Seen Late June
There are fewer flowers now. Some of the later wildflowers are now bloom. Hairy gumweed (Grindelia hirsutula var. davyi) Wand mullein (Verbascum virgatum) Common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) Yellow starthistle…
Seen late May
The clarkias are in full bloom. There are still lots of pollinators. I hope you are enjoying the trail in the cool of the morning or evening. The light can…
Seen Late April
The lupines are finishing up and the Clarkias are just starting! Pollinators are out in numbers now! Winecup clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) Diamond clarkia (Clarkia rhomboidea) Elegant clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) Clarkias!…
Seen late March and early April
There are a LOT of plants blooming now. These are some of the new flowers! Yellow star-tulip (Calochortus monophyllus) California goldfields (Lasthenia californica ssp. californica) burclover (Medicago polymorpha) hollyleaf redberry…
Canyon live forever (Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa)
Seen mid March
There are a lot more flowers now! These are the new ones with a few updates on previous plants. Caterpillar phacelia (Phacelia cicutaria var. cicutaria) Birch leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus…
Coast Indian paintbrush (Castilleja affinis)
Seen early March
There are groups of flowering plants now- not just a few individuals! See the earlier post for some of the other species! Tufted poppy (Eschscholzia caespitosa) Common lomatium (Lomatium utriculatum)…
Common fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii)
Seen February, 2022
These are some of the blooming or otherwise noteworthy plants seen in February. Tufted poppy (Eschsholzia caespitosa) Western buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis) Common woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides)…
Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)
Conifers
Conifers refers to trees like pines, firs, cedars, and hemlocks, that usually have cones and are wind pollinated. In our area they are evergreens. The main conifers on the Westside…
First Things First: Safety for humans
The Westside Trail is on the steep slope of the wall of the Tuolumne Canyon and presents a number of hazards. Please keep them in mind as you walk to…