Natural History Wanderings

The LA Times reports

The Super Bloom, of Lake Elsinore, died this past week. It was about 6 weeks old.

Not an actual scientific term, Super Bloom was born out of a drought — which killed invasive grasses that squash flowers’ chances of growing — and record rainfall that nourished wildflower seeds.

Read story at  In memory of Super Bloom in Lake Elsinore, which officials have declared over – Los Angeles Times