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flowerprof.bsky.social
Flower Prof
@flowerprof.bsky.social
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Botany professor at a community college in Southern California. On iNaturalist as flower_prof. Also interested in birds, fungi, wildlife, ecology, evolution, nature, the environment, agroecology, food, playing ukulele... and crochet amigurumi.
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I love mariposa lilies!
Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 6/6/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Splendid Mariposa Lily, Calochortus splendens, side view https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287332499 Splendid Mariposa Lily, Calochortus splendens, top view https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287332499
June 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Yerba mansa at Doheny State Beach #californianativeplants #FlowerReport
Yerba Mansa, Anemopsis californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279750617
May 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Backyard garden blooms for 4/29/25. #CaliforniaNativePlants #NativePlants
Diversity of California annual flowers blooming in the backyard garden. California poppies blooming in the backyard garden.
April 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/13/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Chocolate Lily Fritillaria biflora https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010237 Chilicothe Marah macrocarpa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010668 Sand Fringepod Thysanocarpus curvipes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010893 Pacific poison oak leaves and flowers Toxicodendron diversilobum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270011327
April 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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1/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/13/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Ground Pink (aka fringed linanthus) Linanthus dianthiflorus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270014514 Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270010542 Yes, this species tastes a bit like lettuce, though not related. Please don't forage on public lands without a permit. Sea Muilla with lovely blue anthers. Muilla maritima https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270013205 Cowbag Clover Trifolium depauperatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270013491
April 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Probably not... There is a common weedy Oxalis that isn't native with tiny flowers. Here's another photo of me holding a bloom of the native one.
Side view of California woodsorrel
April 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Carefully avoided an adorable baby rattlesnake on the trail at the Santa Rosa Plateau today.
#iNaturalist #herps
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus helleri https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269811748
April 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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6/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Chaparral gilia, Gilia angelensis, with gorgeous blue anthers. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269819767 Menzies' baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269814248 Pomona Milkvetch, Astragalus pomonensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269815427
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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5/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Foothill desert-parsley, Lomatium utriculatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269812306 Western blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269810230 Popcornflowers, Plagiobothrys sp. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269812003
April 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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4/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
California woodsorrel, Oxalis californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269808789 Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269809206 California Golden Violet, Viola pedunculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269809807
April 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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3/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Common Goldfields, Lasthenia gracilis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269804159 California poppy, Eschscholzia californica with insects crawling around inside. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269808194 Side view of coast morning glory, Calystegia macrostegia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269808293
April 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Sharp-toothed Sanicle, Sanicula arguta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269802068 Miniature Lupine, Lupinus bicolor https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269804077 Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269804111
April 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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1/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
California Peony, Paeonia californica, in the morning light. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269799891 Southern Checkerbloom, Sidalcea sparsifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269802537 Padre's Shooting Star, Primula clevelandii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269802378
April 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Color variation in the blooms of wishbone bush in Harford Springs on 3/30/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759826 Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759495 Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759246 Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759319
March 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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4/ Harford Springs bloom report for 3/30/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Common goldfields, Lasthenia gracilis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759717 Very few blooms, but numerous buds. Small beetle on the flower not identified. Fragrant sumac, Rhus aromatica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759594 Chilicothe, Marah macrocarpa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759771 Parish's nightshade, Solanum parishii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759844
March 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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3/ Harford Springs bloom report for 3/30/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Oak Gooseberry, Ribes quercetorum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759640 California juniper, Juniperus californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759144 California poppy, Eschscholzia californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759393
March 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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2/ Harford Springs bloom report for 3/30/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Stretchberry, Forestiera pubescens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267758351 California Goosefoot, Blitum californicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267758894 Popcornflower, Plagiobothrys sp. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267759038
March 31, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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1/ Harford Springs bloom report for 3/30/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Typical flowering patterns are extremely late due to the lack of rain in November, December, and January.
Wishbone Bush, Mirabilis laevis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267758172 k California brittlebush, Encelia californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267758215 Dobie Pod, Tropidocarpum gracile https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267758322
March 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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The recovery of chaparral in the years after a wild always amazes me. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Hoaryleaf Ceanothus, Ceanothus crassifolius, blooming among deadwood from a wildfire a few years prior near the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Center.
March 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 3/29/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
California Golden Violet, Viola pedunculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267536394 Hoaryleaf Ceanothus, Ceanothus crassifolius https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267543818 Telegraphweed, Heterotheca grandiflora https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267544518
March 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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1/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 3/29/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
Sea Muilla, Muilla maritima https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267527991 Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267528273 Padre's Shooting Star, Primula clevelandii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267529260 Glue-seed, Blennosperma nanum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267533457
March 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Another beautiful day at the Santa Rosa Plateau! #CaliforniaNativePlants #California #Landscapes
Landscape view of the Santa Rosa Plateau with snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains in the distance. Landscape view of the Santa Rosa Plateau, including grassy meadows and oaks with mountains in the distance. Engelmann oak, Quercus engelmannii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266599794
March 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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California poppy, Eschscholzia californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266588148 California cudweed, Pseudognaphalium californicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266591482 Two-color rabbit tobacco, Pseudognaphalium biolettii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266596855 Pacific poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266597376
March 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Silver Bush Lupine, Lupinus albifrons https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266588513 Glue-seed, Blennosperma nanum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266588710 Chilicothe, Marah macrocarpa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266589752 Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266587899
March 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Milkmaids, Cardamine californica https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266598353 Western blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266596413 Western buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266594395 Southern checkerbloom, Sidalcea sparsifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266592946
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM