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There are a few species of prickly pear in the Santa Monica Mountains, perhaps most common are the coast prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis) and the chaparral or tall prickly pear (Opuntia oricola). Both have fleshy, spiny cactus pads (called joints; they are actually the stems of the plant) which make them easy to distinguish from other plants ...
- Calabazilla
Calabazilla - Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Coast Cholla
The end joints on the plant's stems dislodge easily and...
- Owl’s Clover
A patch of Owl's Clover provides a bright splash of color as...
- California Walnut
Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council Plants Resource Page...
- Narrow Leaved Milkweed
Narrow Leaved Milkweed - Asclepias fascicularis a perennial,...
- Wishbone Bush
Wishbone Bush - Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Red Shank
Red Shank - Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Cottonwood
Cottonwood - Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Prickly Pear
Size: up to 5 feet high. Habitat: low elevation chaparral...
- Calabazilla
Apr 13, 2023 · Size: 5 to 20 feet high. Habitat: Chaparral, ridges, slopes, woodland, coastal scrub. Blooms: November to March. Fire Response: Seeds respond to fire cue. There are six species of Ceanothus that can be found in the Santa Monica mountains, and about ten times that number of varieties are able to be grown in California.
- Ceanothus
- Shrub
- Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)
- Ceanothus Species
Apr 30, 2016 · Domesticated or captive animals (pets and zoo) and garden plants put down by human hand don't count though, as they don't help us understand our native ecosystem. Be sure to attend the science festival as below: May 20 (7pm-10pm) SMM Science Festival. May 21 (10am-4pm) SMM Science Festival.
The following pages list only a small sample of the plants native to the Santa Monica Mountains. To decide whether other native plant species may be suitable, the standard reference is FLORA OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA by Raven, Thompson and Prigge, Southern California Botanists Special Publication No. 2.
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Emmenanthe penduliflora, Whispering Bells locally common in disturbed soils. Encelia californica, Bush Sunflower is right along the coast in Malibu and Ventura. Epilobium canum, Narrowleaf California Fuchsia is common in the Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles area. Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid can be found in creeks or springs.
Mar 26, 2021 · Of the more than 350 bobcats sampled from 1996-2012 for a study several years ago, the eastern population comprising the hillside communities east of the 405, including the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Park, had the lowest genetic diversity in the Santa Monica Mountains. Bobcats live throughout the Simi Hills from Thousand Oaks to Calabasas and ...
