tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post3369360539560181040..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Some Spring Wildflowers from the Coast Ranges, and a mini-quizGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-78457851983697067262012-04-19T07:49:00.805-07:002012-04-19T07:49:00.805-07:00The monkey flower looks like sticky or bush monkey...The monkey flower looks like sticky or bush monkey flower -- Mimulus aurantiacus, or Diplacus a. according to some, including the USDA PLANTS database. (it was a shrub, right?) Did you notice the style is touch-sensitive? It's a cool thing to demonstrate, just touch it with a pencil tip and watch the lobes curl up.<br /><br />http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5489<br /><br />The purple flowers might be bluedicks, Dichelostemma capitatum. Do these photos look familiar?:<br /><br />http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/plants/3petal/lily/dichelostemma/capitatum.htmlHollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.com