Spergularia macrotheca, Santa Cruz Island, lower Sauces Canyon

Date

February 13, 1982

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

Steve Junak

Spergularia macrotheca, Santa Cruz Island, lower Sauces Canyon

Location Information

Place Name

Santa Cruz Island

Country:

United States

State:

California

County:

Santa Barbara

Specific Location

Lower Sauces Canyon

Is this photo taken on the Channel Islands?

Yes

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured

Sticky sand spurry (Spergularia macrotheca)

More Info

Alternative Common Names

Spurry, Lareg Flowered Sand, Sticky Sandspurry

Native Status

Native

Plant Type/Growth Form

perennial herb

Plant Communities

Spergularia macrotheca, Wetland/Riparian, Alkali Sink, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand, Freshwater Marsh, Northern Coastal Scrub, Spergularia macrotheca

Flower Color

Pink, White, Lavender, Red, Brown

Primary Plant Part

Inflorescense, Leaves

General Subject

Plant Pictures

Image & Format Details

Index Number

SL_25668

Decade

1980s

Photo Orientation

Landscape

Collection

Steve Junak

Image & Format Tags

Color photograph, Low-key photography

Film Type

Kodachrome