tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post8012469236570054690..comments2024-03-16T13:29:45.711-07:00Comments on Dipper Ranch: Flower LinksCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-332588602445431292012-05-07T17:18:43.193-07:002012-05-07T17:18:43.193-07:00Wow, new edition, I've gotta get it. Thanks a...Wow, new edition, I've gotta get it. Thanks again for keeping me current. I am a total plant book nerd.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-20132658147631300532012-05-07T08:23:51.547-07:002012-05-07T08:23:51.547-07:00I should mention there's a new, revised, &...I should mention there's a new, revised, & enlarged edition with 60 new flowers of the Garland Ranch wildflower book. I'm a bit peeved since I just bought the original less than a year ago. I'm tempted to write them a note. Of all your links, I've added Toni Corelli's flickr collection to my page of online ID resources and downloaded the East Bay RPD PDF. Thanks! I really should head up your way to visit a park, but I don't like driving in the heavy Bay area traffic.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-42465071580472848232012-05-06T20:46:44.490-07:002012-05-06T20:46:44.490-07:00Good points, Katie. I think I know what the flowe...Good points, Katie. I think I know what the flowers are. In the field (I was using the Garland Ranch book which is not directly from this area but I find it very good for grassland species), I pinpointed the first flower as a plectritis probably pale plectritis (P. congesta brachystemon), and the last and common one I know as field madder. I wanted to give people a chance to try out the links. Curiously, you used the Calflora and CalPhotos resources in a different way than I have, so that is a neat way to try it.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700728271731802119.post-22651219258898262762012-05-06T20:14:04.692-07:002012-05-06T20:14:04.692-07:00Cindy, is this a blog quiz where you already know ...Cindy, is this a blog quiz where you already know the answers? I generally don't participate in blog quizzes, because it takes too much blogging time. If you don't already know and may actually want help, then... my best guesses are #1: either white plectritis (<i>Plectritis macrocera</i>) or shortspur seablush (<i>Plectritis brachystemon</i>) and #2: blue field madder (<i>Sherardia arvensis</i>. I used Calflora.org (NOT .net) What Grows Here, linked to CalPhotos and Jepson, and double-checked with a flickr search by scientific name (often has better pictorial representations of flowers than CalPhotos old scanned slides).Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.com