Lupin hillside
 


Late Summer/Fall Wildflowers

The season ends in hot dry and shady condidtions

Redwood lily

The final wildflowers of the season must endure hot and dry conditions along with reduced access to sunlight. The forest floor is shady and in many areas covered in large patches of tall native bunchgrass. Open hillsides are dense with tall golden grasses developing seed heads. During this period, wildflowers find habitat along the forest edges, rocky outcrops, streams and dry watercourses. Many rise above competing vegetation by flowering at the top of long stems.

 
Liliaceae

Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

Liliaceae

Leopard Lily

Lilium pardalinum

Liliaceae

Mariposa Lily

Calochortus venustus

Liliaceae

Redwood lily

Lilium rubescens

Orchidaceae6

Denseflower Rein Orchid

Piperia elongata

Orchidaceae

Mountain orchid

Piperia transversa

Campanulaceae

Blue Bell

Campanula prenanthoides

Agavaceae

Wavyleaf Soap Root

Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Plantaginaceae7

Redwood Penstemon

Keckiella corymbosa

Themidaceae

Longray Brodiaea

Triteleia peduncularis

Themidaceae

Bridge Brodiaea

Tritelei bridgesii

Themidaceae

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa Benth

Lamiaceae

Marsh hedgenettle

Stachys palustris

Liliaceae

Firecracker

Dichelostemma ida maia

Asclepiadaceae

Showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Asclepiadaceae

Narrow leaf milkweed & Monarch

Asclepias fascicularis

Asclepiadaceae

Purple milkweed

Asclepias_cordifolia

Clusiaceae

Creeping St. John's Wort

Hypericum anagalloides

Clusiaceae

St. John's Wort non-native

Hypericum perforatum

Umbelliferae

Kellogg's Yampah

Perideridia kelloggii

Apiaceae

Gairdner's yampah

Perideridia gairdneri

Asteraceae

Coyote brush

Baccharis pilularis

Compositae

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Polygonaceae

Wickerstem Buckwheat

Eriogonum vimineum

Polygonaceae

Naked buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum

Polygonaceae

Arrowleaf Buckwheat

Eriogonum compositum

Polygonacea

Tall Buckwheat

Eriogonum_elatum

Onagracea

Panicled Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Onagraceae

Fringed Willowherb seed

Epilobium ciliatum ssp glandulosum

Onagraceae

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp glandulosum

Portulacaceae

Littleleaf Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

Asteraceae

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Lamiaceae

American wild mint

Mentha arvensis

Asteraceae

Starthistle non-native

Centaurea solstitialis





Photographed by Doug Zimmerman









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