Progress on the Calochortus Bucket List
Jun. 24th, 2024 09:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lupinusbicolorI went to Tahoe with a friend last week (or was it the week before? My sense of time is terrible) and I can finally say I've checked off another Calochortus species from the bucket list!
Say hello to Calochortus leichtlinii, a species native to the Sierra Nevadas! (right)
I don't really have too much to say about this Mariposa lily, it's somewhat plain as far as the Calochortus genus goes; that being said, this little guy MADE my whole trip. I never go out with the expectation to see something in particular so stumbling on a member of one of my favorite genuses really was a treat.
Since this is only my second post here on Dreamwidth, here are some of the previous species I've seen!
In order, we have C. albus, C. monophyllus, and C. superbus!
One day I want to see every California endemic species in the whole genus!!! I haven't seen that many so I've got a long way to go. Somehow the daunting list of around 95 species kind of fills me with hope. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far I have to go, I'm going to see these guys in situ, mark my words! I'm comin' for you, you beautiful bastards!!!!!!
Say hello to Calochortus leichtlinii, a species native to the Sierra Nevadas! (right)
I don't really have too much to say about this Mariposa lily, it's somewhat plain as far as the Calochortus genus goes; that being said, this little guy MADE my whole trip. I never go out with the expectation to see something in particular so stumbling on a member of one of my favorite genuses really was a treat.
Since this is only my second post here on Dreamwidth, here are some of the previous species I've seen!
In order, we have C. albus, C. monophyllus, and C. superbus!
One day I want to see every California endemic species in the whole genus!!! I haven't seen that many so I've got a long way to go. Somehow the daunting list of around 95 species kind of fills me with hope. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far I have to go, I'm going to see these guys in situ, mark my words! I'm comin' for you, you beautiful bastards!!!!!!
Yes ...
Date: 2024-10-07 09:05 am (UTC)That is such an awesome hobby/goal, hunting for all the flowers.