- Low bush, flowers in ball-like clusters; sometimes pinkish
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Wild buckwheat
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- Taller shrub, more than 4 feet high
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Mule fat
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- Found in drier areas of chaparral
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- Leaves more than 1 foot; sharp pointed
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Our Lord's candle
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- Leaves less than 1 foot long
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- Blooms in spring; February-June
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- Leaves small, needle-like, less than 1/2 inch long
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Chamise
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- Leaves about 1/2 inch long, spatula shape, no teeth
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Big pod ceanothus
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- Leaves more than 3/4 inch long, fine teeth on margin
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Blue elderberry
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- Blooms in summer; June-August
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- Leaves with fine teeth on margin; blue berries
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Blue elderberry
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- Leaves with sharp teeth on margin; red berries
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Toyon
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- Leaves with no teeth on margin; no berries
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Laurel sumac
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- Blooms in September-October
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Coyote brush
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