It truly is amazing that I have been working on documenting the local wildflowers for months now and I am still finding new flowers every day. I did not imagine that this project would become so big that I would be fighting to keep up. Here is the latest batch of wildflowers from our walking trail.
A yellow flower that is a mystery…..
Although this is not a wildflower, this grass is so purple-pink that it really is lovely.
Yet another yellow mystery flower……
Edit: With Pequete’s help, I think we have identified this one as Hypericum formosum or Scouler’s St. John’s Wort.
Here are some sweet pea vines growing alongside the trail. Brilliant and beautiful.
Not technically a wildflower, but the blackberry bushes are all blossoming in our area. I can’t keep track of all the places you can find berries.
Sticky Chinese Houses or Tincture…this is a new one to me and I love it!
Tufted Vetch….when you stop to really look at the vetch it is gorgeous.
Look at the purple details on the blooms.
I love that there are new things to learn about around every corner. My boys are beginning to spot new flowers as we walk along and that makes me very happy. 🙂
We have taken walks at least once a day for the last week and it feels great to be outdoors so much with the family. We had a picnic today…nothing special, just some sandwiches and drinks but the view of the river was perfect.
We also saw a this young deer that became like a statue when we stopped to take his photo. Look at those ears.
You will have to click the photo to zoom in on the deer.
I think that catches us up for now with the wildflowers. We are on the downhill slide towards summer now so things will change again around here as far as what is blooming.
variety and beauty of wildflowers you’ve been documenting is amazing and also an inspiration.
The last mistery yellow one is definitely an Hypericum and it looks a lot like H. perforatu, which is native to Europe but not to the USA (it is actually an invasive weed…). You can easily find out, by picking up a leaf and looking at it against the light – if you see many tiny holes (the perforations that give name to the plant), then that’s it. If not, then it is some other Hypericum. You can find a list of the species found in California here:
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi?orderby=taxon&where-genus=Hypericum&ttime=1244101076
Those are some beautiful shots. I came across your blog from a homeschool friend. It seems you are doing a project that we can follow along with at our homes, is this correct?
I love when you share your wildflowers! It inspires me to stop and look closer at wildflowers I might normally pass by.
Pequete, Thanks for the help. I think this is what it is:
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?rel-taxon=contains&where-taxon=Hypericum+formosum+var.+scouleri&where-anno=1
Krista, I emailed you with info on the Outdoor Hour Challenges.
Casey, I would love to see some of your wildflowers when you get a post together.
Thanks for the comments,
Barb
Your first mystery yellow wildflower looks like a young Jerusalem Artichoke.
The second mystery flower is Common St. Johnswort.
I used one of our field guides to look those up for you. 🙂
I love the wildflowers you’ve been sharing. I need to spend more time exploring and identifying ours as well. Unfortunately there are not that many places within walking distance that are un-mowed enough to have wildflowers (and we are a 1-car family). I’d like to do more day-trip (on the weekend) treks to places with more variety.
We’ve still been doing nature study, though. Our latest is praying mantises!
Love the chicory, such pretty detail! Your post reminds me that it’s time for us to take another picnic/wildflower hike, too.
Lovely photo of the deer! Hubby often sees them on our road, but the kids and I haven’t been as fortunate.