Tag Archives: rare plant

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Fringed Corn Lilies, Veratrum fimbriatum, are endemic to the Sonoma and Mendocino Coasts, actually the Mendonoma Coast! It is a California rare plant. Recently Bob Rutemoeller found several just beginning to bloom.

They are found in moist areas and are a treat to find. The leaves, so beautiful earlier in the year, are now often riddled with holes. Native plants feed native insects.

Thanks to Bob for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

The smoke from the northern fires left our area late Thursday afternoon. A small splattering of raindrops happened early this morning, leaving everything smelling fresh and beautiful. If this afternoon's gorgeous clouds stick around for the sunset, it could be amazing!

 

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My brother-in-law, Mel Smith, spotted this rare beauty several years ago in Anchor Bay. It was mostly hidden under a huckleberry bush, but Mel has a very good eye! It did not bloom last year but appeared again this year, much to our delight. It is in full flower today. It's about an inch high.

And here are two that are up but not yet opened, growing in sandy soil. They look like little fir cones!

I was able to show these to botanist Peter Baye several years ago. He had never seen them before. He said sightings of these plants on the Mendonoma Coast are rarer than a UFO sighting!

I took these photos.

It was super foggy this morning, but the fog pulled back giving us a mild, beautiful day.

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Audrey Fields was fortunate to find a beautiful Pink Star Tulip, Calochortus uniflorus. She photographed it so we can enjoy seeing it too.

These rare plants are found in moist meadows. They  have very short stems.

Thanks to Audrey for allowing me to share her photo with us here.

It's a cool, cloudy afternoon on the Mendonoma Coast today. We have a storm coming in tomorrow evening, for which we are very grateful!

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It's a lovely plant with a pretty tough common name,  Swamp Harebell. It's quite rare, growing in wetlands. Margaret Lindgren found a nice patch of them at her home in the Redwoods at The Sea Ranch.

I'm told the flowers are quite small - I have never seen one...yet! A summer bloomer, as you can see, though it can also bloom in early autumn. Its scientific name is Campanula californica. This native wildflower is endemic to the Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin coasts.

Thanks to Margaret for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Sunny and hot today away from the ocean. Looks like it's foggy to our north at the ocean's edge. Microclimates - the Mendonoma coast specializes in them!

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Karen Wilkinson photographed a wildflower that grows only in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties - Fringed Corn Lily, Veratrum fimbriatum.

They are rare and special plants, found near wetlands.

Thanks to Karen for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

Sunny and very breezy today!