The Santa Rosa Plateau is located at 39400 CLINTON KEITH RD. MURRIETA CA. 92562 951-677-6951. Their website is http://www.riversidecountyparks.org/park-directory/all-parks/santa-rosa-plateau/
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Santa Rosa Plateau Field Trip
Today we took a field trip to the Santa Rosa Plateau!
Shooting stars
Wild hyacinth 

this is a vernal pool specific wildflower (not goldfields) - it has white pollen! ;) 
a LARGE vernal pool 
planaria 
Cyclops. Their eyes were too small to count. 

red maids




lomatium, a host plant for swallowtail butterflies!
miners lettuce
paintbrush
poppies!
goldfields & ground pink
an actual native grassland
ground pink
johnny jump-up
gilia
goldfields

Carol has a new friend! 
a garter snake


Engleman Oaks
Chocolate Lillies! 





buttercups - they are pollinated by the RAIN! ;)
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