Kathryn Arnold wrote, “I found this stunning flowering plant clinging to the bluff at Shell Beach. Do you know what it is?” It was new to me so I queried Peter Baye and he wrote, “It’s Seashore Dock [or Willow Leaved Dock] in the Buckwheat family. Those are mostly immature fruits. The fruits mature into corky, floating structures for water dispersal.”

A beautiful and rather unusual native plant for you today. Thanks to Kathryn for allowing me to share her photo with  you here.

We are having thunder and lightning and spatterings of rain, quite unusual for the Mendonoma coast in July!