Red abdomen with about six black spots on its back. Wings are not transparent.
I'm calling this L. ciliatus because the it definitely has long hairs and red-spotted petals, but frankly the pics of this species and L. bicolor look almost identical to me, and I don't know where this transparent membrane between the calyx lobes that the keys mention is supposed to be.
I guess this is right but it's way late in the season or it...
I'm seeing what looks like a fused sheath at the base of the leaf, so I'm calling this L. curtipes instead of L. douglasii, but I would love confirmation if you know your milkvetches. This was a spreading plant growing in the rocky talus by the summit of Fremont Peak.
With a big bloom of chia.
Seems like the same white form that's one Mt. Diablo.
P. egena and P. imbricata are both reported from Fremont Peak, and frankly they look almost identical to me.
Slightly hairy on upper surface, dense white hairs on lower, leaf margins wavy, leaf perhaps more wide than long compared to elliptica. Low bush.
Ok, consulted the options and I think it's too wavy to be G. congdonii or G. flavescens. Bummer. Was really hoping this was a new one for me.
black with white bands. This snake was crossing a rural road. I stopped to see if it was unharmed.
