close up of a fetid adderstongue blossom — a greenish three part flower with purple streaks. in the background their flat spotted leaves are visible

saw my very first forget-me-not, stands of wild iris, and the subtle little fetid adderstongues are going into bloom

#hiking #fetidadderstongue #blooms

Bright pink, five-petaled currant flowers on branches, with a bright blue sky in the background

Fetid adders tongue flowers (three pointed, dark purple-striped petals with pronounced asters and stamens)with leaves behind them, growing on the ground

Small, light pink manzanita flowers with leaves and branches in the background

Large pinkish-white giant trillium flower with petals pointing upwards, surrounded by large mottled green leaves

Spring is coming! #flowers #nativeplants #norcal #currant #fetidadderstongue #manzanita #trillium

A closeup of a Fetid Adderstongue flower. There are three larger petals that are pointed oval in shape, white with purple stripes, and in between them, three narrow, linear petals, white and purple.

A Fetid Adderstongue plant with two flowers, coming up from two leaves. The leaves are large and bright green with darker, brown spots that look like bruises.

A Fetid Adderstongue plant with three flowers.

'Tis the season for California Fetid Adderstongue flowers! Took a little iNaturalist staff field trip to say hi to these stinky yet beautiful blooms. #fetidadderstongue #inaturalist

January is the time for the blooming or Fetid Adder’s Tongue. These flowers are pollinated by gnats, which are attracted to the odor of the flower, which smells like rotting meat. #fetidadderstongue #wildflowers #billwilliamstrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #naturephotography

I found this lovely Fetid Adder’s Tongue (Scoliopus bigelovii) in the redwood forest today. These are small, inconspicuous, but strikingly beautiful flowers in the lily family. This is why it’s worth slowing down and paying attention to the small things✨

#fetidadderstongue #scoliopus