As the trail descends to the creek there is much less mustard and quite a bit of canyon sunflower. I encountered the first rose snapdragons that I have seen this season. Fire followers coastal lotus, Hubby's phacelia, sticky phacelia and large flower phacelia are present. There is a lot of wild morning glory, caterpillar phacelia and bush sunflower. However, a closer look shows that there are many native plants growing under and around the mustard. The first impression is that there is nothing there but the charred skeletons of chaparral shrubs and endless invasive mustard plants, many over ten feet tall. I took the TRW Loop which heads uphill starting just beyond the parking lot. Solstice Canyon has reopened within the last month following damage from the Woolsey Fire. On the way up I saw Orange Monkey Flower, Yellow Pincushion, Bush Lupine, Deerweed, Morning Glory, a couple other kinds of Phacelia, Bush Poppy, Indian Stars, and a couple of Fire Poppy’s. I have never seen so much of this flower in one place, spectacular! Look for them on the side of the trail that slopes down into the canyon. If you hike a couple miles up this trail you will be treated to fields of Large Flowered Phacelia. Today I hiked the westbound backbone trail from the Piuma Trailhead, just south of Tapia Park on Malibu Canyon Road. Let us all know what you are seeing! If you are new to submitting a report (or maybe even an old hand at it) be sure and read How To Submit a Flower Report This site performs a public service that anyone can participate in. All in all this is a flower season not to be missed. Added to that is the drama and beauty of the recovering burned landscapes here in the Santa Monica Mountains. The popular media has frequently provided us all with dramatic flower reports and suggestions of where to see the more spectacular displays. This has been a year when almost any hike you take in a wild place is going to give you a gratifying display of wildflowers. SMM WildFlowers - The Park's popular wildflower app for Android smartphones (Pre-Release Beta Version). SMM WildFlowers - The Park's popular wildflower app for the iPhone. Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains - Photos of 1000 SMM plants.Īrchive - Previous “What's Blooming” reports.Ĭalendar - Schedule of Events for the Santa Monica Mountains NRA. How To Submit a Flower Report - Anyone can participate!
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