Banksia serrata

 species: Banksia serrata

common name: saw banksia

family: Proteaceae

where & when encountered: Santa Cruz, CA - 2012

basterkobas

species: Cyphostemma juttae
common name: basterkobas, Namibian grape
family: Vitaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria - 2017

cut-leaf banksia

species: Banksia praemorsa

common name: cut-leaf banksia

family: Proteaceae

where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019

Queensland bottle tree

species: Brachychiton rupestris

common name: Queensland bottle tree

family: Malvaceae

where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019

A relative of the bottle tree featured earlier in this blog, Brachychiton populneus.

"the blob"

species: Deuterocohnia brevifolia

common name: ?

family: Bromeliaceae

where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2017

I suggest that a good common name for this plant would be "the blob".