Sunday, October 4, 2009

Ready For Take-Off

Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 18, 2009. Corralitas public staircase, The 2 Freeway is below. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

Tiny wildflower seeds are topped with filaments, allowing the seeds to fly like helicopters in the breeze. This plant appears to be native Wire Lettuce (Stephanomeria pauciflora).