It was great after the fires of April and a long dry summer to see so many things making a comeback. There were signs of green all along the burned section of the trail, and even in September many things in bloom. On this particular hike, I left very early in the morning and thanks to some recent conditioning hikes was able to make it all the way to Mt. Wilson and back, a distance of about 15 miles. Many of the things that do not normally bloom in September were not blooming beyond the burn area, and I surmise that the additional nutrients provided by the fire have extended their blooming season. One surprise was the fire follower Phacelia grandiflora which I had never seen on the trail before. It will be interesting to see what comes up next spring. An asterisk next to the common name indicates a non-native species.

Chicory-leaved stephanomeria
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Asteraceae

San Bernardino suncup
Camissonia confusa
Onagraceae
[Named for Ludolf Karl Adelbert von Chamisso, 1781-1838]

Indian pink
Silene laciniata
Caryophyllaceae

Longstem buckwheat
Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum
Polygonaceae

White nightshade
Solanum douglasii
Solanaceae
[Named for Scottish plant collector David Douglas, 1798-1834]

Nevin's brickellbush
Brickellia nevinii
Asteraceae
[Named for Joseph Cook Nevin (1835-1913)]

Bush senecio
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii
Asteraceae

Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida
Hydrophyllaceae

California fuchsia
Epilobium canum ssp. latifolia
Onagraceae

Chia
Salvia columbariae
Lamiaceae

Short-leaved cliff aster
Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia
Asteraceae

Twiggy wreathplant
Stephanomeria virgata ssp. virgata
Asteraceae

Branching phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia
Hydrophyllaceae

Leafy daisy, Fleabane aster
Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus
Asteraceae

Stickleaf
Mentzelia micrantha
Loasaceae
[Named for Christian Mentzel, 1622-1701]

Prickly cryptantha
Cryptantha muricata
Boraginaceae

Stinging lupine
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Fabaceae

Small horseweed *
Conyza bonariensis
Asteraceae

Wishbone bush
Mirabilis californica
Nyctaginaceae

Redstem filaree *
Erodium cicutarium
Geraniaceae