Wildflower Mount Diablo Silver Bush Lupine Scientific Name: Lupinus albifrons ssp. albifrons Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: Blue-Purple Perennial shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Panurginus Miner Bee Panurginus Andrenidae Panurginus Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Description Small (5-8 mm), early season community nesters, with a truncated marginal cell in wing (see arrow above). Has 2 submarginal cells. These little bees are mostly hairless and black. They have a yellow clypeus (lower face). Nectar/ Pollen Plants Some Panurginus are pollen specialists (on Ranunculus , others on Potentilla , etc.) and some are generalists. Habits Panurginus are ground nesters, and on Mount Diablo, some nest gregariously in aggregations, with areas swarming with bees in March. Nests are made in cracks, or are dug under pebbles (personal observation). Nest structure details are unknown for our bees. Season Early Spring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Artichoke Thistle Invasive Scientific Name: Cynara cardunculus Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: June Color: Blue-Purple Perennial herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steven Beatty

Wildflower Mount Diablo Chaparral Broomrape, Tuberous Broomrape Scientific Name: Aphyllon tuberosum Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Blooms: Mar - Jun Color: Blue-Purple Perennial herb (parasitic) Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Stephen Smith Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Water Cress Scientific Name: Nasturtium officinale Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Blooms: Jun Color: White Perennial herb (aquatic) Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Coastal Tidytips Scientific Name: Layia platyglossa Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native seedpods are yellow. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring Terese Dixon

Wildflower Mount Diablo Golden-carpet Wild Buckwheat Scientific Name: Eriogonum luteolum luteolum Family: Polygonaceae Blooms: Jul-Sep Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo Largeleaf Sandwort, Bigleaf Sandwort Scientific Name: Moehringia macrophylla Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Blooms: April Color: White Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steven Beatty

Wildflower Mount Diablo Whisker Brush Scientific Name: Leptosiphon ciliatus Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Familiy) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne palla Nymphalidae Brushfoots Flies March to July Host Plant Aster Tribe Nectar Plant California buckeye Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing

Wildflower Mount Diablo Woolly Clover Scientific Name: Trifolium tomentosum Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: Apr-Jun Color: White Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald

California Sister Adelpha californica Nymphalidae Brushfoots Flies March to November Host Plant Oak Nectar Plant California buckeye Michael Marchiano Underwing Daniel Fitzgerald