What grows first after goats "mow" the hillside?

At first glance, this hillside near the Sunnyvale, CA water treatment plant and the Baylands looked very bare. Goats were brought in to "mow" the hillside in mid-April:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42234313

But it was interesting to see what plants are the first to sprout on this seemingly barren hillside: ribwort plantain, shortpod mustard, bristly oxtongue, mallow, yellow starthistle, bird's foot trefoil, and wild oats, all of which attracted bees, butterflies, and wasps.

Not so barren after all.

Posted on 19 de junho de 2020, 12:52 PM by truthseqr truthseqr

Observações

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What

Língua-de-Ovelha (Plantago lanceolata)

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Junho 14, 2020 09:47 AM PDT

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Raspa-Saias (Helminthotheca echioides)

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Junho 14, 2020 09:48 AM PDT

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Cornichão (Lotus corniculatus)

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Junho 14, 2020 10:02 AM PDT

Descrição

Growing on a very dry hillside.

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Junho 14, 2020 10:03 AM PDT

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Malvão (Malva multiflora)

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Junho 14, 2020 10:04 AM PDT

Descrição

Flowers and seed pods on the same plant.

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Data

Junho 14, 2020 09:54 AM PDT

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What

Raspa-Saias (Helminthotheca echioides)

Observador

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Data

Junho 14, 2020 09:58 AM PDT

Descrição

Unusual pale yellow color.

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