The CONDOR 300 is home to a variety of plants, some not easily seen near where most of us live, along the coasts of Monterey County. The 300 peaks out at about 3850 feet of elevation, so its climate has more variation than that of the very moderate coast, and some of its denizens are different than what we see around our homes.

Monterey County Wildflowers describes this plant as "Distinctive pale gray, felty leaves and long stems with dense clusters of small flowers, typically pink but may be white or purplish. Flowers are very distinctive with reflexed petals and 5 hood-like appendages, each with a small projecting horn at the top. The fruit is large and greenish-yellow. Leaves are opposite or whorled in 3s or 4s. Milkweeds are a favored food source for Monarch Butterflies. The plant is toxic."