16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Yellow spring wildflower blooming after winter rains
This wildflower was found in a field in an open space near the Southern California Coast. The winter rains brought so many new flowers, I had been hiking to see all of the new growth where normally it had been very dry. I believe this flower is black mustard, a plant cultivated for thousands of years that is normally found in the Midwest.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 09.2018 |
| Photo Location: | La Jolla , California, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS REBEL T3i |
| Copyright: | © Phoebe Katsell |