As the plant field season comes to a close, the lizard field season kicks off. Here are some picture highlights.

Phacelia tanacetifolia glistening in the sun at Carrizo plain – cred to ARL

Eschscholzia californica in Cuyama Valley

Rocking my favourite phytometer species: Salvia columbariae

Herbivory? Check

The hemi-parasitic Castilleja exserta, surrounded by Lasthenia