Scarlet Monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis) at Little Jimmy Spring, in the San Gabriel Mountains.
From Sunday’s run on the PCT.
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Clarkia Along the Garapito Trail
Speckled Clarkia (Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica) along the Garapito Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, near Los Angeles.
Because they tend to bloom in late Spring and early Summer, this species of Clarkia and several others are sometimes referred to as Farewell to Spring.
From last Sunday’s out and back run to Saddle Peak.
Related post: Elegant Clarkia
Climbing Penstemon on the Hondo Canyon Trail
Leaves of climbing penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia) on the Hondo Canyon Trail. Its seems to have especially benefited from our Winter rain, and its orange flowers are widespread in the chaparral this year.
From Sunday’s out and back run to Saddle Peak.
Thimbleberry Green
From Sunday’s run from Three Points to Waterman Mountain.
Mountain Phlox
Notice anything peculiar about the Mountain Phlox (Phlox austromontana) in this photo?
Usually 5-lobed, several of the blossoms here have six lobes.
These are along the Cougar Crest Trail, near Big Bear Lake. The photo is from a couple of weeks ago, the day before doing the Holcomb Valley 33 mile Trail Run.
The Havasupai reportedly use a preparation made from the plant (externally) for body aches.
Patterns & Textures: Buckwheat and Golden Yarrow
From a recent run on the Farmer Ridge trail, which works up onto the ridgeline above Mulholland, about a quarter mile west of its junction with Sullivan Ridge Fire Road. The single track trail bypasses a 1.1 mile stretch of Mulholland fire road, and is also about 1.1 miles long.