What's In Bloom
Flowers seen blooming around the park recently
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Botanical and common names are mostly from Selected Plants
of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada, Vernon H. Oswald,
Herbarium, California State University, Chico
Dates and locations indicate the time and place that the plants were first noted this
year by contributors to this page.
Photos by Steve Green unless otherwise noted, © 2004 Friends of Bidwell Park
May 31, 2004
Humboldt lily,
Lilium humboldtii ssp.
humboldtii
-- Yahi Trail near Brown's Hole
Everlasting pea,
Lathyrus latifolius
-- Upper Park Road near Lot S
American licorice,
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lower Trail near Day Camp
Bird's-foot trefoil,
Lotus corniculatus
Along Big Chico Creek near Alligator Hole
May 23, 2004
Mullein-pink,
Lychnis coronaria
-- Off Ten Mile House Trail, near Big Chico Creek
Blue-eyed-grass,
Sisyrinchium bellum
-- Along road leading to Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve.
Himalayan blackberry,
Rubus discolor
-- Near pond off Ten Mile House Trail
May 15, 2004
Elegant clarkia,
Clarkia unguiculata
-- Guardian's Trail, below Disc Golf
Gray-leaved skullcap,
Scutellaria siphocampyloides
-- Guardian's Trail, east of Bloody Pins
White-stemmed clarkia,
Clarkia gracilis ssp.
albicaulis
Chicory,
Cichorium intybus
-- South side, near Centennial Ave.
May 12, 2004
Toyon,
Heteromeles arbutifolia
-- Live Oak Trail
Canchalagua,
Centaurium venustum
-- Upper Trail above Day Camp
Needle-leaved navarretia,
Navarretia intertexta ssp.
intertexta
-- Upper Trail above Day Camp
Yellow star-thistle,
Centaurea solstitialis
-- North Rim Trail, near poser lines
Bindweed,
Convolvulus arvensis
North Rim Trail, near Live Oak Trail--
Wavy-leaved soap-plant,
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var.
pomeridianum
-- Upper Trail above Alligator Hole
Hansen's larkspur,
Delphinium hansenii ssp.
hansenii
-- west end of Upper Trail
May 2, 2004
Venus thistle,
Cirsium occidentale var.
venustum
-- North Rim Trail, near Live Oak Trail
Purple salsify,
Tragopogon porrifolius
-- South Park Drive, west of 99
Spreading daisy,
Erigeron divergens
-- B Trail
California pitcher-sage,
Lepechinia calycina
-- B Trail
California buckeye,
Aesculus californica
-- North Rim Trail, east of B Trail
Klamathweed,
Hypericum perforatum
-- North Rim Trail near power lines
Navarretia,
Navarretia sp.
-- North Rim Trail, near Maidu Trail
Yarrow,
Achillea millefolium
-- B Trail
Apr. 27, 2004
California brodiaea,
Brodiaea californica var.
californica
-- Yahi Trail, near Diversion Dam
Western spicebush,
Calycanthus occidentalis
-- Yahi Trail, near Alligator Hole
Smooth scouring-rush,
Equisetum laevigatum
-- Near the end of the Yahi Trail
Watercress,
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
-- Yahi Trail, spring between Bear Hole and Salmon Hole
Blue elderberry,
Sambucus mexicana
-- Lower Trail
Foothill gumplant,
Grindelia hirsutula var.
davyi
-- Yahi Trail, near Bear Hole
Silverpuffs,
Uropappus lindleyi
-- Yahi Trail, near Devil's Kitchen
Yellow mariposa lily,
Calochortus luteus
-- Lower Trail
Spanish-broom,
Spartium junceum
-- Big Chico Creek, near Alligator Hole
Elegant brodiaea,
Brodiaea elegans ssp.
elegans
-- Yahi Trail, near Diversion Dam
Large-flowered woolly-sunflower,
Eriophyllum lanatum var.
grandiflorum
-- Lower Trail
Apr. 22, 2004
Superb mariposa-lily,
Calochortus superbus
-- Guardian's Trail, near Bloody Pins
Scarlet pimpernel,
Anagallis arvensis
-- Guardian's Trail, near Bloody Pins
Butte County checkerbloom,
Sidalcea robusta
-- Guardian's Trail, below Disc Golf
Purple clarkia,
Clarkia purpurea ssp.
quadrivulnera
-- Humboldt Trail
Apr. 13, 2004
Bluestars,
Brodiaea minor
-- Near Horseshoe Lake
Wild hyacinth,
Triteleia hyacinthina
-- Near Horseshoe Lake
Coyote-thistle,
Eryngium castrense
-- Vernal pool near lot A
Apr. 6, 2004
Spring madia,
Madia elegans ssp.
vernalis
-- Middle Trail, above Salmon Hole
Twining ookow (Twining Brodiaea),
Dichelostemma volubile
-- Yahi Trail, near Salmon Hole
Apr. 1, 2004
Chinese-houses,
Collinsia heterophylla
-- Guardian's Trail, below Disc Golf
Stork's-bill,
Erodium sp.
-- Humboldt Trail
Mar. 29, 2004
Purdy's beard-tongue,
Penstemon heterophyllus
-- Maidu Trail
Canyon dudleya,
Dudleya cymosa ssp.
cymosa
-- Upper Trail, above Bear Hole
California yerba-santa,
Eriodictyon californicum
-- North Rim, Near Maidu Trail
Checkerbloom,
Sidalcea sp.
-- Upper Trail, above Salmon Hole
Pineapple-weed,
Chamomilla sp.
-- Maidu Trail
Mar. 22, 2004
Round-toothed ookow,
Dichelostemma multiflorum
-- Lower Trail
Mule's-fat,
Baccharis salicifolia
-- Yahi Trail, creek bank near Alligator Hole
Winter vetch,
Vicia villosa ssp.
varia
-- Lower Trail
Mar. 19, 2004
California-poppy,
Eschscholzia californica ssp.
californica
-- Disc Golf Trail
Slender cottonweed (Q-tips),
Micropus californicus
-- Disc Golf Trail
Mar. 15, 2004
Lay-and-Collie's Indian-paintbrush,
Castilleja affinis
-- North Rim Trail, near B Trail
Mar. 13, 2004
Foothill-poppy,
Eschscholzia caespitosa
-- Yahi Trail, east of Diversion Dam
White-tipped clover,
Trifolium variegatum
-- Yahi Trail, near Salmon Hole
Mar. 4, 2004
Shield-bracted monkey-flower,
Mimulus glaucescens
-- Guardian's Trail, below disc golf
Feb. 23, 2004
Red-stemmed filaree,
Erodium cicutarium
-- south side, above golf course
Flowers that are mostly done blooming for this year
American vetch, Vicia americana var. americana
Austin's rockcress, Arabis breweri var. austiniae
Bicolored linanthus, linanthus bicolor
Big manzanita, Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. manzanita
Big-podded lupine, Lupinus pachylobus
Bird's-eye gilia, Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor
Bladder lomatium, Lomatium utriculatum
Blow-wives, Achyrachaena mollis
Bluedicks, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Bolander's woodlandstar, Lithophragma bolanderi
Bridges' Triteleia, Triteleia bridgesii
Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus
Buttercup, Ranunculus sp.
California bay laurel, Umbellularia californica
California goldfields, Lasthenia californica
California manroot, Marah fabaceus var. agrestis
California pipevine, Aristolochia californica
California saxifrage, Saxifraga californica
Chaparral clematis, Clematis lasiantha
Checkered fritillary, Fritillaria affinis var. affinis
Clasping-leaved fringepod, Thysanocarpus curvipes
Clasping onion, Allium amplectens
Common chickweed, Stellaria media
Crevice alumroot, Heuchera micrantha var. erubescens
Death-camas, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus
Deerbrush, Ceanothus integerrimus
Dove's-foot geranium, Geranium molle
Dwarf cowbag clover, Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum
Dwarf-stonecrop (Rock sedella), Parvisedum pumilum
Dwarf woolly-marbles, Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus
Fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
Fremont's goldfields, Lasthenia fremontii
Fremont's tidytips, Layia fremontii
Fremont's zigadene (star-lily), Zigadenus fremontii
Fryingpans, Eschscholzia lobbii
Garden vetch, Vicia sativa ssp. sativa
Glassy wild hyacinth, Triteleia lilacina
Grass-pink, Petrorhagia dubia
Hartweg's odontostomum, Odontostomum hartwegii
Indian-pink, Silene californica
Indian-rhubarb (Umbrella-plant), Darmera peltata
Ithuriel's-spear, Triteleia laxa
Johnnytuck, Triphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha
Kellogg's clarkia, Clarkia arcuata
Long-tubed iris, Iris macrosiphon
Lowland shootingstar, Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum
Mexican onion, Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare
Milkmaids, Cardamine californica var. californica
Miner's lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
Ornate downingia, Downingia ornatissima var. ornatissima
Parish's nightshade, Solanum parishii
Pacific hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum grande
Periwinkle, Vinca major
Popcorn-flower, Plagiobothrys sp.
Purple milkweed, Asclepias cordifolia
Purple mouse-ears, Mimulus douglasii
Purple owl-clover, Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta
Purple sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida
Red larkspur, Delphinium nudicaule
Redmaids, Calandrinia ciliata
Rock phacelia, Phacelia egena
Rosy meadowfoam, Limnanthes douglasii ssp. rosea
Royal larkspur, Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum
Sacramento Valley pogogyne, Pogogyne zizyphoroides
Scarlet fritillary, Fritillaria recurva
Sierra fawn-lily, Erythronium multiscapoideum
Sky lupine, Lupinus nanus
Spreading larkspur, Delphinium patens ssp. patens
Western poison-oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western redbud, Cercis occidentalis
White-flowered navarretia, Navarretia leucocephala ssp. leucocephala
White-leaved manzanita, Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida
White-whorled lupine, Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus
Woolly-fruited lomatium, Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. tomentosum
Yellow-carpet, Blennosperma nanum var. nanum
Yellow star-tulip, Calochortus monophyllus
