Wildflower Mount Diablo California Rose Scientific Name: Rosa californica Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family) Blooms: May - Jun Color: Red-Pink Shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wildflower Mount Diablo Spanish Broom, Spanish Lotus Scientific Name: Spartium junceum Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: May Color: Yellow-Orange Shrub Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald

Wrentit Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers Wrentit Chamaea fasciata All Year Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers Daniel Fitzgerald Found in chaparral and other shrubby or brushy areas - usually with dense undergrowth. Generally grayish-brown; underparts are slightly paler, and have dusky streaking. Note pale eye. Song consists of a series of loud, emphatic, whistle-like notes followed by a trill; suggests a bouncing ball with increasing tempo at the end; also gives a grinding, rattle-like call. Nests in shrubs or trees, where its cup-shaped structure is built from bark, grasses, and plant fibers. Feeds on insects, spiders, fruit, and seeds.

Chipping Sparrow Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, and Longspurs Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Summer Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, and Longspurs Daniel Fitzgerald Frequents open woodlands and forest edge; also frequents brushy and shrubby habitats. In breeding plumage, combination of dark bill, reddish crown, black eye line, white eyebrow, and unstreaked breast identify this sparrow. Nests in trees. Nest is a cup-shaped structure built from grasses, weed stems, and small roots. Feeds mostly on plant seeds; insects and other invertebrates supplement diet during breeding season.

California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica Nymphalidae Brushfoots Flies All year Host Plant California Lilac Nectar Plant Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing

Yellow Warbler Warblers Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Summer Warblers Daniel Fitzgerald No other warbler is so extensively yellow including yellow tail spots and yellow edgings on the wings and tail. Adult males have rusty breast streaks. Adult females and immature birds are less streaked or not at all.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Spreading Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur Scientific Name: Delphinium patens ssp. patens Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: Blue-Purple Perennial herb Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Sticky Cinquefoil Scientific Name: Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family) Blooms: Apr - May Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wildflower Mount Diablo Bellardia, Mediterranean Linseed Invasive Scientific Name: Bellardia trixago Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: White Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Slender Phlox, Annual Phlox, Scientific Name: Microsteris gracilis Family: Polemoniaceae Blooms: Mar - Apr Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Yellow Mustard, Yellow Flowered Jewelflower, Yellow Mustard Scientific Name: Caulanthus flavescens Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Blooms: Mar - Apr Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Dereck Love

Wildflower Mount Diablo Rosy Sandcrocus Scientific Name: Romulea rosea Family: Iridaceae Blooms: Mar-Apr Color: Red-Pink Perennial herb Introduced There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald