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California Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor hirsuta Papilionidae Swallowtails Flies February to November Host Plant Pipevine Nectar Plant California buckeye Daniel Fitzgerald Male Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing Daniel Fitzgerald Female

Wildflower Mount Diablo Common Plantain Invasive Scientific Name: Plantago major Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Blooms: April - Sep Color: White Perennial herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Ken-ichi Ueda, iNaturalist

Northern Saw-whet Owl Owls and Nightjars Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Owls and Nightjars Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo Giant Trillium Scientific Name: Trillium chloropetalum Family: Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: Red-Pink Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Sharp-shinned Hawk Diurnal Birds of Prey Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Winter Diurnal Birds of Prey Daniel Fitzgerald This long-tailed bird hawk has a dark back and rusty barred breast. Immatures have rusty streaked underparts. This hawk is very similar to the Cooper’s Hawk but slightly smaller.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Grassy Tarweed, Slender Madia Scientific Name: Madia gracilis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo Pestle Parsnip, Barestem biscuitroot Scientific Name: Lomatium nudicale Family: Apiaceae (Parsley-Carrot Family) Blooms: May Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steven Beatty Steven Beatty Leaf detail

Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara Pieridae Whites, Sulfurs Flies January to July Host Plant Mustard Family Nectar Plant Winter cress Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo Purple False Gilia Scientific Name: Allophyllum giliodes Family: Polemoniaceae Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native, endemic to California Also found as Allophyllum divaricatum. Typically located in Foothill Woodland and Chaparral. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steve Beatty Steve Beatty Leaf detail

Fox Sparrow Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, and Longspurs Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Winter Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, and Longspurs Daniel Fitzgerald Frequents hedgerows, chaparral, dense thickets, and undergrowth of forested woodlands. This large, brownish sparrow is typically more heavily streaked below than on Song Sparrow. Lower mandible is usually paler than the contrastingly darker upper mandible. Some birds show gray coloration in head and upper back; most birds show rufous wash in wings, rump, and tail. Diet includes insects, seeds, fruit, and other vegetable matter. Forages by agressively scratching surface of the ground, much like a California Towhee .

Wildflower Mount Diablo Chaparral Harebell Scientific Name: Ravenella exigua Family: Campanulaceae (Bell flower Family) Blooms: May - Jun Color: Blue-Purple Annual herb Native, endemic to California This plants is rare in Mount Diblo State Park. See full list Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Woolly Sunflower, Common Woolly Sunflower Scientific Name: Eriophyllum lanatum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Mar - Jun Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native This plant is rare in Mount Diablo State Park. See full list Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa