Flower Prof
@flowerprof.bsky.social
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.
Beautiful blue stamens!
June 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Beautiful blue stamens!
😂 Been there, done that!
June 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
😂 Been there, done that!
Leymus condensatus, with the common name Giant Wild Rye is a wild rye grass native to California and northern Mexico. (Source: Wikipedia)
June 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Leymus condensatus, with the common name Giant Wild Rye is a wild rye grass native to California and northern Mexico. (Source: Wikipedia)
Mine started blooming this past week, too!
May 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Mine started blooming this past week, too!
Yes, I think with that color and shape it's likely to be D. puniceus.
Here's an article about it
www.phytoneuron.net/2013Phytoneu...
Here's an article about it
www.phytoneuron.net/2013Phytoneu...
www.phytoneuron.net
April 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yes, I think with that color and shape it's likely to be D. puniceus.
Here's an article about it
www.phytoneuron.net/2013Phytoneu...
Here's an article about it
www.phytoneuron.net/2013Phytoneu...
Well... The orange and yellow are probably San Diego Monkey Flowers, Diplacus x australis, a stable hybrid of D. puniceus and D. longiflorus.
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/771946-...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/771946-...
San Diego Monkeyflower (Hybrid Diplacus × australis)
Diplacus × australis is a hybrid of plants with 2599 observations
www.inaturalist.org
April 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Well... The orange and yellow are probably San Diego Monkey Flowers, Diplacus x australis, a stable hybrid of D. puniceus and D. longiflorus.
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/771946-...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/771946-...
Any flowers blooming there?
April 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Any flowers blooming there?
Gorgeous! How are the trails by the lake? Also, would you happen to know if Humber Park is open yet?
April 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Gorgeous! How are the trails by the lake? Also, would you happen to know if Humber Park is open yet?
It does give sunflower vibes. Now I'm curious to see it blooming!
April 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It does give sunflower vibes. Now I'm curious to see it blooming!
Awesome! I hope they grow well for you!
April 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Awesome! I hope they grow well for you!
2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/13/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
April 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
2/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/13/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
I know, right! An edit option would be great!
April 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I know, right! An edit option would be great!
Western blue-eyed grass has six petals. The foliage for E. botrys is usually close to the ground. The foliage that is visible in the photo is some sort of grass.
April 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Western blue-eyed grass has six petals. The foliage for E. botrys is usually close to the ground. The foliage that is visible in the photo is some sort of grass.
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.
April 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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.
Purple sanicle is also blooming, but I had trouble getting an in-focus photo.
April 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Purple sanicle is also blooming, but I had trouble getting an in-focus photo.
Lovely!
Looks like you identified one of your photos as blue-eyed grass, but it appears to be Mediterranean Stork's-bill, Erodium botrys.
Looks like you identified one of your photos as blue-eyed grass, but it appears to be Mediterranean Stork's-bill, Erodium botrys.
April 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lovely!
Looks like you identified one of your photos as blue-eyed grass, but it appears to be Mediterranean Stork's-bill, Erodium botrys.
Looks like you identified one of your photos as blue-eyed grass, but it appears to be Mediterranean Stork's-bill, Erodium botrys.
6/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
6/ Santa Rosa Plateau bloom report for 4/12/25. IDs and iNat links in Alt text. #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNaturalist #NativePlants #FlowerReport