Natural History Wanderings

The Plumas County Bloom Blog  has a wildflower report from Joe Willis for Boyle Ravine in the Quincy Area.

A quick walk up Boyle Ravine today revealed lots of great flowers, despite the intense heat.

The Wild Ginger blooms close to the ground underneath the rather large over lapping leaves, so one needs to know where to look. . A really beautiful flower that is mostly overlooked.

The Prince’s Pine is blooming and is in the same family as Manzanita, Madrone, and Wintergreen.

The Spotted Coralroot are nearing the time for wilting and development of seed pods, but there are still a few blooming in the damp, shady areas.

The Blue-eyed Grass, a close relative of Irises, is blooming near the backside of the water tanks. It generally does well near small leaks.

Along Boyle Creek in the shade, usually above the leaves of the Wild Ginger, are some Crimson Columbine, in the Buttercup family.

And, there are daisies everywhere.

See photos and older reports at:  Bloom Blog Wildflowers.