Here are photos taken at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Wildflower References
iNaturalist Russian Ridge wildflowers
Calflora
Wildflower Search
April 30, 2020
Ginger along the trail
Common Madia Madia elegans
Checker-bloom Mallow Sidalcea malviflora
Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa
Tidy Tip Layia platyglossa
Tidy Tip Layia platyglossa and Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Owl's clover (Castilleja)
closeup of Owl's clover (Castilleja)
Spanish Lotus Acmispon americanus (native)
closeup of Rusty Popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
closeup of Tomcat Clover Trifolium willdenovii (native)
Little Hop Clover Trifolium dubium (not native)
Checker-bloom Mallow Sidalcea malviflora
small yellow composite
Johnny Jump Up, California Golden Violet, Yellow Pansy Viola pedunculata
closeup of Johnny Jump Up Viola pedunculata
Coast Dandelion Agoseris apargioides
Coast Dandelion Agoseris apargioides
Coast Dandelion Agoseris apargioides
Coast Dandelion Agoseris apargioides showing leaves
Coast Dandelion Agoseris apargioides showing seed head
Redmaids Calandrinia menziesii
closeup of Redmaids Calandrinia menziesii
side view and leaves of Redmaids Calandrinia menziesii
Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula
closeup of Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula
Longspur Seablush Plectritis ciliosa
closeup of Longspur Seablush Plectritis ciliosa
California Saxifrage Micranthes californica
closeup of California Saxifrage Micranthes californica
another closeup of California Saxifrage Micranthes californica
Woodland Strawberry Fragaria vesca
6 petals on this Woodland Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis
May 7, 2020
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
California Poppies and Checker-bloom Mallow
California Poppies, Lupines and yellow composites (Crepis?)
Johnny Jump Up, California Golden Violet, Yellow Pansy Viola pedunculata
Ginger surrounded by wildflowers
back from ancient oaks trail
Woodland Madia Anisocarpus madioides
Purple Clarkia, Winecup Clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea
Purple Clarkia, Winecup Clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea
Purple Clarkia, Winecup Clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea
Purple Clarkia, Winecup Clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea
Seaside Golden Yarrow? Eriophyllum staechadifolium or Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Spreading Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur Delphinium patens
closeup of Spreading Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur Delphinium patens
Spreading Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur Delphinium patens
Longspur Seablush Plectritis ciliosa
Longspur Seablush Plectritis ciliosa
Longspur Seablush Plectritis ciliosa
Silverpuffs Uropappus lindleyi?
Silverpuffs Uropappus lindleyi?
Silverpuffs Uropappus lindleyi?
Rusty Popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
closeup of Rusty Popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Checker-bloom Mallow Sidalcea malviflora
Common Madia Madia elegans
Common Madia Madia elegans
Johnny Jump Up, California Golden Violet, Yellow Pansy Viola pedunculata
Lupine
Lupine
various wildflowers along the path
Redmaids Calandrinia menziesii
Redmaids Calandrinia menziesii
Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa and Owl's clover (Castilleja)
Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula
closeup of Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula
The End!