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ROY'S REDWOODS

May 22, 2008
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Trail Description:
We last took this trail in September. While also dry at this time of year, there were remnants of spring in the grasses, trees and wildflowers. Having learned from experience, we went counter clockwise,  taking in the hotter grasslands during the morning coolness.

Trail Location:
See the park page for directions.

Blooming Plants Not Photographed:
NN= Non Native
Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)
Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) NN
California Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Common Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
English Daisy (Bellis perennis) NN
English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) NN
False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina stellata)
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) NN
Forget-Get-Me-Not (Myosotis latifolia) NN
Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa) NN
Hedge Nettle (Stachys ajugoides var. rigida)
Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor) NN
Little Rattlesnake Grass (Briza minor) NN
Long Beaked Filaree (Erodium botrys) NN
Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor)
Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Napa Thistle (Centaurea melitensis) NN
Narrow Leaf Flax (Linum bienne) NN
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
Rattlesnake Grass (Briza major) NN
Red Bead Lily (Clintonia andrewsiana)
Rough Cat’s Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) NN
Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) NN
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) NN
Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) NN
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) NN
Snakeroot (Sanicula crassicaulis)
Smooth Cat’s Ear (Hypochaeris glabra) NN
Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Vetch (Vicia sativa) NN
Western Morning Glory (Calystegia occidentalis)
Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula)
Yerba Buena (Satureja douglasii)

Ferns Not Photographed:

Goldback Fern (Pentagramma triangularis)
Maiden Hair Fern (Adiantum jordanii)
Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The southern grasslands.