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Wildflower Mount Diablo Common Trefoil Scientific Name: Acmispon wrangelianus Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

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

Wildflower Mount Diablo English Plantain Invasive Scientific Name: Plantago lanceolata Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Blooms: Mar - Aug Color: White Perennial herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Kellogg's Snapdragon, Climbing Snapdragon Scientific Name: Antirrhinum kelloggii Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Blooms: Apr - Sep Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Delta Coyote-Thistle Scientific Name: Eryngium jepsonii Family: Apiaceae (Parsley-Carrot Family) Blooms: Apr-Aug Color: White Perennial herb Native Occurs in wetlands. California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere ) per Calflora Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo Arroyo Lupine Scientific Name: Lupinus succulentus Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: Mar - Jun Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wildflower Mount Diablo San Gabriel Bluecup Scientific Name: Githopsis diffusa Family: Campanulaceae (Bell flower Family) Blooms: Apr-Jun Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo False Baby Stars Scientific Name: Leptosiphon androsaceus Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Familiy) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Native Flowers can be pink, lavender or white Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wildflower Mount Diablo American Nightshade Scientific Name: Solanum americanum Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) Blooms: Mar-Nov Color: White Annual or perennial herb Native Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo Venus Thistle Scientific Name: Cirsium occidentale venustum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: May-Jul Color: Red-Pink Perennial herb Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo Blue Elderberry Scientific Name: Sambucus mexicana Family: Viburnacaea (Elder Family) Blooms: March - July Color: Yellow-Orange Shrub Native Berries are Blue Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Dan Sandri January 1, 2024 Dan Sandri Hey! What’s that small, seemingly-restless bird, on the move through the tree branches, making rapid chipping sounds and flicking its wings? It’s there… but then it isn’t… It may be one of our most active Mount Diablo Winter residents: a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula). A Ruby-crowned Kinglet is an olive-green and golden-colored bird, with a prominent white eye ring, white wingbar and very small, thin bill. This wingbar contrasts with a black bar on the wing, which helps differentiate it from the similar-looking, but a bit larger, Hutton’s Vireo (Hutton’s Vireos also have a more-conical bill). The “ruby crown” possesed by the male is only occasionally visible, when the bird is agitated or excited, especially in Spring. In Summer, Ruby-Crowned Kinglets have migrated to the north or northeast and are common in conifer and mixed forests in the northwestern United States and across Canada. Ruby-Crowned Kinglets nest high in trees, and therefore in this season prefer taller, older trees. During migration and in Winter, they are common in woods and thickets across most of the continent. Ruby-Crowned Kinglets prey on spiders and many types of insects, foraging in tree foliage, flitting about, hovering and pecking in in their search for food. These birds also eat a small amount of seeds and fruit, including poison-oak berries. So keep an eye out for this Kinglet – or an ear for their chatter, as they are often heard first. Tis the season! Bird Guide: https://www.mdia.org/birds-1-1/ruby-crowned-kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)1 Dan Sandri.jpeg BACK TO LIST