California 야생화

California 야생화

California poppies, Lupine and Desert goldfields, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve with San Bernadino Mountains

 in the background, California.

2017 wildflower super bloom, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California.

2017 wildflower super bloom, Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California.

Desert candle (Caulanthus inflatus), Tansy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)detail left, Hillside daisy (Monolopia lanceolata), 

2017 “Super Bloom,” Carrizo Plain National Monument, California.

Desert sunflowers (Geraea canescens) and eroded lake deposits, Death Valley National Park, California.

Wildflowers after wildfire, Butts Canyon Road, Lake County, California.

Poppies and wildflowers on hillside, Hungry Valley Vehicular State Park, Super Bloom, Tehachapi Mountains, California.

Desert Canterbury bells (Phacelia campanularia) and Bigelow’s monkeyflower (Mimulus bigelovii) in desert wash 

during a “100 Year Bloom” in Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Scarlet Fritillary (Fritillaria recurva) and rufous hummingbird, Upper Table Rocks, southern Oregon (also found in California)

Cobweb Thistle (Cirsium occidentale) with dew drops, Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California.

California poppy and birds-eye gilia, Pepperwood Preserve, Sonoma County, California.

Leopard lily (Lilium pardalinum), Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County, California.

Giant Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata), “Contact” series, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California.

Datura (Datura wrightii), “Wrapped” Series, Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Ground iris (Iris macrosiphon), “Wrapped” Series, Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve, Corte Madera, California.

Common Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington (also found in California).

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve, Corte Madera, California.

Echo azure butterfly (Celastrina echo) on blue dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum), Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve, 

Marin County, California.

photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter