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12/14
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One flower that I'm surprised to find here at Coyote Springs is blue-eyed grass (sisyrinchium bellum)

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This plant in the lily family is native to the San Francisco Bay Area, and I've planted a few in my garden, but I didn't realize that it is also native to the Mojave Desert.