bees, livestock and wildlife, escaped . Annual or biennial legume that can reach anywhere from 3-6\u2032 tall. Taproot with lateral roots having N fixing nodules like other legumes. Round light green stems slightly terete (furrowed on all sides), glabrous (smooth), and often branched. The 0.5-1\u2033 long alternate trifoliate leaves are sparsely distributed on stem . Narrow racemes of white flowers about 0.25-1\u2033 long have tendency to hang downward from the central stalk of the raceme. Invasions can alter plant communities by changing the pollination and reproductive success of native plants.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/teasel-flower-bud-sq.jpg\" title=\"Dipsacus fullonum. Biennial ornamental imported from Europe, now invasive. First year rosettes develop taproot, then tall flowering stalk second year up to 6\u2032 tall. Flowers packed in dense oval shaped spiny inflorescence at top of spiny stem. Common Teasel has pink or purple flowers, straight flower bracts, stem leaves slightly fused at base. Fullers Teasel has white flowers, curve down flower bracts, and stem leaves strongly fused at base.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2Fteasel-flower-bud-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Teasel, Wild Teasel\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Teasel, Wild Teasel<br\/>Dipsacus fullonum. Biennial ornamental imported from Europe, now invasive. First year rosettes develop taproot, then tall flowering stalk second year up to 6\u2032 tall. Flowers packed in dense oval shaped spiny inflorescence at top of spiny stem. Common Teasel has pink or purple flowers, straight flower bracts, stem leaves slightly fused at base. Fullers Teasel has white flowers, curve down flower bracts, and stem leaves strongly fused at base.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/upland-plants\/Italian-thistle-flower-GM-sq.jpg\" title=\"Carduus pycnocephalus. Winter annual or biennial starts as rosette with taproot then develops tall prickly winged stems up to 6\u2032 tall. Prickly, lanceolate leaves deeply cut into 2-5 pairs of spiny lobes, grow on stem. Flower heads thimble-sized, pink to purple flowers clustered in groups of 2-5 covered with densely matted, cobwebby hairs. Dense infestations and spines discourage foraging by stock and wildlife.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fupland-plants%2FItalian-thistle-flower-GM-sq.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90\" alt=\"Italian Thistle\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Italian Thistle<br\/>Carduus pycnocephalus. Winter annual or biennial starts as rosette with taproot then develops tall prickly winged stems up to 6\u2032 tall. Prickly, lanceolate leaves deeply cut into 2-5 pairs of spiny lobes, grow on stem. Flower heads thimble-sized, pink to purple flowers clustered in groups of 2-5 covered with densely matted, cobwebby hairs. Dense infestations and spines discourage foraging by stock and wildlife.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plantas de tierras altas en nuestros humedales locales <span class='et-dropcap'>Los<\/span> ecosistemas de Upland est\u00e1n elevados por encima de la l\u00ednea de inundaci\u00f3n de agua alta. Gran parte de nuestra tierra ha sido moldeada y trasladada para formar diques y canales, a veces con vertederos. Muchas de las plantas herb\u00e1ceas de hierba y hoja ancha son especies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":243533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-243501","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243501\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}