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Ginger and Connie went on a Mid-Peninsula Open Space District in
Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
called "Signs of Spring."
Here is the discription: Enjoy a spring hike with docents Liz Foreman and Toni Gooch where you'll see a variety of oak trees, spring wildflowers, and a creek. You'll hike along the Blue Oak, Dick Hassler, and Dusky-footed Woodrat Trails in this popular Preserve and take in the scenic view from the top of the ridge. This moderately-paced hike includes hills and uneven terrain. Wildflower References All photos copyright Ginger Wolnik |
Little Robin Geranium Geranium purpureum (non-native)
Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae (non-native)
Pitcher Sage Lepechinia calycina
Beaked Hawksbeard? Crepis vesicaria ssp. taraxacifolia (non-native)
Indian Clover? Trifolium albopurpureum
Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum
The End!
Blue-eyed grass 
Pacific Sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis
mushrooms
Sticky Monkey Flower Mimulus aurantiacus
Hound's tongue Cynoglossum grande
interesting hollowed out tree
California's State Lichen: Lace Lichen Ramalina menziesii
Toyon berries Heteromeles arbutifolia
Indian Warrior Pedicularis densiflora
closeup of Indian Warrior Pedicularis densiflora
Spartium junceum? (non-native)
Spartium junceum? (non-native)
French Broom Genista monspessulana (non-native)
Spring Vetch Vicia sativa (non-native)
Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata (non-native)
Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata
Rigid Hedge Nettle Stachys rigida
Blue Elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
closeup of Blue Elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
Spanish Broom Cytisus junceum (non-native)
closeup of Spanish Broom Cytisus junceum
California Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum
Chaparral Pea Pickeringia montana
Common Lomatium Lomatium utriculatum
Indian Warrior Pedicularis densiflora
Feathery False Lily of the Valley Maianthemum racemosum
Feathery False Lily of the Valley Maianthemum racemosum
Fremont's Star Lily Toxicoscordion fremontii
Fremont's Star Lily Toxicoscordion fremontii
closeup of Fremont's Star Lily Toxicoscordion fremontii
Bush Poppy Dendromecon rigida
closeup of Bush Poppy Dendromecon rigida
Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii seed capsules
another Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
Woolly Indian Paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa
closeup of Woolly Indian Paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa
Broom Rose Helianthemum scoparium
Broom Rose Helianthemum scoparium
closeup of Broom Rose Helianthemum scoparium
Stipulate Lotus aka Balsam Bird's-Foot Trefoil Hosackia stipularis
Balsam Bird's-Foot Trefoil Hosackia stipularis
closeup of Balsam Bird's-Foot Trefoil Hosackia stipularis
California Cudweed Pseudognaphalium californicum
closeup of California Cudweed Pseudognaphalium californicum
"little apples" Hoary Manzanita Arctostaphylos canescens
closeup of Hoary Manzanita Arctostaphylos canescens
California Manroot Marah fabacea
closeup of California Manroot Marah fabacea
Douglas' Nightshade Solanum douglasiix
Sun Cup Taraxia ovata
Mission Bells Fritillaria affinis
closeup of Mission Bells Fritillaria affinis
Giant Wakerobin Trillium chloropetalum (not fully open yet)
closeup of Giant Wakerobin Trillium chloropetalum
Meadow Rue Thalictrum fendleri
closeup of Meadow Rue Thalictrum fendleri
Woodland Madia Anisocarpus madioides