The following pictures, all taken by Tom of plants from the Angeles Crest Highway on 27 August 2004, show two plants growing nearly side-by-side, from a side view and from a top-down view.
Subspecies bernardinus is on the left; consimilis is on the right.
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The following pictures show stems taken from two different plants, with bernardinus on the left and consimilis on the right.
Entire inflorescence with stem:
Closeup of the leaves and stems:
In the above picture, note the white stem of bernardinus and the white-green or yellow-green stem of consimilis. The periodic green dashes along the stem were a result of pressing the stem, and are not present on the plant itself.
Note the distinctly wider leaves of bernardinus. The length of the leaves varies from plant to plant.
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