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What IS That Plant?
About FallbrookSource.com
I started the site for my own amusement (and education!) when I started putting
names to the huge variety of plants that were repopulating my property after the
scorched earth of the 2007 wildfires. Doing another website is no big deal for
me - so this is a great way for me to keep track of the plants I've
identified, plus it's fun!
Native Plant Locations
Most of the native plant photos were taken on my own property which borders the
Santa Margarita River area near the 500 foot trail. Prior to the October 2007
Rice Fire the property was typical of the local chaparral, covered with mission
manzanita, chamise, ceanothus and sage. You couldn't walk through this, at least
not easily. The variety of plants that have taken hold in this new open space is
amazing.
Identifying the Plants
I've made every effort to be as accurate as possible, but I make mistakes so... I don't guarantee the accuracy of any of the information found on this
website. If you see an error please point it out to me and I will gladly
correct it.
Scientific and Common Names
The scientific and common plant names are mostly as identified in that great little resource book "San Diego
County Native Plants" 2nd Edition, by James Lightner. If Calflora or the Jepson manual treatment (online resources) included more or different common names I added those to the photo captions.
Describing the Plants
This site is not intended to provide botanical info, just the
scientific and common names and what the plant looks like. There are plenty of
great books and official resources for plant botany. You can easily
look up a plant as long as you know what it is called.
Plant photo picture size
If you are not a botanist and just want to answer the question "What
IS that Plant?", then a big picture is better. I like big thumbnails and big
pictures.
Updates to the Native Plant list and gallery
So many plants, so little time... With the large chaparral plants out of the
picture for the next few years the variety of plants and wildflowers now growing
in this little area is amazing. I add to or update the native plant galleries
whenever piqued by that question "What IS that Plant?"
After all...knowing is everything
Use of the Photos
Please feel free to use my photos for any non-commercial use as long as the
image is clearly credited, citing Rebecca Snyder and FallbrookSource.com
©Rebecca Snyder
http://www.fallbrooksource.com
For higher resolution images or commercial use please
contact me
Camera
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1 (after years of using this camera I found I was using it
in Standard mode, not Fine - doh!)
5-megapixel resolution
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom lens
real-image optical viewfinder
2.5 LCD screen
Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro
2 AA batteries (NiMH AA rechargeable)
Shutter speeds from 1/1000 to 1/8 sec (auto) f/2.8 to f/5.6
ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400
Macro lens adjustment
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