Place: Native flora of Mission trails regional park.....

I enjoy hiking the local wilderness for it gives a firsthand knowledge of the native flora and motivates me to learn their ethno-botanical importance..this weekend, I hit the Mission trails regional park, situated right in the center of San Diego city....its  beautiful throughout the year.. with its diverse vegetation.......the abundance of plants can't be summarized here..so, let me present a selected few..the common members ........

Laurel sumac...

Prickly pear...

California buckwheat...

Paintbrush...

Mistletoe....

Sycamore....

Encelia.......

Toyon..........flowers and berries..

Elderberry.....

 Redberry buckthorn..........

Coyote bush....

Chamise......

Riparian willow.......

Fuchsia-flower gooseberry.........

Wild rose.........

Deerweed..