Solitary Bees
…gray, sometimes with gray hairs on the face and head. Solitary Bees have hairs at the middle joint of their hind legs which form baskets in which they carry pollen….
Vernal Pool Goldfields
Vernal Pool Goldfields are a member of the sunflower family. Each flowerhead is actually made up of 20-100 individual yellow flowers. The outer ray flowers look like petals while the…
Downingia or Calico Flowers
Downingia is a member of the bellflower family. Each flower has five corolla lobes or petals. The two upper petals are smaller than the three lower ones. The flowers are…
Itherial’s Spear or Wally Basket
Itherial’s Spear is a member of the lily family. Each flower has three petals and three sepals. In Triteleia, the sepals are colored like the petals, so that the flower…
White Meadowfoam
White Meadowfoam is a member of the meadowfoam family. The lower stems and leaves have long silky hairs. The outer sepals are also hairy. Note the distinctive venations (arrangements of…
Checkerbloom
Checkerbloom is a member of the mallow family. The flowers are made up of five petals and many stamens. The petals are pale pink to white. Leaves are often rounded…
Winged Water Starwort
Winged Water Starwort is a member of the water starwort family. The plants are rooted in the vernal pool bottom and have long, stringy stems which end in a cluster…