Deerweed (Acmispon glaber) blooming near the Encinal Canyon Trailhead of the Backbone Trail.
A deerweed superbloom has emerged in the western Santa Monica Mountains this May, covering hillsides with a multitude of small yellow flowers.
The extensive bloom is occurring near the end of a two-year period that is the wettest in Los Angeles in over a century.
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