Dee Himes will share her multi-year Calochortus Treasure ;Hunt, which aims to find and photograph all the mariposa lilies in Ca lifornia. Calochortus belongs to the Liliaceae family, a nd California has the greatest number of taxa of any state in North Am erica. There is at least one Calochortus species found in every county in California. Dee will highlight their distributions with map s and charts, demonstrate morphological differences between the specie s and, most importantly, showcase photographs of some of the beau tiful flowers she and her husband, Ken, have encountered during their three-year treasure hunt.
This video trailer offers a fantastic preview of Dee’s talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRpi261ywgQ .
Dee Himes has been an active member of California Native Plant Society (CNPS) since 2012. In addition to s erving on the state CNPS Board, she has held roles as our Chapter ;Treasurer, a board member, and Field Trip Chair. She was also a n active “Weed Warrior” at Edgewood County Park and Preserve. Dee has worked as a professional horticulturist in landscape maintenance and s erved as an Adjunct Instructor of horticulture at Foothill College in& nbsp;their Environmental Horticulture and Design program. She has a st rong interest in botany, geology, ecology, habitat restoration, fauna and photography and she is passionate about sharing her knowledge.
Zoom registration: Calochortus Treasure Hunt, Part I: www.cn ps-scv.org/talk-20250324
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