poison oak next to trail and crossing of Moro Creek
There is LOTS of poison oak in this area. Beware!
canyon dudleya on Middle Fork Kaweah trail
http://goo.gl/DI0e6
chaparral yucca on Middle Fork Kaweah trail
note-last year's bloom of a different yucca next to this year's and the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River in the background
http://goo.gl/DHlcO
chaparral nightshade aka purple nightshade on Middle Fork Kaweah trail
http://goo.gl/uqA4t
chaparral broomrape on Middle Fork Kaweah trail
cinquefoil on Middle Fork trail
California indian pink on Middle Fork trail
http://goo.gl/NHlrw
California buckeye next to Generals Highway between Potwisha and Buckeye Flat
Jimson weed next to Generals Highway between Potwisha and Buckeye Flat
butterfly mariposa lily near Middle Fork Kaweah trailhead
wavy leaf soap plant aka soap lily near Middle Fork Kaweah trailhead
http://goo.gl/ZoQGT
Sierra gooseberry growing together with fiesta flower near Moro Creek
common madia west of Moro Creek crossing on Middle Fork Kaweah trail
bush monkeyflower near Kaweah Middle Fork trailhead
wild cucumber aka Sierra manroot so named because the root of the plant can weigh almost as much as a man
green flowers being pollinated by bumblebees on the High Sierra Trail
I've seen these flowers in one other location, but there were no bees interested in them at that place.
Castilleja is a guess
thimbleberry next to High Sierra Trail
The berries are not large but they taste great.
dodder on whitethorn next to High Sierra Trail
http://goo.gl/5ZWXo
kit kit dizee on the High Sierra Trail
I like the Indian name better than its other name, mountain misery. I love the fragrance of this plant. Its fragrance, a red fir forest, and crushed mountain pennyroyal are my favorite scents.
