Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 6, 2017

Pacific Northwest Wildflower Updates

Oregon Wildflowers has the following new reports form the past week

Heather-Maple Pass, North Cascades National Park (7/3)
profuse glacier lilies in the meadows at Heather-Maple Pass. Please see his photos in the Facebook group.

Monte Cristo, North Cascades (7/3)
the paintbrush at Monte Cristo is fantastic, as are other wildflowers. Please see his photos in the Facebook group.

Cone Peak and Iron Mountain, Willamette National Forest (7/4)
the wildflowers look wonderful at Cone Peak and Iron Mountain. Please see his photos in the Facebook group.

Grassy Knoll (7/4)
posted photos in the Facebook group of the many wildflowers blooming along the Grassy Knoll trail. The wildflowers are generally past peak, but still quite pretty. You can view their photos here, here, and here.

Lookout Mountain, Mount Hood National Forest (7/4)
Lookout Mountain has started to bloom. Please see his photos in the Facebook group.

Vista Ridge Trail, Mount Hood Wilderness (7/5)
profuse avalanche lilies are blooming along the Vista Ridge Trail, following the snowmelt. Please see his photos in the Facebook group.

Mount Saint Helens (Johnston Ridge / Boundary Trail) (7/3 and 7/6)
the Mount Saint Helens wildflowers still look good. Their photos can be viewed in the Facebook group here and here.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 6, 2017

Where Trump Budget Cuts Could Affect Bay Area Conservation

Bay Nature reports

President Trump and his approach to environmental protection, conservation, and science—it’s about as antediluvian as anyone could have imagined. While there’s some comfort in knowing California will continue to blaze its own trail on environmental issues, Washington, D.C.’s financial tentacles into our state, though not always obvious, are important. Federal agencies and the funding they bring to the San Francisco Bay Area are critical to our local environment in myriad and veiled ways. More than 150,000 acres of land in our region falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, while our national marine sanctuaries help protect one of the most biologically productive shorelines in the world.

Read full story including map and details of how the budget cuts could impact Bay Area Conservation at Where Trump Budget Cuts Could Affect Bay Area Conservation – Bay Nature

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 5, 2017

Parks Have Many Benefits

The East Bay Regional Parks has a report on the many benefits the park district brings to local communities some of which may not be so obvious. The parks preserve open space, provide environmental education and offer many types of recreational activities. They also have economic and health benefits the to the local communities.

The East Bay Regional Parks is a system of  parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of San Francisco. It consists of 120,931 acres in 65 parks, including over 1,250 miles of trails. A new report has an analysis of the park district’s impact on the economy and life in the East Bay.

  • At 120,00 acres of parks, open space and trails, it is an increase from 91,000 acres in 2000
  • $500 Million is the annual economic value of the East Bay Regional Park District’s Lands and Operations to the region. The benefit is measured by aesthetic, recreation, health, water quality, flood control and climate change-related contributions.*
  • $191 Million is the impact of the park district on regional economy (including director visitor spending and outside grants)
  • $199 Million is the recreational economic value of the district which is a 97% increase insect 2000
  • 25 Million annual visitors an increase of 78% since 2000
  • $20 million is the Approximate annual health care cost savings resulting from park district-provided recreational opportunities ( the study estimated that nearly 60,000 visitors wouldn’t exercise without access to park district lands and facilities)

Source: Quantifying our quality of Life: An Economic Analysis of the East Bay’s Unique Environment 2017. Prepared by Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. in association with the Strategy Research Institute. Download a copy at  www.ebparks.org

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 4, 2017

Regional Park Botanic Garden Photos 7/3/17

Photos from the Regional Park Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA  on 7/3/17. You can see larger high quality image at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandysteinman/albums/72157685763435966

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 4, 2017

Federal Court Blocks Trump EPA On Air Pollution 

The Washington Post reports

An appeals court Monday struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s 90-day suspension of new emission standards on oil and gas wells, a decision that could set back the Trump administration’s broad legal strategy for rolling back Obama-era rules.

In a 2-to-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the EPA had the right to reconsider a 2016 rule limiting methane and smog-forming pollutants emitted by oil and gas wells but could not delay the effective date while it sought to rewrite the regulation.

Read full story at Federal court blocks Trump EPA on air pollution – The Washington Post

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 3, 2017

EPA Must Consider Harm to Endangered Species When Approving New Pesticides

Center for Biological Diversity News Release

Court: EPA Must Consider Harm to Endangered Species When Approving New Pesticides

WASHINGTON— A federal court ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency must consider harm to protected plants and animals before approving new pesticides.

The ruling came in response to a challenge by conservation groups of the agency’s registration of cyantraniliprole, a novel and untested insecticide with deadly impacts on endangered butterflies and other native pollinators.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 2, 2017

Leopard Lily Photos

John Wall has some excellent photos of Leopard Lilies including flowers with hummingbirds and butterflies at  True Nature Stories: Leopard Lovers

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 2, 2017

CNPS Field Trips July 2017 – updated

July Field Trips:

(for more information on trips go to chapter websites; also check out late trip postings at chapter websites)

Bristlecone (Mono, Inyo and NE Kern counties) http://bristleconecnps.org/index.php

  • July 8, Saturday, Bristlecone Chapter Field Trip: Bodie Hills.
  • July 15, Saturday, Bristlecone Chapter Field Trip: Glass Mountain Peak and Sawmill Meadow

East Bay CNPS http://www.ebcnps.org/ 

  • Saturday June 10, 9:45 am, Redwood Park, sedges, ferns, manzanita and violets
  • Sunday, June 11, 2 pm, field trip to the Mary Bowerman Trail near the top of Mount Diablo

Marin CNPS http://www.marin.edu/cnps/

  • Summer Botany at Bull Point Thursday, July 1 10AM to 2PM

    Pomo Canyon and Red Hill Trails, Sonoma Coast State Park Sunday, July 30     10AM to 3PM

Milo Baker (Sonoma county) http://milobaker.cnps.org/index.php/events/field-trips

  • Thurs. 7/6-Sun.7/9    Plaskett Meadows, Leader Peter Warner. We have reserved the Masterson group campground, just RSVP

Napa Valley http://www.napavalleycnps.org/

North Coast http://northcoastcnps.org

  • Jul 1, Sat. Mill Creek Lake and Red Cap Hole Day Hike

Santa Clara Valley http://www.cnps-scv.org/

  • July 1 – 4  (4 days) Ebbett’s Pass, Lake Alpine and Calaveras Big Trees

Santa Cruz http://www.cruzcnps.org/field_trips.php

Yerba Buena (San Francisco/Northern San Mateo) http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/

If you are interested in information on other chapters go to: http://www.cnps.org/cnps/chapters/

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 2, 2017

Three Years Left For World To Stop Climate Change Danger

The Guardian  reports

World has three years left to stop dangerous climate
change, warn experts

Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres among signatories of letter
warning that the next three years will be crucial to stopping the worst
effects of global warming

Avoiding dangerous levels of climate change is still just about possible, but will require unprecedented effort and coordination from governments, businesses, citizens and scientists in the next three years, a group of prominent experts has warned.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 1, 2017

Edgewood Park July Wildflowers

Friends of Edgewood Park have updated its website to show what plants are typically blooming in July. There are  photos of plants you might see. Explore plant locations, plant species, which plant blooms when, and answers to a host of other questions at What’s Blooming This Month.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 1, 2017

Lawsuit Challenges Highway Widening Through Ancient California Redwoods

Center for Biological Diversity News Release

Lawsuit Challenges Highway Widening Through Ancient California Redwoods

Unnecessary Caltrans Project Would Destroy Iconic Trees in Richardson Grove

EUREKA, Calif.— Environmental groups and local residents today sued the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for approving a highway-widening project that would damage or destroy 1,000- to 2,000-year-old redwood trees in California’s iconic Richardson Grove State Park, along Highway 101 in Humboldt County.

Today’s lawsuit, filed in Humboldt County Superior Court, challenges the transportation agency’s latest approval of the controversial project. Three previous legal challenges blocked construction and forced Caltrans to rescind all project approvals in 2014. Caltrans quietly reapproved the project last month, purportedly to improve highway access for oversized commercial trucks.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 30, 2017

Carson Pass Update 6/30/17

Carson Pass Information Station  reports

Beckwith Viola at the Meiss Col (pond)
More and flowers emerging daily. South bound on the PCT still significant snow, but getting better every day.

See photos and older posts at Carson Pass Information Station

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 30, 2017

Oregon Wildflowers: Steens Mountain 6/25/17

Oregon Wildflowers reports on Steens Mountain

Drove up South side of Loop Road, it`s only open to the overlook at Little Blitzen and Big Indian Gorges, but numerous wildflowers are in bloom, including Lupine, Indian Paintbrush, Thistles, and many others that I am working on identifying. An absolutely magnificent area!

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 30, 2017

July Golden Gate Audubon Field Trips

Below is the July 2017 field trip schedule for Golden Gate Audubon Society
For more details on trips go to http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/field-trips/field-trips/

  • San Francisco Botanical Garden Sunday, July 2, 8 — 10:30 a.m. (First Sunday bird walk)
  • Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley Friday, July 7, 8:30 — 11:00 a.m. (First Friday bird walk)
  • Hilltop Lake Park, Richmond Wednesday, July 12, 9 — 10:45 a.m.
  • Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, Hayward Friday, July 14, 9 a.m. — Noon (Second Friday bird walk; leaders vary by month)
  • Fort Mason Community Garden, San Francisco Sunday, July 16, 8:00 — 10:00 a.m. (Third Sunday bird walk)
  • Dimond Park and Sausal Creek, Oakland Wednesday July 19, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. (Third Wednesday bird walk)
  • Corona Heights, San Francisco Friday, July 21, 8 — 10 a.m. (Third Friday bird walk)
  • Hayward Shoreline (Winton Ave. Access), Hayward Saturday, July 22, 9 a.m. — noon
  • Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park, Oakland Wednesday, July 26, 9:30 a.m. – noon (Fourth Wednesday bird walk)

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 29, 2017

Mt. Rainier Wildflowers 6/28/17

Mt. Rainier National Park reports

Currently Blooming – June 28, 2017
The snow is starting to creep back in the subalpine areas of the park! Many flowers are starting to bloom along roadsides and tomorrow the remaining closed roads, Sunrise Road and Mowich Road, open for the season (check spring opening status). From your vehicle, bear grass are common and easy-to-spot wildflowers. They have a single large stalk that is 1-5 feet tall topped with a cluster of white flowers. Take advantage of the many roadside pull offs to take a closer look at some of the less obvious road side wildflowers.

Wildflower Reports

  • Nisqually to Longmire Road (6/28): cow parsnip, buttercup, tiger lily, foam flower, devil’s club, lupine (around Kautz), goat’s beard, columbine (late)
  • Longmire to Paradise Road (6/27): bear grass, paintbrush, rock penstemon, goat’s beard, bluebells, buttercup, Jeffrey’s shooting star, phlox, lupine, broadleaf arnica, Sitka valerian, Sitka mountain ash, pink mountain heather

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 29, 2017

Tioga Pass Road Opens Today

Yosemite National Park reports

Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park Open to All Vehicular Traffic Thursday, June 29, 2017

Tioga Road will open for Bicycle and Pedestrian Use on Wednesday, June 28, 2017

The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park (Highway 120 through the park) will open for the season to all vehicular traffic beginning at 8:00 am on Thursday, June 29, 2017. There will be limited visitor services available from the Tioga Pass Entrance Station to Crane Flat. Tioga Road will open for bicycle and pedestrian users at 8:00 am Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

All visitors on the road are encouraged to use caution as there may be dirt, debris, and water flowing over sections of the road. Visitors are encouraged to keep an eye out for maintenance vehicles working on the roadway.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 28, 2017

Yosemite: Crane Flat Campground Open

 Yosemite National Park  reports

Crane Flat Campground opens today, June 28. First-come, first-served sites are available for June 28, 29, and 30 only. (The campground is fully reserved beginning July 1.) If you want to stay in the campground these first few days, go directly to the campground to see if space is still available. Payment by cash or check only.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 28, 2017

Oregon Wildflowers: Patterson Mt. 6/23/17

Oregon Wildflowers reports that at Patterson Mt. in the Western Cascades:

Flowers in bloom on the meadows.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 28, 2017

Crested Butte Wildflower Festival July 7 to 16, 2017

The Wildflower Capitol of Colorado

Crested Butte is the considered the Wildflower Capitol of Colorado.  It is surrounded by the Elk Mountains and the Gunnison National Forest.  Crested Butte is the site of an annual wildflower festival.   This year’s festival is July 7 to 16. Festival information and registration: http://www.crestedbuttewildflowerfestival.com/

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 27, 2017

California Protects Rare Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Center for Biological Diversity News Release

California Protects Rare Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

SACRAMENTO— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to advance the foothill yellow-legged frog as a candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act, responding to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity.

Candidates receive all the protections of a listed species for a year while the commission and staff decide whether to provide permanent endangered species protections. That’s good news for the foothill yellow-legged frog, which has disappeared from more than half its former locations in California.

“It’s a huge relief that these stream-dwelling frogs are finally being protected,” said Jenny Loda, a reptile and amphibian staff attorney with the Center. “Foothill yellow-legged frogs have been in trouble for years because of habitat damage caused by dams, climate change and pollutants. To save these colorful little creatures, we’ve got to take strong steps to protect the streams where they live.”

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 26, 2017

Wildlife Cams

Explore. com has many excellent wildlife cams. Of special interest right now are Alaskan Bears fishing for Salmon , Puffins and an Osprey nest.

Other cams of interest are Cornell’s Cam of California Condor and Laysan Albatross. Locally, there is Golden Gate Audubon’s Osprey Cam

 

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 25, 2017

Pt. Reyes Photos 6/25/17

I was at Pt. Reyes today and spent a little time photographing wildflowers at Limantour Estero. Not photographed today but in abundance on Limantour Rd. were Bush Monkeyflowers/ Diplacus aurantiacus (formerly Mimulus aurantiacus). Also in an open area in the high forested part of the road on the right side you might get to see Osprey as they are nesting in this area.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 25, 2017

Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Environmental Concerns

NPR  reports

In a major property rights decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a decisive victory to state and local governments and environmental groups.

By a 5-to-3 vote, the justices made it much harder for property owners to get compensation from the government when zoning regulations restrict the use of just part of landowners’ property.

Source: Environmentalists Rejoice: Court Says Land Regulation Doesn’t Go ‘Too Far’ : NPR

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 24, 2017

Tioga Road Remains Closed; No Scheduled Opening Date

Yosemite National Park News Release June 23,2017

The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park (Highway 120 through the park) remains closed to all vehicular traffic, including bicycles. Melting snow is causing water to run over the road in multiple locations, creating a safety hazard. Park staff and partners continue to conduct necessary repairs to power, communications, water, and sewer systems along the Tioga Road following a record-breaking year for winter snowpack.

The park is diligently working to ensure that adequate sanitation facilities are in place to meet visitor needs and to protect the water quality in the Tuolumne River watershed. Due to safety and sanitation concerns, Tioga Road will remain closed until the impacted power, communications, water and sewer systems are operational to meet the needs of park staff and visitors. There is no anticipated opening date at this time.

Read more at  Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park Remains Closed – Yosemite National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 24, 2017

Mount Rainier Wildflowers 6/22/17

Mount Rainier National Park   has a new report

Currently Blooming – June 22, 2017
It’s hard to imagine the forests of Mount Rainier without vanilla leaf. Vanilla leaf (Achlys triphylia) carpets the forest floor with its light green leaves. “Achlys” means mist in Greek, perhaps referring to the way vanilla leaf flowers float above their leaves on spikes. Look for it blooming throughout the park.

Wildflower Reports

  • Eastside Trail (6/21): vanilla leaf, bunchberry (lots!), foam flower, star-flowered false Solomon’s seal, wild strawberry, yellow violet, salmonberry, thimbleberry, coralroot, baneberry, Pacific blackberry, star flower
  • Ohanapecosh/Silver Falls (6/18): queen’s cup, three-leaved anemone, bunchberry, oxalis, thimbleberry, foam flower, vanilla leaf, bear grass, false Solomon’s seal, star-flowered Solomon’s seal
  • Stevens Canyon Road (6/14): West Side (towards Reflection Lakes) avalanche lilies, phlox, trillium; East Side (towards Grove of the Patriarchs) Menzie’s penstemon, cliff paintbrush, buttercup, bear grass, lupine, wild strawberry
  • Grove of the Patriarchs (6/14): foam flower, siberian miner’s lettuce, star flower, fringecup, piggyback plant, bunchberry, false solomon’s seal, star-flowered false solomon’s seal, vanilla leaf, Cascade Oregon-grape
  • Nisqually Entrance to Longmire Road (6/14) – vanilla leaf, cow parsnip (early), columbine, foam flower, lupine (near Kautz), buttercup, lots of bunchberry!
  • Longmire (6/8) – roundleaf violet, stream violet, alaska violet, calypso orchid (late), twayblade, Cascade Oregon-grape, wild strawberry, kinnikinnick, serviceberry, siberian miner’s lettuce, bunchberry, smooth alumroot (early), big-leaved sandwort, star solomon’s seal (early), lupine

Wildflower photos are available on Mount Rainier’s Flickr page.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 24, 2017

Homestead Valley Land Trust Wildflowers 6/23/17

Homestead Valley Land Trust reports on June 23

NEW
– Bigelow’s sneezeweed with its tall yellow flower and backward facing petals is blooming beside the creek that pasess the Ridgewood Rock.
– Bluff lettuce, a red-tipped succulent’s yellow flowers are blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Chamise, a staple of the chaparral shrubland plant community, is blooming on a wooded hill in Homestead.
– Coyote mint with its bright purple heads are blooming in meadows up on the ridge.
– Pincusion flower, a garden escapee, native of Eurasia, is blooming in Cowboy Rock meadow.
– Skunkweed, with purple flowers surrounded by spikes is blooming on the trail to 4-corners.
– Toyon, a small tree, is blooming white in the forests.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 24, 2017

How Whales Became the Biggest Animals on the Planet

The New York Times reports on how is that whales become so big

In a study published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a team of researchers investigated gigantism in baleen whales, the filter-feeding leviathans that include blue whales, bowhead whales and fin whales. The marine mammals became jumbo-size relatively recently, they found, only within the past 4.5 million years. The cause? A climatic change that allowed the behemoths to binge-eat.

Read full story at  How Whales Became the Biggest Animals on the Planet – The New York Times

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 23, 2017

How The Rainy Season Impacted California Wildlife

The Mercury News  reported on the impact of the heavy rainy season on California wildlife

A look at the winners and losers among Golden State wildlife after a season of heavy rain.

Read story at  Record rainy winter impacts California creatures

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 22, 2017

DOE Secretary Perry Dismisses Science, Impact of Carbon Dioxide on Climate

Union of Concerned Scientists News Release

DOE Secretary Perry Dismisses Science, Impact of Carbon Dioxide on Climate

Statement by Ken Kimmell, President, Union of Concerned Scientists

WASHINGTON (June 19, 2017)—US Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry says he does not believe carbon dioxide emissions from human activity are the primary driver of climate change, dismissing science completed by his own agency and others within the federal government.

Below is a statement by Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

“I’m flabbergasted. It’s unfathomable that he said climate change is most likely being caused by the ocean waters and the environment. What does that even mean? Doesn’t he realize that the oceans and Earth are warming primarily because of carbon dioxide levels? How many peer-reviewed studies do there have to be?

“As the leader of DOE he’s responsible for acting on the best available science. How can we trust he’ll implement the best energy policies if he refuses to acknowledge the primary cause of climate change?”

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 21, 2017

Homestead Valley Land Trust Wildflowers 6/21/17

Homestead Valley Land Trust reports on June 21

NEW
– California spikenard, one of the largest herbaceous plants in North America, grows to 3-9′ each season. Its white firework-shaped flowers are blooming now along creeks in the forests.
– Silverleaf cotoneaster, native to China, a large shrub with white flowers that will become bright red berries is blooming at forest edges.
– Tansy ragwort, native to Eurasia, is blooming with its bright yellow flowers along Laverne. The plant contains alkaloids that catepillars absorb, making them distasteful to predators. As with other alkaloid containing plants like poison hemlock and euphorbia, it can be toxic to people.
– Wavyleaf soap plant, only blooms at dawn and evening. It grows from a bulb covered in thick fibers and the flowers are borne on a tall stalk.

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