Wildflowers Of Russian Ridge
I have enjoyed many spring walks in Russian Ridge photographing the wild flowers. Here is what is listed in the park.
field madder
Sherardia is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Sherardia arvensis (or Field Madder), which is a flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to Europe, northern Africa and southwest Asia. Sherardia arvensis is closely related to the bedstraws (genus Galium). It is mainly noted as a weed but has sometimes found use as a dye ...more ↓
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica (California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold) is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico, and the official state flower of California.
Dwarf Checkermallow
Sidalcea malviflora is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name dwarf checkerbloom, or dwarf checkermallow.
Redmaids
Calandrinia ciliata is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name fringed redmaids. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to New Mexico, where it is widespread and common. It can also be found in parts of Central and South America. This is an annual herb which varies greatly in size from a small patch a few ...more ↓
Miniature Lupine
Lupinus bicolor is a species of lupine known as the miniature lupine, Lindley's annual lupine, or bicolor lupine. It is a showy flowering plant native to western North America from California to British Columbia. It is an annual lupine which often shares a habitat with the California poppy. It has a short, hairy stem and thin, palmately-arranged leaves. The ...more ↓
Pacific Madrone
Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrona, madrone or Arbutus) is a species of tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the western coastal areas of North America, from British Columbia to California.
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa (western, wild or Pacific bleeding heart) is a species of flowering plant in the family Fumariaceae, native to moist woodland in the western United States, from California to British Columbia. It is an herbaceous rhizomatous perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, with deeply divided grey-green leaves and racemes of ...more ↓
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus, commonly called thimbleberry, is a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, and the Great Lakes region....
Italian thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus, with common names including Italian thistle, Italian plumeless thistle, and Plymouth thistle, is a species of thistle. It is native to: the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; East Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent.
pale flax
Linum bienne (Pale Flax) is a flowering plant in the genus Linum, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe, north to England and Ireland.
Hairy Vetch
Vicia villosa, known as the hairy vetch, fodder vetch or winter vetch, is a plant native to Europe and western Asia. It is a legume, grown as a forage crop.
cowbag clover
Trifolium depauperatum is a species of clover known by the common names cowbag clover, balloon sack clover, and poverty clover. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, as well as sections of western South America in Peru and Chile. It is a common plant of many types of habitat.
California saxifrage
Micranthes californica is a species of saxifrage known by the common name California saxifrage. It is native to much of California west of the deserts, as well as adjacent sections of southern Oregon and northern Baja California. It grows in many types of moist habitat from the coast to the mountains. It is a perennial herb producing a small gray-green basal rosette of ...more ↓
