Goldfields
Images copyright by Mark A. Chappell
In California's Mediterranean climate, intense winter rains can sometimes produce a bumper crop of wildflowers. This happened in the Spring of 2001, following well-timed and heavy rains in an El Nino year. One of the commonest and most visible of the flowers is the small daisylike goldfields, which, for a few weeks, can cover acres of open ground with almost blindingly yellow flowers. These were growing at the Motte Reserve, a University of California research station near Riverside, California.
