Thanks to a posting by Karen Clanin, this was a new Calochortus (or star tulip or mariposa lily) for me.

Tags:   Calochortus uniflorus star tulip Calochortus Large-flowered Star Tulip mariposa lily

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Thanks to a posting by Karen Clanin, this was a new Calochortus (or star tulip or mariposa lily) for me.

Tags:   Calochortus uniflorus star tulip Calochortus Large-flowered Star Tulip mariposa lily

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Tags:   Layia platyglossa tidy tips Layia Carrizo Plain wildflowers carrizo

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Flowers of this species are typically reddish and this is the first non-red flower I have seen on this plant. Cerro Alto, Los Padres National Forest.

Tags:   Salvia spathacea Salvia Hummingbird Sage sage aberrant flower color

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Carrizo Plain National Monument,
San Luis Obispo Co., California

Tags:   Guillenia lemmonii Monolopia Carrizo Plain wildflowers carrizo Thelypodium Guillenia

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