H20090917-1594--Helianthus californicus--RPBG (48784741531)

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Description: Helianthus californicus—California sunflower. Undoubtedly the tallest herbaceous plant in the Regional Park Botanic Garden, it can measure up to 12 feet in height. The species can be found in damp places around the Great Valley at elevations less than 1600 meters and south into Baja California. The photograph of the flowers against the sky is not an artistic choice—it is nearly the only way the flowers can be photographed. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA. Date: 17 September 2009, 10:50. Source: H20090917-1594--Helianthus californicus--RPBG. Author: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America.