Bioblitzing curbside wetland in Westwood
I bike by a permanently wet gutter at the corner of Wilshire and Manning on my way to work. Too much irrigation from wealthy homes up the hill runs down Manning to Wilshire and collects a bit on this corner. It's amazing to see succession of a wetland plant community happen right here in such an urban setting. I tried to document as many species as I could in a few minutes today.
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Willows (Genus Salix)Observer
andy71Description
Is this a young willow? The bracts on the stem are distinctive. Growing in a gutter that seems to always be wet from runoff from Manning St. houses.
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Common Sow-Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)Observer
andy71Description
Acute lobes on clasping portion of leaves. Compare with S. asper.
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