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Wildflower Mount Diablo Blow Wives Scientific Name: Achyrachaena mollis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Apr - May Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native The fruits of this sunflower relative are showier than its diminutive yellow flowers. The wind picks up these pretty fruits and "blows" them away. Look for them in the grasslands between Donner and Mitchell Canyons. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa Flower form Hank Fabian, iNaturalist Seed pod form

Wildflower Mount Diablo Golden Eardrops Scientific Name: Ehrendorferia chrysantha Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Blooms: Apr - Jul Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Fleabane Scientific Name: Erigeron foliosus franciscensis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: June Color: Blue-Purple Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steven Beatty Steven Beatty

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 Canyon Gooseberry Scientific Name: Ribes menziesii Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry Family) Blooms: January - March Color: Red-Pink Shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo Common Fiddleneck Scientific Name: Amsinckia intermedia Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Blooms: February Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native Amsinckia intermedia is a small orange flower characterizrd by red dots whereas the other species Amsinckia menziesii is a yellow flower without dots. (Jepson, Calflora) Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf Detail Daniel Fitzgerald Plant View Daniel Sandri

Common Birds A-Z Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos American Goldfinch Spinus tristis American Kestrel Falco sparverius American Pipit Anthus rubescens American Robin Turdus migratorius Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Bullok's Oriole Icterus bullockii Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus California Quail Callipepla californica California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum California Towhee Melozone crissalis Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Common Raven Corvus corax Cooper's Hawk Accipiter copperii Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Rock Pigeon Columba livia Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Turkey Vulture Carthartes aura Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata

Wildflower Mount Diablo Virgin’s Bower Scientific Name: Clematis ligusticifolia Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Blooms: Jul - Aug Color: White Perennial herb or vine Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Dudleya, Rock Lettuce, Stonecrop Scientific Name: Dudleya cymosa Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Blooms: May - Jun Color: White Perennial herb Native, endemic to California White form is shown here. Flowers are typically a vibrant orange, yellow or pink. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wildflower Mount Diablo Gumplant, Great Valley Gumplant, Gumweed Scientific Name: Grindelia camporum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Slender Centaury Scientific Name: Centaurium tenuiflorum Family: Gentianaceae Blooms: June - Aug Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald

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