This is my very first spring in California, and so far it has been wonderfully full of wildflowers. I was lucky enough to be able to go on a guided wildflower trek several weeks ago, and took a copious amount of notes and photos so that I could begin to learn the names of the wildflowers here. I think one of the reasons I love wildflowers so much is because they’re a constant in my life. In Michigan and Vermont, spring meant beautifully delicate ephemerals, like bloodroot, Dutchman’s breeches, and trout lily. In Montana and Idaho, I found rabbit brush, bog gentian, larkspur, and arrowleaf balsamroot as I worked in remote wilerness areas. And here in California, I find myself driving along rural roads, distracted by expanses of poppies, and wally baskets. Fields of lupine remind me of The Sound of Music. See the below photos for wildflower sightings of California!
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| Sticky monkeyflower |
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| Wallybasket |
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| Fiddleneck |
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| California poppy. A classic! |
