Today we scouted Lair O' the Bear prior to Native Plant Master class which I'll be teaching in 2 weeks. Plants in bloom were: candytuft, biscuit root, pasque flower, ball cactus and spring beauty.

I've been seeing a lot of purple mustard (Chorispora tenella) and flixweed (Descurainia sophia) for the last two weeks. These early bloomers seem to tolerate the snow and cold weather we've been having.

Last Saturday, the 13th of April, we took a hike at Hildebrand Open Space Park and noticed biscuit root (Lomatium orientale) and sand lily (Leucocrinum montanum) in full bloom.