Imaged on 22 September 2021; published on 4 October 2021
Location: Charmlee Wilderness Park, Malibu, California

Dear Ones,

Here are photos of Perezia microcephala, which is desiccated but, I feel, in its own way beautiful, during the Southern California summers. In recent years, Perezia is also known by the name Acourtia microcephala. Another name for this plant is Sacapellote …

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 1: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 1: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 2: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 2: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 3: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 3: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 4: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Cold Creek Valley Preserve, near Calabasas, California 4: Perezia microcephala (aka Acourtia microcephala or Sacapellote) in Summer,” by Alice B. Clagett, 27 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0

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In love, light and joy,
Alice B. Clagett,
I Am of the Stars