Bog or Crane Orchid (Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys), Orchidaceae
Bog or Crane Orchid (Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys), Orchidaceae, with likely Leatherwinged Beetle on neighboring Lotus
Dragonfly Orchid
Trail Plant (Adenocaulon bicolor), Asteraceae, has distinctive venation on it’s leaves
Trail Plant (Adenocaulon bicolor), Asteraceae, blooms out of scale with it’s leaves, and rather bizarre seeds #Trail Plant
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Rosaceae family
Mountain Catchfly or Campion (Silene bernardina), Caryophyllaceae
Mountain Catchfly or Campion (Silene bernardina), Caryophyllaceae
Mountain Catchfly or Campion (Silene bernardina), Caryophyllaceae, foliage
Mountain Lace or Poke Knotweed (Aconogonon phytolaccifolium), Polygonaceae
Mountain Lace or Poke Knotweed (Aconogonon phytolaccifolium), Polygonaceae
Trails in this area were historically marked with ‘i’ shaped blazes cut into the bark, generally on both sides of a tree. I find the look of a shallow, lightly used old tread like this somehow evocative of the primeval forest. Hatchet cut blazes not so much. Granted, they do mark a potent and fascinating turning point in the history of this place.
Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum var. californicum), Liliaceae
Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum var. californicum), Liliaceae, with maybe a wasp pollinator?
Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum var. californicum), Liliaceae
Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum), Polygonaceae, with Beetle pollinators
Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum), Polygonaceae, with Beetle pollinators, which may be predatory Carabids, serving the plants just the same.
Longleaf or Seep Spring Arnica (Arnica longifolia), Asteraceae family
Longleaf or Seep Spring Arnica (Arnica longifolia), Asteraceae family
Longleaf or Seep Spring Arnica (Arnica longifolia), Asteraceae family, liberally chewed on.
Showy Polemonium or Jacobs Ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum var. pulcherrimum) Polemoniaceae family
Showy Polemonium or Jacobs Ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum var. pulcherrimum) Polemoniaceae family, foliage
Bud Saxifrage (Micranthes bryophora), Saxifragaceae family, endemic to California
Davis Knotweed (Aconogonon davisiae), Polygonaceae family
Davis Knotweed (Aconogonon davisiae), Polygonaceae family
The raw glacial striations convey motion. The hatchet-shaped blade of mountain in the middle ground at center, apparently stood alone above the tide, cleaving the ebbing and flowing seas of ice.
Pretty Face and Spiraea
Bolander’s Milkvetch or Locoweed (Astragalus bolanderi), Fabaceae family
Spooked a quite large raptor at this little pond, hastily departing, leaving the neighborhood ducks in an uproar, and opportunist ravens loitering on the wing. Maybe a Golden Eagle, or a juvenile Bald?
Broad-leaved Lotus or Big Deervetch (Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia), Fabaceae family
Horsemint or Giant Hyssop (Agastache urticifolia), Lamiaceae family
Lobb’s Buckwheat, Eriogonum lobbii, Polygonaceae family
Lobb’s Buckwheat, Eriogonum lobbii, Polygonaceae family