Upper Bidwell Park
Chico, California
February 24, 2005

photos by Lawrence Janeway
from a quick wildflower hike up Maidu Trail
(from the old rifle range parking lot up to North Rim)

Bright patches of Lasthenia californica (California goldfields).

Bright patches of Lasthenia californica (California goldfields).

Lasthenia californica (California goldfields).

Lasthenia californica (California goldfields).

Bright patch of Tryphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha (Johnnytuck).

Tryphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha (Johnnytuck) with California goldfields.

Tryphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha (Johnnytuck).

Tryphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha (Johnnytuck).

Scattered blue flowers of Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum (bluedicks).

Scattered blue flowers of Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum (bluedicks).

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum (bluedicks).

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum (bluedicks).

View of Monkeyface Rock from Maidu Trail.

Bright patches of California goldfields and Johnnytuck.

Bright patches of California goldfields and Johnnytuck.

Bright patches of Lasthenia californica (California goldfields).

Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum (lowland shootingstar) mixed in with Johnnytuck.

Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum (lowland shootingstar).

Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum (lowland shootingstar).

Young leaves of Sidalcea robusta (Butte County checkerbloom).

Orange flowers of Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (common fiddleneck).

Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (common fiddleneck).

Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (common fiddleneck).

Hazy sunset.


for more information about Bidwell Park:
City of Chico Bidwell Park web page
Friends of Bidwell Park home page
Chico Creek Nature Center home page

 

Lawrence Janeway home page

Biological Sciences Herbarium (CHSC)

 

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