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CATEGORIES:Field Trips
CREATED:20250319T094649
SUMMARY:Vernal Pool Wildflower Tours in Fremont
LOCATION:Fremont
DESCRIPTION:<p>The California Native Plant Society and the&nbsp;Don Edwards San Francis
 co Bay National Wildlife Refuge&nbsp;are pleased to present the&nbsp;<b>Dis
 cover the Vernal Pool Grassland in Your Own Backyard</b>&nbsp;wildflower to
 urs at the Warm Springs Unit in Fremont. A spring and an early summer tour 
 highlight the many unique plants of the South Bay's largest vernal pool gra
 ssland.</p><p><strong>These tours are for CNPS members only.</strong>&nbsp;
 If you are interested in joining a tour, please contact Aidona Kakouros at&
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 p;</b>which of the tours you are interested in,&nbsp;<b>2)&nbsp;</b>how man
 y guests you are bringing,<b>&nbsp;3)&nbsp;</b>your CNPS Chapter, and<b>&nb
 sp;4)&nbsp;</b>preferred email to send directions and any other notificatio
 ns related to the event you are interested in.&nbsp; Directions to the meet
 ing site will be provided nearer to the event date. Space is limited.</p><p
 ><strong>“Kaleidoscopic” Vernal pool blooms tour, Saturday, April 19, 2025,
  12:00pm to 3:30pm&nbsp;</strong></p><p>View rings of colorful blooms and p
 ools fi lled with a tapestry of fl oral textures. We'll see species endemic
  to vernal pools such as the federally-endangered Contra Costa goldfi elds 
 (<em>Lasthenia conjugens</em>) and its Downingia partner at Warm Springs, f
 l atface calicofl ower (D. <em>pulchella</em>). Other botanical beauties in
 clude stalked popcornfl ower (<em>Plagiobothrys stipitatus</em>), the rare 
 vernal pincushion plant (<em>Navarretia prostrata</em>), California eryngo 
 (<em>Eryngium aristulatum</em> var. <em>hooveri</em>), and many more.</p><p
 ><b><strong>“Power to the Pollinators” Summer Native Plant Community Tour, 
 Saturday, June 21, 9:00am to 12:30pm</strong></b></p><p>At this time of yea
 r, the dry pools are dotted with saline tolerant, warm-season perennials su
 ch as alkali heliotrope (<em>Heliotropium curassavicum</em>), alkali mallow
  (<em>Malvella leprosa</em>) and alkali weed (<em>Cressa truxillensis</em>)
 . Super bloomers like common spikeweed (<em>Centromadia pungens</em>) and a
 lkali heath (<em>Frankenia salina</em>) display masses of fl owers, providi
 ng important sources of nectar to pollinators. We’ll also seek out rare or 
 unusual plants including Congdon's tarplant (<em>Centromadia parryi</em> ss
 p. <em>congdonii</em>), San Joaquin spearscale (<em>Extriplex joaquinana</e
 m>) and Atriplex species.</p>
CONTACT:Aidona Kakouros at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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