Theodore Payne Wildflower Report 5/4/12

Posted by: Sandy Steinman | May 4, 2012

Some of the highlights are:

Significant number of wildflowers blooming now in Santa Monica Mountains on the Musch Trail accessed from Trippett Ranch at Topanga State Park. Mariposa lilies (Calochortus spp.) and blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
San Jacinto Mountains along the Palms to Pines Highway (74) you might want to hike the Cactus Spring trail. Reportedly it has a good display of colorful perennials like desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), various penstemons (Penstemon spp.), wild onions (Allium spp.) and cacti just starting to flower
Clovers are standouts this week at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve
Southwest of Anza Borrego at Escondido is Lake Hodges. Hike along the southeast side of the lake along Piedras Pintadas Trail and be amazed by slopes ablaze with color!
Upper Hot Springs Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains is excellent for botanizing this time of year. Numerous annual wildflowers
Prisk Native Garden located in Long Beach, is still looking spectacular

To see Theodore Payne’s full report with photos as well as old reports go to: http://www.theodorepayne.org/hotline.html

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