Cian Amor's Week 4 Observation

So my plan was to bike to Montana de Oro and walk along the Red Bluff Trail, but I frankly lost the will power and motivation to traverse such a path with all the valley people trying to go to the same place. So, I walked my dog to the Broderson Peak Trail and entered through the Alexander Avenue which is only a few blocks away from my house. This was very clearly a much easier decision. The trailhead alone was very diverse, I assume because it is near residential that many non-native species were able to migrate to this open area. The trail was mostly shrublands but had many wildflowers and wild grasses. The soil here is mostly sandy, and the mountain slopes southwards. There isn't a body of water nearby, but I do know that Los Osos has built a water treatment facility underground (I know what it is, but I, unfortunately, don't remember the name) and planted many native species on top of it. There is an area of cultivated native-species, but many of those species have spread throughout the trail. There is a good mix of native and non-native species at the entrance of this shrubland. Unfortunately, non-native and invasive species dominate the rest of the trail.

Here are my five plant observations:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44998682("Achillea millefolium")
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44997441 ("Marah fabacea")
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44997099 ("Eschscholzia californica)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44997007 ("Hordeum murinum")
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44998487 ("Diplacus aurantiacus")

Posted on May 5, 2020 06:48 PM by cianamor