POINT REYES
CHIMNEY
ROCK TRAIL
March 20,
2008
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Trail Description:
We've visited Chimney Rock many times. It's an ideal combination
of good weather (usually), abundant wildflowers, and incredible
vistas. This was one of the more unusual days and the 3 layers of wooly
underwear certainly came in handy. Most of what we came for was the rare
endangered Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis) found on the hillsides off of the
short north shore trail heading west (upper left on map) out of parking lot.
Unfortunately I'm always playing catch-up and the photo didn't turn out as
well as expected.
Trail Location:
here
Blooming Plants Not Photographed:
NN=Non native
Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
California Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) NN
Chickweed (Stellaria media) NN
Coast Rock Cress (Arabis blepharophylla)
Coastal Oxalis (Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa)
Coastal Prairie Lupine (Lupinus variicolor)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) NN
Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)
English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) NN
Field Mustard (Brassica rapa) NN
Footsteps of Spring (Sanicula arctopoides)
Glandular Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja wightii)
Iceplant (Carpobrotus edulis) NN
Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Narrow Leaf Mule Ears (Wyethia angustifolia)
Narrow Leaved Vetch (Vicia sativa ssp. nigra) NN
Salmon Berry (Rubus spectabilis)
Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima ssp. californica)
Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)
Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)
Small Flax (Linum bienne) NN
Wallflower (Erysimum menziesii ssp. concinnum)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Ferns Not Photographed:
Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
California Polypody (Polypodium californicum)
Leather Fern (Polypodium scouleri)
Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
%20Chocolate%20Lily.jpg "Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis):Classified rare and endangered by the CNPS.")
%20Wild%20Cucumber.jpg "Wild Cucumber (Marah fabaceus): Some call it Manroot.")
%20Giant%20Vetch.jpg "Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea): Vicia means “to bind together” as it climbs by tendrils on other plants.")
.jpg "Old homestead through the pines.")
%20Field%20Chickweed.jpg "Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense): Arvense means “of cultivated fields”.")
%20Sun%20Cups.jpg "Sun Cups (Camissonia ovata): Has a fleshy taproot and no stem.")
%20Sheep%20Sorrel.jpg "Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella): Juice was extracted from fresh plant for urinary disease.")
.jpg "Climbing the first grade towards the point.")
%20Checker%20Bloom.jpg "Checker Bloom (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora): Ranged in color from pale pink to salmon.")
%20Mouse%20Eared%20Chickweed.jpg "Common Chickweed (Stellaria media): From Mediterranean area. Bloom is about 1/4\" across.")
.jpg "Reflections silhouette hikers.")
%20Cow%20Clover.jpg "Cow Clover (Trifolium wormskioldii): Flower heads are 1 to 11/2 inches wide.")
%20Blue%20Violet.jpg "Blue Violet (Viola adunca): Colors ranged from light and dark lavender to bluish.")
%20Hairy%20Petal%20Hog%20Fennel.jpg "Hairy Petal Hog Fennel (Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum): Dasycarpum meas “thick, hairy fruited”.")
.jpg "Elephant seals near the Point.")
%20Cow%20Parsnip.jpg "Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum): Photo shot from under flower head.")
%20Creeping%20Blue%20Blossom.jpg "Creeping Blue Blossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens): Leaves laid flat like a mat on the ground.")
.jpg "Hats")
%20Blue%20Violet.jpg "California Phacelia (Phacelia californica): There are 15 species of Phacelia in the SF Bay area.")
%20Scarlet%20Pimpernel.jpg "Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis): Non native. Pimpernel’s come in orange and blue.")
.jpg "1927 Life guard stations boat launching ramp.")
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%20Chocolate%20Lily.jpg "Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis):Classified rare and endangered by the CNPS.")
Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis):Classified rare and endangered by the CNPS.