Seemingly human planted weed
Seek determines it as alligator weed
San Diego salt marsh habitat
Has a strange spongy texture and some of the stems are pinkish colored.
Survey start - 1206, 71oF, partly cloudy, wind 0-1 Beaufort
Survey end - 1307, 71oF, mostly cloudy, wind 0-1 Beaufort
At least 1-2 native bees were possibly observed but no suitable photographs are available.
Surveyors: Robert James, Tina Tong, Gabriele Wienhausen, Scott Henry, and Karen Fraser