California

Adiantum shastense

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 6, 2018

Although first collected in 1894, Adiantum shastense wasn’t described as a distinct species until 2015. It is native to the “mesic forests of the Eastern Klamath Range, close to Shasta Lake, on limestone and metasedimentary substrates”, where a number of locally-endemic species have been recognized in the past few decades.

Frankenia salina

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 8, 2018

Frankenia is the sole genus within the Frankeniaceae, or the sea heath family. This flowering plant family has a distribution that covers warm, dry areas of most continents, though the majority of species are Australian. Typically, plants in this family are associated with soils that are either saline, calcareous, or gypsum-rich.

Toxicoscordion fremontii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 6, 2018

Over eighty percent of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park burned in October of last year. Perhaps the opportunity to see post-fire wildflowers in the stark landscape is what enticed today’s photographer, Sandy Steinman, to visit the area in early April.

Scoliopus bigelovii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 19, 2018

Slinkpod. California fetid adder’s tongue. Brownies. All are common names for this early spring bloomer of coastal California. This photograph by Sandy Steinman was taken in early February of this year; by now, this plant has likely set its seed and perhaps even gone dormant until next winter.

California

Adiantum shastense

Frankenia salina

Toxicoscordion fremontii

Scoliopus bigelovii

Polemonium eximium

Clitocybe odora

Mammillaria dioica

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