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52 Cards in this Set
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Sugar Brush -Large simple leaves, reddish twigs -Ovate leaves folded along midrib (WAVY) -Leaf margins entire (smooth) -Drupe -Small, pink -Native: CSS and chaparral -Chemical: Tannins -Ornamental -Anacardaciaea |
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California Redbud -Simple heart-shaped leaves -Deciduous -Fruit: Legume -Large pink or red flowers -Native in chaparral habitats of W. US -Wood veneer -Erosion control -Red bark for baskets -Fabeaceae |
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Coyote Bush -Simple leaves often sticky -Large root system -Fruit: Achenes -Flower: Small white or yellow -Native: CSS and chaparral habitats in W. US -Chemicals: Oils to prevent predation -Secondary pioneer plant -Asteraceae |
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Coast Live Oak -Simple convex leaves with dentate margins (teeth) -Hairs in axils in leaves -Hairy Veins -Evergreen -No undergrowth- shade and tannins -Nut/acorn -Flower: Catkins -Native: Oak woodlands, CSS, chaparral -Chemical: tannins -Food, Charcoal |
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Coyote Bush Groomed vs Wild |
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Incense cedar -Scaled leaves in flat sprays -Flexible brances -Native: evergreen forests in western North America -Pencils -Light Fires |
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Pine Tree -Leaves are needles grouped -Branches flexible -Native: evergreen forests -Wood, furniture, floors |
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Crepe Myrtle -Simple opposite leaves -Entire Margins -Deciduous -Fruit: Capsule -Small crepe like flowers landing from Red to pink to white -Non-native from India, Southeast Asia, N. Australia -Ornamental -Timber used for furniture |
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White Ash -(Young, samara, older) -Compound leaves (5-9 leaflets) -Opposite leaves -SOMALA-Brown wispy things that look like broom -Deciduous -Samara fruit -Non-native: riparian, Northeast America -Baseball bats, oars, flooring |
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Lemonade Berry -Large simple, alternating leaves -Evergreen -Straight -Reddish twigs -Leaf margins may be serrated -Berry -Small, rosy pink flower -Native: CSS and chaparral -Chemicals: Tannins -Lemonade and candles -Anacardiaceae |
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White Sage -Large white leaves with odor -Achene -White to lavender flowers -Native: CSS and chaparral -Chemical: Terpenes to reduce competition and predation -Food (Pinole) -Laminaceae |
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Black Sage -Simple leaves with small hairs -Rough -Drought Deciduous -Fruit: Schizocarp -Flower: Blue or lavender in stacked balls -Native: Coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats -Chemical: Diterpenoids used pain relievers -Rub on sore feet -Brewed as tea -Nectar for honey -Lamiiaceae |
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Brittlebush/Encilia -White leaves -Evergreen -Acene -Flower: Yellow -Native: CSS and desert -Glue, sealer, gum, incense -Treats toothaches -Asteraceae |
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Sweet Bay -Glossy simple leaves, evergreen -True berry -Pale yellow green flowers -Non-native: Mediterranean -Chemical: chenille oil -Astringent, olympic wreaths, cooking |
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Western Sycamore -Large palmate leaves, pubescent -Deciduous -Peeling bark to reduce predation by insect -Achene: Fuzzy ball (easy confused with liquid amber) -Inflorescence flower -Native: riparian habitats in CA/Baja CA -Ornamental |
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Liquid Amber -Large simple and palmate -Deciduous -Woody capsule, spiky -Greenish flower -Non-native: Deciduous forests in eastern US -Chemical: Styrax -Plywood, furniture, cabinets, gum |
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Toyon -Young>Mature -Christmas Berry -Simple leaf- dentate -Evergreen -Pome -Small, white flowers -Native: CSS and chaparral -Chemical: Tannins, glycocides -Ornamental, Jelly from fruit **Confused with Brazilian Pepper- BP has compound, Toyon has simple |
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Brazilian Pepper -Pinnately compound leaves -Leaves alternate -Fruit: Drupe, red berry thing -Flower: Small, white -Non-native(invasive) -Tropical and subtropical South America -Chemical: Aromatic sap that may burn -May act as narcotic on birds who eat berries -Ornamental -Anacardiaceae |
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Jacaranda -Doubly compound leave -Capsule -Purple flowers-Sticky -Non-native: Central and South America -Ornamental -Acoustic guitars |
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Mesquite -Deciduous -Doubly pinnate compound leaves -Long taproot -Thorns -Fruit: Legume -Flower: Catkins with pale green or yellow flowers -Native: Desert habitats, Southeastern US -Food (flour), Furniture, BBQ -Fabaceae |
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Palo Verde -Green bark -Drought deciduous leaves -Legume -Pale yellow -Native: Desert in southwest US -Food (Flour) -Fabaceae |
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Fremont Cottonwood -Simple leaf with long flattened petiole -Deciduous -Fruit: Achene -Flower: Catkins -Native: Riparian habitats, SW US/N. Mexico -Erosion Control -Fuel and fence posts |
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Horehound -Sac balls -Simple leaf with crinkled appearance -Berry -White clusters on stem -Non-native: Europe, Africa, Asia -Chemical: Essential oils -Antimicrobial and anticancer properties -Candy -Grasshopper repellent -Invasive WEed -Laminaceae |
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Pampas Grass -Long, tall grass blades: smooth while stroking up, cuts while stroking down towards center -Grain -Big white flowers behind the bushes -Dense white panicles -Non-native (invasive): riparian habitats from South America -Flower arrangements -Poaceaea |
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Cattail -Flat simple leaf -Evergreen -Fruit: Nut -Flower: Dense Brown Spike (wind dispersed) -Native: indicator of freshwater in Northern hemisphere -Rhizomes are edible -Leaves woven into baskets or braided into rope |
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Bulrush -Triangular leaf -Sedge-like -Fruit: Grain -Flower: Brown or tan panicle inflorescence -Native indicator of freshwater in N/S America -Rope, baskets, canoes by native Americans |
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California Blackberry -3 leaflets, sometimes 5 or 1 -Branches with prickles -Deciduous -Fruit: Aggregate fruits made up of numerous duplets -Flower: White with narrow petals -Native: common in moist and shaded scrublands, streamsides, disturbed areas, and canyons (Western US) -Native American food -Rosaceae |
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Flannel Bush -DO NOT TOUCH -Simple 3-lobed leaves -Evergreen -Fuzzy texture- trichomes -Fruit: capsule -Fruit: capsule -Flower: large yellowish orange -Native: Southwest US and Mexico; chaparral, pine woodlands, juniper woodlands -Water conservation |
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Eucalyptus -Alternate, simple leaves -Evergreen, gum trees, peeling bark -Capsule -Flowers vary in color -Non-native(invasive) from Australia -Chemical: terpenoids (Aromatic) -Planted to lower the water table -Pulp for paper -Antiseptic -Food additives -Insect repellent |
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Acacia -Phyllodes: modified petioles (parallel veins) -Evergreen -Fruit: Legume -Flower: Yellow -Non-native: Australia -Chemical: Tannins -Uses: Perfume -Fabaceae |
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Mulefat -Simple leaves, sticky foliage -Fruit: Small achene -Confuse with willow: Not 2-toned -Flower: Small fuzzy pink or red-tinged white -White brown pom pom!! -Native: CSS, chaparral, riparian habitats -Erosion control -Asteraceae |
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Jojoba -Simple leaves that stand erect -Capsule -Small green/yellow flowers -Native: chaparral and deserts of W. North America -Chemical: Oil (Liquid wax ester) -Laxative, salve, biodiesel fuel, cosmetics |
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Willow -Narrow simple leaves -Dark on one side, light on the other -Probably has holes from bugs -Huge axillary buds -Deciduous -Moist soils -Capsules -Catkins flowers -Native: Riparian habitats in Northern hemisphere -Chemical: Salicylic Acid -Uses: Aspirin DO NOT CONUSE W MULEFAT |
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Olive -Small evergreen with small oblong leaves, dark green on top, silvery on bottom -Drupe -Small white feather flowers -Non-native: Mediterranean, Asia and Africa -Chemical: Oleuropein (bitter) -Fermented as food -90% used as olive oil -Symbol of peace |
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California Sagebrush -Slender, flexible stems with thin pinnate leaves -Evergreen -Fruit: Achene -Flower: Narrow inflorescence which are yellowish -Native: CSS and chaparral -Chemical: Terpenes to reduce competition and predation -Erosion control -Reduce digestive issues -Astaraceae |
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Bladderpod -Compound leaves with 3 leaflets -Leaves alternate -Evergreen -Fruit: Capsule -Flower: Yellow -Native to Southern California and desert habitats -Chemical: Strong odor to reduce predation HINT: soft leaves |
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Tree Tobacco -Heart shaped leaves -Capsule -Yellow, tubular flowers -Non-native(invasive): South America -Chemical: Nicotine -Smoked, treat swelling and bruises, biofuel |
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California Buckeye -Palmately Compound with 5 leaflets -Deciduous -Fruit: Capsule -Flower: Large white to pink -Native to N. California -Only buckeye species endemic to California -Chemical: neurotoxic glycoside aesculin causes hemolysis of RBC -Kills fish -Toxic to honeybees |
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Ginkgo -Simple leaf fan shaped -Deciduous -Non-native from China -Chemical: Butyric Acid -Decorative ornamental- only males planted |
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Laurel Sumac -TACO -Large simple leaves, reddish edges -Drupe -Small white flowers -Native: CSS and chaparral -Chemical: volatile compounds -Tea for dysentery, crown sprouting, fire adapted -Anacardiacea |
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Caster Bean -Palmate alternate leaves -Evergreen -Fruit: Spiny capsule (not a true bean) -Panicle-like inflorescence, reddish in color -Non-native (invasive) from Africa and Asia -Chemical: Ricin (deadly) -Caster Oil for digestive cleansing -Lubricant |
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California Buckwheat -Leaves in clusters -Evergreen -Fruit: Green -Flowers: White or brown clusters -Native: CSS and chaparral -Treats headaches, diarrhea, and wounds -Good for heart -Erosion control -Food for honeybees in the summer |
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Coffee Berry -Simple, reddish bark on stems -Evergreen -Fruit: Drupe -Flower: Greenish -Native: Chaparral -Ornamental not as well liked by deer -Erosion control -Heal burns and rashes -Laxtive |
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Desert Willow -Simple leaf, long flattened petiole -Deciduous -Fruit: Drupe -Flower: Large white or pinkish -Native: desert habitats in SW US -Wood for bows and baskets -Treat fungal infections |
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Southern Black Walnut -Compound leaves, deciduous, slight odor -Lowkey smells like kool-aid lmao -15-19 leaflets -Drupe -Green catkins -Native: riparian habitats, endemic to California -Flooring, furniture, food |
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Southern Magnolia -Thick waxy leaves with rusty pubescence underneath -Follicle -Large white flowers -Non-native, Southeast US -Ornamental, furniture, pallets, veneer |
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Catalina Cherry -Simple toothed alternating leaves -Evergreen -Wider + Bigger than CLO -Fruit: Drupe with large pit -Native: Chaparral -Chemical: Tannins -Native Americans made fermented drink -Rosaceae |
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Catalina Ironwood -Compound, fernlike leaves -Evergreen -Fruit: capsule -Native to Catalina Island -Ornamental but seeds not viable -Rosaceae |
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Blue Elderberry -Pinnately compound leaves with 5-9 leaflets -Deciduous -Fruit: True berry -Flower: Yellow in umbrella structure -Native: CSS and chaparral -Edible fruits, wine, syrup |
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Palm Tree -Evergreen -Skirt -Near water (oasis) -Drupe -Small and insignificant flowers -Native/Non-native -Desert habitats in Mexican (No skirt) and SoCal (Skirt) |
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Pricklypear Cactus -Leaves modified into Glochids -Stems modified as chladophylls -Fleshy red fruit (pear) -Yellow to red flower -Native: CSS and desert in southwest US -Can be eaten -Cactaceae |
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Sago Palm -Palm-like -Non-native: Japan and China -Chemicals: Alkaloids, tannins, steroids -Ornamental |
