Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Scenic Wildflowers Trains Spiders & Insects Search Hwy 243 Banning To Idyllwild (Riverside County) Part I     © W.P. Armstrong 18 June 2011       Go To Part II   Polemoniaceae: Eriastrum densifolium (Wooly Stars) Asteraceae: Malacothrix saxatilis (Malacothrix) Asteraceae: Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Asteraceae: Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus (Leafy Daisy) Order Hymenoptera, Family Formicidae: Pogonomyrmex? (Harvester Ant)   See Harvester Ants Near Cottonwood, Arizona   See Harvester Ants In Anza-Borrego Desert See Harvester Ants In Rattlesnake Canyon Alex Wild's Amazing Ant Images   Ants Of North American Deserts   A Taxonomic List Of Ant Genera Onagraceae: Clarkia dudleyana   Clarkia cylindrica in Santa Barbara County   Clarkia cylindrica in Central Coast Ranges Crassulaceae: Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides Ranunculaceae: Delphinium parryi (Larkspur) Polemoniaceae: Collomia grandiflora (Collomia) Polemoniaceae: Gilia spendens (Splendid Gilia) Boraginaceae: Cryptantha intermedia (White Forget-Me-Not)   Cryptantha Images On Wayne's Word   Asteraceae: Hulsea heterochroma (Hulsea) A Striking Composite! Alismataceae: Water-Plantain Family Lake Fulmor. I originally identified this plant as Alisma gramineum, a species not known from southern California; however, Alismataceae authority Robert R. Haynes has identified it as Sagittaria platyphylla, an eastern U.S. species . Lemnaceae (Araceae): Lemna turionifera (Turion Duckweed) Dominant duckweed (Lemna turionifera) in Lake Fulmor along Hwy 243 (Riverside Co., California). The midline row of minute papules on dorsal surface also rules out the perplexing nongibbous L. gibba. Order Hymenoptera, Family Formicidae: Liometopum occidentale (Velvety Tree Ant) These aggressive, biting ants give off a pungent odor if disturbed. Ericaceae: Sarcodes sanguinea (Snow Plant) Fabaceae: Lupinus latifolius var. parishii (Stream Lupine) Return To WAYNE'S WORD Home Page Return To NOTEWORTHY PLANTS Page Go To Biology GEE WHIZ TRIVIA Page Go To The LEMNACEAE ON-LINE Page All text material & images on these pages copyright © W.P. Armstrong