The September 25th Where in the Conejo Contest photo was of Shooting Star flowers

Published by Steve Clark on

Congratulations to Andrew Horan of Thousand Oaks who provided the correct answer and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who responded!

Also known as Padre’s shooting star (Primula clevelandii), this flower is a perennial herb. It grows nearly exclusively in California, mostly along the coast south of San Francisco to the Mexican Border. It also grows along the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The flower blooms in the mid to late spring and can be seen in many areas in the Conejo Valley.

It gets its name from the obvious resemblance to comets, sometimes called “shooting stars”, as in the photo of Halley’s Comet to the left.

COSCA has a trail that is named after this flower that connects the Santa Rosa Trail to the Lower Santa Rosa Trail. It was built by volunteers in 2010 during the COSCA Annual Trail Work Day. You can find the trail near the top-right corner of the Wildwood trail map.


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