Our neighborhood has open space "parks" that are essentially disturbed patches of native bunchgrass/forbs. So after work visited for some discovery/camera work. Had success; found three new wildflower species for the year in bloom.
All were fairly easy to detect, 6 inch plus in size either vertical (Hoelbell's Rockcress [
Arabis hoelbelli], horizontal (Large-fruit Lomatium [
Lomatium macrocarpum] or bushy (Western Gromwell [
Lithospermum ruderale]. Wildlife watching strategy can be summed up at times as "what's different?" So, in thirty minutes got fresh air, exercise, employed photography skillset and experienced "flow" (read Csikszentmihalyi 1990). You should try it...it is fun.
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| Hoelbell's Rockcress |
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| Large-fruit Lomatium |
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| Western Gromwell |
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