A large oak tree with dark brown bark reaches skyward but also has tiers of lather branched horizontally following the lay of the land. The foreground is framed by two very straight tree trunks on either side and it is surrounded by a deep duff layer of tan leaves. The background is filled with chaparral plants and there is a small creek out of sight.

A view of the tree from a different angle shows the spindly branches creeping across the land.

An Oak Tree a Day
As wide as it is tall. A favorite place for wildlife to gather as it spreads its arms at this turn in the creek. A hidden gem with cars racing tens of feet away. California #bativePlants #nature

Wide path through a forest if quite tall native trees

Comesperma virgatum - Milkwort - a pink flower spike against a tree trunk in the background

Ptilotus manglesii - Pom Pom - a fluffy flower head with bright pink tips

Xanthosia atkinsoniana - Tufted Xanthosia - a white flower divided into four groups of petals

A cool weekend with a bit of welcome rain is the perfect time to get out for a walk in the Perth Hills.

There are flowers to be seen out there too, despite last week’s scorching temperatures. Details in ALT

#ozflora #wildoz #bativeplants #inaturalist #nature

#ClimateBREAKDOWN Slides no. 485-488 of my summer magical mystery tour #bikepacking 🚴🏼‍♂️ slideshow #ColdSpringMountain

All #Whitebarkpine from seed
to 100-year-old teenager
to 400-year-old refugium
to 100-year-old spiral SENTINEL PINE🌲

#trekking #wilderness #backpacking #bativeplants #OREGON

#phenology SWEET MARSH BUTTERWEED (Senecio hydrophyloides) Once the CAMAS begins to peak, in a slightly drier outer circle, the BUTTERWEED begins to open

Vernal wet, fed by snowmelt, but by
SOLSTICE 1250m, it”ll be burned up,
brown & bone dry
A signature rhythm of #WALLOWAS

#bativeplants #OREGON

(2) #wildcrafting The Medicinal Properties of Oregon Grape [2 Minute Overview] www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW7P...

With Dr. Patrick Jones at HomeGrown Herbalist School of Botanical Medicine. Highly recommended!

#bativeplants #WALLOWAS #OREGON