Purisima Wildflowers

Duane has already written what needs to be said about hiking at Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve. I would only add that the wildflower display at Purisima was absolutely glorious. A photo is worth a thousand words...

It took some work to finally identify this flower as Butter Lupine. The leaves are the giveaway. It looked like a lupine, but it wasn't the blue lupine I was used to seeing. And this one is a bit larger than the blue lupine.

I had to look this one up too. This flower is called Bird's Foot Trefoil and very obviously is in the pea family.

Rattlesnake Grass, aptly named because the grass looks like the rattle on a rattlesnake. It rattles too!

Morning glories blooming along side wild blackberries, not yet ripe.

Ceanothus is always beautiful and is one of my favorites. I would love to have a bush in my yard.

Here's a nice specimen of Columbine.

Beautiful Indian paintbrush all along the trail.

I'm guessing that this wildflower must be a member of the lily family, but I have no idea what it could be. Anyone have any ideas?

Dandelions! Make a wish and blow...