Wildflowers

By Chris Wassermann

Local

Late WinterJanuary through March

WildRadish

Raphanus sativusAlmost year around

Wild Radish - Raphanus sativusAlmost year around

Mustard – Sinapis arvensisFebruary - March

Mustard Sinapis arvensis

February through March

FiddleNeck

Amsinckia intermediaJanuary through April

Buttercups – Ranunculus canusFebruary through early March

Buttercups – Ranunculus canusFebruary through early March

Miner’s Lettuce – Claytonia perfoliataFebruary through March

Miner’s Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliataMarch

Dutchman’s Pipe – Aristolochia californica March

Dutchman’s Pipe

Aristolochia californica

March

Death Camas – Zigadenus venenosus March

DeathCamas

Zigadenus venenosus March

Butter and Eggs - Tryphysaria erianthusMarch

Winter Vetch - Vicia villosaMarch

Spring Vetch - Vicia sativaMarch

Spring Vetch - Vicia sativaMarch

Lowland Shooting Star Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum

March

Lowland Shooting

StarDodecatheon

clevelandii ssp. patulum

March

Douglas Violet

Viola douglasiiLate March

Douglas Violet -Viola douglasiiLate March

California Poppy – Eschscholzia californicaMarch through May

California Poppy – Eschscholzia californicaMarch through May

Goldfields and Tidy TipsMarch and April

Goldfields - Lasthenia fremontiiMarch and April

Tidy Tips - Layia fremontiiMarch and April

April 4, 2009Rancho Murieta

Cosumnes River Trail

Ithuriel’s Spear - Triteleia laxaApril 4, 2009

Ithuriel’s Spear - Triteleia laxaApril 4, 2009

Blue Dicks - Dichelostemma capitatumApril 4, 2009

Blue Dicks - Dichelostemma capitatumApril 4, 2009

Redstem Storksbill - Erodium cicutariumApril 4, 2009

Redstem Storksbill - Erodium cicutariumApril 4, 2009

Valley Lupine - Lupinus subvexusApril 4, 2009

ValleyLupine

Lupinus subvexusApril 4, 2009

Bush Lupine - Lupinus albifronsApril 4, 2009

BushLupine

Lupinus albifronsApril 4, 2009

Spider Lupine - Lupinus benthamiiApril 4, 2009

CaterpillarPhacelia

Phacelia cicutariaApril 4, 2009

Caterpillar Phacelia - Phacelia cicutariaApril 4, 2009

April 24, 2009Rancho Murieta

Lake Calero

Larkspur,False

Dandelion, Checkerbloom, White Brodiea

Delphinium variegatumLeontodon taraxcoides

Sidalcea hartvegiiTriteleia hyancinthia

April 24, 2009

LarkspurDelphinium variegatum

April 24, 2009

False Dandelion - Leontodon taraxcoidesApril 24, 2009

CheckerbloomSidalcea hartwegii

April 24, 2009

White Brodiea - Triteleia hyancinthiaApril 24, 2009

Gold Nugget

Calochortus luteusApril 24, 2009

Gold Nugget - Calochortus luteusApril 24, 2009

White Tipped Clover - Trifolium varietagumApril 24, 2009

White Tipped Clover - Trifolium varietagumApril 24, 2009

Purple Brodiea - Brodiaea elegansApril & May

Purple Brodiea - Brodiaea elegansApril & May

May 29, 2009Rancho Murieta

Cosumnes River Trail

Buckeye - Aesculus californicaMay 29, 2009

Buckeye - Aesculus californicaMay 29, 2009

St. Johns Wort - Hypericum perforatumMay 29, 2009

Blackberry - Rubus discolorMay 29, 2009

Elegant Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculataMay 29, 2009

Chilean Aster

Aster chilensisMay 29, 2009

Tufted Poppy - Eschscholzia caespitosaMay 29, 2009

Seep Monkey Flower - Mimulus guttatusMay 29, 2009

Queen Anne’s Lace

Daucus carotaMay & June

Queen Anne’s Lace - Daucus carotaMay and June

June 12, 2009Rancho Murieta

Cosumnes River Trail

Four Spot - Clarkia purpureaJune 12, 2009

Charming Centaury - Centaurium venustrumJune 12, 2009

Woolly Mullein

Verbascum thapsusJune 12, 2009

Woolly Mullein - Verbascum thapsusJune 12, 2009

Showy MilkweedAsclepias speciosa

June 12, 2009

Showy Milkweed - Asclepias speciosaJune 12, 2009

Showy Milkweed – Monarch Butterfly LarvaeJune 12, 2009

Pearly Everlasting – Anaphalis margaritaceaJune 12, 2009

Pearly Everlasting – Anaphalis margaritaceaJune 12, 2009

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioicaJune 12, 2009

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioicaJune 12, 2009

SummerJuly & August

Vinegar WeedTricostema lanceolatum

July/August

Vinegar WeedTricostema lanceolatum

July/August

Narrow Leaf

MilkweedAsclepias fascicularis

July/August

Narrow Leaf Milkweed – Asclepias fascicularisJuly/August

Sticky Tarweed – Holocarpha virgataJuly/August

Sticky Tarweed – Holocarpha virgataJuly/August

Fitches Spikeweed – Hemizonia fitchiiJuly/August

Fitches Spikeweed – Hemizonia fitchiiJuly/August

Locations Map Rancho Murieta

Thank you for joining me!Chris Wassermann