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![Unknown flowers at the west end of the San Joaquin River Trail](images/tcalif14811.jpg) |
![Phecelia, awide-spread foothill flower](images/tcalif14755.jpg) |
![Fiesta flowers and fiddlenecks make an impressive display](images/tcalif14753.jpg) |
Unknown
flowers at the west end
of the San Joaquin River Trail |
Phecelia,
a wide-spread foothill flower |
Fiesta flowers and
fiddlenecks
make an impressive display |
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Lupines
were spectacular on the west end of the San Joaquin River
Trail in the spring of 2017 |
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A thick
patch of birds eye
gilia near
Eastman Lake |
Cream cups |
Unidentified, but the flowers
look like a lupine relative |
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Chlorophyll-free
snow plant emerges
before the last snow melts |
A
tiny spider occupies this bright yellow flower |
Mustang
clover is at its peak
at the San Joaquin Gorge |
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![Buckeye in full bloom](images/tcalif11189.jpg) |
This natural bouquet includes
madia,
mustang clover and golden brodiaea |
Buckeye
blossom, just getting started |
Buckeye in full
bloom |
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Harlequin
lupines, one of the
more unusual varieties |
Buttercups
are recognized by
the shiny yellow of the blossoms |
A
never-before-seen mutant
variation of the Mariposa lily |
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Blazing Star, a spectacular
flower about four
inches across |
A
different angle |
Farewell-to-Spring
along
Trimmer Springs Road |
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Lupines
were spectacular in the hills of Madera County in May of 2017 |
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This
flower, at Ahwahnee Hills Park,
was one I'd never seen before |
This
one too |
Owl
clover in the hills of Madera County |
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The rare
yellow variety of Mariposa lily |
White
owl clover, not really a clover |
This
delightful flower is the
yellow-throated gilia |
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A
flower I'd never seen
before,
near Millerton Lake |
Elegant
clarkia near Millerton |
These flowers grow
on a low bush
that
was plentiful near Millerton |
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Chaparral
in the Sierra foothills |
Another
of those famous "Unknowns" |
Lupines
by Highway 33 |
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You
can never have too many
pictures of Mariposa lilies |
See
what I mean? |
Pink-tinted
white lupine |
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Yellow violets
in Sequoia National Park |
Completing
the three colors found
in the Sierra, a purple Mariposa lily |
Mariposa
Lily 2018 by Wes Thiessen |
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This small but
beautifu
flower needs a name
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An
unusual flower seen near Black Rock Reservoir on the Kings North
Fork |
Unknown flowers along
the
road to Black Rock
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We
spotted this lovely
specimen in Nelder Grove |
Azalea
bush in full bloom at California Flats |
Close-up
of a blossom |
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Western
wall flowers range
from
yellow to deep orange |
Bridge
penstemon seem to
appear in every rock crevice |
Wavyleaf
Indian paint brush |
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Flower
along Feather River |
Another
unidentified flower in the
Feather River Canyon |
Flowers along the
road through
Lassen National Park |
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A
dramatic flower, name unknown |
Flower
in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino |
In
Jug Handle State Park,
Mendocino County |
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Blackberry
blossoms in northern
California's King Range |
These
flowers decorate the Mendocino Headlands State Park |
Another
of the famous "unknown" flowers |
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Tall
lupine along the trail above Kaiser Pass (by Wes Thiessen) |
Redwood
sorrel |
Datura
at Hensley Reservoir |
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Fiddleneck close-up |
Chinese
houses and daisies |
Common
madea with a purple brodiaea for contrast |
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This flower needs to
be identified |
Globe lilies |
Flowering bush along
Trimmer Springs Road |
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Snow
plant at Wawona Meadow |
Unidentified
flowers near the
edge of town (Parkfield CA) |
Rare
white variation of farewell-to-spring, possibly a mutation |
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A
spectacular late spring
delight, Athurial's Spear |
Suggested names
welcome |
Mountain
pride or bridge penstemon |
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Who can
identify this unusual plant? (Seen at Buffin Meadow near Fish Camp) |
Another
flower needing a name |
Western
columbine along the McGurk Meadow Trail in Yosemite National Park |
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Larkspur
at McGurk Meadow |
A
delicate white meadow flower |
Applegate's
paintbrush in McGurk Meadow |
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Mountain phlox |
A big bunch of
western wall flowers |
Columbine
in Nelder Grove |
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Massive
field of shooting stars
in a Yosemite meadow |
Lavender
lupine |
Fantastic
unknown flower in Nelder Grove |
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Lassen
paintbrush, a species unique to Lassen National Park |
Another
striking flower in Lassen Park |
Lupines
at Green Cabin Flat campground by the Kings River |
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Poppies and
Pine Flat Lake |
Fiddlenecks and
Little Dry Creek |
Popcorn flowers turn
the field white |
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A
rarely seen flower, ham & eggs |
Close-up |
Chinese
Houses and Common Madea |
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Foothill
gilia |
The
rarely seen Five Spot |
A
bunch of them, at Striped Rock Ranch Preserve, Mariposa County |
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Cream
cups |
Dogwoods
just forming buds |
An
invasive species, but beautiful |
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Red
clover |
Mustang
clover |
We
found this unknown flower near
the top of Buena Vista Peak in
Kings Canyon National Park |
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The
last of the azaleas in Nelder Grove, July 2019 |
Wild
rose in Nelder Grove |
Redbud
by the road to the San Joaquin Gorge |
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Bush lupine near Winton Park
in Fresno County |
Lupine
close-up |
A
rare white shooting star |
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A
fantastic display of bush lupines |
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A
fantastic display of fringed redmaids |
Fiddlenecks
by Pine Flat Lake |
A
rare flower known as "ham & eggs" |
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Fiddlenecks
and popcorn flowers at Sycamore Picnic Area by Pine Flat |
Fiddlenecks,
purple vetch and
phecelia by Pine Flat Lake |
Looking down at
redbud and the Kings River |
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Poppies
paint the hillsides above the upper Kings River |
Close-up |
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Popcorn
flowers beside
Trimmer Springs Road |
Succulent
in rock cliff above the Kings |
Available
in white or yellow,
these flowers grow thick along
urban trails and suburban roads |
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This
little flower has a precarious spot in a parking lot by Pine Flat
Lale |
Poppies
were late but ultimately
sensational in the spring of 2020 |
Mustang
clover and poppies |
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Lupines
and poppies vie for dominance
along Mill Flat Creek |
We
need help identifying this showy flower |
Here's
a close-up |
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These
orange succulents were thick in the rock cliffs near the Kings River |
Is this a
mutant blue lupine? Or just faded? |
Another
spotted variation of
farewell-to-spring |
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This
appears to be an unusual variation
of
farewell-to-spring |
A
nice crop of blazing star |
Yerba
santa, AKA wild peach |
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Yerba
santa up close |
Dogwood
along Highway 41 |
Snow
plants at Gray's Mountain Camp |
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Dandelions
at Gray's Mountain |
An
unidentified 1-inch blossom |
Chaparral
at Nelder Grove |
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These
flowers look like someone
scattered pink dust across the ground |
A
closer view |
These
high elevation lupine plants
grow up to six feet tall |
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Flowers
near Mariposa Gorve in Yosemite |
Flowers
by Rock Creek near Dinkey Creek |
Plant from a Star Trek planet? |
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Yellow bush lupines
near the California coast |
Close up of lupines |
Flower near Mendocino |
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Purple flowers on Point
Cabrillo |
More Point Cabrillo flowers |
Flower in Richardson
Redwood Grove |
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Dove
Lupines at San Joaquin Gorge |
Spring
2021 at Little Dry Creek |
Madea
and Chinese houses
along Trimmer Springs Road |
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Each petal on these flowers
is decorated with a pink dot |
These
charming flowers were
thick in Sierra meadows in 2021 |
Rangers
Buttons by Big Meadow Road |
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Fiddlenecks at Sky Harbor |
Fiddlenecks
by Pine Flat Lake |
Manzanita
blossom up close
(by Wes Thiessen) |
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Unknown |
Indian
paint brush |
Birds
eye gillia |
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Lupines scattered down a
hillside near Pine Flat Lake |
Lupines
and poppies near Big Creek |
Bush
lupines in fine form |
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Evening primrose, Arches National
Park |
Milk
vetch |
High
desert flowers near Mono Lake |
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Another Mono Lake flower |
Probably
monkey flowers |
The
ubiquitous "daisy-like" flower |
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A never-before seen flower on
Highway 168 below Shaver Lake |
A
closer look |
Fire
weed |
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Poppies and blue dicks by Pine
Flat Lake |
More
blue dicks |
Another
unknown flower |
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Wes Thiessen has an app on his
phone that allows extreme close-ups,
like the two unknown yellow
flowers, blue dick, and bird's eye gillia |
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Ground lupine |
Another Thiessen masterpiece,
the delicate dove lupine
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Extreme close-up of a fringed
redmaid
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Sierra star |
Chinese houses
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Common madea
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Fiesta flower |
Globe lily
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Lupines by Pine Flat Lake
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Unidentified flowering tree |
A wider view
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Mustang clover
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A variation of farewell-to-spring |
A whole bunch of globe lilies
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Foothill gilia
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A variation of yellow-throated
gilia |
Wild iris
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Indian pnks
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Unidentified
flowers along the Eaton Trail, May 2023 |
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The next three rows are from Utah & Colorado
in 2023, mostly Dinosaur National Monument |
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Possibly yarrow |
Scarlet globemallow |
Unknown |
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These are a small yucca |
Tufted evening primrose |
Unknown |
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This bush graced the Sound of
Silence Trail |
Another unknown |
And another |
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Athurial's spear |
Unknown |
Penstemon |
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Prickly poppy near Mono Lake |
Daisy-like flowers at
Mammoth Lakes driving range |
Another Mammoth Lakes flower |
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California goldenrod in
Sequoia
National Park |
Field of tarweed on
Road 620 above
Oakhurst
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Unidentified blossoms at
Courtright Reservoir, summer 2023
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Bush lupines by the Raptor
Walk Trail near Pine Flat Dam |
Blue dick
near Pine Flat Lake |
Dove lupine
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Baby blue eyes |
Fiddleneck |
Popcorn flower
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Dove's foot geranium
AKA woodland geranium |
This
lupine grows as a large, many-branched plant with pale blue flowers |
Climbing
brodiaea blossom up close
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One of those
"daisy-like" flowers |
Close-up
of a foothill gillia |
A very nice globe lily
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These unknown flowers were
thick along a foothill trail |
The
property owner reported this was the best display ever of harlequin
lupines |
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This one remains unidentified |
Yerba
Santa is a common
shrub all over the Sierra foothills |
Blazing
star boasts
dramatic 4-inch blossoms |
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Chamomile blossom |
Blackberry
blossom |
Wild
Iris |
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Penstamon |
Ladybug demonstrates
how tiny these blossoms are
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Dogwood
in Nelder Grove, June 2024 |
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Wild
iris, Mendocino County |
We
called this the Chinese Lantern flower |
Seen
in Russian Gulch State Park |
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