Photographs from the Photography on the Run post: Weekday Wildflowers
California poppies in upper Las Virgenes Canyon at the Cheeseboro connector. February 20, 2019.
Warrior's plume (Pedicularis densiflora) along the Cheeseboro Canyon Trail below Shepherd's Flat. March 1, 2019.
Black mustard growing along an Ahmanson trail. Black mustard is an introduced plant that competes with and can displace other plants. When it dries it becomes a fire hazard. February 28, 2019.
First goldfields blooming on Lasky Mesa. February 28, 2019.
California sun cups (Camissoniopsis bistorta) along the Sheep Corral Trail. March 1, 2019.
Wild cucumber (Marah macrocarpa) along the Sheep Corral Trail. March 1, 2019.
Hog fennel (Lomatium utriculatum) along the Cheeseboro Canyon Trail. March 1, 2019.
Native plants, such as this patch of poppies have to compete with introduced species.
Blue dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) on the road from East Las Virgenes Canyon to Lasky Mesa. March 18, 2019.
Red maids (Calandrinia ciliata) along the Mary Wiesbrock Loop Trail on the south side of Lasky Mesa. March 18, 2019.
Goldfields on Lasky Mesa. March 18, 2019.
Lupine - probably arroyo lupine - along the power line service road that connects Las Virgenes Canyon to Cheeseboro Ridge. Lupines exhibit considerable variability and there are many similarities between species. March 19, 2019.
Lupine, nearly overgrown by introduced grasses and black mustard, along East Las Virgenes Canyon Road. This is probably arroyo lupine. April 3, 2019.
Henbit, an introduced plant, in East Las Virgenes Canyon. March 26, 2019.
Fiddleneck in East Las Virgenes Canyon. March 26, 2019.
Miniature lupine (Lupinus bicolor) on Lasky Mesa. This small lupine is often intermixed with goldfields. March 26, 2019.
A patch of goldfields on Lasky Mesa. March 26, 2019.
Blue fiesta flower (Pholistoma auritum) along the fire road between Las Virgenes Canyon and Cheeseboro Canyon. March 27, 2019.
Lacepod along the fire road between Las Virgenes Canyon and Cheeseboro Canyon. March 27, 2019.
Hubby's Phacelia (Phacelia hubbyi) along the connector between Las Virgenes Canyon and Cheeseboro Canyon. March 27, 2019.
Paintbrush (Castilleja affinis) along the connector between Las Virgenes Canyon and Cheeseboro Canyon. March 27, 2019.
Encelia, also known as bush sunflower, along the pipeline service road that connects west Lasky Mesa to East Las Virgenes Canyon. March 28, 2019.
Red-stem filaree (Erodium cicutarium) in East Las Virgenes Canyon. Also known as storkbill, the introduced plant is common throughout the area. April 4, 2019.
Yellow sweet clover (Melilotus indicus) in East Las Virgenes Canyon. Another common introduced plant. April 4, 2019.
Whether there has been a fire or not, black mustard grows profusely following wet rain seasons. This year some stalks are more than 12 feet tall. Black mustard is an introduced plant that becomes a significant fire hazard when it dries. April 10, 2019.
Black mustard, a problematic introduced plant, along East Las Virgenes Canyon Road, just east of Las Virgenes Canyon.
Catalina mariposa lily (Calochortus catalinae) along East Las Virgenes Canyon Road. April 10, 2019.
Closer look at Catalina mariposa lily (Calochortus catalinae). April 2, 2019.
WInter vetch (Vicia villosa), an introduced plant, along East Las Virgenes Canyon fire road. April 16, 2019.
Shredding primrose (Eremothera boothii ssp. decorticans) along the SCE service road that connects Las Virgenes Canyon trailhead to Cheeseboro Ridge. April 16, 2019. Was observed here prior to the Woolsey Fire.
Paintbrush and Phacelia along the SCE service road that connects Las Virgenes Canyon trailhead to Cheeseboro Ridge. April 16, 2019.
Uncommon and easily overlooked, the diminutive wind poppy (Papaver heterophyllum) is uniquely colorful. April 16, 2019.
White snapdragon (Antirrhinum coulterianum) along Upper Las Virgenes Canyon fire road. April 24, 2019.
Wild sweet pea (Lathyrus vestitus) along the Sheep Corral Trail. April 24, 2019.
Chinese houses (Collinsia heterophylla) along the Sheep Corral Trail. April 24, 2019.
Chia (Salvia columbariae) along the Sheep Corral Trail. April 24, 2019.
Yellow monkey flower (Mimulus brevipes) along the Sheep Corral Trail. April 24, 2019.
Stinging lupine (Lupinus hirsutissimus) along the Sheep Corral Trail. April 24, 2019.
Black sage (Salvia mellifera) along the pipeline service road west of Lasky Mesa. April 25, 2019.
Deerweed (Acmispon glaber) along the pipeline service road west of Lasky Mesa. April 25, 2019.
Golden stars (Bloomeria crocea) and the next flower in this album typically bloom after the annual grasses have gone to seed and turned a golden-brown. These are on Lasky Mesa. May 1, 2019
Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) alsp blooms as the hills are turning golden. These are on the north-central part of Lasky Mesa near the top of the dirt road that connects to East Las Virgenes Canyon. May 1, 2019.
Foothill penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus) in upper Las Virgenes Canyon along the fire road. May 12, 2019.
Golden yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) in upper Las Virgenes Canyon along the fire road. May 12, 2019.
Yellow Chaenactis (Chaenactis glabriuscula) along the Sheep Corral Trail in upper Las Virgenes Canyon. May 12, 2019.
Bush monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus) along the Sheep Corral Trail in upper Las Virgenes Canyon. May 12, 2019.
Slender tarweed (Deinandra fasciculata) along the Lasky Mesa Trail connecting East Las Virgenes Canyon to Lasky Mesa. May 14, 2019.
Purple Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) along East Las Virgenes Canyon fire road about 0.6 mile from Victory Trailhead. May 14, 2019.
Dark form of Purple Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) along East Las Virgenes Canyon fire road about 0.6 mile from Victory Trailhead. May 14, 2019.
Gum plant (Grindelia camporum) along East Las Virgenes Canyon fire road about 0.5 mile from Victory Trailhead. May 15, 2019.
Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla) in upper Las Virgenes Canyon along the fire road connecting Las Virgenes Canyon and Cheeseboro Canyon. May 15, 2019.
Yellow mariposa lily (Calochortus clavatus) in Cheeseboro Canyon along the fire road connecting Las Virgenes Canyon and Cheeseboro Canyon. May 15, 2019.
Datura (Datura wrightii) in Las Virgenes Canyon. The blossoms close when it is hot. May 16, 2019.
Milk-thistle (Silybum marianum), a pestilent, invasive plant that is especially abundant following wet rain seasons. This is part of a large patch of milk-thistle near the junction of East Las Virgenes Canyon and Las Virgenes Canyon.
Wand mullein (Verbascum virgatum), an introduced plant, along Las Virgenes Canyon fire road. May 29, 2019.
Turkish rugging (Chorizanthe staticoides) along Las Virgenes Canyon fire road. May 29, 2019.
Yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis), an introduced plant, along Las Virgenes Canyon fire road. May 29, 2019.
Chaparral yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei) along Las Virgenes Canyon fire road. May 29, 2019.
Viewed along a trail, the flowers of Spanish clover (Acmispon americanus var. americanus) are tiny and nondescrip. A closer view reveals its intricate pea-like blossom. June 24, 2019. These were along the road that connects East Las Virgenes Canyon to the middle of Lasky Mesa.
Bush mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus) along the dirt road connecting East Las Virgenes Canyon to the west side of Lasky Mesa. June 20, 2019.
Narrow-leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) on Lasky Mesa. June 18, 2019.
Kotolo milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa) on Lasky Mesa. June 20, 2019.
It's always a surprise to see Humboldt Lilies (Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum) blooming in hot, dry chaparral. These are along the Sheep Corral Trail in upper Las Virgenes Canyon. June 19, 2019.
Vinegarweed (Trichostema lanceolatum) on Lasky Mesa. The common name derives from the pungent odor of a crushed leaf. July 9, 2019.
Bachelor's button (Centaurea cyanus), a non-native garden plant. It was found along East Las Virgenes Creek, on the Lasky Mesa Trail. July 9, 2019.
Another garden escapee, Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima), also found along East Las Virgenes Creek, on the Lasky Mesa Trail. July 29, 2019.
Slender sunflower (Helianthus gracilentus) along the ridge to Castle Peak. July 25, 2019.
California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) along East Las Virgenes Canyon fire road about 0.5 mile from Victory Trailhead. October 3, 2019.
A closer look at California fuchsia.
Telegraph weed (Heterotheca grandiflora) on Lasky Mesa. September 26, 2019.
The resilient and umbiquitous common sunflower (Helianthus annuus). These are along East Las VIrgenes Canyon fire road near Las VIrgenes Canyon. October 9, 2019.
California aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia), aka Lessingia, in upper Las Virgenes Canyon. October 9, 2019.
Coast Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides) and honeybee along the 'Lasky Mesa Trail' in Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve. October 16, 2019.
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