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Common name: Bristly goldenaster Scientific name: Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides Plant family: Asteraceae Origin: California native Duration: Perennial Flower color: Yellow Plant type: Herb Habitat: Grasslands Light: Full sun to part shade

Interviewed by Roxana Lucero, Land Stewardship Manager About Sue How long have you lived in the Bay Area? I have lived in the Bay Area for 31 years. How did…

WALNUT CREEK, CA— Save Mount Diablo’s signature annual fundraising gala—Moonlight on the Mountain—is going virtual this year to ensure the safety of our community. Scheduled for September 12 from 5:30…

WALNUT CREEK, CA—Resources Legacy Fund (RLF), a nonprofit that works to conserve land, ocean, and water resources, recently awarded Save Mount Diablo a grant of $35,000 to help preserve a…

Common name: Hospital Canyon larkspur Scientific name: Delphinium californicum ssp. interius  Plant family: Ranunculaceae Origin: Native Duration: Perennial Flower color: White/purple Plant type: Herb Status: California Rare Plant Rank 1B.2 1B: Plants rare, threatened, or…

Save Mount Diablo–Lindsay Wildlife Experience Collaboration Save Mount Diablo (SMD) partnered with Lindsay Wildlife Experience to release eight California ground squirrels into the wildlands east of Mount Diablo. A week…

Common name: Scarlet monkeyflower Scientific name: Erythranthe cardinalis (previously Mimulus cardinalis) Plant family: Phrymaceae Origin: California native Duration: Perennial Flower color: Red Plant type: Herb Habitat: Usually found growing in seeps or springs, or along…

Common name: Poison oak Scientific name: Toxicodendron diversilobum Plant family: Anacardiaceae Origin: California native Duration: Perennial Flower color: White Plant type: Vine/shrub Habitat: Grows in a wide range of habitats, including open woodland,…

Common name: Doveweed (or turkey-mullein) Scientific name: Croton setiger Plant family: Euphorbiaceae Origin: California native Duration: Annual Flower color: Green Plant type: Herb Habitat: Open, sunny areas. Likes disturbed sites, such as…

Common name: Yellow mariposa lily Scientific name: Calochortus luteus Plant family: Liliaceae Origin: California native Duration: Annual/perennial Flower color: Yellow Plant type: Herb The yellow mariposa lily is endemic (limited)…