Yellow & orange columbine with purple Douglas iris unfocussed in the background.
Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote . . .
#spring
#wildflowers
#CaliforniaNatives
Close up photo of a golden orange Eschscholzia californica blossom with a bee in it. A dainty, blue, 6-petaled Sisyrinchium bellum blossom is also visible, creating a stunning contrast with the orange of the poppy.
Close up photo of Iris douglasiana in full bloom. The flower is a deep purplish blue, and has 3 prominent petals arranged in a triangle.
Lupine blossom against a chert backdrop.
Field of flat, white yarrow blossoms with the bay in the background.
PHLOWERS!!!!!!!1 and bee #BloomScrolling #CaliforniaNatives #Beestodon #SanFranciscoHellscape #FloralEdition
Purple Owl's Clover on the march.
#Photography #Photos #Wildflowers #CaliforniaNatives
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Botany #California
California Poppies rejoice.
#Photography #Photos #Wildflowers #CaliforniaNatives
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Botany #California
Goldfield wildflowers surround a Zeigler's Aster before it blooms.
#Photography #Photos #Wildflowers #CaliforniaNatives
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Botany #California
Wildflowers are having a great year in the high desert. Poppies, Owl Clover, Lupines, Goldfields, Fiddleneck...
#Photography #Photos #Wildflowers #CaliforniaNatives
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Botany #California
View of a garden with lots of flowers and a partially cloudy sky above
The #Garden. Santa Rosa plum in foreground, #CaliforniaNatives like Ribes sanguineum, Artemesia californica, Salvias, etc. behind it #Spring #Flowers
Close up photo of a bushel of Milkmaid flowers.
A pair of giant Trilliums just hanging out.
Ok all you insatiable #BloomScrolling #Sickos - here are a few more #CaliforniaNatives from #SanMateoCounty.
Close up photo of a Ceanothus blossom.
Close up photo of some bush monkey flower.
Close up photo of some white manzanita blossoms.
Photo of a lupine bush in full bloom.
MOAR?? U WANT MOAR?!???!?!? #BloomScrolling #Sickos #CaliforniaNatives #SanMateoCounty
Close up photo of some huckleberry blossoms.
Close up photo of a cluster of red currant flowers.
Close up photo of Frémont’s Death Camas in flower.
Close up photo of a paintbrush flower.
a lil amuse bouche of #BloomScrolling #CaliforniaNatives #SanMateoCounty
Close up photo of a Ceanothus bush, with 2 fuzzy blue blossom clusters visible in the foreground, and several out of focus in the background.
OMFWTF CEANOTHUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 #BloomScrolling #CaliforniaNatives #SanMateoCounty
Shrub branches with small clustered white flowers and shiny green leaves.
#Flowers #Spring #CaliforniaNatives Ceanothus with white flowers.
Small clustered lavender color flowers on branches.
#Spring #CaliforniaNatives #Flowers.
Ceanothus. It's a poppin' everywhere!
Shrub with small pale yellow trumpet shaped flowers and red buds. Raindrops visible on green leaves.
#Spring #Flowers #CaliforniaNatives
Ribes Aureum all refreshed in the rains.
Cluster of small pink bell shaped flowers on a shrub.
#Spring #Flowers #CaliforniaNatives Arctostaphylos (probably) pajaroensis. It's in the family Ericaceae, just like the madrone I posted recently. The Ericaceae family is distinguished by its bell shaped flowers. #PlantNerd
Close up photo of a pale blue Ceanothua flower cluster, with tiny white and yellow dots (stamens?) distributed artistically hither and yon.
CEANOTHUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 😍😍😍 #BloomScrolling #CaliforniaNatives #SanFranciscoHellscape #FloralEdition
For #forestfriday, the path along Mitchell Creek in Mt. Diablo State Park in northern California. #nature #naturephotography #letsgohiking #hiking #trees #nativeplants #californianatives
A towering Coast Redwood in Humboldt Redwood State Park. This tree is well over a thousand years old and it could live beyond 2,000 years.
#Photography #Photos #Trees #CaliforniaNatives
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Botany #CaliforniaStateParks #ForestFriday
Today I learned that Morro Rock seagulls have a keen eye for spotting yellow McMuffin wrappers inside of vehicles. #californianatives #californiawildlife #morrobay
Cleaning up along the local farm canal that hosts a lot of wildlife #WildlifeGarden #CaliforniaNatives #neighborhoodcleanup
Started planting seeds for future local native plant giveaways, courtesy of The Monarch Fellowship #WildlifeGarden #CaliforniaNatives #savethemonarchs
Anna’s Hummingbird and the last leaves of fall hang on before the necessary removal of my Bradford Pear Tree #WildlifeGarden #CaliforniaNatives
Shifting focus from vegetable gardening to a native-heavy wildlife garden #WildlifeGarden #CaliforniaNatives
Another December visit to the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, CA #californianatives #californiawildlife
Spotted in my garden and in my garden he will stay. Tomato Hornworm; native to California. #WildlifeGarden #CaliforniaNatives
Microscopy photo of two seeds of Asclepias fascicularis - Narrow-leaf Milkweed. The seeds are a medium brown with a rough texture, and an odd shape. They are long ovoids, with rough outer shapes, but curled up so that they look like potato chips or dried leaves. They are lit from the top right with a bright white light, and have a warm fill light on the lower left. The background is a large circle of a light, cyan blue, with a darker boarder.
Microscopy photo of a Limnanthes douglasii - Meadowfoam seed. The large seed is a long oval shape with lots of deep pits and crags. it looks like an aasteroid, or a peach pit. The seed is lit from above in a bright white light, with a warmer fill light on the bottom, and a backdrop of a red circle inset into a darker boarder. Lots of dust and small particles can be seen blurred against the background.
A single seed of Layia platyglossa - Tidy-Tips. It is a long, pointy shape, centered in the image, running horizontally. The shape is like a closed umbrella, without the handle. It is a deep purple color with lighter colored striations running end to end. There is a large pinky/purple circle backdrop.
Microscopy Night!
Haven't done one of these in a while, and it's pretty slim pickin's for flowers these days.
But 'tis the season for SEEDS!
Featuring: Sweet Potato Chips, Asteroid, Rocket Ship, High Fiber Breakfast Cereal
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#Microscopy #CaliforniaNatives
Desert flowers in bloom during a morning moonset at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California.
This morning's moonset watched from Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
#sandiego #california #anzaborregodesert #anzaborregodesertstatepark #southerncalifornia #flowers #wildflowers #desert #sonorandesert #desertplants #nativeplants #californianatives #blooms #sunrise #fullmoon #landscape #photography
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#hoa #californianatives #plantingplan #nativegardens #sustainablelandscaping #waterwiseplants #ecofriendly #droughttolerant #communitylandscaping #gardenplanning #USA
Second flowering of our #TecomaStans bush, also called #YellowTulipBush or #BeanBush due to seed pods it makes. Had to hack it back again as it was to top of roof and supposed stay below 4 feet where I live, haha. Makes a nice flower bouquet! Native to #Southwest.
#Flowers #CaliforniaNatives #Bees
