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Native Plants in Vegetable Garden - Notes
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Out of the Wilds and Into Your Garden
Into the Vegetable Garden:
Using CA Native Plants in the
Edibles Garden
C.M. Vadheim and T. Drake
CSUDH & Madrona Marsh Preserve
Madrona Marsh Preserve
Gardening with Western L.A. County Native Plants June 2 & 5, 2012
Project SOUND – 2012 (our 8th year)
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Many of us grow edibles in our home Benefits of growing your own fruits &
gardens (or are thinking of starting) vegetables
Fun
Educational
Good exercise
Interesting looking plants
Saves money
Tasty, fresh ingredients
http://bloomtown.typepad.com/bloomtown/bloomtown_my_garden/
Opportunity to grow heirloom
varieties – and to grow foods
that are not genetically modified
Chance to grow & use ‘exotic’
ingredients – including CA native
plants
http://www.denverpost.com/grow/ci_20587823/big-flavors-from-small-fruits
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Are CA native plants and edibles Ways in which ‘conventional’ edibles
gardens really compatible? may differ from native plants
Water requirements:
many conventional edible
plants require more
water than many CA
native plants
Nutrient requirements:
many conventional edibles
require more nutrients
than most CA native
plants like/need
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Of course you can plan for different water needs – You can also get around the other
that’s what Water Zone Gardening is all about differences – with a little planning
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We look on-line for some inspiration
Summer’s a good time to re-evaluate
What works well? What needs changing?
http://efnep.ucdavis.edu/?blogpost=4501&blogasset=17351
http://pcnatthegreenshow.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/california-spring-trials-day-3-along-the-central-coast/
http://blog.gardenerd.com/2007/10/13/raised-beds--part-1-materials.aspx
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf16684008.tip.html
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http://timberglade.typepad.com/outside/vegetables/
Your resolutions: Minor changes to most of the You’ve got the whole summer to get ready
raised beds – a few repairs
summer 2012 for fall planting – time to get cracking!
Convert the back beds to
narrow beds for specialty crops
– more space between them &
back fence
Better use of the back fence
area: ?? New vines
Add a few more beds – allow
you to ‘rest’ some beds each
year for plant health
http://blog.gardenerd.com/2007/10/13/raised-beds--part-1-materials.aspx
Use the large pots more
Incorporate native plants into Create some open areas
the edible garden; use more surrounding garden for
heirloom varieties pollinator plants/ plants to
attract beneficial insects http://www.mastergardeners.org/projects/gilroy.html
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Guide to S. CA Vegetable Crops How about some native cool-season crops?
Warm-season Vegetables Cool-season Vegetables
Plant:
Plant: From seed: Aug-Oct in shaded
From seed: Mar-May; depends pots; Sep-Oct in ground
on how cold the spring is From starts: Oct-Dec
From starts: Apr-June (even
July for late crops) Ripen:
Early crops: Oct-Nov
Ripen:
Late crops: Dec-Feb
Early crops: June-July (Aug)
Late crops: Aug-Sept Examples:
Examples: Early crops: broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cauliflower, kale,
Early crops: beans, cucumbers, kohlrabi, mustard, lettuce and
summer squash, tomatoes, other greens
Late crops: corn, melons, Late crops: peas, cabbage,
winter squash celery, http://www.amillionlives.net/vegetable-gardening-tips-easy-ideas-for-great-produces.html
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Miner’s Lettuce – Claytonia perfoliata
Planning our cool-season garden
ssp. perfoliata & mexicana
Traditional vegetables CA native greens
Lettuce Allium haematochiton
Spinach Calandrinia ciliata
Camissonia species
Peas
Claytonia perfoliata
Broccoli Mimulus cardinalis
Oenothera elata
Phacelia species
Plantago species
Trifolium species
© 2001 Steven Thorsted
http://nativeplantsocietyca.tribe.net/photos/cfd27d18-6ba7-4365-b1d9-c1c7c67b9cbe
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Growing Miner’s Lettuce Placement in our garden
from seed
Annual plant: dies to
nothing in summer
Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Extremely easy
Any soil: amended or not
Sow in prepared soil in fall
(best) through spring © by Gena Zolotar Light: any (full sun to
full shade)
Germinates with:
Damp soil/fall rains Water: can take some
Short days extra water
Re-seeds Want to be able to pick
May want to remove plants if it for winter salads
too prolific – will depend on
site
http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/phv66n3.editorial.html
Fringed Redmaids – Calandrinia ciliata var menziesii Fringed Redmaids – Calandrinia ciliata var menziesii
Wide distribution:
Western United States ,
Central America, and northern
South America.
In CA: California Floristic
Province, some areas E. of
Sierras
Usually in grassy areas,
woodland openings or disturbed
areas
Name:
Calandrinia: named for Jean
Louis Calandrini (1703-1758), a
professor of mathematics and
philosophy, and a botanical
Question to ponder: does the author in Switzerland
distribution of this plant suggest a ciliata: indicates the slight
human role? fringing of the petals like an
eyelash
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Red Maids are spreading annuals Flowers are an Spring-blooming – as early as
added bonus Feb. to May
Size: Long bloom period with adequate
< 2 ft tall; tips of stems water – flowers open sequentially
upcurviing along the stems
2-3 ft wide – side stems are
spreading; plants will grow Flowers are:
together Tiny - < ½ inch across
An unusual shade of hot
Growth form: sprawling/spreading pink/magenta – hard to
herbaceous annual from a basal photograph
rosette. Robert Potts © California Academy of Sciences
Open only during sunniest part of
the day – flowers ‘disappear’ into
Foliage: their calyces at other times
Attractive light green
Seeds are:
Slightly succulent leaves; spatula
Tiny & shiny – but numerous; wind
shaped spread
Roots: taproot; grow in place Very tasty – were prized food
for Native Californians (parched
& ground to make pinole)
© 2006 Chris Wagner
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Jo-Ann Ordano © California Academy of Sciences
Red Maids is well suited to the vegetable Redmaids make Use only young leaves – best
piquant greens before flowering; Arugala-like
garden…
Soils: Leaves contain oxalic acid, so it
should only be used in moderation.
Texture: any well-drained soil;
does super in sandy or rocky soils, Oxalic acid can lock up certain of
the nutrients in food - can lead to
but typical vegetable gardens nutritional deficiencies if eaten in
soils would be great excess.
pH: just about any local It is, however, perfectly safe in
Light: full sun; great in regular small amounts and its acid taste
adds a nice flavor to salads.
vegetable garden
Water: Cooking the plant will reduce the
quantity of oxalic acid.
Winter: needs good winter/
spring rains People with a tendency to
Summer: regular water (Zone 2-3 rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney
or 3) will extend blooms slightly; stones and hyperacidity should
take especial caution if including
no water for seed set this plant in their diet since it can
Fertilizer: fine with light fertilizer aggravate their condition
Plants re-seed very well – but it’s easy
to weed out unwanted plants
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Many uses for Red Maids in the garden Planning our cool-season garden
Very nice in pots – very green Traditional CA native greens
and attractive; helps control vegetables
them to an extent
Allium haematochiton
In the vegetable garden – Lettuce Calandrinia ciliata
Edible greens and seeds Camissonia species
Spinach
Flowers really perk up a Claytonia perfoliata
vegetable garden Peas
Mimulus cardinalis
In the fronts of mixed beds Broccoli Oenothera elata
Among native bunchgrasses; Phacelia species
needs bare ground to reseed Plantago species
Trifolium species
In the ‘Children’s Garden’ – easy
For bird habitat – many birds & See Mother Nature’s Backyard
insects relish the seeds blog for more-http://mother-
natures-backyard.blogspot.com/
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Your resolutions: Minor changes to some raised
beds – a few repairs Clovers are often used as cover crops
summer 2012
Convert the back beds to
narrow beds for specialty Quick growing
crops – more space between Suppress weed growth
them & back fence
Prevent soil erosion
Better use of the back fence Increase soil organic matter
area: ?? New vines (humus) – good for vegetable
crops
Add a few more beds – allow
Can be eaten (by humans or
you to ‘rest’ some beds each
livestock)
year for plant/soil health
http://blog.gardenerd.com/2007/10/13/raised-beds--part-1-materials.aspx
Improve soil Nitrogen:
Create open areas surrounding Interact with nodule-forming
garden for pollinator nitrogen fixing bacteria
Incorporate native plants into
plants/plants to attract Nitrogen is converted to a
the edible garden
beneficial insects form that can be used by
plants – including your veggies
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Bull clover/ Sour Clover – Trifolium fucatum Bull clover – Trifolium fucatum
West coast of N. America from
OR to Baja
In CA either:
Foothills of Sierras and other
ranges
Coastally-influenced areas <
3000 ft. elevation
Locally abundant. Moist, open
grassland, ditches, marshes,
roadsides, sometimes saline or
serpentine soils
fucatum: painted, dyed
© 2004 Carol W. Witham
© 2005 George W. Hartwell
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Bull Clover is a fairly typical native annual clover Flowers are among the prettier clover flowers
Size:
< 1 ft tall Blooms:
1-3 ft wide; slightly spreading Usually Apr-June in S. CA ; after
weather warms up
Growth form: Long bloom period with
Mounded; low-lying supplemental water
Typical for clovers
Flowers:
Foliage: Typical for clover; small pea-type
Leaves typical ‘clover-leaf’ – often flowers in a ball-like head
white-patterned Cream-colored tinged with
Stems robust, hollow pink/mauve
Edible
Roots:
Have symbiotic relationship with Seeds:
nitrogen-fixing bacteria Small
Robert Potts © California Academy of Sciences Leave roots in soil to improve soil Edible fresh
fertility (just harvest the tops)
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Clovers – not hard to grow once you know
the trick Most parts of clovers are edible in spring
Soils:
Fresh greens
Texture: any well-drained
Raw or cooked
pH: any, including alkali
Limit intake of uncooked clover –
Even takes salty soils causes gas
Light: full sun to part-shade; good Use cooked clover like spinach
under deciduous trees
Flowers
Water: Make nice addition to a salad
Winter: needs moist soils Leave some for the pollinators –
Summer: needs regular water great pollinator plants
until flowering ceases – then cut
Seeds
back
Native Californians ate them fresh
Fertilizer: not needed, but Many animals & birds also like
probably won’t hurt clover seeds
Other: to start seeds give them a Native Californians look forward to fresh
© 2007 Aaron Schusteff
hot-water treatment clover in the spring!
© Project SOUND © 2007 Neal Kramer © Project SOUND
Use any CA native clover as food, Your resolutions: Minor changes to some raised
beds – a few repairs
improve your soil & attract pollinators summer 2012
Convert the back beds to
narrow beds for specialty
crops – more space between
them & back fence
Better use of the back fence
area: ?? New vines
Add a few more beds – allow
you to ‘rest’ some beds each
year for plant health
http://blog.gardenerd.com/2007/10/13/raised-beds--part-1-materials.aspx
Create open areas surrounding
garden for pollinator
Incorporate native plants into
plants/plants to attract
the edible garden; use more
beneficial insects
heirloom varieties
© 2004 Carol W. Witham
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Attracting pollinators to the veggie garden One reason to grow native annuals &
perennials in/near the edibles garden
Bees
Flies and fly-like
insects (next month’s
topic)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/nov08/d1275-1.htm
Butterflies
Moths
Beetles
http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/august-native-garden-flowers-pictures.htm
Many others
http://www.ehow.com/how_8036705_do-flowers-blossomed-summer-squash.html © Project SOUND © Project SOUND
Where might we plants some perennials? CA Sea Thrift – Armeria maritima ssp. californica
© 2007 Neal Kramer
http://blog.gardenerd.com/2007/10/13/raised-beds--part-1-materials.aspx
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The Plumbaginaceae CA Sea Thrift – Armeria maritima ssp. californica
Possibly S. Coast; definitely Santa
Sometimes referred to as the
Rosa Isl., San Luis Obispo Co (Cambria;
leadwort family or the plumbago
Santa Lucia Mtns near San Simeon)
family. Flowers in parts of 5.
North to British Columbia
Most species in this family are
perennial herbaceous plants, but a Near the beach: prairies, cliffs, bluffs
few grow as vines or shrubs. & dunes < 1000 ft elevation
The plants have perfect flowers http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5645,5646,0,5647
(have male & female parts) and are
pollinated by insects.
Found in many different climatic
regions, from arctic to tropical
http://www.hear.org/starr/images/image/?q=031108-0160&o=plants
conditions, but are particularly
associated with salt-rich steppes,
Cape Plumbago – planted along
freeways
marshes, and sea coasts.
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© 2011 Chris Winchell Charles Webber © California Academy of Sciences
Sea Thrift – dainty but tough Flowers: lovely color
Size: Blooms:
1-2 ft tall (foliage < 1 ft) Spring/summer – usually
~ 1 – 1 ½ ft wide May-Aug in our area
Long-blooming with regular
Growth form: water and dead-heading
mounded perennial
evergreen
Flowers:
Small; in dense ball-like
Foliage: clusters (somewhat like the
Narrow, stiff leaves – fancy onions)
somewhat grass-like Color: magenta or pink
Foliage in basal rosette Very pretty in bloom – make
good cut flowers
Roots: tough & woody; part is Attract native bees,
above-ground butterflies & other insects
© 2011 Chris Winchell
© 2007 Neal Kramer
© 2004, Ben Legler
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Available as plants: easy also from seed Plant Requirements Soils:
Texture: any from sandy loam
or divisions to clay – good for clays
pH: any local
From seed: Light: full sun right along coast;
part-sun (morning sun) elsewhere
Use fresh seed
No pre-treatment Water:
Quite easy, good Winter: adequate – supplement
germination in fall/spring if needed
Summer: moderate to regular
From divisions: water – Zones 2-3 to 3
Divide with a shovel or Fertilizer: none; likes poor soils –
uproot and cut but probably wouldn’t kill it
Re-plant the divisions
Other: if using an organic mulch,
Reliable
http://www.hazmac.biz/051128/051128AmeriaMaritimaCalifornica.html
make it thin; no mulch or inorganic
mulches fine
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© 2008 John Dittes
Loved by gardeners as: Bring it into the vegetable garden
Sea-side ground cover
Rock garden plant
Attractive pot/planter species
Lining walkways
http://www.imagejuicy.com/images/plants/a/armeria/10/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armeria_maritima,_Tower_Hill_Botanic_Garden.JPG
http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/web-
extras/70/3/sea-ranch-gardens-most-
successful-plants/
You’ll also have a
source of cut flowers
http://www.thienemans.com/ph
http://www.elkhornnursery.com/default.aspx?pid=2989aedb otos/index.php/Succulents-
http://www.cnps.org/cnps/grownative/tips -2f5a-41ec-9c05-61c5ebfda0e9&PlantId=1115 Rock-Garden/IMG_0132
/lawn_alternatives.php
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© 2004, Ben Legler http://www.calfloranursery.com/plants/armeria-
maritima-ssp-californica
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Many annual wildflowers are great for
attracting pollinators – and fit easily into
Attracting other beneficial insects
an edibles garden Predatory insects –
eat the bad guys
Clarkias
Gilias Insects that attract
insect-eating birds
Anything in Sunflower family
Insects that provide
Lotus species
other beneficial
Phacelias services in the garden
Annual Salivas
Many more (see pollinator lists:
Project SOUND/ Mother Nature’s http://trishsgarden.blogspot.com/2008/03/very-late-march-1-garden-newsletter.html
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Phacelia+tanacetifolia
Backyard Blog Some native plants have a well-deserved reputation for
Tansy-leaf Phacelia
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attracting the ‘good guys’ © Project SOUND
Attract Attract
these By planting these By planting
beneficial these species beneficial these species
insects insects
Bigeyed bug Native grasses Minute Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Polygonum sp. (Silver Lace Vine) pirate bug Baccharis sp. (Coyote brush, Mulefat)
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Hoverflies Achillea sp. (Yarrow) http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/minute_pirate_bug.html
Asclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed) Minute Pirate Bug
Baccharis sp. (Coyote brush, Mulefat)
Ceanothus sp. (California Lilac)
Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Prunis ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Cherry) Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Parasitic & Aesclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf
Predatory Milkweed)
Ceanothus sp. (California Lilac) Wasps Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Lacewings
Prunus ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Cherry)
Lady beetles Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Asclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed) Tachnid flies Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Atriplex sp. (Quailbush, Saltbush)
Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Ceanothus sp. (California Lilac) Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon)
Native grasses
Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry) Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry)
Salix sp. (Willow)
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/tachinid_flies.html
http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=402
http://www.kunafin.com/lacewings.htm © Project SOUND Tachnid Fly http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=402
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* Southern Umbrellawort – Tauschia arguta * Southern Umbrellawort – Tauschia arguta
Outer coastal ranges, S. CA and Baja
Locally in Santa Monica Mtns,
Hollywood Hills, San Gabriels
Dry fans and slopes below 6000',
coastal sage, scrub, chaparral,
woodlands, inland to desert edge
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?TAAR2
© 2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes
© Project SOUND © 2003 Brent Miller http://www.researchlearningcenter.org/bloom/species/Tauschia_arguta.htm
© Project SOUND
Southern Umbrellawort: Carrot family Flowers attract
beneficial insects
Size:
1-2 ft tall
Blooms: mid- to late spring (April
1-3 ft wide to June)
Growth form: Flowers:
Herbaceous perennial Small and yellow
Low but erect form In compound umbels typical of
Evergreen © 2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes Carrot family; smells ‘carroty’
Many pollinator (and other)
Foliage: insects
Very green
Large-lobed & coarsely Seeds:
toothed – like flat parsley or Flat, ribbed seeds typical of
celery the family
Larval food for Anise To start from seed, use fresh
Swallowtail seed and rinse in several rinses
of water to remove inhibiting
© 2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes
Roots: stout hormones.
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Easy to grow Umbrellawort in the garden
Usually included in butterfly gardens
Soils:
Texture: any well-drained
Unusual pot plant; in rock gardens
pH: any local – including Good choice for margins of the
vegetable garden vegetable garden
Light:
Full sun to light shade
© 2010 Gary A. Monroe
Water:
Winter: plenty of water; soils
moist
Summer: dry out to Zone 1-2
or 2 in summer
Fertilizer: none; likes poor soils
Little to no mulch – inorganic
mulch fine
http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/lepidopt/papilio/anise.htm
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http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/southerntauschia.html Michelle Cloud-Hughes
© 2006
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/tauschia-arguta
Heirloom edibles and native plants: a
Others perennials for garden edges good combination
Open-pollinated
Achillea millefolia
Asclepias species (Milkweeds) Long relationship between
heirloom varieties, ‘wild
Clematus species (Virgin’s Bowers) plants’ and insects
Eriogonum species (Buckwheats)
Unusual and tasty flavors
Lomatium utriculatum – combine well with native
Solidago species (Goldenrods) seasonings
Native grasses Are less likely to be
genetically modified food
plants
http://www.byexample.com/homestead/gardens/heirloom_seeds.html
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Genetically modified foods are here
What are genetically modified plants
Experts say 60% to 70% of processed foods on U.S. grocery
shelves have genetically modified ingredients.
The most common genetically modified foods are soybeans,
maize, cotton, and rapeseed oil. That means many foods made
in the U.S. containing field corn or high-fructose corn syrup;
foods made with soybeans and foods made with cottonseed
and canola oils could likely have genetically modified
ingredients.
These ingredients appear frequently in animal feed as well.
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-gm-foods
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Keeping old varieties alive is another reason to
Which view is correct? plant heirloom seeds: biodiversity is important in
The U.S. government's position: Genetically
agriculture as well as in nature
engineered crops are safe, resist disease better, and
can provide much-needed food in starving nations.
The EU position: Keep it out. We prefer organic,
which is much healthier. The risk of genetically
modified foods to health and the environment
outweigh the benefits. Only the multinational biotech
companies will benefit, dominating the world food http://www.heirloomseeds.com/
supply and squeezing out traditional farmers.
We’ll discuss this topic in greater depth in our July
class
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You consider adding some native herb/spice or After seeing this picture you decide to add
beverage plants to your vegetable garden some native fruits to your edibles garden
http://bumblelush.blogspot.com/2012/05/strawberry-season-is-here.html
Strawberries would be an
easy place to start
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http://www.dailyunadventuresincooking.com/2010/07/strawberry-and-arugula-salad-recipe.html/
* Woodland Strawberry – Fragaria vesca ssp. californica * Woodland Strawberry – Fragaria vesca ssp. californica
Coastal mountains and Sierra
Nevada from OR/WA to Baja
Locally in the San Bernardino
& San Jacinto Mtns., San
Diego Co.
In dry to moist meadows,
young woodlands, sparse
forest , woodland edges and
clearings.
Often plants can be found
where they do not get
sufficient light to form fruit.
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6723,6725
© 2002 George Jackson
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