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Ginger went on a Mid-Peninsula Open Space District sponsored hike in Sierra Azul Preserve called "Wildflower Hike." Afterwards, she drove up to the top of Mt. Umunhum to see the view. Here is the hike description: What better way to spend a spring day than to see the explosion of wildflowers along the headwaters of Guadalupe Creek! Join docents Dennis Smith, Lynn Jackson, Kate Gudmundson, and Mary Brunkhorst for a leisurely walk along the Woods Trail with a view of Mount Umunhum. You'll help find and identify the many species of early-spring bloomers including possible rare and endangered plants. Bring cameras, nature guides, lunch, water, and your own curiosity - whatever it takes for you to enjoy this beautiful Preserve. References Click Here for map. All photos copyright Ginger Wolnik |
California Goldfields Lasthenia californica along the path
California Goldfields Lasthenia californica
closeup of California Goldfields Lasthenia californica
Jeweled Onion Allium serra with Goldfields
closeup of Jeweled Onion Allium serra
Purple Sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida
Hillside Star Lithophragma heterophyllum
closeup of Hillside Star Lithophragma heterophyllum showing flat calyx base
Woodland Star Lithophragma affine
closeup of Woodland Star Lithophragma affine showing pointed calyx base
Striped Coral Root Corallorhiza striata (parasitic orchid)
closup of Striped Coral Root Corallorhiza striata
Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii
top view of Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii
Hartweg's Umbrellawort Tauschia hartwegii
hikers along Woods Trail
view of the top of Mt. Umunhum near the start of the hike
Miniature Lupine Lupinus bicolor
Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum
Pacific False Bindweed Calystegia purpurata
closeup of Pacific False Bindweed Calystegia purpurata
California Chicory Rafinesquia californica
closeup of California Chicory Rafinesquia californica
Broadleaf Lupine Lupinus latifolius
closeup of Broadleaf Lupine Lupinus latifolius
Hairy Ceanothus Ceanothus oliganthus
Hairy Ceanothus Ceanothus oliganthus
closeup of Hairy Ceanothus Ceanothus oliganthus
California Buttercup Ranunculus californicus (with caterpiller)
Fernald's Iris Iris fernaldii
closeup of Fernald's Iris Iris fernaldii
top view of another Fernald's Iris Iris fernaldii
Fremont's Deathcamas (or Star Lily) Toxicoscordion fremontii
closeup of Fremont's Deathcamas (or Star Lily) Toxicoscordion fremontii
seed pods on Fremont's Deathcamas (or Star Lily) Toxicoscordion fremontii
underside view of Hooker's Fairybells Prosartes hookeri
closeup of Hooker's Fairybells Prosartes hookeri
Two-Eyed Violets Viola ocellata
closeup of Two-Eyed Violet Viola ocellata
more Two-Eyed Violet Viola ocellata
Western Starflower Lysimachia latifolia
Zigzag Larkspur Delphinium patens
closeup of Zigzag Larkspur Delphinium patens
closeup of another Zigzag Larkspur Delphinium patens
Broad-leaved Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium
closeup of Broad-leaved Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium (flower buds not open yet)
Tomcat Clover Trifolium willdenovii
closeup of Tomcat Clover Trifolium willdenovii
Pacific Pea Lathyrus vestitus
closeup of Pacific Pea Lathyrus vestitus
Rough Hedgenettle Stachys rigida
closeup of Rough Hedgenettle Stachys rigida
Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus emerging from stump
closeup of Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus
Smooth Mule-Ears Wyethia glabra
Smooth Mule-Ears Wyethia glabra
Common Catchfly Silene gallica
closeup of Common Catchfly Silene gallica
Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
closeup of Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
lunch stop
view of Mt. Hamilton from the lunch stop
view of the top of Mt. Umunhum from the lunch stop
Spring Vetch Vicia sativa
Four-Spot Clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera
Slender Cottonweed (aka Q-Tips) Micropus californicus
closeup of Slender Cottonweed (aka Q-Tips) Micropus californicus
Western Columbine Aquilegia formosa
Milkmaids Cardamine californica
closeup of Milkmaids Cardamine californica
Woolly Indian Paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa
Small-Flowered Fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii
Dwarf Checkermallow Sidalcea malviflora
Variable Linanthus Leptosiphon parviflorus
closeup of Variable Linanthus Leptosiphon parviflorus
end of road to top of Mt. Umunhum
Ginger at the top of Mt. Umunhum
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