Natural History Wanderings

Marin CNPS has a new wildflower report for Mt. Diablo:

Mt. Diablo State Park and found the following species in flower along the Mary Bowerman Trail, near the summit.Achillea millefolium, Acmispon brachycarpus, Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum, Arnica discoidea, Calochortus pulchellus, C. venustus , Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata,  Camissoniopsis intermedia, Campanula exigua, Chorizanthe membranacea, Cirsium occidentale var. californicum, Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna, C. unguiculata, C. purpurea, and maybe C. affinis, Collinsia heterophylla, C. tinctoria, Delphinium nudicaule, Emmenanthe penduliflora, Ericameria linearifolia, Erigeron petrophilus, Eriogonum gracile, Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme , Eriophyllum lanatum , Eschscholzia californica, Galium andrewsii, G. porrigens, Gilia clivorum, Keckiella corymbosa, Lepechinia calycina, Madia gracilis, Mentzelia dispersa,  Mimulus rattanii, Navarretia mellita, Papaver heterophyllum, Pediomelum californicum, Penstemon heterophyllus, Phacelia distans, and Salvia columbariae.

See photos and older reports at Recent Wildflower Reports – CNPS Marin.