Flower Prof

Beautiful blue stamens!

Splendid Mariposa Lily, Calochortus splendens, side view https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287332499

Splendid Mariposa Lily, Calochortus splendens, top view https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287332499

I love mariposa lilies!
Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 6/6/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

😂 Been there, done that!

Leymus condensatus, with the common name Giant Wild Rye is a wild rye grass native to California and northern Mexico. (Source: Wikipedia)

California Native Plant Society offers free native gardening webinars. Tomorrow's is "Basics of a Fire-Safe Yard." I've taken several of these and they are very informative.

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My garden, too!

Yerba Mansa, Anemopsis californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279750617

Yerba mansa at Doheny State Beach #californianativeplants #FlowerReport

Mine started blooming this past week, too!

Diversity of California annual flowers blooming in the backyard garden.

California poppies blooming in the backyard garden.

Backyard garden blooms for 4/29/25. #CaliforniaNativePlants #NativePlants

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Whether in your yard or at a local park, every bit of healthy habitat counts. So get your crew together & help them get gardening: Carpool to a plant nursery, team up for yard work, give out native seeds!
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Yes, I think with that color and shape it's likely to be D. puniceus.
Here's an article about it
www.phytoneuron.net/2013Phytoneu...

San Diego Monkeyflower (Hybrid Diplacus × australis) Diplacus × australis is a hybrid of plants with 2599 observations

Well... The orange and yellow are probably San Diego Monkey Flowers, Diplacus x australis, a stable hybrid of D. puniceus and D. longiflorus.
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/771946-...

Any flowers blooming there?

Gorgeous! How are the trails by the lake? Also, would you happen to know if Humber Park is open yet?

It does give sunflower vibes. Now I'm curious to see it blooming!

Awesome! I hope they grow well for you!

Chocolate Lily Fritillaria biflora https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010237

Chilicothe Marah macrocarpa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010668

Sand Fringepod Thysanocarpus curvipes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010893

Pacific poison oak leaves and flowers Toxicodendron diversilobum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270011327

2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/13/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

Ground Pink (aka fringed linanthus) Linanthus dianthiflorus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270014514

Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010542 Yes, this species tastes a bit like lettuce, though not related. Please don't forage on public lands without a permit.

Sea Muilla with lovely blue anthers. Muilla maritima https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270013205

Cowbag Clover Trifolium depauperatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270013491

1/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/13/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

I know, right! An edit option would be great!

Western blue-eyed grass has six petals. The foliage for E. botrys is usually close to the ground. The foliage that is visible in the photo is some sort of grass.

Side view of California woodsorrel

Probably not... There is a common weedy Oxalis that isn't native with tiny flowers. Here's another photo of me holding a bloom of the native one.

Purple sanicle is also blooming, but I had trouble getting an in-focus photo.

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus helleri https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269811748

Carefully avoided an adorable baby rattlesnake on the trail at the Santa Rosa Plateau today.
#iNaturalist #herps

Lovely!
Looks like you identified one of your photos as blue-eyed grass, but it appears to be Mediterranean Stork's-bill, Erodium botrys.

Chaparral gilia, Gilia angelensis, with gorgeous blue anthers. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269819767

Menzies' baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269814248

Pomona Milkvetch, Astragalus pomonensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269815427

6/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

Foothill desert-parsley, Lomatium utriculatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269812306

Western blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269810230

Popcornflowers, Plagiobothrys sp. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269812003

5/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

California woodsorrel, Oxalis californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269808789

Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269809206

California Golden Violet, Viola pedunculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269809807

4/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

Common Goldfields, Lasthenia gracilis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269804159

California poppy, Eschscholzia californica with insects crawling around inside. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269808194

Side view of coast morning glory, Calystegia macrostegia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269808293

3/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

Sharp-toothed Sanicle, Sanicula arguta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269802068

Miniature Lupine, Lupinus bicolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269804077

Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269804111

2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport

California Peony, Paeonia californica, in the morning light. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269799891

Southern Checkerbloom, Sidalcea sparsifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269802537

Padre's Shooting Star, Primula clevelandii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269802378

1/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport