God's Canyon

On April 4th we did a hike through Del Dios Canyon, outside Rancho Santa Fe. I made sure to reverently prostrate myself before a softly swaying sea of Blue Dicks.








blue dicks
Dichelostemma capitatum







Cucamonga Manroot.
What a great name!
Marah macrocarpus








Coastal Deer Weed
Lotus scoparius var.
scoparius





Early Onion
This smells awful
Allium praecox








San Diego Sweet Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var.
alefeldii






dodder!!
It's a parasitic plant in the morning glory family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscuta







lemonade berry,
Rhus integrifolia
berries on 2nd year growth





I'm not so sure about this one.
I think its Lemonade Berry again,
first year growth.


A few other things we saw were lupin, monkey flower, blue-eyed grass, and a lot of invasive mustard.