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(Mostly Spring) Wildflowers

Wow, I thought ID-ing fish and birds was tough. After every shoot I spend days to weeks poring thru ID books before I post to my website. (Don't even get me started on butterflies) I got two books on wildflowers. I then went to the local nursery. I still don't know what all I saw, but I do know a little better what to note when I go again.
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Bush Monkey-flowers are found along the trail
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Bush Monkey-flowers are found along the trail

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  • Round-leaf Filaree/Stork's-Bill flowers at first light
  • Bush Monkey-flowers are found along the trail
  • I found this patch of Arrow-leaf Balsamroot flowers last year behind some trees near the path. Glad to see them back this year!
  • Common or Marsh Skullcap found near Whalers cove
  • Native Wild Ground Iris
  • Rush Hour on a Bull Thistle
  • Danger! The Shadow knows.
  • Purple Owl-Clover
  • Checkerbloom Blooms
  • Tidy-tips
  • Seep-spring Monkeyflower
  • Checker-Lily
  • Yarrow/Milfoil blooms in the meadow.
  • Blow-wives a little past its prime, but still beautiful!
  • Starry False (Starred) Solomon's-seal
  • Pacific Hound's-Tongue
  • California State Golden Poppies
  • Fiddleneck grows along a fence line near the trail, making it a beautiful place to walk
  • Euryops
  • Lupin
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