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  • Caterpillar of the endangered Smith’s Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithii) camouflaged on Eriogonum parvifolium, its only host plant. Photo: Suzanne Schettler
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    Buckwheats by Suzanne Schettler

    August 18, 2026August 18, 2026

    Species of buckwheat (Eriogonum) have flowers mainly in whites and pinks. They are mostly rounded woody shrubs of various heights.  Grey foliaged ones…

  • Abronia umbellata photo: Dan Antonaccio
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    Past Field Trip to Waddell Beach with Dan Antonaccio

    January 22, 2025September 22, 2026

    Date and time: Sunday, August 9, 2026 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

    Leader and affiliation: Dan Antonaccio, Field Trip Coordinator CNPS Santa Cruz Chapter…

  • BeanHollowwildflowers
    Past events

    Past Field Trip: Bean Hollow State Beach, Monday, June 1, 2026

    January 19, 2025September 22, 2026

    Dan Antonaccio hosted a stroll along the bluffs and beaches of Bean Hollow State Beach. They looked for coast- and dune-loving plants like varied lupi…

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