There’s a pretty good variety of wildflowers here in Sonoma County, but they don’t seem to be found in profusion like in the Sierra, so I have photographed individuals instead. The California Native Plant Society is very active here, so I joined and hope to go on their outings.
Diogenes’ lantern, looking for an honest man. Aka golden fairy
Rock rose:
Cream cups:
White fritillary, aka fragrant fritillary, rare and endangered found only in California, mostly Sonoma county:
Sticky monkeyflower:
Fringed woodland star:
Lupine:
Pink eyed grass, greatly enlarged. It’s only about a half inch across:
Blue eyed grass, neither blue eyed nor a grass:
Checkerbloom:
Our old Sierra foothill friend, Chinese houses:
Poppies in chardonnay:
A fading iris:
