The CONDOR 300 is home to a variety of plants, some not easily seen near where most of us live, along the coasts of Monterey County. The 300 peaks out at about 3850 feet of elevation, so its climate has more variation than that of the very moderate coast, and some of its denizens are different than what we see around our homes.



It always a treat to see this one, with bi-colored flowers larger than the common monkeyflower seen near the coast.

Monterey County Wildflowers describes this plant as

"Common in the Santa Lucia Mountains, generally at higher elevations.  Similar to Sticky Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus), it can be distinguished by the prominently notched lobes of its flowers. The flowers are a little larger than those of Sticky Monkeyflower and tend to be paler, varying in color from orange to salmon or pale yellow. The leaves are linear-lanceolate."