Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Just south of the Town of Los Gatos, on the east side of the Lexington Reservoir, sits Sierra Azul, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's southernmost open space preserve. Translated Sierra Azul means "Blue Range." This Preserve encompasses more than 18,000 acres and is the District's ...more ↓

Clustered Broomrape
Orobanche fasciculata
naked broomrape 1
Orobanche uniflora
Coast Indian Paintbrush 2
Castilleja affinis
wavyleaf paintbrush 3
Castilleja applegatei
Martin's paintbrush 4
Castilleja applegatei martinii
valley tassels 5
Castilleja attenuata
Denseflower Indian Paintbrush 6
Castilleja densiflora
Purple Owl's Clover 7
Castilleja exserta
Woolly Indian Paintbrush 5
Castilleja foliolosa
Indian Warrior 8
Pedicularis densiflora
dwarf orthocarpus 10
Triphysaria pusilla
Stiffbranch Bird's Beak 11
Cordylanthus rigidus
stiffly-branched bird's beak 11
Cordylanthus rigidus rigidus
chia 12
Salvia columbariae
Rough Hedgenettle 5
Stachys rigida
Coyote Mint 5
Monardella villosa
coyote mint 13
Monardella villosa villosa
yerba buena 5
Clinopodium douglasii
blue skullcap 7
Scutellaria tuberosa
vinegar weed 5
Trichostema lanceolatum
Red Deadnettle 14
Lamium purpureum
California Pitcher Sage 5
Lepechinia calycina
Purple Chinese Houses 8
Collinsia heterophylla
bunchleaf penstemon 15
Penstemon heterophyllus
wiry snapdragon 3
Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum
dot-seed plantain 5
Plantago erecta
English plantain 16
Plantago lanceolata
Congdon's Monkeyflower 3
Mimulus congdonii

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