Scoliopus bigelovii
Toxicoscordion fremontii
NEW
– Death camus is blooming in woodland meadows, the whole plant is poisonous, hence the name.
– Fetid adder’s tongue, one of our most exotic and earliest spring wildflowers is starting to bloom in its woodland locations.
Forests
Starting
-Forget-me-not* the familiar pretty little blue flower, a European native, is starting to bloom now. This is one of our most successful invasives covering the forest floor and crowding out native species. It’s easy to pull.
– Green wattle with its heady scent, is starting to bloom yellow. This native of Eastern Australia blooms after the first rains.
Fading
– California bay laurel, one of the most common trees in the woods, is blooming with vanilla scented flowers.
Meadows
Starting
– White flowered onion*, native to the Mediterranean basin, is blooming in gutters and wet places. All parts of the plant from the bulb to the flower are edible.
* non-native
Key to map:
I haven’t located White flowered onion, Forget-me-nots, 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 have finished blooming 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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