sahodges's Identifications
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Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)Observer
mayradiazDescription
Wish I got a closer photo. Beautiful little flowers growing along side a waterfall high up.
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Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)Observer
instarDescription
Known locally as Crimson Columbine, Aquilegia formosa
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Muskroot Semiaquilegia (Semiaquilegia adoxoides)Observer
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Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)Observer
aparrot1Description
Patches of baby blue eyes growing in Coulter Pine forest duff at the top of Chew’s Ridge, elevation 5,000ft.
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) Native, annual, hairy plant in the Borage (Boraginaceae) family that is found in many plant communities throughout California. It has hairy stems, sepals, and leaves. Corolla is bowl-shaped, ranging in color from white to bright blue with a white center, generally blue-veined with dark brown-black anthers. Peak bloom time: February-March. Calflora lists 3 subspecies:
Calflora (includes species distribution map in CA): https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=5836
Jepson eFlora https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=34542
Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 98, 101.
Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 4.
Monterey County Wildflowers– a photographic guide https://montereywildflowers.com/hydrophyllaceae-nemophila/
Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p. 67.
California Desert Wildflowers, Philip A Munz, 1962, p. 74.
Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers (and more) https://borregowildflowers.org/?type=search&searchtype=S&family=&name=Nemophila%20menziesii%20menziesii
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