An absolutely enormous stand of R. trilobata! I've seen thickets of it before, but nothing like this. The road was apparently cut through this massive stand.
See the satellite view in the map here to see how extensive this stand is.
An absolutely enormous stand of R. trilobata! I've seen thickets of it before, but nothing like this. The road was apparently cut through this massive stand.
See the satellite view in the map here to see how extensive this stand is.
Pteridaceae, Polypodiales.
Only species of Pellaea in Anza Borrego other than P. andromedifolia
See follow-up 12 years later, in which this bush still looks glorious:
Also see Don's closeup view:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208041693
for which he paid the heavy price of getting grass stickers in his socks.
The same bush has been putting on a spectacular display, seen while driving on S2, for at least 12 years! See: