ROCKVILLE
TILLEY TRAIL
February 28,
2008
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Trail:
This was the first outing to Rockville for the year, and the weather and
flowers couldn't have been more cooperative. Most of us quickly shed
clothing as the sun rose higher in sky. We were fortunate to have Mr. Tilley
himself guide us on this trail which takes a leisurely clockwise loop on the
lower Eastern slope of the park. While there were a lot of buds,
there were also plenty of flowers to be seen. Plus the foot
high grasses lent an almost tropical lushness to the hike. An hour and a
number of twists and turns later, we were rewarded with a small but gorgeous
patch of Fritillaria in full bloom.
Trail Location:
here
(very large file)
Blooming Plants Not Photographed:
NN= Non Native
Broadleaf Filaree (Erodium botrys) NN
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) NN
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis)
Grey Cudweed (Gnaphalium canescens beneolens)
Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa) NN
Hillside Pea (Lathyrus vestitus)
Johnny Jump Up (Viola pedunculata)
Milk Maids (Cardamine californica)
Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis)
Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Storksbill (Erodium cicutarium) NN
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) NN
Vetch (Vicia sativa) NN
Weedy Cudweed (Gnaphalium luteo-album)
Ferns Not Photographed:
California Polypody (Polypodium californicum)
Gold Back Fern (Pentagramma triangularis)
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii)
b%20Mouse%20ears%20chickweed.jpg "Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) Non native from Europe.")
.jpg "Heading up towards the Tilly Trail.")
%20Shooting%20Star.jpg "Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii): A relative to Cyclamen.")
%20California%20Saxifrage.jpg "California Saxifrage (Saxifraga californica): Was suppose to cure gall stones.")
%20Miners%20Lettuce.jpg "Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata): A relative to the garden Portulaca.")
%20Blue%20Dicks.jpg "Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum): Flowers can be white, purple, or blue.")
%20Fiddleneck.jpg "Fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia): Each flower is less than ½ inch wide and long.")
c%20Small%20Baby%20Blue%20Eyes.jpg "Small Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila heterophylla): Wide spread throughout the park in semi shady areas.")
%20Polypore%20Shelf%20Fungus.jpg "Polypore Shelf Fungus (Polyporaceae family): Grow on wood.")
.jpg "Thick grassed dominate the trail.")
%20Climbing%20Bedstraw.jpg "Climbing Bedstraw (Galium porrigens): Native. Sweet scented European species were used to stuff mattresses, thus Bedstraw.")
%20Hairy%20Wood%20Rush.jpg "Hairy Wood Rush (Luzula comosa): A member of the Rush Family.")
%20Indian%20Warrior.jpg "Indian Warrior (Pedicularis densiflora): Has fern like red purplish leaves.")
%20Pungent%20Cudweed.jpg "Pungent Cudweed (Gnaphalium bicolor bioletti): Some Gnaphaliums were used in Japan as tobacco.")
%20Red%20Maids.jpg "Red Maids (Calandrinia ciliata): Genus named after botanist J. L. Calandrini.")
%20Poison%20Oak%20.jpg "Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversiloba): Flower buds.")
.jpg "Miners Lettuce grace the trailsides.")
b%20Scarlet%20Fritillary.jpg "Scarlet Fritillary (Fritillaria recurva): We saw a couple of large groups just off the Tilley Trail.")
b%20dk%20grn%20Lacepod.jpg "Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes): Flower was 1/10 inch across or less.")
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b%20Mouse%20ears%20chickweed.jpg "Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) Non native from Europe.")
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) Non native from Europe.