The Mt. Wilson Trail Before and After the Fire of April, 2008


















A few other postfire scenes...






And signs of continuing life......

		Chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei Liliaceae
Common eucrypta Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia Hydrophyllaceae				Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Rosaceae
Farewell-to-spring Clarkia bottae Onagraceae				Globe gilia Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia Polemoniaceae

Golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Asteraceae

Heartleaf penstemon Keckiella cordifolia Scrophulariaceae

		Canterbury bells Phacelia minor Hydrophyllaceae		Yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Asteraceae
Canyon sweet pea Lathyrus vestitus Fabaceae

		Variable checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
Indian pink Silene laciniata ssp. major Caryophyllaceae				Chia Salvia columbariae Lamiaceae
Lanceleaf dudleya Dudleya lanceolata Crassulaceae				Prickly cryptantha Cryptantha muricata Boraginaceae

Short-leaved cliff aster Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia Asteraceae

California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum Polygonaceae

Bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus Scrophulariaceae

Caterpillar phacelia Phacelia cicutaria Hydrophyllaceae

Narrow-leaved bedstraw Galium angustifolium Rubiaceae

Plummer's mariposa lily Calochortus plummerae Liliaceae

The next couple of years should be good ones. Stay tuned.

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