Category Archives: Wildlfowers

California Thistle

Lesley Fry found this thistle (Cirsium occidentale var. californicum) on our Paregien Ranch to add to our wildflower collection.

SUMMER COLOR


Look to the rockpiles,

Monkeyflowers on display

to remind of spring.

GOLDEN EAR-DROPS

Dicentra chrysantha, Woolley Canyon April 12, 2025

Woolley Canyon

A wonderful day for Robbin and me touring Woolley Canyon with Chuck and Lesley Fry where Virginia and Ken Mckee run their cows and calves. Though wild and rough (it takes a week to gather), it’s the most diverse piece of ground, ranging upwards to 3,600 feet, I’ve ever seen. Lots of wildflowers new to me:

Indian Pink (Silene californica)

Indian Warrior (Pedicularis densiflora)