TOMALES BAY S.P. 
JEPSON TRAIL
June 16,  2009
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Trail Description:
With near 95 degrees predicted inland, Pt. Reyes is always a choice destination. This time our group was unusually large, and while it may have scared a few birds away, it made for a more chatty lunch at Hearts Desire beach. But we were lucky enough to spot an Osprey perched on a limb near the trail. The more common flowers like the Cats Ears and Hedge Nettles were out, but it was hard to spot something new due to the time of year. We keep looking for trails that are down hill both ways, but no luck this time, so unfortunately it was a bit of a sweat climbing back up. Still a nice lush hike.

Trail Location: here
Park Page: here

Blooming Plants Not Photographed:
NN=Non Native
Ambrosia chamissonis (Beach Bur Sage)
Bellis perennis (English Daisy)NN
Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)NN
Calystegia purpurata (Coast Morning Glory)
Campanula californica (Swamp Harebell)
Castilleja wightii (Wight’s Indian Paintbrush)
Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian Thistle)NN
Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle)NN
Claytonia perfoliata (Miner’s lettuce)
Claytonia siberica (Candyflower)
Conium maculatum (Poison Hemlock)NN
Cuscuta salina (Dodder)
Erechtites minimus (Australian Fireweed)NN
Eriophyllum staechadifolium (Lizard Tail)
Geranium molle (Dove’s Foot Geranium)NN
Gnaphalium luteo album (Weedy Cudweed)NN
Grindelia stricta (Gumplant)
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon)
Hieracium albiflorum (Hawkweed)
Hypochaeris radicata (Rough Cat’s Ear)NN
Jaumea carnosa (Jaumea)
Limonium californica (Sea Lavender)
Lonicera hispidula (California Honeysuckle)
Madia Sativa (Coast Tarweed)
Medicago polymorpha (Bur Clover)NN
Mimulus aurantiacus (Sticky Monkey Flower)
Myosotis latifolia (Forget Me Not)NN
Navarretia squarrosa (Skunkweed)
Plantago lanceolata (English Plantain)NN
Polygala californica (Milkwort)
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrell) NN
Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow Thistle)NN
Spergularia rubra (Purple Sand Spurrey)NN
Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (Hedge Nettle)
Stachys chamissonis (Giant Hedge Nettle)




Ferns & Allies Not Photographed:

Equisetum arvense (Common Horsetail)
Polystichum munitum (Sword Fern)
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens (Bracken Fern)
Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant Chain Fern)