A million blooms. Literally.

Carol and I have had a number of fabulous wildflower hikes this spring, but this weekend’s hike out at Pt Reyes was the best May hike we've had since moving to California in 1984. After our original two-mile jaunt down to a beach where we heard the flowers were amazing, we took an additional five-mile hike up into grasslands where the spectacle continued.  Here's a partial list.

Wight's paintbrush.         Castilleja wightii
Scarlet pimpernel        Anagallis arvvensis
Beach morning glory        Calystegia soldanella
Beach pea             Lathyrus littoralis
California phacelia        Pacelia californica
Checkerbloom            Sidalcea malviflora
Coast rock cress        Arabis blepharophylla
Cow clover            Trifolium wormskioldii
Foxglove            Digitalis purpurea
Red maids            Calandrinia ciliata 
Seaside daisy            Erigeron glaucus
Sea thrift            Armeria maritima
Blue-eyed grass        Sysyrinchium bellum 
Douglas iris            Iris douglasiana
Forget-me-not            Myosotis latifolia
Self-heal            Prunella vulgaris
Sky lupine             Lupinus nanus
Itheriel's spear            Triteleia laxa
Wild radish            Raphanus sativus
Beach primrose        Camissonia cheirathifolia
California buttercup        Rannunculus californicus
California poppy         Eschscholzia californica
Coast bush lupine        Lupinus arboreus    
Coast lotus            Lotus formosissimus
Cream cups             Platystemon californicus
Goldfields             Lasthenia californicus    
Field mustard            Bassica rapa
Pt Reyes meadowfoam    Limnathes douglasii sulphurea\
Sand verbena             Abronia latifolia
Tidy tips             Layia platyglossa
Beach strawberry        Fragaria chiloensis    
Cow parsnip            Heracleum maximum
Field chickweed        Cerastium arvense
Wallflower            Erysimum menziesii    
Yarrow                Achillea millefolium