Species Guides
Oaks of Marin
Text by Doreen Smith and photos by Doreen and Vernon Smith and Susan Schlosser Quercus douglasii : blue oak In Marin this species of oak is found to the North-east of the county, around Novato and Black Point. Once the California Blue oak was the most...
Marin Manzanitas
Stuck indoors on a rainy day? Prepare for the next time you’re outside! Our chapter’s Bruce Homer-Smith has developed an online interactive guide to Marin manzanitas, which shows key characters that distinguish our manzanitas and presents a photo essay for each of our...
Scoliopus bigelovii
Text by Mary Stevens Scoliopus bigelovii - California fetid adders tongue (Photo by Vernon Smith) Sscoliopus bigelovii - CALIFORNIA FETID ADDER'S TONGUE; BROWNIES; SLINK POD BLOOM PERIOD: January - February As in...
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos species in Marin Text and photos by Doreen Smith Arctostaphylos canescens ssp. canescens (Hoary manzanita) Grows on the S-facing slopes of Mt. Tamalpais on sandstone ridges. Easiest place to see it is on the Verna Dunshee trail, newly...
Common Bay Area Spring Wildflowers
Common Bay Area Shrubs
Articles Index
Oaks of Marin
Text by Doreen Smith and photos by Doreen and Vernon Smith and Susan Schlosser Quercus douglasii : blue oak In Marin this species of oak is found to the North-east of the county, around Novato and Black Point. Once the California Blue oak was the most...
Marin Manzanitas
Stuck indoors on a rainy day? Prepare for the next time you’re outside! Our chapter’s Bruce Homer-Smith has developed an online interactive guide to Marin manzanitas, which shows key characters that distinguish our manzanitas and presents a photo essay for each of our...
Scoliopus bigelovii
Text by Mary Stevens Scoliopus bigelovii - California fetid adders tongue (Photo by Vernon Smith) Sscoliopus bigelovii - CALIFORNIA FETID ADDER'S TONGUE; BROWNIES; SLINK POD BLOOM PERIOD: January - February As in...
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos species in Marin Text and photos by Doreen Smith Arctostaphylos canescens ssp. canescens (Hoary manzanita) Grows on the S-facing slopes of Mt. Tamalpais on sandstone ridges. Easiest place to see it is on the Verna Dunshee trail, newly...
Common Bay Area Spring Wildflowers
Common Bay Area Shrubs
Calochortus tiburonensis
Orobanches of Marin
Delphinium bakeri
The Delphinium bakeri, Milo Baker's larkspur, named after the professor that discovered the species, was once known from several sites in the California counties of Marin and...
Native Orchids of Marin County
