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Some of my shots came out awful with this old telephoto lens I am using until my main lens gets repaired. Just picked it up yesterday and I am not yet used to getting the exposure right!

Seen on a wonderful tour led by Aidona of the Warm Springs Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. I found out about this tour via the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Please consider joining to attend similar field trips and support the success of native plants!

Although we were past the main bloom phase for the vernal pools, which were dry, we still saw lots of cool plants and organisms.

All of my observations from this visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2024-06-22&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=warm-springs-fauna-and-flora&user_id=joemdo

Project for the Warm Springs Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/warm-springs-fauna-and-flora

Artemisia tripartita https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223349230 growing in association with Castilleja thompsonii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223349582 , Lewisia rediviva https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223349388 and Sedum stenopetalum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223349735
In a rocky soil environment

Ridge exploration off of Observatory Road, elevation about 975 m. (3200 feet)