United States, California, Santa Cruz, Collected on the dunes above the beach, 1/4 mile south Of Sunset Beach State Park. Elevation: sea level.
Coastal strand. Common.
Abronia latifolia, Eschscholzia californica
A succulent, somewhat sticky, stem purple. The flowers were lavender with white near the center. The petal numbers are variable. The plant is procumbent, up to 3 feet long.