area Mustard Annual Brassicaceae Sign of disturbance Fruit: Silique Disturbed areas Palm, Only native palm to CA Arecaceae Skirt California Fruit: Drupe Oasis Palm, Arecaceae Skirt Mexican Palo Verde Sheds leaves, green bark Fabaceae Scarification Spines Southwest U.S. Nurse plant for Saguaro Fruit: Legume Pampas Grass family Poaceae Leaves that cut Grass Fruit: Grain Southern SA Pine Tree Needles Pinaceae Adaptation for snow Pine cones Taiga Sago Palm True secondary growth Cycadaceae Toxic Cycasin which – Tropical and causes liver failure subtropical Southern Thick waxy leaves pubescence Magnoliaceae – underneath Magnolia SE U.S. Fruit: Follicle Sugar Bush Anacardiaceae tannins Fruit: Drupes Chaparral Toyon Christmas berry Rosaceae Jelly from fruit, tea for Fruit: Pome Chaparral stomach ailments, contain glycocises Tree Solanaceae Nicotine : treats bruises, South america Tobacco cuts, sore Fruit: Plant Species (cont) Species Characteristics Family Other Walnut Deciduous, compound Juglandinae Edible but we eat English Walnuts
area Mustard Annual Fruit: Silique Brassicaceae Disturbed areas Sign of disturbance Palm, California Only native palm to CA Fruit: Drupe Arecaceae Oasis Skirt Palm, Mexican Arecaceae Skirt Palo Verde Sheds leaves, green bark Spines Fruit: Legume Fabaceae Southwest U.S. Scarification Nurse plant for Saguaro Pampas Grass Grass family Fruit: Grain Poaceae Southern SA Leaves that cut Pine Tree Needles Pine cones Pinaceae Taiga Adaptation for snow Sago Palm True secondary growth Cycadaceae Tropical and subtropical Toxic – Cycasin which causes liver failure Southern Magnolia Thick waxy leaves – pubescence underneath Fruit: Follicle Magnoliaceae SE U.S. Sugar Bush Fruit: Drupes Anacardiaceae Chaparral tannins Toyon Christmas berry Fruit: Pome Rosaceae Chaparral Jelly from fruit, tea for stomach ailments, contain glycocises Tree Tobacco Fruit: Solanaceae South america Nicotine : treats bruises, cuts, sore Plant Species (cont) Species Characteristics Family Other Walnut Deciduous, compound Juglandinae Edible but we eat English Walnuts
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