Trillium ovatum
Today, a walk through one of the natural woodland areas on the property, near one of the creeks, revealed the first blooming Trillium ovatum of the season. Trillium ovatum is a native of the west coast of North America, ranging from British Columbia to California, and...
Broom Bashing II
You don’t push brooms, you PULL them! It turns out there is an upside to all the rain we’ve been having. Beyond the obvious replenishing of our reservoirs, decreased fire danger, and grateful garden plants that is. The rain has made our soils much...
Coprinopsis lagopus
When I first encountered Coprinopsis lagopus, an Inky Cap mushroom, growing here, I wasn’t actually sure it was a mushroom at all. This is one of the most fragile appearing species of fungus, of any, I’ve seen this winter. In the past week numerous...
Chanterelles
It seems to be chanterelle season here at Curbstone Valley. For this ‘Mushroom Monday’ we bring you not one, but TWO, species of chanterelle mushrooms that are currently growing here. Cantharellus californicus Found growing just off the edge of a deer...
Two-Eyed Violet
Late last autumn we noticed some interesting heart-shaped leaves pushing through the soil near one of our redwood groves while we were installing the deer fence. At first glance it seemed this plant might be wild ginger (Asarum caudatum), but on closer inspection the...
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