Blue Flowers

  • Blue Flowers
  • Itherial's Spear or Wally Basket
  • Miniature Lupine

Itherial's Spear or Wally Basket

common name: Itherial's Spear or Wally Basket
scientific name: Triteleia laxa
family: Liliaceae (lily)
habitat: grassland
size: plant 1 to 1.5 feet tall; flower 3 to 4 cm across

Miniature Lupine

common name: Miniature Lupine
scientific name: Lupinus bicolor
family: Fabaceae (pea)
habitat: grassland (damp)
size: plant 4 to 16 inches tall; flower up to 5 mm
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Did you know there are tigers in vernal pools?

This is an Aquatic Beetle larva, more commonly known as a "Water Tiger." It's pincers are like hypodermic needles and it uses them to suck the fluid out of its prey. Yummy!

Learn more about Water Tigers!