Tidy tips (Layia platyglossa), california poppy (Eschscholzia californica), purple owls clover (Castilleja exserta) and douglas lupine (Lupinus nanus) blooming beneath valley oaks at Shell Creek, Coast Range Mountains, California, USA - Photos

Layia platyglossa, commonly called coastal tidy tips, is an annual wildflower of the Asteraceae Family, native to western North America. Eschscholzia californica (California poppy, Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold) is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico, and the official state flower of California. Castilleja exserta (formerly Orthocarpus purpurascens) is a species of plant in the genus which includes the Indian paintbrushes. Its common names include purple owls clover, escobita, and exserted Indian paintbrush. This species is native to the Southwestern United States in various habitats of California, Arizona, and New Mexico; and to Northwestern Mexico. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. Lupinus nanus is a species of lupine native to the western United States. It is found natively in California, Nevada, and on Steens Mountain in eastern Oregon. It tends to be found growing on slopes and in open or disturbed areas below 1300 meters. It grows 6 to 20 inches tall with blue flowers containing white or yellow spots. It is an annual plant that blooms in the months of March, April and May.