#sandiegowildflowers

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#PaeoniaCalifornica / #CaliforniaPeony. One of the weirdest-looking plants we have out here. They look prehistoric somehow. Like they’re not quite what they’re meant to be yet. It’s not just that they don’t look like the cultivated or European ones and it’s not that they look wild, it’s like… the flower never matures beyond a bud and then the seed pod looks underformed too. They also bloom so early in the year that they always surprise me. They’re just wonderful. . #paeonia #peonies #wildpeony #californiawildflowers #californianativeplants #chaparralplants #chaparral #sandiegobackcountry #sandiegowildflowers #botany (at San Diego County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaYuk2jrNyF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#BetterLateThanNever: Apparently my motto for finding #EpipactisGigantea/ #GiantStreamOrchid this year. I found tons of them but the flowers were all dried up. They still look cool but they’re prettier when they’re fresh. #californianativeplants #sandiegonativeplants #streamorchid #epipactis #orchidaceae #wildorchids #orchids #subbloom2021 #californiawildflowers #sandiegowildflowers (at Laguna Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpLICvDibw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#ChorizantheFimbriata/#FringedSpineflower is carpeting hillsides in the #chaparral once again! But look closer: each flower on this plant is beautifully detailed. #californianativeplants #sandiegowildflowers #chorizanthe #spineflower #canativeplants (at Jamul, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBhPeBSj1kl/?igshid=2wnk6koci8d0

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The lovely #PhaceliaParryi popping up in the charred land where the #ValleyFire burned last year. #firefollowers #californianativeplants #sandiegowildflowers #HorsethiefCanyon #EspinosaTrail #PineCreekWilderness (at Horsethief Canyon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTAEDEjT2B/?igshid=7c8t416m51si