"The early bird catches the worm". I got up at dawn this morning, in the hope of taking some pictures of the rare Tiburon Mariposa Lily on Ring Mountain. Early in the morning it is usually calm, later it gets very windy, making wildflower-photography extremely difficult. Finding the flower is no easy task, but I was lucky and found several of the strange-looking plants.
Forgive me for quoting Wikipedia ~ Calochortus tiburonensis (also known as the Tiburon Mariposa Lily) is a rare member of the genus Calochortus in the family Liliaceae. It was first brought to the attention of science in 1971, and written up in the botanical literature in 1973. Calochortus tiburonensis is endemic to a single serpentine outcrop in California's Marin County. It grows on serpentine-derived soil atop this outcrop in grasslands from 0-200 m. on Ring Mountain. It is considered threatened due to loss of surrounding habitat to recreational activities, to competition from invasive species, to its proximity to a dense population center, and to its confinement to a single population of plants. The population grows on land owned by the Marin County Open Space District.
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