This was one of the thousands, nay, millions of blooming native wildflowers at Salt Point State Park over Memorial Day weekend. The genus Calochortus boasts some of the most marvelously sculpted wonders of the California flora -- that I've seen, anyway.
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| Calochortus tolmei, Salt Point State Park, 2011. |
This was one of eight or so plants "discovered," (i.e. first collected and described to Western civilization) and named after William Fraser Tolmie, a Scotland-born Canadian botanist, explorer, and translator of native American vocabulary. He had no sense of humor and was a devoted student of numerous topics; he is also remembered as an outstanding citizen. One of his twelve offspring became the Prime Minister of British Columbia.
The elevation range of this species has been narrowed down to between 164 and 6561 feet. This was growing 236 feet above sea level, so it certainly fits the bill. Actually I have no idea. I'm just kind of poking fun at such specific limitations. I'm guessing these are developed from GPS points submitted to Calflora.
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