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22:15, 9 October 2008 Fritillaria recurva Scarlet fritillary .JPG (file) 50 KB Found on dry slopes. Not known to occur in Marin County. This one is from Sonoma, where it is uncommon.
22:14, 9 October 2008 Fritillaria lilliacea FRAGRANT FRITILLARY 2.jpg (file) 50 KB Another view of this charming nodding flower.
22:13, 9 October 2008 Fritillaria lilliacea FRAGRANT FRITILLARY .jpg (file) 53 KB An early bloomer, and not really all that fragrant. In Marin can be found on the southern slope of Mt. Burdell, and on a knoll out by Nicasio resevoir.
22:11, 9 October 2008 Fritillaria atropurpurea Spotted Mountain Bells 2.jpg (file) 94 KB Close view looking up at the Sierra version of our Mission Bells.
22:10, 9 October 2008 Fritillaria atropurpurea Purple Fritillary 5.jpg (file) 92 KB Found on a hike in the Lake Tahoe area. Difficult to photograph.
22:09, 9 October 2008 Ferocactus cylindrceus Barrel Cactus group.jpg (file) 363 KB A common cactus, but with rather special flowers.
22:08, 9 October 2008 Ferocactus cylindraceus Barrel Cactus .jpg (file) 246 KB  
22:07, 9 October 2008 EVENING PRIMROSE sp Texas.jpg (file) 78 KB ID uncertain.
22:06, 9 October 2008 Erythronium pupurascens FAWN LILY.jpg (file) 62 KB Common in certain parts of the Sierra. This from an area south of Echo Summit.
22:04, 9 October 2008 Phlox drummondii Drummond's Phlox.jpg (file) 51 KB Texas Hill Country, April 2005
22:01, 9 October 2008 Cuscuta salina Dodder.jpg (file) 61 KB One of four species of the parasitic Dodder found in Marin County. This one grows on Pickleweed (Salicornia).
21:46, 9 October 2008 Day Flower.jpg (file) 74 KB One of the prettiest flowers among the many treasures in the Hill Country, TX.
21:46, 9 October 2008 Corylus cornuta Hazenutl flower.jpg (file) 36 KB Hazelnut flowers are a real challenge to find because of their small size, and not easy to photograph. Taken in Marin County, at Bolinas Lagoon Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch.
21:41, 9 October 2008 COREOPSIS sp Texas.jpg (file) 71 KB Further ID needed.
21:40, 9 October 2008 Corallorhiza maculata immaculata Spotted Coralroot .JPG (file) 34 KB Unspotted Spotted Coralroot, from the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch.
21:38, 9 October 2008 Corallorhiiza maculata immaculata2.jpg (file) 709 KB Spotted Coralroot, but this supspecies, appropriately name "immagulata", lacks the spots. Perhaps we should call it the Immaculate Coralroot.
21:36, 9 October 2008 CORAL FUNGUS em.jpg (file) 67 KB Perhaps the mycologists will provide the taxonomic data.
21:35, 9 October 2008 Convolvulus equitans Texas Bindweed.jpg (file) 70 KB Another from the Hill Country.
21:34, 9 October 2008 Columbine1.jpg (file) 37 KB Need help here with the species.
21:33, 9 October 2008 Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce.JPG (file) 34 KB Miner's Lettuce said to be quite variable. This specimen, from Volunteer Canyon, Stinson Beach, show pretty maroon sepals.
21:32, 9 October 2008 Clarkia rubicundram.jpg (file) 39 KB Not certin about the species.
21:32, 9 October 2008 Cirsium texanum Texas Thistle .jpg (file) 67 KB Texas Hill country, April 2005.
21:31, 9 October 2008 Chimaphila umbellata Prince's pine 1.jpg (file) 40 KB Another view of the Pipsissewa, Flowers are nodding, and difficult to photograph.
21:30, 9 October 2008 Chimaphila umbellata Prince's Pine 1.jpg (file) 40 KB Also known as Pipsissewa. Found in the shade along the trail up to Shirley Lake, Squaw Valley, CA.
21:25, 9 October 2008 Castilleja indivisa Texas Paintbrush.jpg (file) 71 KB The genus name probably needs updating. Taken in the Hill Country, April 2005.
21:23, 9 October 2008 Ribes californicum Hillside Gooseberry .jpg (file) 40 KB I think this is also called Canyon Gooseberry, but corrections are welcome.
21:19, 9 October 2008 Calylophus drummondianus Square-bud Primrose.jpg (file) 61 KB Same species, but with lacking black at the base of the petals.
21:17, 9 October 2008 Calylophus drummondianus Square-bud Primrose 17.jpg (file) 82 KB This subspecies has black in the area of the nectary.
21:16, 9 October 2008 Calochortus palmeri 2.jpg (file) 141 KB Pretty flower, from a meadow in the southern Sierra. Flowers can vary in color.
21:15, 9 October 2008 Calochortus luteus Gold Nuggets.jpg (file) 59 KB Mt. Tam, near Bootjack, Marin County, CA
21:13, 9 October 2008 Calochortus leichtlinii .jpg (file) 40 KB From the slopes above Lake Tahoe.
21:10, 9 October 2008 Delphinium californicum California Larkspur.jpg (file) 47 KB Most flower spikes are not this loaded.
21:07, 9 October 2008 CALIFORNIA LARKSPUR7.jpg (file) 62 KB Taken in coastal scrub near Bolinas Lagoon.
21:03, 9 October 2008 Brown-eyed Primrose .jpg (file) 160 KB Anza Borego
20:57, 9 October 2008 Blue Mystery em 7289.jpg (file) 49 KB Need help with this one.
20:56, 9 October 2008 Blazing Star M involucrata .jpg (file) 196 KB Anza Borego specimen
20:55, 9 October 2008 Mimulus bigelovii Bigelow's Monkeyflower.jpg (file) 652 KB Taken south of Mono Lake. Not positive about species I.D.
20:50, 9 October 2008 BIGELOW'S Monkeyfloer48.jpg (file) 70 KB One of my favorite Monkeyflowers, found higher up in dry areas.
20:49, 9 October 2008 Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger.jpg (file) 54 KB Usually darker maroon/brown, but I liked this one better.
20:47, 9 October 2008 Annual Pennyroyal.jpg (file) 59 KB  
20:45, 9 October 2008 Angelica so. blossum.jpg (file) 38 KB Taken along the Marin coast. Species uncertain - perhaps A. hendersonii
20:40, 9 October 2008 Allium sp Ring Mt. .JPG (file) 55 KB Taken at Ring Mountain, Marin County, in serpentine area.
20:39, 9 October 2008 Apricot mallow .jpg (file) 137 KB Taken in Anza Borego State Park.
20:37, 9 October 2008 Aconitum columbianum Monkshood .jpg (file) 78 KB