Cal Hort Calochortus field trip (dudleyas, too)
On Sunday, I went on a field trip with the California Horticultural Society (Cal Hort) to the wilds east of Hollister to find calochortus in habitat. Here's a map showing our itinerary: Our intrepid leader was Kipp McMichael, a calochortus expert who has grown many California species in his Berkeley garden. Kipp was the featured speaker at the March meeting of Cal Hort and gave an enthusiastic presentation of the calochortus of California ( you can watch his talk here ). For this field trip, there was a limit of five cars; I signed up early enough and was lucky to go. We met at a park in Hollister and set off from there. I saw parts of Northern/Central California I had never been to, ranging from grasslands full of plant life to sere landscapes that looked like they were on the Moon. We had lunch at a picnic area in the Griswold Hills and shared the space with a group of gun enthusiasts who were shooting at targets. They were very considerate, offering us ea...