Heuchera micrantha
Trifolium depauperatum
Scrophularia californica
Linum bienne
Stachys rigida quercetorum
Matricaria discoidea
Oxalis oregana
Trifolium dubium
Plectritis congesta s brachystemon
Nemophila parviflora
Trifolium willdenovii
Hieracium albiflorum
NEW
– Alum root, with its small white bell flowers, is blooming at forest edge.
– Cowbag clover is blooming small and magenta in the meadow below Homestead Hill.
– Figwort, one of our great plants for insects is blooming with its irregular flowers at the forest edge.
– Flax*, native of the Mediterranean region, is blooming with pale blue flowers in meadows.
– Hedgenettle, in the mint family, is blooming with mauve flowers at forest edges.
– Pineappleweed smells and is used like chamomile and is blooming in meadows on Homestead Hill.
– Redwood sorrel is blooming pink under the redwoods near 435 Laverne.
– Shamrock clover*, native to Europe, is blooming yellow in meadows.
– Shortspur seablush with pink flower clusters is blooming in meadows.
– Small flowered nemophila is blooming in forests.
– Tomcat clover is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– White hawkweed with its white flowers on tall stalks is blooming in forests.
Forests
– Fairy bells, low and branching with white bell flowers hanging under the leaves is blooming in forests.
– False lily of the valley with its ladder of pointed leaves leading to white star flowers is blooming in forests.
– Feathery false lily of the valley is only known to bloom a few places in Homestead. It’s blooming under redwoods on the bank above 6d.
– Forget me nots*, this non-native invasive with pretty blue flowers is starting to bloom now in forests.
– Giant trillium is blooming with cream or burgundy flowers along the Homestead Trail in forests.
– Indian warrior’s burgundy plumes are spreading down the hill below 15 on the Homestead Trail.
– Manroot, a vine in the gourd family with large leaves and white flowers is blooming in forests.
– Meadow rue is blooming with white or pink fronds in the forest.
– Milkmaids with their white flowers is starting to bloom in the forests.
– Pacific pea, a vine with pink or purple pea flowers is blooming in forests.
– Pacific sanicle is blooming in forests with mustard colored flowers.
– Pacific star flower’s bright pink star-shaped flowers are blooming in forests.
– Purple cestrum*, native of Mexico, is blooming with red flowers next to the bridge at Stolte Grove.
– Spotted coralroot, an orchid, is blooming on red stalks in forests.
– Thimbleberry is blooming with white flowers in forests.
– Wood rose is blooming pale pink and white in forests.
– Wood sweet cicely is blooming with tiny white flowers in forests.
Forest edge
– Blackwood acacia*, native of Australia, is blooming below Pixie Trail at forest edges.
– Canyon nemophila, dainty and white with leaves that remind me of a frog’s foot is blooming on creek banks.
– Climbing bedstraw with tiny 4-petaled cream flowers is blooming as it climbs over other plants.
– Crimson columbine is blooming with red and yellow flowers at forest edge.
– Fringe cups is blooming beside the creek by 435 Laverne.
– Hawthorne* near the bridge between 12 and 11 is starting to bloom. Soon, it will be covered with blossoms.
– Miner’s lettuce, a favorite edible, is blooming in wet places with a small white flower in the middle of a fleshy disk.
– Pacific bleeding heart is blooming with heart-shaped pink flowers below the redwood tree visible from Laverne to the left of the creek at 435.
– Poison oak is blooming in meadows and at the forest edge.
– Striped coralroot, a beautiful orchid, is blooming with coral striped flowers and forest edge.
– White flowered onion*, an invasive with white bell flowers is blooming in wet spots.
– White ramping fumitory*, an invasive native of Europe, is blooming below Cowboy Rock.
– Wintercress’s yellow flowers are blooming at meadow’s edge.
– Woodland strawberry, a common ground cover at forest edges is starting to bloom white.
Meadows
– Blue dicks is starting to bloom purple in the meadows of Homestead Hill.
– Blue-eyed grass, a member of the iris family, is blooming with a bright blue flower on Homestead Hill.
– Buttercup’s bright yellow flowers are blooming in meadows.
– California blackberry’s white flowers are blooming.
– California goldfields usually grows in dense patches of small gold ray flowers but only a few are blooming now on the rock on the trail above 10a.
– California plantain is blooming with its very small translucent flowers on the Homestead Fire Road.
– California poppy’s bright orange flowers are blooming in meadows.
– Checker lily has started blooming with chocolate bells and yellow spots in the meadows below Amaranth.
– Checkerbloom’s pink is blooming in the meadows of Homestead Hill.
– Common vetch’s*, native of the Mediterranean area, pretty pink flowers are blooming on Homestead Hill.
– Common yarrow with white flower clusters and distinctive lacy foliage is blooming on Homestead Hill.
– Cow parsnip is blooming with large white umbels in the meadow below Amaranth.
– Douglas iris is blooming cream in meadows on Homestead Hill.
– English daisy*, native of Europe, is blooming in the meadow below Amaranth.
– Field madder*, native of Europe, is blooming with very small 4-petaled pink flowers in meadows.
– Hill lotus with its peach pea flowers is blooming on the trail between Amaranth and 4-Corners.
– Ground iris is blooming deep purple in meadows on Homestead Hill.
– Hairy wood sorrel is blooming yellow along the Homestead Fire Road.
– Narrowleaf mule ears is blooming in meadows on the Homestead Hill.
– Oakland star tulip, also a listed rare plant, is blooming in the meadow below 11.
– Owl’s clover, not a clover but a paintbrush, is blooming on Homestead Hill in meadows with pink tufts and colorful owl face details.
– Pigmy weed, small and red is blooming on rock outcrops.
– Primrose jasmine*, native of China, is blooming below the bench on Kerouac Hill.
– Purple sanicle is blooming in meadows with burgundy pom poms and lacy leaves.
– Purple western morning glory is blooming with pink veined white trumpet flowers in meadows.
– Red maids is blooming with its shiny rich pink flowers on Homestead Hill.
– Rosy sandcrocus*, native of South Africa, is blooming pink with yellow centers in meadows.
– Ruby sandspury*, native of Europe and Asia, is blooming with small purple flowers on the Homestead Fire Road.
– Scotch broom*, one of the most aggressive invasive shrubs in Homestead is starting to bloom with bright yellow pea flowers in meadows.
– Shepherd’s needle*, native of Eurasia, is blooming in meadows with white flowers.
– Silver lupine with its clusters of purple pea flowers is blooming on Homestead Hill.
– Sky lupin is blooming in the meadow on Pixie Trail.
– Spring gold’s bright yellow flowers are blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Sun cups are blooming yellow in meadows on Homestead Hill.
– Common yarrow with white flower clusters and distinctive lacy foliage is blooming on Homestead Hill.
*Non-native
Key to map:
Plants are not located on the map if they are very prolific. Find them by their habitat.
Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead.
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