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Yes, I do. They are aweful! One entered our dog, probably through the nose. One day there was a huge hard mass on her side. We took her to the vet who biopsied it thinking it some kind of cancer. Long story short, after many visits, dollars, drain tubes etc a foxtail ended up working its way out! As soon as it was out the lump healed and went away. Hate those things. Get into everything. I suppose they look good in Spring when green since it's the only green thing in Cali.
Actually the greenest most healthy living plant in California, is the Poison Oak, which can grow to 10 feet tall in the Clear lake area...glossy, healthy, no insects will touch it...
Second is the lovely creosote bush, which has been seen to grow a good 10 feet around...uglylier than sin..........
HATE THAT PLACE!!!!!!!!!
Every native bush or grass has spines, stickers, needles or poison oil on it.
You cannot walk about in T-shoes & socks for the burr clover & sticky little seedy things impossible to get out of your socks...between that & the rattlesnakes...they can have the place!!!!!!!