Wildflower Mount Diablo Purple False Gilia Scientific Name: Allophyllum giliodes Family: Polemoniaceae Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native, endemic to California Also found as Allophyllum divaricatum. Typically located in Foothill Woodland and Chaparral. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steve Beatty Steve Beatty Leaf detail

Native wildflowers Mount Diablo Summit Wildflowers Plants of the Summit and Mary Bowerman Trail Prev 1 2 3 ... 11 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 11 Next Ashy Silk Tassel Garrya flavescens Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva Black Mustard Brassica nigra Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Elderberry Sambucus mexicana Blue Skullcap Scutellaria tuberosa Blue Witch, Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum Blue-eyed Mary Collinsia sparsiflora Brewer's Phacelia Phacelia breweri Buck Lotus (Yellow) Hosackia crassifolia Buck Lotus, Big Deervetch Hosackia crassifolia Prev 1 2 3 ... 11 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 11 Next Up Jump to Wildflower Guide Blooming Now Native Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo Broadleaf Filaree, Grape Storksbill, Long-beaked Filaree Scientific Name: Erodium botrys Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) Blooms: Mar Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Hema Shah

Wildflower Mount Diablo Chaparral Harebell Scientific Name: Ravenella exigua Family: Campanulaceae (Bell flower Family) Blooms: May - Jun Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native, endemic to California This plants is rare in Mount Diblo State Park. See full list Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara Pieridae Whites, Sulfurs Flies January to July Host Plant Mustard Family Nectar Plant Winter cress Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing Daniel Fitzgerald

Osmia Mason Bee Osmia Megachilidae Osmia Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Description Osmia are bees with a metallic sheen, often blue, purple, green, or black. Female bees carry pollen in abdominal scopa (see above, left). Osmia tend to have compact bodies, and have an arolium pad between their front leg tarsal claws, unlike Megachile . Their forewings have 2 submarginal cells, a big stigma and a long prestigma. Nectar/ Pollen Plants Osmia are generalists, and include pollen collection from oaks, Rosaceae plants (such as berries, apples) and many others. Some are important agricultural pollinators, visiting many flowers per trip. Osmia ribifloris biedermannii Habits Solitary, they nest in hollowed out stems, tubes, wall crevices. Use mud in nest-building to create partitions, hence “mason.” Eggs that become female bees are laid deeper in the tube, and hatch last. Season Primarily April - June, but Osmia ribifloris biedermanniiappears from January.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Woolly Sunflower, Common Woolly Sunflower Scientific Name: Eriophyllum lanatum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Mar - Jun Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native This plant is rare in Mount Diablo State Park. See full list Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wildflower Mount Diablo Tansy-leaf Phacelia, Lacy Phacelia Scientific Name: Phacelia tanacetifolia Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Blooms: April Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Flower detail Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf detail

Wildflower Mount Diablo Giant Trillium Scientific Name: Trillium chloropetalum Family: Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: Red-Pink Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Sharp-shinned Hawk Diurnal Birds of Prey Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Winter Diurnal Birds of Prey Daniel Fitzgerald This long-tailed bird hawk has a dark back and rusty barred breast. Immatures have rusty streaked underparts. This hawk is very similar to the Cooper’s Hawk but slightly smaller.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Common Plantain Invasive Scientific Name: Plantago major Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Blooms: April - Sep Color: White Perennial herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Ken-ichi Ueda, iNaturalist

Wildflower Mount Diablo Velvety Goldenrod Scientific Name: Solidago velutina Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Aug-Oct Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald