Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
05-05-2013, 08:44 AM
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Knowland Park, Oakland
Yesterday I went Knowland Park in Oakland, CA to see the Lupines (Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus) near the end of Snowdown Road. There are still many in bloom but the grasses continue to grow...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-29-2013, 12:46 PM
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Pt. Reyes: Limantour Beach and Wetlands
Yesterday I did an eleven mile hike at Pt. Reyes from Limantour Beach to Pt. Reyes Station. It was the Walking Big Day that was part of the Pt. Reyes Birding Festival. The goal was to see many birds,...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-21-2013, 10:37 PM
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Skyline Serpentine Prairie
Skyline Serpentine Prairie is is a restored and protected are in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA. This is the forth year in a row that I have visited at this time of year and it was by far the...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-15-2013, 03:09 PM
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Regional Parks Botanic Garden
The Regional Parks Botanic Garden has many flowers in bloom right now. In addition there are many plants out for the plant sale this Saturday that can also be seen. Here are a few photos from...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-13-2013, 10:45 PM
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Lucas Valley and Big Rock Ridge
We drove along Lucas Valley Rd. from highway 101 to about a mile west of Big Rock Ridge looking for wildflowers. We also did a short walk on the fire trail which is on the south side of Lucas...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-08-2013, 11:03 PM
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Pt. Reyes: Abbotts Lagoon & Chimney Rock
Yesterday hiked out to Abbott’s Lagoon. Along Abbott’s Lagoon trail many species are in bloom although only Manroot or Wild Cucumber and California Poppies were in large numbers.
The most flowery...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-06-2013, 10:12 PM
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Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Many more flowers are in bloom since I last visited. I especially focused on a number of species of Calochortus, Trillium and Fritillaria. Other species I especially noticed were alliums, lewisias,...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
03-24-2013, 09:23 PM
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Pt. Reyes: Abbotts Lagoon
Spring Wildflowers are out at Abbott’s Lagoon at Pt. Reyes. There may be less than in better years but there was still a lot in bloom. Abbott’s Lagoon is a good location for lots of species rather...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
03-20-2013, 11:02 AM
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Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Fritillaries, Trilliums. First Calochortus & More
Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Park, Berkeley is my favorite local spot to see and photograph many native plants. I was disappointed to see...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
03-11-2013, 02:33 PM
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Regional Parks Botanic Garden
I went to the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in Berkeley this morning to photograph flowers. Glacier Lilies, Adobe Lilies, Trillium and Fritillaries were all in bloom. Other flowers of...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
03-10-2013, 09:06 PM
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
03-09-2013, 06:27 PM
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Mt. Burdell
Today I was at Mt. Burdell Open Space Preserve which is in Novato in Marin County CA. looking for early season wildflowers. We were in the southern part of the park, which consists of Grasslands,...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
02-06-2013, 10:56 PM
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Early Season Wildflowers
If you are feeling inpatient for Spring Wildflowers you might check out the Botanic Gardens in Berkeley where early flowers are in bloom.
Today at Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
01-11-2013, 06:24 PM
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Wildflower Websites, Bloom Reports and Resources
I have expanded and updated the wildflower pages (Wildflower Reports What's Blooming Where) at Natural History Wanderings (http://naturalhistorywanderings.com/). It is a collection of lists, links...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
08-24-2012, 11:41 AM
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Fall Foliage Reports and Locations
Not wildflowers but for those interested in fall color.
I have just updated the Fall Color (http://naturalhistorywanderings.com/fall-foliage/) Section of Natural History Wanderings. There are links...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
07-23-2012, 08:01 AM
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Pt. Reyes: Abbott's Lagoon
Abbott's Lagoon at Pt. Reyes still has many flowers in bloom. There was less in
bloom than last year but plenty to see. The sun, wind and high grasses along the
trail made for less than ideal...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
07-17-2012, 08:22 PM
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Yosemite Wildflowers
Heading up 120 from Lee Vining towards Yosemite early in the morning there were many Evening Primrose and Blazing Stars in bloom.
Before the park entrance there were Lupines mixed with Alpine...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
07-15-2012, 10:37 PM
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White Mountain Wildflowers
Today was spent on White Mountain. It was the driest visit I have seen this area compared to previous visits, It had less wildflowers in bloom in terms of
numbers and species. However, the low rain...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
07-14-2012, 09:39 PM
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
07-13-2012, 09:06 PM
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Eastern Sierra Wildflowers: Rock Creek Road
The whole day was spent on Rock Creek Road. The pleasant surprise was the
flowers were comparable to years past. The best spots were the wet areas at the
higher elevations (above 8500 to the Rock...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
07-12-2012, 10:51 PM
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Yosemite High Country Wildflowers
Wildflowers of the Yosemite High Country along Tioga Pass Road from Crane Float
to Lee Vining. It is not a great wildflower year. There are not large displays
and many flowers are less profuse...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
05-08-2012, 01:58 PM
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Point Reyes Wildflowers
Abbott’s Lagoon and Kehoe Beach
Wildflower bloom has been disappointing this year in many locations but that wasn’t the case at the coast areas of Point Reyes. Many species are in bloom at...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
05-06-2012, 05:20 PM
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Flowers Very Good at Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Although it is a below average year for wildflowers in the wild, the flowers at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA are very good at present. The California native plants...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-09-2012, 10:09 PM
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Point Reyes: Chimney Rock
The bloom was definitely below average for Chimney Rock but there were still plenty of flowers in bloom, especially out near the end of the trail. The Pussy-ears star-tulip/Calochortus tolmiei is in...
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Forum: Great Wildflower Spots
04-07-2012, 01:09 PM
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Table Mountain Wildflowers
Many flowers were in bloom but the peak probably will happen in the next two weeks. There were many flowers in bloom at the Ecological Reserve itself. There were displays of Goldfields but not Sky...
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