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Modified 26-Mar-24
Created 26-May-21
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This month's talk began with a recognition and appreciation for the millenia of stewardship given our local "natural" landscapes, by the First People who lived here. Our natural world owes a lot to them; it would be quite different had there been no people here for all those centuries.
Then follows a review of last month's five featured flowers: Douglas' Iris, Fremont's Star Lily, Pacific Madrone, Mule Ears, and Poison Oak. Watch for Crab Spiders: they lie in wait in or near many flowers, preying on the pollinators. They change color to match their surroundings -- hard to spot.
The featured five flowers this month are Sticky Monkeyflower, Blue Dicks, California Buckeye, Crimson Columbine, and Soap Plant. Look for the Soap Plant to open its blossoms about cocktail hour, and close shop by the next morning.
