Author Topic: Wildflowers explosion (Read 266240 times)

firefightersteve · « **Reply #180 on:** Jun 24, 06, 10:40:14 PM »

Bloomeria crocea, Golden Stars
Amaryllis family

ForestGal · « **Reply #181 on:** Jun 24, 06, 11:55:41 PM »

firefightersteve · « **Reply #182 on:** Jun 25, 06, 11:22:54 PM »

Hi Forestgal, I was working in Lake Arrowhead yesterday and these grow behind station 92, lots of them...
I'm sure there are some in Wrightwood at higher elevation, mixed in with grass. They're a common wildflower, however, they don't stand out and are easily missed.
Best wishes, Steve

firefightersteve · « **Reply #183 on:** Jun 25, 06, 11:29:10 PM »

Clarkia Rhimboidia

ForestGal · « **Reply #184 on:** Jun 26, 06, 01:40:32 AM »

Steve, just when I think you've posted the prettiest one, you outdo yourself once again! The Clarkias are beautiful, but then, I'm really partial to this color! Please keep posting the flowers!

These guys must be tiny, if they are that much smaller than a penny. Do they grow in WW, or at least higher, on our trails?

Laughlinguy · « **Reply #185 on:** Jun 26, 06, 02:17:49 AM »

Raise the bar, and then, raise the bar again! WHOA!!

Nolena · « **Reply #186 on:** Jun 26, 06, 07:38:44 AM »

But, where did you find a penny that big?

firefightersteve · « **Reply #187 on:** Jun 26, 06, 08:13:57 AM »

Hi Frestgal...I haven't seen Clarkia in Wrightwood yet, but it's a plentiful wildflower, often missed due to it's size....My wife found this one, I had missed it.
Thanks for your generous compliments.

firefightersteve · « **Reply #188 on:** Jun 26, 06, 08:16:45 AM »

Nolena, you caught me....
My giant penny....!!!
You can fool some of the people some of the time...

firefightersteve · « **Reply #189 on:** Jun 28, 06, 07:42:11 AM »

Non native and I haven't seen this in our mountains..
But visiting parents in Ventura County..
This plant is common along the coast.
Socrates poison hemlock.

angelwolf326 · « **Reply #190 on:** Jun 28, 06, 11:03:45 PM »

Pale Pink flowers along the American River, Columa, CA

firefightersteve · « **Reply #191 on:** Jun 29, 06, 11:43:52 AM »

Those are some wild flowers....watch out for the thorns..

firefightersteve · « **Reply #192 on:** Jun 30, 06, 07:01:42 AM »

Red Bush Monkey Flower, Mimulus puniceus
These flowers jumped out at me while driving in Ventura County. At first it looked like a "Sticky Monkey Flower", but the plant body was diferent. It was growing in some sand dunes near Oxnard Shores. We have many different types of Monkey Flower in our mountains.

Wildman · « **Reply #193 on:** Jun 30, 06, 12:24:42 PM »

firefightersteve · « **Reply #194 on:** Jul 01, 06, 03:49:02 PM »

Maraposa Lily, calochortus palmeri

Wildman · « **Reply #195 on:** Jul 01, 06, 04:55:06 PM »

Quote from: Angelwolf on Jun 28, 06, 11:03:45 PM

Pale Pink flowers along the American River, Columa, CA

These sure look like a variety of Wild Rose.

Wildman · « **Reply #196 on:** Jul 01, 06, 06:52:45 PM »

I have been informed that that I got the family right, Rosaceae!

These are Rubus discolor Himalayan Blackberry.

They make yummy pies.

Thanks, Janie, for clarifying.

firefightersteve · « **Reply #197 on:** Jul 01, 06, 07:53:40 PM »

Name correction
Green Stripe Mariposa Lily,Calochortus invenustus
Thanks Jane

Laughlinguy · « **Reply #198 on:** Jul 01, 06, 11:16:51 PM »

firefightersteve · « **Reply #199 on:** Jul 07, 06, 09:01:11 AM »

The wildflower explosion continues, although I'm seeing more and more seed pods. My wife and I came home to find milk thistle seed pods floating around our living room. Several blooms had released their pods while we were out. They float into the air with the slightest breeze and it was interesting chasing them around with my vaccuum cleaner.The seed is less than 1mm in length.

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