Pyrola picta

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

Pyrola picta
White-veined wintergreen or white-veined shinleaf.
Is just beginning to send up spikes at the end of May and will be flowering as we move into June.

Pyrola picta

Pyrola asarifolia subsp. bracteata

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

Pyrola asarifolia subsp. bracteata
Pink wintergreen

In 2015 these are just getting started now (last week of May). This is a preview of what we can expect in the next several weeks!

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Corallorhiza maculata

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted coralroot
This was noticed on 23 May 2015 but it has obviously been flowering for a while.

Corallorhiza maculata

Erythronium californicum

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

Erythronium californicum AKA the Trout lilly or the Fawn lilly

Erythronium californicum; the trout lilly

Typical habitat

Cardamine

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

The Cardamine species are known as Milkmaids.
They are among the first noticeable flowers appearing every Spring.

Not long ago I would have said this one was Cardamine californicum var. integrifolia (AKA the Coast Milkmaid; formerly Cardamine integrifolia) but apparently that species has been lumped and no longer exists except as Cardamine californicum.

Cardamine

Most of the year they look like this:

Iris douglasiana

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

Iris douglasiana, AKA Douglas’ iris, is a very common plant of the coastal forest in Mendocino County.
It is not clear to me how many are actually true and how many are hybrids with other local species.