White Navarretia
…spiny-looking bracts. Bracts are small leaves just below the flowers. White Navarretia appears to sprawl along the ground. The similar Spiny Navarretia (Navarretia intertexta) is also white-flowered but the plants…
Butter-and-eggs or Common Owl’s-Clover
…bright yellow. Note that the multi-lobed bracts (specialized leaves with a flower) of Butter-and-eggs are purple. The other owl’s-clovers at Mather Field have white tipped bracts or solid green bracts….
Little Quaking Grass
Little Quaking Grass is a member of the grass family. Each grass flower is made up of a pair of tiny bracts, the stamens and pistil. The flowers are grouped…
Valley Tassels or Narrow Owl’s-Clover
…that the multi-lobed bract (specialized leaves with a flower) of Valley Tassels is white tipped. The other owl’s-clovers at Mather Field have purple multi-lobed bracts or simple, green, leaf-like bracts….
Field Owl’s-Clover
…In Field Owl’s-Clover the inflated sacks are bright yellow. The other owl’s-clovers all have colorful, multi-lobed bracts (specialized leaves with a flower). Only Field Owl’s-Clover has simple, green, leaf-like bracts….
Pale Spikerush
Pale Spikerush is a member of the rush family. Rushes are closely related to grasses. Each flower is made up of a tiny bract and the stamens and pistil. The…
Purple Needlegrass
Purple Needlegrass is a member of the grass family. Each grass flower is made up of a pair of tiny bracts and the stamens and pistil. Because grasses are wind-pollinated,…