Fawn Lily (Erythronium californicum): Mottled leaves look like a fawn’s coat.

Wooly Daisy (Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides): It’s named because the leaves are gray & wooly.

Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa): This non native is usually purple. White is unusual.

Hound’s Tongue (Cynoglossum grande): Going to seed.

Views from the road looking North East

Tracy’s Clarkia (Clarkia gracilis ssp. tracyi): Old classification for Clarkia was Godetia.

Globe Lily (Calochortus amabilis): Also called “Fairy Lantern” & “”Diogenes’ Lantern”.

Mountain Dandelion (Agoseris grandiflora): An annual which prefers grassy slopes or valley flats.

Slender Tarweed (Madia gracilis): Widespread native which smells mildly sweet.

Cotton Top (Micropus californicus): White wooly annuals of dry open spaces.

Napa Thistle (Centaurea melitensis): Common non native from Europe.

Virgin’s Bower (Clematis liguisticifolia): Stems & leaves chewed by Indians for sore throats & colds.

Jewel Flower (Streptanthus glandulosus): Relative to Mustard. Native not commonly seen.

Jewel Flower (Streptanthus glandulosus): Going to Seed.

Perhaps an old miners residence.

Canyon Live Forever Dudleya cymosa): A relative to “Hen and Chickens”.

California Tea (Rupertia physodes): A shrubby pea relative.

Red Ribbons (Clarkia concinna): We found only one Red Ribbon on this 6 mile hike.

Modesty (Whipplea modesta): Forms a ground cover in the forested areas.

Chaparral Pea (Pickeringia montana): This bush was about 6 feet tall.

Wooly aphids fighting for a spot.

Yellow Hartweg Lomatium (Lomatium marginatum): Usually likes dry slopes.

Martin’s Paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei ssp. martini): A common Napa area native that loves well drained soil.

Ceanothus (Ceanothus jepsonii var .albiflorus): Likes rocky ground and slopes.

Phlox Leaf Bedstraw (Gallium andrewsii): More commonly Bedstraw flowers are white.

Indians Dream Fern (Aspidotis densa): Likes rocky places.

Mt. St. Helen Morning Glory (Calystegia collina ssp. oxyphylla): Considered rare in Napa county.

What it takes to ID a flower sometimes.

Pussy Ears (Calochortus tolmiei): Instead of the usual single flower this had 3 blooms.

Common Montia (Claytonia exigua): This flower was about 1/3 inch across.

Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum): Non native showy clover about 1 ½ inch tall and 3/4 inch across.