Gina<p>A California endemic, False Babystars (Leptosiphon androsaceus) blooms appear to grow from a whorl of leaves—an effect created by small, opposite leaf pairs spaced along the stem, a feature shared with some close relatives.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiaendemics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiaendemics</span></a></p>
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Gina<p>Jeweled Onion (Allium serra) is a California endemic in the same genus as garlic (Allium sativum), whose name literally translates to “cultivated garlic”—a nod to Allium, the Latin word for garlic.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiaendemics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiaendemics</span></a></p>
Gina<p>Flatface Calicoflower (Downingia pulchella), a California endemic, thrives around vernal pools and other seasonal wetlands, blooming after winter rains before disappearing with the dry season.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/californiaendemics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>californiaendemics</span></a></p>
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