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Ginger went on an in person wildflower hike with the California Native Plant Society - Santa Clara Valley Chapter.
Here is the discription: Search for Fetid Adder Hike. Wind down the week with a Friday afternoon walk at Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve. Vivian Neou and Ramon Curiel will take you on a search for fetid adder's tongue (Scoliopus bigelovii) as well as other early bloomers. The hike includes stops to take pictures and talk about plants. Expect an elevation gain of around 450 feet on this three mile loop hike. Click Here to see Alex's photos Wildflower References All photos copyright Ginger Wolnik |
welcome talk before the hike started
direction sign along the trail
little wooden bridge near the start of the hike
memorial sign
our path through the California winter woodland
Arroyo Lupine Lupinus succulentus
closeup of Arroyo Lupine Lupinus succulentus
Blue Dicks Dipterostemon capitatus
closeup of Blue Dicks Dipterostemon capitatus
Meadow Rue Thalictrum fendleri leaves
Meadow Rue Thalictrum fendleri getting ready to bloom
closeup of Meadow Rue buds Thalictrum fendleri
California Polypody ferns Polypodium californicum along a dry gully
California Polypody ferns Polypodium californicum along the bank
California Polypody ferns Polypodium californicum
underside view of spoors of the California Polypody Polypodium californicum
California Polypody Polypodium californicum
California Maidenhair Fern Adiantum jordanii
Goldback Fern Pentagramma triangularis
Coastal Wood Fern Dryopteris arguta
Warrior Plume Pedicularis densiflora
Warrior Plumes Pedicularis densiflora
Warrior Plume Pedicularis densiflora
Warrior Plumes Pedicularis densiflora
Warrior Plumes Pedicularis densiflora
Milkmaids Cardamine californica
closeup of Milkmaids Cardamine californica
closeup of Milkmaids Cardamine californica
Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
closeup of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
flower bud of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii with insect on top flower
closeup of insect on a Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
another closeup of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
another view of a Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
side view of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
closer side view of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii bud, flowers and seed pod
closeup of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii seed pod
closeup of Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
mottled leaf pattern on Fetid Adder's Tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
closeup of Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
closeup of Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
fallen branch with lichens
enlarged view of lichens
California Buttercup Ranunculus californicus
California man-root Marah fabaceus
Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande (changed from Cynoglossum as of January 2022)
closeup of Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
another closeup of Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
white variant of Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
closeup of white Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
normal blue (left) and red variant of Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
red variant of Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
closeup of red variant of Pacific Hound's Tongue Adelinia grande
turret spider burrow
Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis
galls caused by the Coyote Bush Bud Gall Midge Rhopalomyia californica
closeup of Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis
galls caused by the Coyote Bush Bud Gall Midge Rhopalomyia californica
another view of Coyote Bush galls
Brittleleaf Manzanita Arctostaphylos crustacea
French Broom Genista monspessulana non-native
Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae non-native
Common Vetch Vicia sativa non-native
closeup of Common Vetch Vicia sativa non-native
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