A brief guide to the flowering plants of Muir Woods National Monument. Enjoy!
Clintonia andrewsiana is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Andrews clintonia and red clintonia. It is native to Oregon and northern California, where it grows in shady, moist areas of the coastal redwood forests. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 80 centimeters tall. Around the base of the plant are 5 or 6 ...more ↓
Prosartes smithii, formerly Disporum smithii, is a species of flowering plant known by the common name largeflower fairybells. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in shady forest and woodland, including redwood forests. It is an erect, branching perennial herb growing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall. Its ...more ↓