Dudleya cymosa is also known as Canyon live-forever.
It occurs in some of the sunny open areas on the serpentine rocks of the mountain pass above us.
Dudleya cymosa
Dudleya cymosa
Dudleya cymosa
Dudleya cymosa
Dudleya cymosa
Category: plants
Genista monspessulana
Genista monspessulana is also known as French broom.
This is often mistaken for scotch broom but is easy to tell apart as it has hairy fruit and a different stem and leaves.
It seems to be the predominate sort of the brooms in our area.
Genista monspessulana on 12 May 2015 in Mendocino County
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
This is one of the Wild ginger species; variously referred to as Marbled wild-ginger or Hartweg’s wild-ginger.
These images are not from home but rather are from Shasta County near Big Bend.
I was told that the flower is pollinated by a beetle.
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Asarum hartwegii
Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea
Also known as Siskiyou monardella, Serpentine monardella & Serpentine Coyote Mint
It occurs in some of the sunny open rocky areas in the serpentine soils of the mountain pass above us.
Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Beautiful Woollysunflower
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Eriophyllum ambiguum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
AKA common St. Johnswort or Klamath Weed
While this is considered an invasive weed it is also commonly valued as a medicinal plant.
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Tolpis barbata
Tolpis barbata
“European Umbrella Milkwort”
Native to southern Europe.
Tolpis barbata
Tolpis barbata
Tolpis barbata
Trientalis latifolia
Trientalis latifolia is also known as the Pacific starflower.
Trientalis latifolia
Trillium
Trillium ovatum, the Coast Trillium, occurs here.
The flowers start out white and change colors after being pollinated.
Trillium ovatum with seedpod
Trillium ovatum with seedpod
Trillium ovatum seedpod
Trillium ovatum seedpod
Trillium ovatum seedpod
Trilium ovatum seedling
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Alaska rein orchid
The deer often eat these before they can finish flowering.
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis
Piperia unalascendis