Rattlesnake weed

BOTANICAL NAME: Euphorbia albomarginata

COMMON NAME: Rattlesnake weed

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual

LIGHT: sun

BLOOM: Mar - May

COLOR: white with purple

HABITAT: Coastal sage brush

COMMENTS: Growing in clusters of less than ½” these small plants make can quickly make a ground cover. They are poisonous.

Devils fiddleneck

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BOTANICAL NAME: Amsinckia vernicosa

COMMON NAME: Devils fiddleneck

FAMILY: Boraginaceae

PLANT TYPE: Annual

LIGHT: sun - part shade

BLOOM: Mar - June

COLOR: yellow

HABITAT: scrub, desert

COMMENTS: Seeds and plant are poisonous and the sharp hairs on the plant can cause skin irritation.