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
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