February 12, 2021

Fairy bells
Prosartes hookeri

Fremont's deathcamas
Toxicoscordion fremontii

Oso berry
Oemleria cerasiformis

Pacific hounds tongue
Adelinia grandis

Wood sweet-cicely
Osmorhiza berteroi

NEW
– Fairy bells are blooming with white bell flowers in forests. The flowers hang below the leaves so look below to see them.
– Fremont’s death camas is blooming with clusters of white flowers in meadows.
– Oso berry, or Indian plum’s white flower tassels are blooming near seeps in forests.
– Pacific hound’s tongue with its large furry leaves is blooming with blue flowers at forest edges.
– Wood sweet-cicely is blooming with small white flowers in forests.

Forests
– Bay laurel, one of the most common trees on Homestead’s north facing slopes, is blooming now with small yellow clusters that smell sweetly of vanilla.
– Fetid adder’s tongue, a lily, is blooming with small brownish flowers on the uphill slope beside the Homestead Trail at 5 and between 14 and 13. Its leaves are still clustered around the blooms making them harder to spot. If you do see one, look around for more as they grow in colonies.
– Indian warrior is blooming with maroon flowers above and below the Homestead Trail at 15.
– Milkmaid, white and tall, this edible member of the mustard family is blooming now in forests.
– Scotch broom*, native of Europe, is one of our most aggressive invasive plants. Occupying what would otherwise be meadows, it grows in dense thickets and is blooming now with yellow pea flowers.
– Trillium with its white flower floating in the center of three leaves is blooming in the ravine at 6e.

Forest edge
– Chickweed*, an edible native of Europe, is blooming white.
– French broom*, native of Europe, is blooming with bright yellow pea flowers at forest edges. One of the earliest to bloom in the spring, it’s one of our most aggressive invasive plants taking over meadow habitat. Please pull.

Meadows
– Footsteps of spring blooms flat in meadows up on Homestead Hill with bright yellow centers.- Milkmaid, white and tall, this edible member of the mustard family is blooming now in forests.

*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.