Wildflower Mount Diablo Dove Lupine Scientific Name: Lupinus bicolor Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: Feb - May Color: Blue-Purple Annual or perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Hill Star Scientific Name: Lithophragma heterophyllum Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: White Perennial herb Native, endemic to California U-shape sepal Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steven Beatty Stephen Smith, Steve Beatty Comparison of Hill Star with Woodland Star

Wildflower Mount Diablo Hidden Dandelion Scientific Name: Agoseris heterophylla var. cryptopleura Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Apr-Jul Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo Coyote Mint Scientific Name: Monardella villosa ssp. villosa Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Blooms: Jun - Jul Color: Blue-Purple Perennial herb (parasitic) Native, endemic to California Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Coast Silk Tassel, Silk Tassel Bush Scientific Name: Garrya elliptica Family: Garryaceae (Silk Tassel Family) Blooms: Mar Color: White Tree or shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Sour Clover Scientific Name: Melilotus indicus Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Blooms: April Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Flower detail Daniel Fitzgerald Full plant

What to Look for in Fall Filter by Category Select Category Tarantulas Tarantulas like to wander in twilight hours. Look for them in early fall. Read More Woodpeckers Woodpeckers are not shy and are often busy in the fall. Read More Common Poorwills Poorwills can be seen in the evening hours. Read More Harvester Ants Busy, busy, busy! Read More Pepsis Tarantula Hawks You don't want to get stung by this one! Read More Sunsets Whether looking toward Mount Diablo or toward the western horizon, the sunsets in fall never disappoint. Read More Copper Hillsides (Chamise Seedheads) Read More Coyotes The coyote's high-pitched, yodel-like yapping can frequently be heard at night. Read More Acorns Acorns are a woodpecker favorite! Read More Poison Oak Leaves of 3, leave me be... Read More Snakes Snakes live here too! Read More

Wildflower Mount Diablo Fremont Star Lily, Star Zigadene Scientific Name: Toxicoscordion fremontii Family: Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower Family) Blooms: Mar - Apr Color: White Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Bermuda-buttercup, Sourgrass Invasive Scientific Name: Oxalis pes-caprae Family: Oxalidaceae Blooms: Mar - May Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Introduced Non-native; bigger flower than Yellow Oxalis Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

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 Foothill Meadow Rue (male) Scientific Name: Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Red-Pink Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steve Beatty

Wildflower Mount Diablo Sickleleaf Onion Scientific Name: Allium falcifolium Family: Alliaceae (Onion Family) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: White Perennial herb (bulb) Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa