When it’s time for the hairyflower wild petunia to pass its genes to the next generation, it does it with a bang. To reproduce, the plants flings tiny seeds from a small torpedo-shape fruit more than ...

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The Chaparral, The Tangled Assortment of low-growing, drought-resistant native shrubs covering most of San Diego County’s lower mountain slopes, has managed to remain somewhat green this summer.