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Joan Linn Bekins
Wildflower Watch columnist
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Joan Linn Bekins, a Belvedere resident for more than 50 years, has been an Ark contributor since 2000. Find her wildflower photography at joanlinnbekins.com.
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Apr 25, 2024 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Rushing waterfalls can be found as close as Mill Valley
Now is the time to savor the abundant rushing waterfalls in Marin. The easiest one to view is Cascade Falls, close to downtown Mill...
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Feb 7, 2024 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Be on the lookout for eye-catching mushroom
Calling Amanita muscaria “eye-catching” is an understatement. This mushroom sports a bright red cap with small white spots, called warts....
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Dec 13, 2023 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Stunning deciduous redwood can be found in Ross
We are fortunate, indeed, to have a colorful, stunning example of a living fossil species —the dawn redwood tree. It is deciduous, while...
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May 12, 2022 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Harvey’s Garden blooms at Blackie’s Pasture thanks to volunteers
A lot is happening right now in Harvey’s Garden at Blackie’s Pasture. Dazzling colors of a variety of flowers are attracting bees and...
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Jul 28, 2021 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: The bird’s-eyes gilia may be California’s prettiest native
I can’t think of a prettier California native wildflower than this one! Called bird’s eyes or bird’s-eyes gilia, the Gilia tricolor...
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May 19, 2021 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Pride of Madeira traces roots to Portuguese islands
A very showy purplish-blue conical shaped flowering plant, pride of Madeira, Echium candicans, joins other show-stoppers from its native...
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Mar 24, 2021 ∙ 1 min
Bright yellow flowers along Tiburon Boulevard signal spring
Mother Nature has been busy with her paintbrush along Tiburon Boulevard the past couple of weeks. Yellow is her color of choice. Perhaps...
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Jun 11, 2020 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Watch for signs of spittlebugs on walks or in the garden
Whether on a hiking trail or in your garden, you have probably seen small white sticky, frothy masses on plants. These are the bubble...
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Apr 8, 2020 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: Footsteps of spring in bloom on Ring Mountain
Now is the time to hike into our Tiburon hills and explore serpentine flowers — being sure, of course, to keep your fair distance from...
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Mar 4, 2020 ∙ 1 min
Wildflower Watch: There’s much to enjoy at the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Take advantage of a warm clear day and drive across the bridge to Golden Gate Park’s San Francisco Botanical Garden for a relaxing day of...
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