Poodle-dog bush Eriodictyon parryi Boraginaceae [Picture on right shows why this plant causes extreme skin irritation in many people. The glandular hairs exude a phenolic compound derived from farnesyl hydroquinone and 3-farnesyl-P-hydroxybenzoic acid. It is all over the area which was burned by the Station Fire and is just now beginning to come into bloom.]

Whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora Boraginaceae

Splendid gilia Saltugilia splendens ssp. splendens Polemoniaceae

Spearleaf mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa Asteraceae

Volcanic gilia ? Gilia ochroleuca ssp. bizonata Polemoniaceae

Yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Asteraceae [Right: Jewel beetle, genus Anambodera, family Buprestidae]

White tidy tips Layia glandulosa Asteraceae

		Groundsmoke Gayophytum sp. Onagraceae

Davidson's lotus Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii Fabaceae

Canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Fagaceae

Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens Poaceae

Coulter pine Pinus coulteri Pinaceae

Mugwort Artemisia douglasiana Asteraceae

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