Andrews clinton
Clintonia andrewsiana
California tea
Rupertia physodes
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Creeping snowberry
Symphoricarpos mollis
Ithuriel’s spear
Triteleia laxa
Milkwort
Polygala californica
Narrowleaf mule ears
Wyethia angustifolia
Ookow
Dichelostemma congestum
Red baneberry
Actaea rubra
Spicebush
Calycanthus occidentalis
White hawkweed
Hieracium albiflorum
Yerba buena
Clinopodium douglasii
NEW
– Andrew’s clinton, a bright pink lily with large waxy leaves is blooming under the redwoods above Stolte Grove.
– California tea, a low shrub with purple tipped flowers is blooming along the trail near 11 on the Homestead Trail.
– Common yarrow is blooming with white clusters in meadows.
– Creeping snowberry with small pink bell flowers is blooming in forests.
– Ithuriel’s spear with deep blue erect bell flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Milkwort, a small ground cover is blooming purple at forest edge.
– Narrowleaf mule ear is blooming with bright yellow sunflowers in meadows.
– Ookow with clusters of purple flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Red baneberry is blooming in forests with white flowers.
– Spicebush is blooming with large burgundy flowers along Laverne in gardens and in Three Groves below the first bridge.
– White hawkweed is blooming white in forests.
– Yerba buena, a creeping ground cover with bright green leaves is blooming with small white flowers at forest edge.
Forests
– Broadleaf hellebore* (Epipactis helleborine), an orchid native to Eurasia, is blooming green and pink in forests.
– Buckeye (Aesculus californica), a deciduous tree has leafed out and is just starting to bloom with white clusters.
– Checker lily (Fritillaria affinis) with its yellow spotted chocolate bells is blooming in meadows at forest edge.
– Creek dogwood (Cornus sericea) is blooming with white clusters beside the bridge in Three Groves.
– Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana) is blooming white in forests.
– Feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum), very fragrant, with white flowers is blooming in forests.
– Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) blooms with small white flowers. Unusual in Homestead, find it blooming in the forest understory below 14.
– Indian warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) blooms in large colonies making it one of the most showy flowers in Homestead. A hillside of it is blooming now with burgundy plumes at the unmarked junction 15 on the Homestead Trail.
– Manroot (Marah fabaceus), a wild cucumber is blooming white on fresh green vines in forests.
– Meadow rue (Thalictrum fendleri v. polycarpum) with delicate white or pink tassels is blooming in forests.
– Pacific star flower (Lysimachia latifolia) is blooming with pink star flowers in forests.
– Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) with its heart-shaped pink flowers is blooming under redwoods.
– Pacific sanicle (Sanicula crassicaulis) blooms with dark mustard flowers in forests.
– Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) is blooming with small white flowers in forests.
– Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) is blooming with white flowers on red stalks in forests.
– Starry false lily of the valley (Maianthemum stellatum) is blooming white in forests.
– Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) is just leafing out for the season and is blooming white in forests.
– Wood rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) is blooming bright pink in forests.
– Wood sweet-cicely (Osmorhiza berteroi) is blooming in forests with small white flowers.
Forest Edge
– Blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) is blooming blue at forest’s edge.
– California blackberry (Rubus ursinus) is blooming white climbing over brush on Homestead Hill.
– California plantain (Plantago erecta), small and delicate, see it blooming in rocky margins of meadows.
– Canyon nemophila (Nemophila heterophylla), a delicate white flower is blooming at forest edge.
– Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) is blooming with its distinctive red and yellow flowers at forest edge.
– Figwort (Scrophularia californica) blooms with its uniquely shaped russet flower blooms at forest edge.
– Hedgenettle (Stachys rigida quercetorum) with purple flower towers is blooming at forest edge.
– Starry false lily of the valley (Maianthemum stellatum) is blooming white in forests.
– Fairy bells (Prosartes hookeri) is hard to spot as its bell flower hangs below the leaves of this small forest plant seen blooming near 11a.
– Pacific pea (Lathyrus vestitus var vestitus) is blooming pink at forest edge.
– Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), a large shrub, is blooming with white clusters.
– Sticky cinquefoil (Drymocallis glandulosa) is blooming butter yellow at forest edge.
– Vanilla grass (Anthoxanthum occidentale) common on Mt Tam, rare in Homestead. Find it blooming above Three Groves.
– Woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is blooming white on Homestead Hill.
Meadow
– Blue dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) is blooming blue in meadows.
– California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus) is blooming shiny yellow in meadows.
– California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) can be a carpet of yellow but is mostly scattered yellow in meadows this year.
– California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) with its bright orange bell blooms in meadows.
– Cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) is blooming white in meadows with large umbrella flowers.
– Dwarf checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora) is blooming pink with its first blooms of the season on Homestead Hill.
– Oakland star tulip (Calochortus umbellatus) is blooming with pale blooms near the ground on the trail below 4-Corners.
– Owl’s clover (Castilleja densiflora) is blooming pink and yellow in meadows.
– Pineappleweed (Matricaria discoidea) blooming yellow in meadows.
– Purple sanicle (Sanicula bipinnatifida) is blooming with burgundy balls in meadows.
– Purple western morning glory (Calystegia purpurata s. purpurata) is blooming in meadows.
– Pigmy weed (Crassula connata), a small succulent, is blooming red in sun on rocks.
– Q-tips (Micropus californicus) is blooming small, white and furry on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Shortspur seablush (Plectritis congesta s brachystemon) with its domes of pink flowers is blooming in meadows.
– Silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons) is blooming with large purple flowers in meadows.
– Sky lupin (Lupinus nanus) is blooming blue near the ground on Homestead Hill.
– Spring gold (Lomatium utriculatum) is blooming with ground hugging yellow clusters on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Tomcat clover (Trifolium willdenovii) is blooming purple on the Ridgewood Rock.
*non-native
Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead.
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