Hillside walk, 11 May 2014
The spring bloom continues to wane. For example, California bluebells (Phacelia minor) is now just remnants, and generally smaller flowers than previously. The whispering bells (Emmenanthe peduliflora var. peduliflora) is almost finished.
On the other hand, the common muilla (Muilla maritima) is more abundant, as is golden stars (Bloomeria crocea). And southern honesuckle (Lonicera subspicata var. denudata) is at its peak on the north hillside.
Most spectacular of all this week is the sticky monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus), which continues at its peak, as it was last week.
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Deerweed |
Deerweed |
Dodder |
Dodder |
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California sun cup |
California sun cup |
California plantain |
Golden stars |
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Golden stars |
White sage |
White sage |
California bluebells |
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Spiny redberry |
Spiny redberry |
Spiny redberry |
California coffeeberry |
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Popcorn flower |
Southern honeysuckle |
Southern honeysuckle |
Pasadena and the Rose Bowl |
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Two color everlasting |
Spiny redberry |
Spiny redberry |
Spiny redberry |
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Chamise |
Spiny redberry |
Spiny redberry |
Spiny redberry |
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Spiny redberry |
Common muilla |
Common muilla |
Mission prickly-pear |
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Chamise |
Chamise |
Narrow-leaf milkweed |
Narrow-leaf milkweed |
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Blue elderberry |
Telegraphweed |
Narrow-leaf milkweed |
Rattlesnake weed |
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Black sage |
Two color everlasting |
Bush monkey flower |
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry |
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Black cottonwood |
Holly leaf redberry |
Holly leaf redberry |
Holly leaf redberry |
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Western nettle |
Common eucrypta |
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry |
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry |
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California everlasting |
Bush monkey flower |
Whispering bells |
Whispering bells |
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Wishbone bush |
California liverwort |
Caterpillar phacelia |
Coffee fern |
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Bush monkey flower |
Poison oak |
Holly leaf cherry |
Holly leaf cherry |
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Narrow leaved bedstraw |
Douglas's nightshade |
Toyon |
Toyon |
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Leafy California buckwheat |
Deerweed |
Wild cucumber |
Mulefat |
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Cliff aster |
Golden currant |
Cobweb thistle |
Mulefat |
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Chaparral yucca |
Chaparral yucca |
Chaparral yucca |
Morning glory |
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Morning glory |
Whispering bells |
Caterpillar phacelia |
Caterpillar phacelia |
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Valley cholla |
Valley cholla |
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