NEW
– Black elderberry, a large shrub with clusters of white flowers is blooming near Panoramic below the fire road.
– Bluff lettuce, a succulent, is blooming with yellow flowers on red stalks.
– California everlasting has clusters of tight white flowers and blooms in meadows.
– California huckleberry blooms with small white bells on the Red Plum Trail. A blueberry cousin, the berries once black are edible.
– Common catchfly*, native of Eurasia, blooms white on a reddish stalk in meadows.
– Hedgenettle, a mint, blooms in purple rounds up a stalk in forests.
– Naked buckwheat blooms in pink clusters on rock outcrops in meadows.
– Narrow leaved clover*, native of Eurasia is blooming pink tipped on the ridge.
– Striped coralroot, an orchid, is a spectacular find under the bays near 6d.
– Tocalote*, native of the Mediterranean region is an invasive weed found in meadows another unfortunate byproduct of ranching.
– Wavyleaf soap plant blooms with open white stars on long stalks. Pollinated by moths, the flowers open late in the day.
– Woodland madia’s bright yellow flowers bloom in forests.
– Yerba buena, a bright green ground hugging trailing plant is blooming with small white flowers. Leaves aromatic. Edible.

Forests
– Alum root, with frothy white bell flowers and geranium-looking foliage, blooms in cool seeps.
– Andrews clinton, a lily of the redwood understory blooms bright pink on long stalks out of waxy bright leaves. A roadside wildflower, see it on the bank of Laverne above Stolte Grove.
– Canyon nemophila blooms small and white in cool seeps.
– Douglas iris is blooming white in the forests.
– Fairy bells’ cream flowers bloom under their ladder of leaves so you have to look under to see the bells.
– False lily of the valley carpets the forest with its white star flowers.
– Forget-me-not*, native of Europe, is one of the most invasive plants of the Homestead forest. Its seeds form small burrs that animals spread deep into wild areas. Please, pull forget-me-nots wherever you see them; if they have seeds, carry out and dispose.
– Pacific bleeding heart with its heart-shaped pink flowers and delicate foliage is blooming under the redwood trees next to 435 Laverne.
– Pacific pea, one of our native pea vines, blooms with delicate blush flowers in forests.
– Pacific sanicle’s dark, glossy, lobed leaves line the forest trails and their tall flower spikes are blooming now with mustard clusters.
– Pacific star flower’s delicate pink flower floats over low oval leaves in and is carpeting open areas in the forest.
– Poison oak blooms with small white star flowers. One of the most common plants in the forest understory, its oil causes itchy allergic reactions in many people.
– Redwood sorrel has a cream bell flower and is blooming under the redwood near 435 Laverne.
– Spotted coralroot, our most common orchid, blooms white throated on a red stem under oaks, sometimes in great profusion.
– Stinking iris*, native of Europe, blooms with khaki and purple flowers at a few spots along forest trails.
– Thimbleberry, a shrub with velvety maple leaf shaped leaves is blooming with large white flowers.
– White hawkweed blooms at the end of long stalks with white flowers.
– Wood rose, our native rose, is starting to bloom in the woods.
– Wood sweet-cicely, found throughout the forests of Homestead blooms with small white flowers.

Forest edges
– American vetch, one of our native pea vines is blooming purple.
– Buckeye trees are starting to bloom with large clusters of white flowers. Lining our roads, they make a beautiful display when fully blooming.
– California blackberry, blooms white, its vines distinctive from the non-native by its low creeping vine.
– Calla lily*, native to Southern Africa, has naturalized into wet seeps and is blooming white.
– Common snowberry’s little pink flowers are blooming on this small bush at forest edges.
– Cowparsnip with its large white umbels is blooming at the forest edge.
– Crimson columbine with its bright red and yellow flowers is blooming below the trail near 11a and below Amaranth, down slope before the first creek after 7a.
– Figwort blooms with a distinctive shaped rust red flower on a nettles-looking plant. Another roadside wildflower, look for it along wooded road cuts down at the start of Reed and throughout the forests. An important plant for bees and butterflies.
– Fringe cups blooms in forests along streams on tall stalks with pale green flowers with distinctive fringe edges that turn pink when fading.
– Latin American fleabane*, native of Central America, has colonized a small area below Amaranth.
– Manroot, the wild cucumber vine is blooming white.
– Miner’s lettuce with its white flowers at the center of an edible circular leaf is blooming in wet seeps.
– Small flowered nemophila, a low ground cover, blooms with small white flowers.
– Sticky cinquefoil, a tall, creamy yellow looking strawberry is blooming with columbine at the bridge near 12.
– White flowered onion*, native of the Mediterranean basin, is blooming in wet areas – edible.
– Woodland strawberry is blooming white up on the ridge below Homestead Hill.

Meadows
– Blue dicks is blooming with purple clusters in meadows.
– Blue eyed grass is blooming with glossy purple flowers in meadows.
– California buttercup, bright yellow and glossy is blooming in meadows.
– California plantain’s blooms with minute translucent petals.
– California poppy, orange and bright, it’s starting to bloom now and will continue late into the summer.
– Common yarrow with its tight white umbel is blooming in full sun on the ridge.
– Cowbag clover with its purple blooms that look like balloons is blooming in a wildflower meadow off the Homestead Fire Road.
– English plantain*, native of Eurasia, tall stalk is blooming with a white corolla.
– Field madder*, native of the Mediterranean, is blooming in meadows with little pink star flowers.
– Hill lotus, blooms small with blush colored pea flowers.
– Ithuriel spear, open clusters of purple flowers on a tall stalk, are starting to bloom in meadows.
– Mule’s ear with its bright yellow sunflowers is blooming in the ridge meadow.
– Narrow-leaf bird’s foot trefoil*, native of Europe, is blooming bright yellow on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Narrowleaf cottonrose*, a naturalized native of the Mediterranean region is blooming on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Ookow, taller with larger clusters than the more common, blue dicks, is blooming on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Pineapple weed grows on Homestead Fire Road, releasing its chamomile scent as you crush it underfoot.
– Purple western morning glory, a vine with pink to cream trumpet flowers is blooming on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Shamrock clover*, native of Europe is blooming with yellow dome flowers on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Oakland star tulip is blooming with its whiteish, mariposa lily-shaped flower in meadows and on the Homestead Trail.
– Owl’s clover’s pink tufts have yellow and white details and is blooming on the knoll near the Panoramic gate.
– Poison hemlock*, native of Europe has a delicate white umbel and mottled red stems. Poisonous, use gloves when weeding.
– Purple sanicle with purple puff flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Pigmy weed, a small succulent, is blooming with microscopic red flowers on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Red elderberry large shrub blooms with white clusters on the trail to Homestead Hill.
– Redstem filaree*, native of Eurasia, is blooming with its pretty pink flowers in full sun.
– Rosy sandcrocus*, native of South Africa, has a lovely pink flower and grows in meadows.
– Shortspur seablush, a white flower cluster is blooming white on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Silver lupine blooms purple on large silver leaved bushes up on the ridge.
– Sky lupine, bright blue with white grows in sun on Pixie and Homestead Hill.
– Sticky monkeyflower with its orange flower blooms in sunny spots and will bloom all summer.
– Subterranean clover*, native of Europe, is blooming along Homestead Fire Road on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Tomcat clover is blooming purple on the Ridgewood Rock.

Key to map:
I haven’t located plants on 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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– Hawthorne*, native to Europe, a large tree is ablaze with white blooms just up from the railroad tie bridge between 11 and 12 on the Homestead Trail.
– Meadow rue, delicate foliage and male and female bloom types is blooming near the steps on the Red Plum Trail.
– Small flowered nemophila, a low ground cover, blooms with small white flowers.
– White hawkweed blooms at the end of long stalks with white flowers.

Forests
– Alum root, with frothy white bell flowers and geranium-looking foliage, blooms in cool seeps.
– Andrews clinton, a lily of the redwood understory blooms bright pink on long stalks out of waxy bright leaves. A roadside wildflower, see it on the bank of Laverne above Stolte Grove.
– Canyon nemophila blooms small and white in cool seeps.
– California nutmeg, this conifer’s male pollen cones are blooming white.
– Coast live oak, another of our common trees, blooms with tassel flowers.
– Douglas iris is blooming white in the forests.
– Fairy bells’ cream flowers bloom under their ladder of leaves so you have to look under to see the bells.
– False lily of the valley is carpeting the forest with its white star flowers.
– Feathery false lily of the valley is blooming in the forest near the water tank at 6d with a long stalk with a bushy cream flower. Very fragrant.
– Forget-me-not*, native of Europe, is one of the most invasive plants of the Homestead forest. Its seeds form small burrs that animals spread deep into wild areas. Please, pull forget-me-nots wherever you see them; if they have seeds, carry out and dispose.
– Giant trillium is taller with larger leaves than the more common Pacific trillium, has vertical cream or purple flowers and is blooming beyond in the forest.
– Milkmaid’s white flowers are blooming throughout the forest.
– Pacific bleeding heart with its heart-shaped pink flowers and delicate foliage is blooming under the redwood trees next to 435 Laverne.
– Pacific pea, one of our native pea vines, blooms with delicate blush flowers in forests.
– Pacific sanicle’s dark, glossy, lobed leaves line the forest trails and their tall flower spikes are blooming now with mustard clusters.
– Pacific star flower’s delicate pink flower floats over low oval leaves in and is carpeting open areas in the forest.
– Poison oak blooms with small white star flowers. One of the most common plants in the forest understory, its oil causes itchy allergic reactions in many people.
– Redwood sorrel has a bream bell flower and is blooming under the redwood near 435 Laverne.
– Spotted coralroot, our most common orchid, blooms white throated on a red stem under oaks, sometimes in great profusion.
– Thimbleberry, a shrub with velvety maple leaf shaped leaves is blooming with large white flowers.
– Wood rose, our native rose, is starting to bloom in the woods.
– Wood sweet-cicely, found throughout the forests of Homestead blooms with small white flowers.

Forest edges
– American vetch, one of our native pea vines is blooming purple.
– California blackberry, is blooming white up on the ridge.
– Calla lily*, native to Southern Africa, has naturalized into wet seeps and is blooming white.
– Chickweed*, native to Europe, a low weed with white flowers is a traditional edible and medicinal plant.
– Cowparsnip with its large white umbels is blooming at the forest edge.
– Crimson columbine with its bright red and yellow flowers is blooming below the trail near 11a and below Amaranth, down slope before the first creek after 7a.
– Figwort blooms with a distinctive shaped rust red flower on a nettles-looking plant. Another roadside wildflower, look for it along wooded road cuts down at the start of Reed and throughout the forests. An important plant for bees and butterflies.
– Fringe cups blooms in forests along streams on tall stalks with pale green flowers with distinctive fringe edges.
– Latin American fleabane*, native of Central America, has colonized a small area below Amaranth.
– Manroot, the wild cucumber vine is blooming white.
– Milkflower cotoneaster*, native to China, is blooming with white clusters on the ridge.
– Miner’s lettuce with its white flowers at the center of an edible circular leaf is blooming in wet seeps.
– Sourgrass*, native to South Africa, is a noxious weed here. Bright yellow flower, sour stem sucking.
– Sticky cinquefoil, a tall, creamy yellow looking strawberry is blooming with columbine at the bridge near 12.
– White flowered onion*, native of the Mediterranean basin, is blooming in wet areas – edible.
– Woodland strawberry is blooming white up on the ridge below Homestead Hill.

Meadows
– Blue dicks is blooming with purple clusters in meadows.
– Blue eyed grass is blooming with glossy purple flowers in meadows.
– California buttercup, bright yellow and glossy is blooming in meadows.
– California goldfields blooms in colonies, carpeting meadows brilliant yellow.
– California plantain’s blooms with minute translucent petals.
– California poppy, orange and bright, it’s starting to bloom now and will continue late into the summer.
– Checkerbloom is blooming pink up on the ridge.
– Common yarrow with its tight white umbel is blooming in full sun on the ridge.
– Cowbag clover with its purple blooms that look like balloons is blooming in a wildflower meadow off the Homestead Fire Road.
– English plantain*, native of Eurasia, tall stalk is blooming with a white corolla.
– Field madder*, native of the Mediterranean, is blooming in meadows with little pink star flowers.
– Ground iris is blooming purple in meadows and forests.
– Hill lotus, blooms small with blush colored pea flowers.
– Mule’s ear with its bright yellow sunflowers is blooming in the ridge meadow.
– Narrow-leaf bird’s foot trefoil*, native of Europe, is blooming bright yellow on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Narrowleaf cottonrose*, a naturalized native of the Mediterranean region is blooming on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Ookow, taller with larger clusters than the more common, blue dicks, is blooming on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Pineapple weed grows on Homestead Fire Road, releasing its chamomile scent as you crush it underfoot.
– Purple western morning glory, a vine with pink to cream trumpet flowers is blooming on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Shamrock clover*, native of Europe is blooming with yellow dome flowers on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Oakland star tulip is blooming with its whiteish, mariposa lily-shaped flower in meadows and on the Homestead Trail.
– Owl’s clover’s pink tufts have yellow and white details and is blooming on the knoll near the Panoramic gate.
– Poison hemlock*, native of Europe has a delicate white umbel and mottled red stems. Poisonous, use gloves when weeding.
– Purple sanicle with purple puff flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Pigmy weed, a small succulent, is blooming with microscopic red flowers on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Red elderberry large shrub blooms with white clusters on the trail to Homestead Hill.
– Redstem filaree*, native of Eurasia, is blooming with its pretty pink flowers in full sun.
– Rosy sandcrocus*, native of South Africa, has a lovely pink flower and grows in meadows.
– Shepherd’s needle*, native of Eurasia, has white flowers and lacy, carroty leaves and is blooming in full sun on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Shortspur seablush, a white flower cluster is blooming white on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Silver lupine blooms purple on large silver leaved bushes up on the ridge.
– Sky lupine, bright blue with white grows in sun on Pixie and Homestead Hill.
– Smooth cat’s ear*, native to Europe is a carpet of dandelion-like rosettes that are now blooming yellow on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Spring gold, a bright yellow ground hugging lomatium is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Sticky monkeyflower with its orange flower blooms in sunny spots and will bloom all summer.
– Subterranean clover*, native of Europe, is blooming along Homestead Fire Road on the ridge of Homestead Hill.
– Suncups, bright yellow and ground hugging is blooming in meadows.
– Tomcat clover is blooming purple on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Wooly lomatium is blooming with champagne froth clusters.

Key to map:
I haven’t located plants on 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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– Hill lotus, small with blush colored pea flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Pacific star flower with its delicate pink flower floats over low oval leaves in forests. It’s just starting now but the plants are carpeting open areas in the forest so look for lots of flowers soon.
– Pigmy weed, a small succulent, is blooming with microscopic red flowers on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Shepherd’s needle*, native of Eurasia, has white flowers and lacy, carroty leaves and is blooming in full sun on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Shortspur seablush, a white flower cluster is blooming white on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Sky lupine, bright blue with white grows in sun on Pixie and Homestead Hill.
– Smooth cat’s ear*, native to Europe is a carpet of dandelion-like rosettes that are now blooming yellow on the Ridgewood Rock. With a small crochet hook, sit on the rock and admire the view of Mt Tam while uprooting this invasive plant.
– Thimbleberry, a shrub with velvety maple leaf shaped leaves is blooming with large white flowers throughout the forests.
– Tomcat clover is blooming purple on the Ridgewood Rock.

Forests
– California nutmeg, this conifer’s male pollen cones are blooming white.
– Coast live oak, another of our common trees, blooms with tassel flowers.
– Douglas iris is blooming white in the forests.
– Fairy bells’ cream flowers bloom under their ladder of leaves so you have to look under to see the bells.
– False lily of the valley is carpeting the forest with its white star flowers.
– Forget-me-not*, native of Europe, is one of the most invasive plants of the Homestead forest. Its seeds form small burrs that animals spread deep into wild areas. Please, pull forget-me-nots wherever you see them; if they have seeds, carry out and dispose.
– Giant trillium is taller with larger leaves than the more common Pacific trillium, has vertical cream or purple flowers and is blooming beyond in the forest.
– Milkmaid’s white flowers are blooming throughout the forest.
– Pacific bleeding heart with its heart-shaped pink flowers and delicate foliage is blooming under the redwood trees next to 435 Laverne.
– Pacific pea, one of our native pea vines, blooms with delicate blush flowers in forests.
– Pacific sanicle’s dark, glossy, lobed leaves line the forest trails and their tall flower spikes are blooming now with mustard clusters.
– Poison oak blooms with small white star flowers. One of the most common plants in the forest understory, its oil causes itchy allergic reactions in many people.
– Redwood sorrel has a bream bell flower and is blooming under the redwood near 435 Laverne.
– Spotted coralroot, our most common orchid, blooms white throated on a red stem under oaks, sometimes in great profusion.
– Wood rose, our native rose, is starting to bloom in the woods.
– Wood sweet-cicely, found throughout the forests of Homestead blooms with small white flowers.

Forest edges
– American vetch, one of our native pea vines is blooming purple.
– California blackberry, is blooming white up on the ridge.
– Calla lily*, native to Southern Africa, has naturalized into wet seeps and is blooming white.
– Cape ivy*, native of South Africa, is a noxious weed in California. It blankets shrubs, trees and ground, suppressing any other growth, is toxic to animals that eat it and to fish if it trails in the water.
– Chickweed*, native to Europe, a low weed with white flowers is a traditional edible and medicinal plant.
– Cowparsnip with its large white umbels is blooming at the forest edge.
– Crimson columbine with its bright red and yellow flowers is blooming below the trail near 11a and below Amaranth, down slope before the first creek after 7a.
– Fringe cups blooms in forests along streams on tall stalks with pale green flowers with distinctive fringe edges.
– Latin American fleabane*, native of Central America, has colonized a small area below Amaranth.
– Manroot, the wild cucumber vine is blooming white.
– Milkflower cotoneaster*, native to China, is blooming with white clusters on the ridge.
– Miner’s lettuce with its white flowers at the center of an edible circular leaf is blooming in wet seeps.
– Pacific hound’s tongue’s tall blue flowers are almost finished blooming at the forest edge.
– Sourgrass*, native to South Africa, is a noxious weed here. Bright yellow flower, sour stem sucking.
– White flowered onion*, native of the Mediterranean basin, is blooming in wet areas – edible.
– Woodland strawberry is blooming white up on the ridge below Homestead Hill.

Meadows
– Barberry, this small, spiky-leaved shrub is blooming with scented yellow flowers.
– Blue dicks is blooming with purple clusters in meadows.
– Blue eyed grass is blooming with glossy purple flowers in meadows.
– California buttercup, bright yellow and glossy is blooming in meadows.
– California goldfields blooms in colonies, carpeting meadows brilliant yellow.
– California plantain’s blooms with minute translucent petals.
– California poppy, orange and bright, it’s starting to bloom now and will continue late into the summer.
– Checkerbloom is blooming pink up on the ridge.
– Checker lily’s yellow-spotted chocolate bell is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Death camus, a white star lily is almost finished blooming in meadows.
– English plantain*, native of Eurasia, tall stalk is blooming with a white corolla.
– Field madder*, native of the Mediterranean, is blooming in meadows with little pink star flowers.
– Footsteps of spring’s chartreuse clusters brighten the ground up on the ridge.
– Ground iris is blooming purple in meadows and forests.
– Indian warrior’s tall burgundy spikes are blooming all up and down the hillside under the oaks at 15 on the Homestead trail.
– Mule’s ear with its bright yellow sunflowers is blooming in the ridge meadow.
– Oakland star tulip is blooming with its whiteish, mariposa lily-shaped flower in meadows and on the Homestead Trail.
– Owl’s clover’s pink tufts have yellow and white details and is blooming on the knoll near the Panoramic gate.
– Poison hemlock*, native of Europe has a delicate white umbel and mottled red stems. Poisonous, use gloves when weeding.
– Purple sanicle with purple puff flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Red elderberry large shrub blooms with white clusters on the trail to Homestead Hill.
– Redstem filaree*, native of Eurasia, is blooming with its pretty pink flowers in full sun.
– Rosy sandcrocus*, native of South Africa, has a lovely pink flower and grows in meadows.
– Silver lupine blooms purple on large silver leaved bushes up on the ridge.
– Spring gold, a bright yellow ground hugging lomatium is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Sticky monkeyflower with its orange flower blooms in sunny spots and will bloom all summer.
– Suncups, bright yellow and ground hugging is blooming in meadows.
– Winter cress with its small yellow flowers is blooming below Homestead Hill.
– Woodland star’s dainty white flowers are blooming at the bottom of the Ridgewood Rock.
– Wooly lomatium is blooming with its champagne froth clusters near its bright yellow cousin, spring gold, on the Ridgewood Rock.

Key to map:
I haven’t located plants on on the map if they are very prolific. Find them by their habitat.

Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead.

*Non-native

Share this:

NEW
– California buttercup, bright yellow and glossy is blooming in meadows.
– California goldfields blooms in colonies, carpeting meadows brilliant yellow.
– California plantain’s blooms with minute translucent petals.
– English plantain*, native of Eurasia, tall stalk is blooming with a white corolla.
– Fringe cups blooms in forests along streams on tall stalks with pale green flowers with distinctive fringe edges.
– Mule’s ear with its bright yellow sunflowers is blooming in the ridge meadow.
– Owl’s clover’s pink tufts have yellow and white details and is blooming on the knoll near the Panoramic gate.
– Poison hemlock*, native of Europe has a delicate white umbel and mottled red stems. Poisonous, use gloves when weeding.
– Red elderberry large shrub blooms with white clusters on the trail to Homestead Hill.
– Redwood sorrel has a bream bell flower and is blooming under the redwood near 435 Laverne.
– Silver lupine blooms purple on large silver leaved bushes up on the ridge.
– Wood rose, our native rose, is starting to bloom in the woods.

Forests
– Bay laurel, one of our most common trees, flowers smell sweetly of vanilla and bloom in cream clusters.
– California nutmeg, this conifer’s male pollen cones are blooming white.
– Coast live oak, another of our common trees, blooms with tassel flowers.
– Douglas iris is blooming white in the forests.
– Fairy bells’ cream flowers bloom under their ladder of leaves so you have to look under to see the bells.
– Fetid adder’s tongue, one of our most exotic blooms is almost finished but a careful search will still find a few blooms.
– False lily of the valley is starting to carpet the forest with its white star flowers.
– Forget-me-not*, native of Europe, is one of the most invasive plants of the Homestead forest. Its seeds form small burrs that animals spread deep into wild areas. Please, pull forget-me-nots wherever you see them.
– Giant trillium is taller with larger leaves than the more common Pacific trillium, has vertical cream or purple flowers and is blooming beyond in the forest.
– Milkmaid’s white flowers are blooming throughout the forest.
– Pacific bleeding heart with its heart-shaped pink flowers and delicate foliage is blooming under the redwood trees next to 435 Laverne.
– Pacific sanicle’s dark, glossy, lobed leaves line the forest trails and their tall flower spikes are blooming now with mustard clusters.
– Poison oak blooms with small white star flowers. One of the most common plants in the forest understory, its oil causes itchy allergic reactions in many people.
– Trilium, white bloom floating on three large heart-shaped leaves is almost finished but can still be found blooming in the forests.
– Wood sweet-cicely, found throughout the forests of Homestead blooms with small white flowers.

Forest edges
– American vetch, one of our native pea vines is blooming purple.
– California blackberry, is blooming white up on the ridge.
– Calla lily*, native to Southern Africa, has naturalized into wet seeps and is blooming white.
– Cape ivy, native of South Africa, is a noxious weed in California. It blankets shrubs, trees and ground, suppressing any other growth, is toxic to animals that eat it and to fish if it trails in the water.
– Chickweed*, native to Europe, a low weed with white flowers is a traditional edible and medicinal plant.
– Cowparsnip with its large white umbels is blooming at the forest edge.
– Latin American fleabane*, native of Central America, has colonized a small area below Amaranth.
– Manroot, the wild cucumber vine is blooming white.
– Milkflower cotoneaster*, native to China, is blooming with white clusters on the ridge.
– Miner’s lettuce with its white flowers at the center of an edible circular leaf is blooming in wet seeps.
– Pacific hound’s tongue’s tall blue flowers are blooming at the forest edge.
– Sourgrass*, native to South Africa, is a noxious weed here. Bright yellow flower, sour stem sucking.
– White flowered onion*, native of the Mediterranean basin, is blooming in wet areas – edible.
– Woodland strawberry is blooming white up on the ridge below Homestead Hill.

Meadows
– Barberry, this small, spiky-leaved shrub is blooming with scented yellow flowers.
– Blue dicks is blooming with purple clusters in meadows.
– Blue eyed grass is blooming with glossy purple flowers in meadows.
– California poppy, orange and bright, it’s starting to bloom now and will continue late into the summer.
– Checkerbloom is blooming pink up on the ridge.
– Checker lily’s yellow-spotted chocolate bell is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock with budding sprouts waiting nearby.
– Death camus, a white star lily is starting to bloom in meadows.
– Field madder*, native of the Mediterranean, is blooming in meadows with little pink star flowers.
– Footsteps of spring’s chartreuse clusters brighten the ground up on the ridge.
– Greene’s saxifrage with its small white flower is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Ground iris is blooming purple in meadows and forests.
– Indian warrior’s tall burgundy spikes are blooming all up and down the hillside under the oaks at 15 on the Homestead trail.
– Oakland star tulip is blooming with its whiteish, mariposa lily-shaped flower in meadows and on the Homestead Trail.
– Marin checker lily, with chocolate bell flowers is almost finished blooming in the meadow below Amaranth.
– Purple sanicle with purple puff flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Rosy sandcrocus*, native of South Africa, has a lovely pink flower and grows in meadows.
– Shooting star with its distinctive pink flower is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock and below the trail junction sign at 9.
– Spring gold, a bright yellow ground hugging lomatium is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Sticky monkeyflower with its orange flower blooms in sunny spots and will bloom all summer.
– Suncups, bright yellow and ground hugging is blooming in meadows.
– Winter cress with its small yellow flowers is blooming below Homestead Hill.
– Woodland star’s dainty white flowers are blooming at the bottom of the Ridgewood Rock.
– Wooly lomatium is blooming with its champagne froth clusters near its bright yellow cousin, spring gold, on the Ridgewood Rock.

Key to map:
I haven’t located plants on 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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