November 25, 2016

NEW
– California bay laurel, one of the most common trees in the woods, is blooming with vanilla scented flowers.
– The death cap mushroom is popping up in the woods. Native to Europe, this mushroom is highly toxic, and is responsible for the majority of fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide.
– Green wattle with its heady scent, is starting to bloom yellow. This native of Eastern Australia blooms after the first rains.

Meadows
Fading
– Coyote brush, one of the most common native shrubs is blooming in the chaparral scrub.
– Pincushion flower is blooming pink and purple along the trail up to Cowboy Rock. This ornamental native to the Mediterranean is a cultivated garden escapee.

Key to map:
I haven’t located American trailplant, Fennel, California Blackberry, California honeysuckle, Bay, Chickweed, Cleavers, Hedge parsley, Manroots, Swordfern, Coyote brush, French or Scotch Broom on the map as they are so prolific.
Flowers that are finished have been removed from the map and are greyed out in the map key.

Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead.

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