Ophioglossum californicum (California Adder's Tongue) emerging from leaf litter in spring, San Diego, California; February 2023.
Ophioglossum californicum (California Adder's Tongue)
Eucnide rupestris (Rock Nettle), Fossil Canyon, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; December 2022.
Eucnide rupestris (Rock Nettle)
Pluchea odorata (Sweetscent, Saltmarsh Fleabane, Shrubby Camphorweed), Lake Hodges shoreline, Rancho Bernardo, California; October 2022.
Pluchea odorata (Saltmarsh Fleabane)
Solidago velutina (California Goldenrod or Oreja De Liebre, Asteraceae family), Laguna Mountains, California; August 2022.
Solidago velutina (California Goldenrod)
Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow), Laguna Mountains, California; July 2022.
Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Inflorescence stalk of Thermopsis californica var. semota (Velvety False Lupin), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2022.
Thermopsis californica var. semota (Velvety False Lupin)
Phacelia imbricata (Mountain Phacelia), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2022.
Phacelia imbricata (Mountain Phacelia)
Ferocactus viridescens (San Diego Barrel Cactus, a rare plant that grows on the mesas near the coast), with multiple buds and one open flower; May 2022.
Ferocactus viridescens (San Diego Barrel Cactus)
Collinsia childii (Child's Collinsia), Palomar Mountain, California; May 2022.
Collinsia childii (Child's Collinsia)
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia species), Ramona, California; May 2022.
Claytonia species (Miner's Lettuce)
Brodiaea orcutti growing in Pogogyne ambramsii; San Diego, California, April 2022.
Orcutt's Brodiaea in San Diego Mesa Mint
Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa (White Sticky Cinquefoil), Poway, California; April 2022.
Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa (White Sticky Cinquefoil)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha (Golden Eardrops, Papaveraceae family), Lawson Peak Trail on the 2020 Valley Fire burn scar, photographed April 2022.
Ehrendorferia chrysantha (Golden Eardrops)
Phacelia brachyloba (Short-lobed Phacelia or Yellow-throated Scorpionweed), San Diego County, California; April 2022.
Phacelia brachyloba (Short-lobed Phacelia)
Horkelia truncata (Ramona Horkelia; Rosaceae family), San Diego County, California; April 2022.
Horkelia truncata (Ramona Horkelia)
Muilla maritima (Common Muilla, Sea Muilla; Brodiaeoideae family), Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, San Diego, California; April 2022.
Muilla maritima (Sea Muilla)
Close-up of Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora var. biflora) flower; San Diego, California; April 2022.
Fritillaria biflora (Chocolate Lily)
Clarkia delicata (Delicate Clarkia), Poway, California; April 2022.
Clarkia delicata (Delicate Clarkia)
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua (Apricot Mallow or Desert Globemallow; Malvaceae family), Campbell Grade, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; April 2022.
Sphaeralcea ambigua (Desert Globemallow)
Low-growing, backlit Lupinus concinnus (Bajada Lupine; Fabaceae family), Mason Valley, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; April 2022.
Lupinus concinnus (Bajada Lupine)
Gilia scopulorum (Rock Gilia), Tierra Blanca Mountains, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; April 2022.
Gilia scopulorum (Rock Gilia)
Solitary Emmenanthe penduliflora (Whispering Bells) growing in gravel, Tierra Blanca Mountains, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; April 2022.
Emmenanthe penduliflora (Whispering Bells)
Large and showy Castilleja affinis (Coast Indian Paintbrush), Carmel Mountain Preserve, San Diego, California; April 2022.
Castilleja affinis
Toxicoscordion fremontii (Frémont's Deathcamas, Common Star Lily; Melanthiaceae family), inflorescence with open and unopened flowers, San Diego, California; April 2022.
Toxicoscordion fremontii (Frémont's Deathcamas)
Horsfordia newberryi (Newberry's Velvet Mallow), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2022.
Horsfordia newberryi (Newberry's Velvet Mallow)
Lyrocarpa coulteri (Coulter's Lyrepod), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2022.
Lyrocarpa coulteri (Coulter's Lyrepod)
Kramera bicolor (White Rhatany), Inner Pasture, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2022.
Krameria bicolor (White Ratany)
Leptosiphon chrysanthus (Golden Linanthus, syn. Leptosiphon aureus), Inner Pasture, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2022.
Leptosiphon chrysanthus (Golden Linanthus)
Platystemon californicus (Creamcups; Papaveraceae family), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2022.
Platystemon californicus (Creamcups)
Apiastrum angustifolium, a tiny herb in the Apiaceae family commonly known as Mock Parsley or Wild Celery; San Diego, California; March 2022.
Apiastrum angustifolium (Mock Parsley)
Scutellaria tuberosa (Danny's Skullcap, Lamiaceae family), San Diego, California; March 2022.
Scutellaria tuberosa (Danny's Skullcap)
Phacelia parryii (Parry's Phacelia), Ramona, California; March 2022.
Phacelia parryii (Parry's Phacelia)
Salix lasiolepsis (Arroyo Willow) twig with leaves and catkins, Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2022.
Salix lasiolepsis
Senecio californicus (California Butterweed; Asteraceae family), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2022.
Senecio californicus (California Butterweed)
Acmispon strigosus (Strigose Lotus; Fabaceae family), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2022.
Acmispon strigosus (Strigose Lotus)
Close-up of Rhamnus ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Redberry; Rhamnaceae family) twig with flowers and leaves, San Diego, California; March 2022.
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Astragalus palmeri (Palmer's Milkvetch, Palmer Locoweed; Fabaceae famiy), Hornblende Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2022.
Astragalus palmeri (Palmer's Milkvetch)
Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) flower and leaves, Hornblende Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2022.
Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)
A Ziziphys parryi twig with flowers. This is a quite thorny, desert-growing shrub in the Rhamnaceae family, commonly known as California Crucillo, Lotebush, or Parry Abrojo. Hornblende Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Ziziphus parryi, Twig with Flowers
Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) with many red berries, Hornblende Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Phoradendron californicum (Desert Mistletoe) with Berries
Euphorbia arizonica (Arizona spurge), Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Euphorbia arizonica (Arizona Spurge)
Ditaxis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Ditaxis), Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Ditaxis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Ditaxis)
Pholistoma membranaceum (White Fiesta Flower) growing between granitic rocks in Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Pholistoma membranaceum (White Fiesta Flower)
Crossosoma bigelovii (Bigelow's or Rock Crossosoma, Ragged Rock Flower), Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Crossosoma bigelovii (Rock Crossosoma)
Ambrosia salsola (Burrowbrush or Cheesebrush), close-up, Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2022.
Ambrosia salsola (Cheesebrush)
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum (Golden Currant) twig with flowers, Ramona, California; February 2022.
Ribes aureum var. gracillimum (Golden Currant)
Toyon showing serrated leaves, flowers and berries forming (still green) at Los Osos Oaks State Natural Preserve, California; August 2021.
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Phacelia curvipes (Washoe Phacelia, Washoe Scorpionweed), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2021.
Phacelia curvipes (Washoe Phacelia)
Flower clusters, Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland or Hummingbird Sage), Rancho Bernardo, California. May 2021.
Cleveland Sage Flower Clusters
Mountain Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) blooming in the forest at Palomar Mountain State Park, California. May 2021.
Cornus nuttallii (Mountain Dogwood)
Twig of Munz's or San Diego Sage (Salvia munzii), Rancho Bernardo, April 2021.
Salvia munzii (Munz's Sage)
Heart-Leaved Primrose (Chylisma cardiophylla), growing out of a crack in a rock. Right next to it (left), a fossilized shell. Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; March 2021.
Chylisma cardiophylla (Heart-Leaved Primrose)
Justicia californica (Chuparosa) flowers, Canyon Sin Nombre, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. December 2020.
Justicia californica (Chuparosa)
Pleurocoronis pluriseta (Arrowleaf) buds, Canyon Sin Nombre, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. December 2020.
Pleurocoronis pluriseta (Arrowleaf)
Dalea mollissima (Soft Prairie Clover), Canyon Sin Nombre, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. December 2020.
Dalea mollissima (Soft Prairie Clover)
Solanum americanum (American Black, Common , Small Flowered or White Nightshade), Coast to Crest Trail, Escondido, California. October 2020.
Solanum americanum (White Nightshade)
Croton setigerus (Doveweed or Turkey Mullein), San Pasqual Valley, Escondido, California; September 2020.
Croton setigerus (Doveweed)
A tall Vinegarweed (Trichostema lanceolatum), accented by morning backlight; Rancho Bernardo, California; August 2020.
Trichostema lanceolatum (Vinegarweed)
Erythranthe cardinalis (Scarlet Monkeyflower), Lake Poway, California. July 2020.
Erythranthe cardinalis (Scarlet Monkeyflower)
Hypericum scouleri (Scouler's St. John's Wort), Cedar Trail, Palomar Mountain, California. June 2020.
Hypericum scouleri (Scoulter's St. John's Wort)
Monardella macrantha ssp. hallii (Hall's Monardella, with hairy leaves), Doane Valley, Palomar Mountain, California. June 2020.
Monardella macrantha ssp. hallii (Hall's Monardella)
Aquilegia formosa (Crimson, Western or Red Columbine), Weir Trail/Lower Doane Valley, Palomar Mountain, California; June 2020.
Aquilegia formosa (Crimson Columbine)
Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii (Western or Parish's Burning Bush, Western Wahoo), Palomar Mountain, California. June 2020.
Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii (Parish's Burning Bush)
Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea) flower cluster, Lower French Valley, Palomar Mountain, California; June 2020.
Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea)
Hoita obicularis (Creeping Leather Root), Lower French Valley, Palomar Mountain, California. June 2020.
Hoita obicularis (Creeping Leather Root)
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata (Mountain Selfheal), Lower French Valley, Palomar Mountain, California. June 2020.
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata (Mountain Selfheal)
San Diego Mesa Mint (Pogogyne abramsii) in dried vernal pool, San Diego, California. June 2020.
Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego Mesa Mint)
Spotted Humboldt Lily (Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum), along the Pacific Crest Trail near Warner Springs, California. June 2020.
Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum (Spotted Humboldt Lily)
Blue-stemmed Keckiella (Keckiella tenata var. tenata) flowers, along the Pacific Crest Trail near Warner Springs, California. June 2020.
Keckiella tenata (Blue-Stemmed Keckiella)
Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis (Lesser Paintbrush, Lesser Indian Paintbrush), Warner Springs, California; June 2020.
Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis
Artemisia palmeri (Palmer's or San Diego Sagewort) twig with many little flower heads, Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway, California. June 2020.
Artemisia palmeri (San Diego Sagewort)
Epilobium canum (California Fuchsia or Zauschneria) in bloom, Lake Poway Trail, California. June 2020.
Epilobium canum (Zauschneria)
California Wildrose (Rosa californica), Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway, California. June 2020.
Rosa californica (California Wildrose)
Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida) flowers and seedpods, Ranchita, California; June 2020.
Dendromecon rigida (Bush Poppy)
Mirabilis multiflora (Giant, Wild, Showy or Colorado Four O'Clock), near Ranchita, California. June 2020.
Mirabilis multiflora (Giant Four O'Clock)
Chorizante fimbriata var. laciniate (Lace Fringed Spineflower, Laciniate Spineflower), near Ranchita, California, June 2020.
Chorizante fimbriata var. laciniata (Lace Fringed Spineflower)
Asclepias californica (California Milkweed), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2020.
Asclepias californica (California Milkweed)
Inflorescence and leaves of California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica), Laguna Mountains, California. June 2020.
Frangula californica (Coffeeberry)
Little-flowered Monardella (Monardella nana), Laguna Mountains, California. May 2020.
Monardella nana (Little-Flowered Monardella)
Garrya flavescens (Ashy Silk Tassel), Laguna Mountains, California. May 2020.
Garrya flavescens (Ashy Silk Tassel)
Acmispon americanus (Spanish Clover, Bird’s Foot Trefoil) in bloom along a trail at Lake Hodges, Rancho Bernardo, California. May 2020.
Acmispon americanus (Spanish Clover)
Psorothamnus emoryi (Dyebush, Emory Dalea, Emory's Indigobush), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. May 2020.
Psorothamnus emoryi (Emory's Indigobush)
Xylorhiza orcuttii (Orcutt's Aster), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. May 2020.
Xylorhiza orcuttii (Orcutt's Aster)
Asclepias subulata (Ajamete, Rush Milkweed, Skeleton Milkweed), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; May 2020.
Asclepias subulata (Skeleton Milkweed)
Allionia incarnata (Trailing Windmills), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; April 2020.
Allionia incarnata (Trailing Windmills)
Phacelia pedicellata (Specter Phacelia) Flower Macro, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; April 2020.
Phacelia pedicellata (Specter Phacelia)
Datura discolor (Small Datura, Desert Datura), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; April 2020.
Datura discolor (Small Datura)
Tangled Snapdragon (Antirrhinum filipes), very tangled in a Calico Cactus, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
Antirrhinum filipes (Tangled Snapdragon)
Cluster of Monoptilon bellioides (Mojave Desert Star), Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2020.
Monoptilon bellioides (Mojave Desert Star)
Cryptantha maritima (Guadalupe island cryptantha) in rock, Volcanic Hills/Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2020.
Cryptantha maritima (Guadalupe Island Cryptantha)
Funastrum hirtellum (Hairy Climbing Milkweed), Volcanic Hills/Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
Funastrum hirtellum (Hairy Climbing Milkweed)
Physalis crassifolia (Thick leaved ground cherry) with a single opened yellow flower, Volcanic Hills/Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2020.
Physalis crassifolia (Thick leaved ground cherry)
Mentzelia involucrata (Sand Blazing Star), Volcanic Hills, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2020.
Mentzelia involucrata (Blazing Star)
Trichoptilium incisum (Yellowhead or Yellowdome), Volcanic Hills/Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
Trichoptilium incisum (Yellowhead)
Perityle emoryi (Emory's Rock Daisy), Volcanic Hills/Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
Perityle emoryi (Emory's Rock Daisy)
Chorizanthe rigida (Devil's Spineflower), Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
Chorizanthe rigida (Devil's Spineflower)
Vibrant pink & magenta flowers of Calico Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii), southern Anza Borrego, California. March 2020.
Echinocereus engelmannii (Calico Cactus)
Yellow flower on a Cylindropuntia (Cholla) cactus, southern Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2020.
Cylindropuntia (Cholla Cactus)
Aliciella latifolia (Broad-leaf Gilia), Jojoba Wash area, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2020.
Aliciella latifolia (Broad-leaf Gilia)
Cylindropuntia wolfii (Wolf's Cholla) in bloom, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. March 2020.
Cylindropuntia wolfii (Wolf's Cholla)
Langloisia setosissima (Bristly Langloisia), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. March 2020.
Langloisia setosissima (Bristly Langloisia)
Close-up of Antirrhinum confertiflorum (Ghost Flower) inflorescene and leaves, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; March 2020.
Antirrhinum confertiflorum (Ghost Flower)
Asclepias albicans (Whitestem Milkweed) flower cluster, Coyote Mountains, California, March 2020.
Asclepias albicans (Whitestem Milkweed)
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea (Rosy Apricot Mallow), Coyote Mountain Wilderness, California. March 2020.
Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rosacea (Rosy Apricot Mallow)
Hoffmannseggia microphylla (Wand holdback, Desert Bird-of-paradise), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. March 2020.
Hoffmannseggia microphylla
Macro photo of Devert Lavender (Condea emoryi) flowers, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. March 2020.
Condea emoryi (Desert Lavender)
Macro photo of a single Calandrinia menziesii (Red Maids) flower, Rancho Bernardo, California. March 2020.
Calandrinia menziesii (Red Maids)
Sanicula bipinnatifida (Purple Sanicle, Snakeroot), Poway, California; March 2020.
Sanicula bipinnatifida (Purple Sanicle)
Oxalis californica (Californica Wood Sorrel), Mission Trail Regional Park, San Diego, California. March 2020.
Oxalis californica (Californica Wood Sorrel)
Flowers and unopened buds of Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac), Rancho Bernardo, California. March 2020.
Rhus aromatica Flowers and Buds
Flower and leaves of Rubus ursinus (California, Pacific or Trailing Blackberry). Rancho Bernardo, California, March 2020.
Rubus ursinus (California Blackberry)
Flower cluster of Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii (San Diego or Chaparral Pea), Lake Hodges, Rancho Bernardo, California. February 2020.
Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii (Chaparral Pea)
California Peony (Paeonia californica) flower with fruits, Rancho Bernardo, California. February 2020.
Paeonia californica (California Peony)
Delicate flowers of Ribes indecorum (White-flowering Currant), Rancho Bernardo, California. Mid January 2020.
Ribes indecorum (White-Flowering Currant)
Polypodium californicum (California Polypody Fern), Rancho Bernardo, California. Mid January 2020.
Polypodium californicum (California Polypody Fern)
A large, chaotic array of Eriogonum deflexum (Flat Top Buckwheat, Flat Crown Buckwheat) with fresh buds, Andrade Canyon, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. January 2020.
Eriogonum deflexum (Flat Crown Buckwheat)
Panicle detail of Agave deserti (Desert Agave, Century Plant, Mescal, Maguey) in bloom; June Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. December 2019.
Agave deserti (Desert Agave)
Eriogonum elongatum (Longstem Buckwheat), Laguna Mountains, California; September 2019.
Eriogonum elongatum (Longstem Buckwheat)
A beautiful patch of Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata (Graceful Tarplant), Rancho Bernardo, California; late July 2019.
Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata (Graceful Tarplant)
Flax-like Monardella (Monardella linoides ssp. linoides) and Buckwheat, Laguna Mountains, California; July 2019.
Monardella linoides ssp. linoides (Flax-Like Monardella)
Saltugilia caruifolia (Caraway leaved woodland gilia), Laguna Mountains, California; July 2019.
Saltugilia caruifolia (Caraway leaved woodland gilia)
Three Montane Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis (Kern Dwarf Brodiaea, Montane BTK), Laguna Mountains, California; July 2019.
Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernenis (Kern Dwarf Brodiaea)
Epilobium brachycarpum (Annual fireweed, Autumn willowweed, Panicled willow herb, Tall annual willowherb), Laguna Mountains, California. Early July 2019.
Epilobium brachycarpum (Autumn Willowweed)
Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii (Cleveland's horkelia), larval host plant of the Laguna Mountains Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae). Laguna Mountains, California; July 2019.
Horkelia clevelandii (Cleveland's Horkelia)
Calochortus concolor (Golden Bowl Mariposa Lily), Laguna Mountains, California, late June 2019.
Calochortus concolor (Golden Bowl Mariposa Lily)
Collomia grandiflora (Grand Collomia), Laguna Mountains, California, late June 2019.
Collomia grandiflora (Grand Collomia)
Trichostema parishii (Parish's or Mountain Bluecurls), Laguna Mountains, California, late June 2019.
Trichostema parishii (Mountain Bluecurls)
Streptanthus campestris (Southern Jewelflower, Southern Streptanthus), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2019.
Streptanthus campestris (Southern Jewelflower)
Flowers of Cuscuta californica (Chaparral Dodder) on a Buckwheat twig, Rancho Bernardo, California. June 2019.
Cuscuta californica (Chaparral Dodder)
Inflorescence of Asclepias fascicularis (Narrow-leaf Milkweed), Rancho Bernardo, California. Mid June 2019.
Asclepias fascicularis (Narrow-Leaf Milkweed)
Cluster of Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii inflorescences (Coyote Thistle, San Diego Button Celery), San Diego, California. June 2019.
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (Coyote Thistle)
Backlit Malacothamnus fasciculatus flowers (Chaparral Bush Mallow), Del Mar, California; June 2019.
Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Chaparral Bush Mallow)
Chorizanthe staticoides (Turkish Rugging) and concretion marbles, Del Mar, California; June 2019.
Chorizante staticoides (Turkish Rugging)
Close-up of Osmadenia tenella (False Rosinweed) flowers, Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2019.
Osmadenia tenella Flower Close-Up
Stachys stebbinsii (Stebbins' Hedgenettle), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2019.
Stachys stebbinsii (Stebbins Hedgenettle)
Branching, purple flower stalks of White Sage (Salvia apiana), flowers white and finely lavender-dotted; Rancho Bernardo, California, May 2019.
Salvia apiana (White Sage)
Allophyllum gilioides (Dense false gilia), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2019.
Allophyllum gilioides (Dense false gilia)
Acanthomintha illicifolia (San Diego Thornmint), San Diego, California; May 2019.
Acanthomintha illicifolia (San Diego Thornmint)
Dudleya variegata (Variegated Liveforever), San Diego, California; May 2019.
Dudleya variegata (Variegated Liveforever)
Inflorescence and leaves of Ribes nevadense (Mountain pink currant), Palomar Mountain, California. Mid May 2019.
Ribes nevadense (Mountain pink currant)
Collinsia parviflora (Littleflower Collinsia, Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary), Palomar Mountain, California; May 2019.
Collinsia parviflora (Littleflower Collinsia)
Delphinium parryi (San Bernardino Larkspur), Coast to Crest Trail, Escondido, California. May 2019.
Delphinium parryi (San Bernardino Larkspur)
Bloomeria clevelandii (San Diego Goldenstar), San Diego, California; May 2019.
Bloomeria clevelandii (San Diego Goldenstar)
Phacelia grandiflora, San Diego, California. May 2019.
Phacelia grandiflora (Large-Flower Phacelia)
Beautiful stand of Clarkia epilobioides (Canyon or Willow Herb Clarkia), Lake Hodges, California. April 2019.
Clarkia epilobioides (Willow Herb Clarkia)
Chorizante fimbriata (Fringed Spineflower), Rancho Bernardo, California. April 2019.
Chorizante fimbriata var. fimbriata (Fringed Spineflower)
Dwarf Woollyheads (Psilocarphus brevissimus), Carmel Mountain Preserve, San Diego, California. 2019-04-20.
Psilocarphus brevissimus (Dwarf Woollyheads)
Downingia cuspidata (Toothed Downingia) obscured by tall sedge grass in vernal pool, San Diego, California. April 2019.
Downingia cuspidata (Toothed Downingia)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia, Del Mar Mesa Preserve, San Diego, California. April 2019.
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Spotted Hideseed)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) with five petals, Rancho Bernardo, California. April 2019.
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)
Allium peninsulare (Mexicali Onion), Escondido, California. April 2019.
Allium peninsulare (Mexicali Onion)
Close-up of Collinsia heterophylla (Purple Chinese Houses), Rancho Bernardo, California; April 2019.
Collinsia heterophylla (Purple Chinese Houses)
Antirrhinum kelloggii (Lax Snapdragon), Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve, San Diego, California. April 2019.
Antirrhinum kelloggii (Lax Snapdragon)
Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis (Denseflower Indian Paintbrush, Graceful Owl's Clover), Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve, San Diego, California. April 2019.
Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis (Graceful Owl's Clover)
Sidalcea sparsifolia (Southern Checkerbloom), Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve, San Diego, California; April 2019.
Sidalcea sparsifolia (Southern Checkerbloom)
Many flowers on Salvia mellifera (Black Sage), Poway, California. April 2019.
Salvia mellifera (Black Sage)
Dipterostemon capitatus (formerly Dichelostemma capitatum, commonly known as Wild Hyacinth or Blue Dicks), Poway, California; April 2019.
Dipterostemon capitatus (Wild Hyacinth)
Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. subsessile (Nuttall's Snapdragon), Poway, California. April 2019.
Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. subsessile (Big-Gland Nuttall's Snapdragon)
Allium haematochiton (Red Skinned Onion), Poway, California; April 2019.
Allium haematochiton (Red Skinned Onion)
Eulobus californicus (California primrose), San Diego River Gorge, California. April 2019.
Eulobus californicus (California primrose)
Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia ("Little" Baby Blue Eyes), Rancho Bernardo, California. April 2019.
Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia (Baby Blue Eyes)
Purple Nightshade (Solanum species), Lake Hodges, California. April 2019.
Solanum (Purple Nightshade)
Trifolium willdenovii (Tomcat Clover), Lake Hodges, California. April 2019.
Trifolium willdenovii (Tomcat Clover)
Tall Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes) showing deeply lobed leaves; Escondido, California, March 2019.
Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes)
Camissonia strigulosa (Contorted Primrose, Sandysoil Suncup, Strigose Sun Cup), Highland Valley Trail, Escondido, California; March 2019
Camissonia strigulosa (Contorted Primrose)
Buds and bright yellow flowers on a California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) in spring, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2019.
Ferocactus cylindraceus (California Barrel Cactus)
Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Bigelow Four O'clock or Wishbone Bush), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2019.
Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Bigelow Four O'clock)
Caulanthus hallii (Hall's Caulanthus, Hall's Wild Cabbage), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2019.
Caulanthus hallii (Hall's Wild Cabbage)
Hibiscus denudatus (Rock Hibiscus, Paleface), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2019.
Hibiscus denudatus (Rock Hibiscus)
Mormon Tea (Ephedra species) flowers, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2019.
Ephedra (Mormon Tea)
Gilia stellata (Star Gilia), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2019.
Gilia stellata (Star Gilia)
Fagonia laevis (California fagonbush, California fagonia, Small flowered fagonia); Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. March 2019.
Fagonia laevis (California Fagonbush)
Gilia angelensis (Chaparral Gilia), Lake Hodges, California. March 2019.
Gilia angelensis (Chaparral Gilia)
Pholistoma racemosum (San Diego or Racemed Fiesta Flower), Del Mar Mesa Preserve, San Diego, California. March 2019.
Pholistoma racemosum (San Diego Fiesta Flower)
Papaver californicum (Fire Poppy), 4S Ranch, San Diego, California. March 2019.
Papaver californicum (Fire Poppy)
Caulanthus heterophyllus glistening with dew in the morning sun, 4S Ranch, San Diego, California. March 2019.
Caulanthus heterophyllus (San Diego Jewelflower)
Morning dew on Primula clevelandii (Padre's Shooting Stars, formerly Dodecatheon clevelandii), 4S Ranch, San Diego, California. March 2019.
Primula clevelandii (Padre's Shooting Star)
Linanthus dianthiflorus (Ground Pink, Fringed Linanthus), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2019.
Linanthus dianthiflorus (Ground Pink)
Buds and leaves of Bowlesia incana (Hoary Bowlesia), Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway, California. March 2019.
Bowlesia incana (Hoary Bowlesia)
Mentzelia obscura (Pacific Blazing Star), Southern Anza Borrego, California. March 2019.
Mentzelia obscura (Pacific Blazing Star)
Eremalche rotundifolia (Desert Five Spot), Southern Anza Borrego, California; March 2019.
Eremalche rotundifolia (Desert Five Spot)
Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora (Little flowered heliotrope phacelia), southern Anza Borrego, California. March 2019.
Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora (Little-flowered Heliotrope Phacelia)
Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii (Peirson's Clavate Fruited Primrose; Peirson's Browneyes), Southern Anza Borrego, California. March 2019.
Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii (Peirson's Browneyes)
Hesperocallis undulata (Desert Lily), Southern Anza Borrego, California; March 2019.
Hesperocallis undulata (Desert Lily)
Eremothera boothii (Booth's Sun Cup, Booth's Evening Primrose), Jojoba Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2019.
Eremothera boothii (Booth's Sun Cup)
Lithophragma affine (Common Woodland Star), Mission Trail Regional Park, San Diego. March 2019.
Lithophragma affine (Common Woodland Star)
Nuttallanthus texanus (Blue or Texas Toadflax), Escondido, California. February 2019.
Nuttallanthus texanus (Texas Toadflax)
Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii (Robinson's Pepper Grass, Robinson's Pepperweed)
Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii (Robinson's Pepperweed)
Venegasia carpesioides (Canyon sunflower), Escondido, California. February 2019.
Venegasia carpesioides (Canyon sunflower)
Chylismia claviformis ssp. claviformis (Browneyes, Brown-eyed Primrose; also Camissonia claviformis), June Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. February 2019.
Chylismia claviformis ssp. claviformis (Brown-Eyed Primrose)
Ceanothus verrucosus flower clusters, Del Dios, California; January 2019.
Ceanothus verrucosus (White Coast Ceanothus)
Flowers and leaves of Prunus fremontii (Desert apricot), Rainbow Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; January 2019.
Prunus fremontii (Desert Apricot)
Mammillaria dioica (Fish Hook Cactus) flowers, Ghost Mountain, Anza Borrego, California. January 2019.
Mammillaria dioica (Fish Hook Cactus)
Macro photo of Palafoxia arida (Desert needle, Desert palafox) flower head from the side and top, Coyote Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; January 2019.
Palafoxia arida (Desert Needle)
Delicate pink-white flowers of Dithyrea californica (Spectacle pod), June Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. January 2019.
Dithyrea californica (Spectacle Pod)
Geraea canescens (Hairy desert sunflower), June Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. January 2019.
Geraea canescens (Hairy Desert Sunflower)
Cryptantha angustifolia (common names: Narrow-leaved Cryptantha, Narrow leaved forget me not, Panamint cryptantha), June Wash, southern Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. January 2019.
Cryptantha angustifolia (Narrow-Leaved Forget Me Not)
Eriogonum davidsonii (Davidson Buckwheat), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; December 2018.
Eriogonum davidsonii (Davidson Buckwheat)
Two flower stalks of Eriogonum gracile (Slender Woolly Buckwheat), Rancho Bernardo, California; October 2018.
Eriogonum gracile (Slender Woolly Buckwheat)
Penstemon labrosus (San Gabriel Beardtongue), Laguna Mountains, California. 2018-06-27.
Penstemon labrosus (San Gabriel Beardtongue)
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata (Johnston's Honeysuckle), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2018.
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata (Johnston's Honeysuckle)
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum (Perennial Vool Star, Southern Mountain Eriastrum), Palomar Mountain, California; June 2018.
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum (Perennial Vool Star)
Cornus sericea (American Dogwood) in bloom, Palomar Mountain, California. June 2018.
Cornus sericea (American Dogwood)
Corallorhiza maculata (Spotted coralroot, Summer coral root), Palomar Mountain, California; June 2018.
Corallorhiza maculata (Summer Coralroot)
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) flower, Palomar Mountain, California; June 2018.
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
Inflorescence of Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Western choke cherry)
Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Western choke cherry)
Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia (Bluehead Gilia, Ball Gilia), Palomar Mountain, California. June 2018.
Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia (Bluehead Gilia)
Argemone munita (Flatbud prickly poppy, Chicalote), Laguna Mountains, California, June 2018.
Argemone munita (Prickly poppy)
Silene laciniata (Indian Pink), San Diego, California; June 2018.
Silene laciniata (Indian Pink)
An almost translucent looking Allium parryi (Parry's fringed onion), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2018.
Allium parryi (Parry's fringed onion)
A pollen-dusted Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum (Intermediate Larkspur, Oceanblue Larkspur)
Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum (Oceanblue Larkspur)
Erysimum capitatum (Wallflower), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2018.
Erysimum capitatum (Wallflower)
Romneya trichocalyx (Hairy Matilija Poppy), Del Dios/Escondido, California. May 2018.
Romneya trichocalyx (Hairy Matilija Poppy)
Penstemon centranthifolius (Scarlet bugler), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2018.
Penstemon centranthifolius (Scarlet bugler)
Short-leaf Dudleya (Dudleya brevifolia), San Diego, California; May 2018.
Dudleya brevifolia (Short-leaf Dudleya)
Linum lewisii (Prairie Flax, Lewis' Flax, Blue Flax), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2018.
Linum lewisii (Lewis Flax)
Inflorescence of Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum (California Buckwheat), Escondido, California; May 2018.
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum (California Buckwheat)
Blooming Bloomeria crocea (Common Goldenstar), Escondido, California. May 2018.
Bloomeria crocea (Common Goldenstar)
Calochortus albus (White fairy lantern, White globe lily), Laguna Mountains, California; May 2018. May 2018.
Calochortus albus (White Fairy Lantern)
Penstemon spectabilis (Showy Penstemon), Rancho Bernardo, California. May 2018.
Joy Is Real
Inflorescence of Anemopsis californica (Lizardtail, Yerba Mansa), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2018.
Anemopsis californica (Yerba Mansa)
Looking into a Splendid Mariposa Lily (Calochortus splendens), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2018.
Calochortus splendens (Splendid Mariposa Lily)
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) twigs with flowers, Rancho Bernardo, California; April 2018.
Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise)
Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis) stalk with open flowers, buds, and leaves (and a backdrop of invasive mustard), Rancho Bernardo, California; April 2018.
Penstemon spectabilis (Showy Penstemon)
Flowers of Chamaebatia australis (Southern Mountain Misery), San Diego, California; April 2018.
Chamaebatia australis (Southern Mountain Misery)
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum (Rough Hedgenettle), San Diego, California; April 2018.
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum (Rough Hedgenettle)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum (Golden Yarrow), San Diego, California; April 2018.
Eriophyllum confertiflorum (Golden Yarrow)
Lupinus bicolor (Miniature lupine), Rancho Bernardo, California; April 2018.
Lupinus bicolor (Miniature lupine)
Lupinus truncatus (Collared annual lupine, Blunt-leaved lupine), Rancho Bernardo, California; April 2018.
Lupinus truncatus (Blunt-Leaved Lupine)
Flowering Allium praecox (Early onion) in morning light, Bernardo Mountain, Escondido, California; April 2018.
Allium praecox (Early onion)
Bladderpod Inflorescence (Peritoma arborea), Rancho Bernardo, California; April 2018.
Peritoma arborea (Bladderpod)
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida (Caterpillar Phacelia), Escondido, California; April 2018.
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida (Caterpillar Phacelia)
San Diego Morning Glory (Calystegia macrostegia tenuifolia), Escondido, California; April 2018.
Calystegia macrostegia var. tenuifolia (San Diego Morning Glory)
Keckiella antirrhinoides (Yellow Bush Penstemon) twig with many flowers, Escondido, California; April 2018.
Keckiella antirrhinoides (Yellow Bush Penstemon)
Pholistoma auritum (Blue fiesta flower), Escondido, California; April 2018.
Pholistoma auritum (Blue fiesta flower)
Flowers of Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia (Wishbone Bush, California Four o'clock) with curled anthers and stamen. Escondido, California, March 2018.
Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia (Wishbone Bush)
Milkmaids (Cardamine californica), Daley Ranch, Escondido, California. April 2018.
Cardamine californica (Milkmaids)
Inflorescence cluster of Eriodictyon crassifolium (Thick-leaf Yerba Santa), Daley Ranch, Escondido; April 2018.
Eriodictyon crassifolium (Thick-leaf Yerba Santa)
Dewdrops on Viola pedunculata (California Golden Violet, Johnny Jump Up, Yellow Pansy), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2018.
Viola pedunculata (California Golden Violet)
Castilleja foliolosa (Wooly Indian Paintbrush or Texax Paintbrush), Ramona, California; March 2018.
Castilleja foliolosa (Wooly Indian Paintbrush)
Salvia columbariae (Chia Sage), Ramona, California; March 2018.
Salvia columbariae (Chia Sage)
Cryptantha intermedia (Common or Clearwater Cryptantha), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2018.
Cryptantha intermedia (Common Cryptantha)
Flowers of Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac), Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2018.
Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac)
Sugarbush Flowers (Rhus ovata), Poway, California. March 2018.
Rhus ovata (Sugarbush)
Euphorbia albomarginata, also known as Rattlesnake Weed and Whitemargin Sandmat, Rancho Bernardo, California; February 2018.
Euphorbia albomarginata (Whitemargin Sandmat)
Bushrue buds & flowers (Cneoridium dumosum), Rancho Bernardo, California; February 2018.
Cneoridium dumosum (Bushrue)
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry) flowers and leaves, San Diego, California; February 2018.
Ribes speciosum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry)
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Western Aster) after summer monsoon rain, Laguna Mountains, California; September 2017.
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Western Aster)
Datura wrightii flower, Rancho Bernardo, California; August 2017.
Datura wrightii (Jimsonweed)
Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum (Bastardsage, Wright's buckwheat), Laguna Mountains, California; August 2017.
Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum (Wright's Buckwheat)
Tips of Artemisia tridentata leaves (Big sagebrush, Great Basin sagebrush), Laguna Mountains, California; August 2017.
Artemisia tridentata (Great Basin Sagebrush)
Flowers in Adenostoma sparsifolium (Ribbonwood, Redshank), Laguna Mountains, California; August 2017.
Adenostoma sparsifolium (Redshank)
Hymenothrix wrightii (Wright's thimblehead), Laguna Mountains, California; August 2017.
Hymenothrix wrightii (Wright's thimblehead)
Macro photo of Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger inflorescence (Bristly Bird's Beak), Laguna Mountains, California; July 2017.
Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger (Bristly Bird's Beak)
Crocanthemum scoparium (Bisbee Peak Rushrose), Del Mar, California; July 2017.
Crocanthemum scoparium (Bisbee Peak Rushrose)
Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (Seaside heliotrope, Salt heliotrope), Rancho Bernardo, California; July 2017.
Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (Salt Heliotrope)
Red Bush Monkeyflower (Diplacus puniceus, formerly Mimulus aurantiacus var. puniceus), San Diego, California; July 2017.
Diplacus puniceus (Red Bush Monkeyflower)
Antirrhinum nuttallianum (Nutall's Snapdragon), San Diego, California; July 2017.
Antirrhinum nuttallianum (Nutall's Snapdragon)
Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (Climbing Milkweed, Fringed Twinevine), Solana Beach, California; June 2017.
Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (Climbing Milkweed)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Common Sand Aster), Del Mar, California; June 2017.
Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Common Sand Aster)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis (Indian tobacco), a native tobacco; Del Mar, California; June 2017.
Nicotiana quadrivalvis (Indian tobacco)
Flowers of Delphinium cardinale (Scarlet larkspur), Del Mar, California; June 2017.
Delphinium cardinale (Scarlet Larkspur)
Erythranthe guttata (fromerly Mimulus guttatus aka Seep monkey flower, Yellow monkey flower), Palomar Mountain, California; June 2017.
Erythranthe guttata (Seep Monkeyflower)
Clarkia rhomboidea (Tongue or Diamond Clarkia), Palomar Mountain, California; June 2017.
Clarkia rhomboidea (Tongue Clarkia)
Deinandra fasciculata (Clustered tarweed), Encinitas, California; June 2017.
Deinandra fasciculata (Clustered tarweed)
Stigma and anthers of a Plain Mariposa Lily (Calochortus invenustus, identified by the yellow center), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2017.
Calochortus invenustus (Plain Mariposa Lily)
Diplacus brevipes (Wide-throated Yellow Monkeyflower, formerly Mimulus brevipes), Laguna Mountains, California. June 2017.
Diplacus brevipes (Wide-Throated Yellow Monkeyflower)
Collinsia concolor (Chinese Houses), Laguna Mountains, California; June 2017.
Collinsia concolor (Chinese Houses)
Close-up of Downingia concolor var. brevior (Cuyamaca lake downingia, Maroonspot calicoflower), Cuyamaca Lake, California; May 2017.
Downingia concolor var. brevior (Cuyamaca Lake Downingia)
Common Phacelia (Phacelia distans), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Phacelia distans (Common Phacelia)
Flowers and buds of Indian Milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Asclepias eriocarpa (Indian Milkweed)
Calochortus weedii (Weed's Mariposa Lily), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Calochortus weedii (Weed's Mariposa Lily)
Navarretia hamata (Hooked navarretia), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Navarretia hamata (Hooked navarretia)
Stephanomeria exigua (Small Wirelettuce), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Stephanomeria exigua (Small Wirelettuce)
Daucus pusillus (Wild Carrot), Rancho Bernardo, California. May 2017.
Daucus pusillus (Wild Carrot)
Flower of Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Winecup Clarkia), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Winecup Clarkia)
Erigeron species (Fleabane), Rancho Bernardo, California; May 2017.
Erigeron species (Fleabane)
Styrax redivivus aka Darlingtonia rediviva, Drug snowbell, California snowdrop bush, Snowdrop bush, or Storax. Temecula, California, April 2017.
Styrax redivivus (California Snowdrop Bush)
Holly-leaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia, Rosaceae family) in bloom; Temecula, California, April 2017.
Prunus ilicifolia (Holly-leaf cherry)
A tangle of Tetracoccus dioicus (Parry's Tetracoccus) twigs with leaves and red flowers, Fallbrook, California; March 2017.
Tetracoccus dioicus (Parry's Tetracoccus)
Baccharis salicifolia (Mule Fat) inflorescence, Poway, California; February 2017.
Baccharis salicifolia (Mule Fat)
Coastal Wood Fern or California Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta) at the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway, California, February 2017.
Coastal Wood Fern
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris), Poway, California; February 2017.
Maidenhair Fern
Flowers on Wild Cucumber vine (Marah macrocarpus), Poway, California; February 2017.
Marah macrocarpus (Wild Cucumber)
Coffee Fern (Pellaea andromedifolia), Poway, California; February 2017.
Coffee Fern
Morning dew on Mission Manzanita inflorescence (Xylococcus bicolor), Black Mountain Open Space Park, San Diego, California. March 2016.
Xylococcus bicolor (Mission Manzanita)
The tiny flower of a Spiny Redberry (Rhamnus crocea) on a twig with fresh leaves and more, still closed flower buds. Black Mountain Open Space Park, San Diego, California; February 2016.
Rhamnus Crocea (Spiny Redberry), Inflorescence
Close-up photo of Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia) flowers, San Diego, California; February 2016.
Rhus integrifolia (Lemonade Berry)
Inflorescence and leaves of Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina), San Diego, California; May 2015.
Malosma laurina (Laurel Sumac)
Freshly opened California Buckwheat flowers (Eriogonum fasciculatum), San Diego, California; May 2015.
Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat)
Castilleja exserta (Purple Owl's Clover), Ramona, California; March 2015.
Castilleja exserta (Purple Owl's Clover)
Sisyrinchium bellum (Blue-eyed Grass), San Diego, California; March 2015.
Sisyrinchium bellum (Blue-eyed Grass)
Pink flower of Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Cactus), Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2015.
Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Cactus)
Amsinckia intermedia (Common Fiddleneck), Rancho Bernardo, California; February 2015.
Amsinckia intermedia (Common Fiddleneck)
Cryptantha muricata (Pointed Cryptantha), Rancho Bernardo, California; February 2015.
Cryptantha muricata (Pointed Cryptantha)
Zeltnera venusta (Charming Centaury, California Centaury and Canchaluaga), San Diego, California; May 2012.
Zeltnera venusta (Charming Centaury)
Amorpha fruticosa (Desert False Indigo) inflorescence, Horsethief Canyon/Japatul Valley, California. May 2011.
Amorpha fruticosa (Desert False Indigo)
Penstemon clevelandii growing in a sheltered place among granitic rock, Jacumba, California; April 2011.
Penstemon clevelandii (Cleveland Penstemon)
Slender Sunflower (Helianthus gracilentus), Sycamore Canyon Preserve, Poway, California; April 2011.
Helianthus gracilentus (Slender Sunflower)
Beach Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata), Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, San Diego, California; April 2011.
Abronia umbellata (Beach Sand Verbena)
California Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium californicum) at Lake Hodges, San Dieguito River Park, California; April 2011.
Pseudognaphalium californicum (California Everlasting)
Bahiopsis laciniata (San Diego County Viguiera), Jamul, California; March 2011.
Bahiopsis laciniata (San Diego County Viguiera)
Ceanothus tomentosus, close-up of flower cluster; Escondido, California; February 2011.
Ceanothus tomentosus (Woolly Leaf Ceanothus)
When I lived in SD I rode horses in Penasquitos Canyon and environs with my dear friend Julie Parks. She identified all or at least most of the plants and flowers for me, along with facts about Native American uses of them. I do miss her.
What a great gallery of wildflowers!
Alex, these flowers are very beautiful and you are an exceptional photographer of them. I recognize many, but didn’t know how many I’ve seen over the years in our beautiful county.
Beautiful shots, Alex.
Good for you for promoting your native wildflowers!
Thank you so very much! Great pics!
A superb gallery with one gorgeous image after another, I couldn’t stop until I got to the end. And I can’t remember my favorites because there were so many. The overall softness is what stays with me, and the grace. :-)
just happened to stumble upon your website – your photos left me with a smile on my face. thank you for showcasing some of San Diego’s stunning natural beauty :)
Thanks, Kelsey, I’m very happy to hear that! :)