This plant, commonly called red buckwheat, is endemic to the Channel Islands National Park. These islands are sometimes called the Galapagos of North America because there are both plant and animal species that occur no where else in the world. The flowers get a deeper red as you move from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa Island to San Miguel. This particular specimen was on Santa Rosa Island. Catalina Island is also part of the chain of islands, but not part of the national park.
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How very pretty! they look like little red jewels.
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