Houndstongue – Baltimore Canyon

Date: February 8th, 2018

 

Location: Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve, 37.9369° N, 122.5609° W

Site description: At Baltimore Canyon, the higher regions were more exposed to the sun, therefore drier and hotter. From here, you could see a lot of open space, seeing only a few houses with the canyon below. There were also areas that were deeper in the canyon that held on to more moisture, and much cooler.

 

Species description: The Houndstongue has simple, alternate leaves with pinnate venation. The deep blue flower has 5 petals with radial symmetry. The sepals of the flower appear to be hairy, that are granular-like.

 

Narrative: The weather was very warm and sunny, good enough for the many dogs that we saw on the hike. Our class left school around 1:00PM to drive to Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve north of the Golden Gate Bridge, which took about 30-40 minutes to drive. While it remained warm in the sunny areas of the canyon, the shady areas were quite cool in comparison. There was also a lot more moisture deeper in the canyon, where we saw a small waterfall. My classmates enjoyed stopping to look at the waterfall, while I enjoyed stopping to catch my breath after such a tiring hike.

 

 

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