Flora Friday: Plants Revisited
The Oregon Gumplant, aka Gumweed, scientifically known as Grindelia stricta, is blooming again near the northwest corner of the park,
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Wild Radish
Radish Lover
The Wild Radish plants in many spots in the park have begun to set fruit. The young fruits are long,
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Weeds in Bloom
At Cesar Chavez Park over time one learns to appreciate little sparks of beauty regardless of their source. Even unwanted,
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What a Little Rain Will Do
The bit of a shower that we had on Thursday night and Friday was just what the dormant plant life
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Now Blooming More than Ever: Wild Radish
The radish is running wild again all over the park. Raphanus raphanistrum, edible, favors disturbed and neglected areas, which describes
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Summertime, and the Fennel is High
I’ve been saying it for a long time, and Exploratorium teacher Tory Brady said it also at the recent solstice
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A plant for your hot dog?
We have wild radish in the park, also fennel, why not wild mustard? In the spring and summer the park has tons
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Radish running wild in the park
These weedy-looking plants with white/yellow/purple blossoms are probably the most plentiful flowering species in the park. They’re found in just
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Seen in the Park
Wildflowers are few in the park, so every stand of them (no matter how humble) attracts admirers. Here two young
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