The length and coil is what made me assume it was this species of Paeromopus as opposed to others.
Also caught in the ekman grab were these brittle stars, I think they are flat spined brittle stars because they are similar in look to the reference photo.
Because of the white spotting and leaf shape I used this ID!
The clusters of flowers and the pronounced circular center helped to indicate the ID
I think this is oaks because of the leaves it has.
I think this is a California wild grape because it was growing on the ground and its a vine.
The smell and leaf shape gave the identity away
I knew that this was a California sagebrush because of its distinctive leaves and aromatic smell when I found it.
The leaves gave it away for us by their blade shape
We found acorns nearby and on the plant that helped me to ID this plant!