Blue eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum

California acaena
Acaena pinnatifida v californica

California goldfields
Lasthenia californica

California plantain
Plantago erecta

Canyon nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla

Coast manroot
Marah oregana

Crimson columbine
Aquilegia formosa

Feathery false lily of the valley
Maianthemum racemosum

Hill lotus
Acmispon parviflorus

Meadow rue
Thalictrum fendleri v. polycarpum

Narrowleaf mule ears
Wyethia angustifolia

Owl's clover
Castilleja densiflora

Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa

Pacific star flower
Lysimachia latifolia

Purple western morning glory
Calystegia purpurata s. purpurata

Red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa

Redwood sorrel
Oxalis oregana

Shortspur seablush
Plectritis congesta s brachystemon

Silver lupine
Lupinus albifrons

Sky lupine
Lupinus nanus

Spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata

Starry false lily of the valley
Maianthemum stellatum

Wild cucumber
Marah fabacea

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– Blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum), in the Iris family, are blooming blue in meadows.

– California acaena (Acaena pinnatifida v californica) is blooming with red tipped clusters in meadows on the ridge.

– California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) is blooming in a yellow carpet in meadows.

– California plantain (Plantago erecta), is blooming in meadows with minute translucent flowers.

– Canyon nemophila (Nemophila heterophylla) is blooming small and white near seaps

– Coast manroot (Marah oregana) a climbing vine with white flowers is blooming in forests.

– Crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa) is blooming with red and yellow blooms at forest edge.

– Feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum), larger and much less common than the other maianthemum is blooming with white bushy flowers in forests. Very fragrant.

– Hill lotus (Acmispon parviflorus) with their small peach colored pea flowers are blooming in meadows.

– Meadow rue (Thalictrum fendleri v. polycarpum) is blooming with pink fronds at forest edge.

– Narrowleaf mule ears (Wyethia angustifolia) is blooming with big yellow sunflowers in meadows.

– Owl’s clover (Castilleja densiflora) is blooming purple in meadows.

– Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) is blooming with pink heart-shaped flowers under redwoods.

– Pacific star flower (Lysimachia latifolia) is blooming with pink star flowers in forests.

– Pacific pea (Lathyrus vestitus var vestitus) is blooming pink at forest edge.

– Purple western morning glory (Calystegia purpurata s. purpurata) is blooming white in meadows.

– Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) is blooming white up on the ridge.

– Redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana) is blooming pink under redwoods.

– Shortspur seablush (Plectritis congesta s brachystemon)

– Silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons) is blooming purple on large shrubs in meadows.

– Sky lupine (Lupinus nanus) is blooming blue in meadows.

– Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) with a red spike and white spotted flowers is blooming in forests.

– Wild cucumber (Marah fabacea) a climbing vine with white flowers is blooming in forests.

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California buttercup
Ranunculus californicus

Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana

Oakland star tulip
Calochortus umbellatus

Pacific sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis

Pacific pea
Lathyrus vestitus var vestitus

Purple sanicle
Sanicula bipinnatifida

Rooreh
Claytonia perfoliata

Wintercress
Barbarea orthoceras

Wood rose
Rosa gymnocarpa

Wood sweet-cicely
Osmorhiza berteroi

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– California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus) is blooming with shiny yellow flowers in meadows.

– Douglas iris (Iris douglasiana) is blooming now with cream or purple flowers in forests.

– Oakland star tulip (Calochortus umbellatus) one of Homestead’s rare lilies is blooming with delicate purple flowers in meadows.

– Pacific sanicle (Sanicula crassicaulis) with its pretty waxy foliage blooms with mustard colored clusters in forests.

– Pacific pea (Lathyrus vestitus var vestitus) a vine, is blooming with blush flowers in forests.

– Purple sanicle (Sanicula bipinnatifida) with its burgundy ball flowers is blooming now at meadow’s edge.

– Rooreh (Claytonia perfoliata) is blooming with small white flowers over fleshy disks in wet places. Edible.

– Wintercress (Barbarea orthoceras) with bright yellow flowers is blooming on rock outcrops in sun.

– Wood rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) blooms with bright pink flowers on bushes in forests.

– Wood sweet-cicely (Osmorhiza berteroi) a pretty small understory plant is blooming with small white flowers.

Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead

Footsteps of spring
Sanicula arctopoides

Shooting star
Primula hendersonii

Woolly lomatium
Lomatium dasycarpum

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– Footsteps of spring (Sanicula arctopoides) blooms as its common name suggests, with chartreuse splashes like steps in ridgetop meadows.

– Shooting star (Primula hendersonii), small and ground hugging is blooming with distinctive pink flower on spikes in meadows.

– Woolly lomatium (Lomatium dasycarpum) with carroty foliage is blooming with soft white umbels in meadows.

Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead

Fetid adder's tongue
Scoliopus bigelovii

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– Fetid adder’s tongue (Scoliopus bigelovii), as usual the first wildflower of spring, is blooming in forest near 5 on the Homestead trail. For now, the leaves have barely erupted and the brownish blooms are hard to spot. In time, the distinctive red mottled leaves will make these easier to find.

Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead