Any wildflower sightings in the Sierra (west or eastern side), or is it way too early this year?
Posted by Cory Freeman on June 13, 2011 at 9:46 AM
I've been away for the last few weeks so haven't been out and about locally. I know it's too early for the flowers (above 7000') in the buttermilks, they weren't blooming at peak 'til late june early july if I remember correctly. The bc is still snowed in from what I hear and won't start melting off until this week they say, supposed to finally get the heat this week.
If I get up 168 and see anything I'll post it here.
Just returned from the Mono Basin, teaching a macro workshop. Flowers are late this year because of all the late snow. Large patches of skunk monkeyflower along Hwy 120 East towards South Tufa about a mile in from Hwy 395 - lots also along Dross Rd (goes to dump) off Hwy 120. About a half mile east of Dross Rd in the burn area are large patches of sticky yellowthroat.
Parker Lake Trail has plenty of mule ears near parking lot and iris before getting to the parking lot. Also plenty of phlox along trail, saw whisker-brush (tiny and low to ground), low phacelia, stickseed, mariposa lilies, and plenty of sulfur flower - which is found in many locations in the basin. Grant Lake area balsom-root and mariposa lilies.
Lundy Canyon - in day use areas plenty of mule ear, whisker-brush, onion, and bush lupine. Trail along south side of Lundy dam has lots of onion, rock gilia/phlox and paintbrush, particularly in the open area. Near first beaver pond are iris, paint-brush, Richardson's geranium, cinquefoil.
Old Marina along dirt road going past the port-a-potty, lots of lupine and paintbrush.
Should be many more and different flowers blooming now and next few weeks. Everything seems to be late re: wildflowers.
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2 repliesIf I get up 168 and see anything I'll post it here.
Parker Lake Trail has plenty of mule ears near parking lot and iris before getting to the parking lot. Also plenty of phlox along trail, saw whisker-brush (tiny and low to ground), low phacelia, stickseed, mariposa lilies, and plenty of sulfur flower - which is found in many locations in the basin. Grant Lake area balsom-root and mariposa lilies.
Lundy Canyon - in day use areas plenty of mule ear, whisker-brush, onion, and bush lupine. Trail along south side of Lundy dam has lots of onion, rock gilia/phlox and paintbrush, particularly in the open area. Near first beaver pond are iris, paint-brush, Richardson's geranium, cinquefoil.
Old Marina along dirt road going past the port-a-potty, lots of lupine and paintbrush.
Should be many more and different flowers blooming now and next few weeks. Everything seems to be late re: wildflowers.