Here's a photo Mary Sue Ittner took of Lupine, Goldfields, Lasthenia californica, and Johnny Tuck, Triphysaria eriantha, all native wildflowers.
Peter Baye found Hoffman's Jewelflower, Streptanthus glandulosus.
And Blue-eyed Mary, Collinsia sparsiflora,
Many, many more species are blooming now, a feast for the eyes.
Thanks to Mary Sue and Peter for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Beautiful sunny, breezy, warm weather today!
Mary Sue Ittner recently photographed the bluffs at Black Point Beach while on a hiking jaunt with the Thursday Ramblers. This is a wonderful place to see native wildflowers, and some non-native, very colorful flowers too. The flowers in the foreground are native wildflowers called Goldfields, Lasthenia californica.
Goldfields are blooming in profusion on many coastal bluffs. The Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands are another good spot to see them. They are members of the Sunflower family. Here is a close-up photo Mary Sue took of these flowers.
Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
On a recent walk at the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands, Bob Rutemoeller found several native wildflowers in bloom. The first is Goldfields, Lasthenia californica, a member of the Sunflower family. This wildflower can bloom in big carpets of yellow on coastal bluffs.
Next is Earth Brodiaea, also called Ground Brodiaea, Brodiaea terrestris. It's a member of the Lily family.
And last is Coast Onion, also called Wild Onion, Allium dichlamydeum, another member of the Lily family.
Thanks to Bob for allowing me to share his photos with you here. This has been a wonderful spring for native wildflowers!