Gardening in north Orange County, California
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Tall fescue
I thought this was one of the numerous crabgrasses, but apparently it is tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). The crabgrass seed heads, as far as I can tell, all have that distinctive splayed-tines formation, while these stay quite close to the stem. Yes, that's my shovel at the bottom of the photo! it's a weed in our yard.
The seedlings of crabgrass and fescue look remarkably alike.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Gulf fritillary
I found this butterfly this morning -- it is almost certainly a gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae).
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