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J20170615-0080—Clarkia dudleyana—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Clarkia dudleyana—Dudley's clarkia. Called maiden godetia in Jepson's Flora of California, This pretty farewell-to-spring grows under 1500 meters on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Tuolumne County southward through the Transverse Ranges to Riverside and San Diego Counties.There are also disjunct populations in Placer and Nevada Counties Photographed at Regional Park Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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T20080705A-7A--Clarkia williamsonii--RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Clarkia williamsonii—Fort Miller clarkia. First collected in the vicinity of Fort Miller during the course of the 1853 Railroad Survey led by Lieutenant R. S. Williamson. The collector was Dr. A. L. Heermann. The site of Fort Miller now lies at the bottom of Millerton Lake in Fresno County. Kat Anderson records information from Native American women that this Clarkia was an important food source in the sugar pine forests of the Sierras. The plant is a California endemic that grows from Kern County north to Sierra County. The Consortium of California Herbaria also shows a disjunct collection from southwestern Shasta County. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170914-0085—Epilobium canum—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium canum—white zauschneria. A white form of California's beloved zauschernia. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170914-0085—Epilobium canum—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium canum—white zauschneria. A white form of California's beloved zauschernia. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170803-0075—Chamerion angustifolium—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum—fireweed. The species was known until 1999 as Epilobium angustifolium. Fireweed is widespread throughout the northern hemisphere. It is the floral emblem of Yukon, Canada and (as rosebay willowherb) the county flower of London, England. The common name derives from the fact that it is a fire follower, often covering immense areas in the first years following a forest fire.This plant is included whenever you see a photo of colorful wildflowers from Alaska or Newfoundland or, indeed, northern climes throughout the world. The subspecies circumnagum is the sole taxon of fireweed found in California. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20160623-0057—Oenothera deltoides ssp howelli—RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii—Antioch Dunes evening primrose. Listed by the State of California as Endangered and by the Federal Government as 'Endangered ', included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). What has to be the strangest and least wild wildlife refuge, Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge was established in a former industrial area of Contra Costa County in 1979 to protect this evening primrose and two equally endangered species, Lange's metalmark butterfly (Apodemia mormo langei) and the Contra Costa wallflower (Erysium capitatum var. angustatum). The primrose is also host plant for a rare species of sweat bee (Sphecodogastra antiochensis). Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA, where the plant thrives.

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J20170615-0080—Clarkia dudleyana—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Clarkia dudleyana—Dudley's clarkia. Photographed at Regional Park Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20150917-0068—Epilobium septentrionale—RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium septentrionale 'Select Mattole'—Humboldt County fuchsia. The species is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.3 (limited distribution). The cultivar 'Select Mattole' has been available for many years. It is a bit more robust in appearance than E. canum, its near relative. Pollinated almost exclusively by hummingbirds. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170914-0085—Epilobium canum—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium canum—white zauschneria. A white form of California's beloved zauschernia. According to Las Pilitas Nursery website, "This white form of California fuchsia was discovered off the Eel River, by Ted Kipping where it was growing atop a huge bolder." Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170824-0061—Epilobium canum—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium canum—zauschneria. The common name of zauschneria is a rare instance of a Latin genus name becoming the vernacular name after the plant was moved to the genus Epilobium. Gardening books and field manuals may call it "California fuchsia", but that name is rarely heard in speech. Zauschnerias are found in almost every garden in Berkeley and perhaps throughout California, making it one of the best known of all California natives. The plant blooms into November at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. E. canum provides an important late season nectar source for native California hummingbirds. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20160616-0007—Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum—RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum—fireweed. The species was known until 1999 as Epilobium angustifolium. Fireweed is widespread throughout the northern hemispere. It is the floral emblem of Yukon, Canada and (as rosebay willowherb) the county flower of London, England. The common name derives from the fact that it is a fire follower, often covering immense areas in the first years following a forest fire.This plant is included whenever you see a photo of colorful wildflowers from Alaska or Newfoundland or, indeed, northern climes throughout the world. The subspecies circumnagum is the sole subspecies found in California. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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H20130627-8768—Clarkia gracilis ssp. albicaulis—RPBG-1 by John Rusk Via Flickr: Clarkia gracilis ssp. albicaulis— white stemmed clarkia. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). The 32 known extant occurrences are found in Butte County and Tehama County. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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H20121006-5803—Epilobium canum 'Marin's Pink'—RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epllobium canum 'Marin's Pink'. Here is a natural pink form of zauschernia. This specimen was collected on Mount Burdell, Marin County. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden Located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170824-0061—Epilobium canum—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium canum—zauschneria. The common name of zauschneria is a rare instance of a Latin genus name becoming the vernacular name after the plant was moved to the genus Epilobium. Gardening books and field manuals may call it "California fuchsia", but that name is rarely heard in speech. Zauschnerias are found in almost every garden in Berkeley and perhaps throughout California, making it one of the best known of all California natives. The plant blooms into November at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. E. canum provides an important late season nectar source for native California hummingbirds. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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H20120823-5440—Epilobium septentrionale —RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium septentrionale 'Select Mattole1—Humboldt county fuchsia. The species is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.3 (limited distribution). The cultivar 'Select Mattole' has been available for many years. It is a bit more robust in appearance than E. canum, its near relative. Pollinated almost exclusively by hummingbirds. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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J20170824-0061—Epilobium canum—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Epilobium canum—zauschneria. The common name of zauschneria is a rare instance of a Latin genus name becoming the vernacular name after the plant was moved to the genus Epilobium. Gardening books and field manuals may call it "California fuchsia", but that name is rarely heard in speech. Zauschnerias are found in almost every garden in Berkeley and perhaps throughout California, making it one of the best known of all California natives. The plant blooms into November at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. E. canum provides an important late season nectar source for native California hummingbirds. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.