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Photos taken 6/8/11  foothill penstemon, golden yarrow, and woolly bluecurls  I was surprised to see blue-eyed grass blooming this late in the year  Ceanothus spinosus has a main bloom much earlier in the year, but sometimes if it doesn't set much seed the first time and if the weather stays cool, it will rebloom, but to a lesser degree than the first time.  sticky madia  velvet ant is actually a wasp  this creek usually has water all year  The reason we came to this location was to see the Humboldt lilies, but they aren't blooming yet.  California wild rose   California blackberries - I have never seen ripe ones. I'm sure the birds or coyotes get them right away.  creek monkeyflower  sticky monkeyflower is not usually white     Ceanothus spinosus "berries"  This is the same English plantain that most of you know as a lawn weed, however, this plant was three feet tall.  It is a banner year for sticky monkeyflower  scrub oak acorns starting to form  scarlet larkspur buds  Take a walk with me at https://www.facebook.com/WildflowersSoCal |
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