Botanizing Mt. Diablo
I hit the peak of Mt. Diablo with some real botanists on Sunday. The mountain was seriously brown, but there was still plenty of floral action happening, along with some cool butterflies and birds. Saw all manner of new things, including a new Clarkia, and some gilia-like things I'm still not sure of. We saw some Mt. Diablo Jewelflower that was big and green and almost nothing like the little red guys I saw on Eagle Peak a month ago. Also, the endemic Mt. Diablo Phacelia! Good day all around.
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One of two gilia-like plants we saw and couldn't decide on. Calyx maybe 8mm.
I just stepped through my key again (Beidleman & Kozloff), and I got to Allophyllum gilioides. Anyone care to confirm? Wish I'd gotten a better pic of the leaves. Check out the CalPhoto pics.
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Gilia achilleifoliaObservador
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Fairly small flowers. Calyx maybe 8mm.
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Balança-Rabo-Azul-Cinzento (Polioptila caerulea)Observador
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Pretty cool. Haven't seen this bird in years.
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Euphydryas edithaObservador
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North Peak Tr near Devil's Puplit, Mount Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)Descrição
Plenty of checkerspots flitting around the mountain.
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Phacelia breweriObservador
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ID based on the pinately lobed lower leaves.
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Clarkia purpureaObservador
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One of many cool flowers along the North Peak Trail, but pretty much the only one I was able to photograph to my satisfaction.
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