Hike South Hills SLO, CA

Plants seen today during hike South Hills in San Luis Obispo, CA.

All of the names came from Google AI. Some information wasn’t available or contradictory. Sorry if incorrect.

Viola pedunculata
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Acmispon
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Calystegia macrostegia
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Chlorogalum pomeridianum
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Dipterostemon
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Dodecatheon
First time that I have ever seen them in this location. Unsuccessfully attempted to grow this plant in my garden.
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Dodecatheon
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Eschscholzia californica
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Fritillaria biflora
Another plant that I’ve not seen in this location. Interesting that there was a single plant very near the trail.
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Fritillaria biflora
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Lathyrus vestitus with Bee
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Lomatium macrocarpum
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Phacelia
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Phacelia
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Plantago
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Stachys bullata
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Dudleya
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Bermuda buttercup (Buttercup oxalis) (Oxalis pes-caprae)

I am not keen on yellow, but am warming to this plant. I have a few volunteers in the courtyard and hundreds in the orchard.

Oxalis pes-caprae

Curious that I never noticed the shape of the foliage until today.

When pressed the flowers become a lovely golden color.

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources–Weed Gallery


Friendship is a Sheltering Tree

Sheltering Tree

Made a code combining Morse and Clock. Short lines are used for dots and long lines for dashes. The code is–
Friendship is a sheltering tree. It is a Samuel Taylor Coleridge quote.

Plant materials are from my gardens. California Live Oaks have sharp and prickly leaves. The needles are from, I think it is the White Pine. They are also a bit prickly.

Materials–Plant material, paper, safety pins, fiber, PVA.
Scale–21.5” x 18.5” x .5”


Thinking of You Greeting

My niece is in an PhD/MD program. She is now a PhD doctor and recently started her medical rotations. Since she will have no time for gardening or much of anything other than work. I made her a little greeting with a few dried plants from my gardens.

Interesting that I did not use any code. Good thing?

The monoprints are peculiar in that they are not my typical palette. Well, when I was working in clay I used some lead glazes that resulted in gorgeous orange surfaces.

I used a sealant on the pages that was to have been matte. The shiny surfaces made it complicated to take photos. I repeatedly took them, over and over and over. Need to mail the card today. Time to stop.

These were taken on a piece of cork, near a north east window, with diffused light.

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