3/31/2002 - Point Reyes:  Part III

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Sky Trail - winds through cool pine forests.


California Rose? (Rosa californica, Rose family)*
5'. THicket-forming, branching, thorny.  Flowers 2", rose-pink, fragrant, with 5 petals and many yellow stamens.  Leaves compound, with 5-7 saw-toothed, ovate leaflets.  Fruit 1/2", egg-shaped, shiny red rose hips.  Blooms Apr - Aug.  Habitat: Moist sites, esp streamsides.  Range: All Ca below 5,000', ex. deserts.


Just 3.5 miles to get back to park headquarters.


Ryan under a downed tree over the trail.


Greg & Jenny way up ahead of the group!


ThuHuong (left) and Denise (center) on the Old Pine Trail


A white Douglas Iris?
 

* Information on wildlife taken from National Audubon Society Field Guide To California, 1998.
 

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