May Flowers

The hills are drying out and turning brown this month. It is going to be an awful year for stickers and foxtails. Now when I go for walks the stickers jump into my socks and fly up the dog's noses like they were magnetized to us. But, I have seen some new flowers.


This is called Golden Star; Bloomeria crocea. It is in the Lily family(Liliaceae).


This is Elegant Clarkia; Clarkia unguiculata. It is in the Evening Primrose family(Onagraceae).


This is, as best as I can tell, Nuttall's Larkspur; Delphinium nuttallianum. It is in the Buttercup Family(Ranunculaceae). There are several Larkspur species occuring in many habitats all over California. They can be difficult to distinguish from each other and are second only to Locoweeds as a livestock poison, especially among cattle.


This is a White Mariposa Lily; Calochortus eurycarpus. This flower is also from the Lily Family(Liliaceae).


This is Yarrow; Achillea millefolium. It is in the Sunflower Family(Asteraceae). Spanish Californians steeped leaves of Yarrow in water to treat cuts and bruises and to stop bleeding.

All the photographs posted here are my own. I got the plant information from my National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers.
Blessings!