COSUMNES RP
RIVER WALK
TRAIL
November 8, 2007
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Trail Description:
The 3 mile Cosumnes River Walk is the parks main attraction as it
traverses through the parks major habitats from marsh to oak woodland. There
is little elevation change, but it it may be impassible after winter
rains. While it was past the season for most wildflowers, fall leaves made
for a colorful landscape.
Trail Location:
The trail starts from a boardwalk
just a few feet north of the visitors center and is well marked.
Blooming Plants Seen But Not Photographed:
NN=Non Native
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) NN
Blue Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) NN
Broad Leaf Cattail (Typha latifolia)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) NN
California Bullrush (Scirpus californicus)
Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor) NN
Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis ssp officinalis) NN-Berry only
Narrow Leaf Cattail (Typha angustifolia)
Sneezeweed (Helenium puberulum)
Summer Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana) NN
Umbrella Grass (Cyperus eragrostis)
.jpg "Valley Oak (Quercus lobata): Galls")
.jpg "Wild Grape (Vitus californica): Leaves with fall color.")
.jpg "Chicory (Cichorium intybus): Non native. Roots are ground and roasted as a coffee substitute.")
.jpg "Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum persicaria): Non native. A relative to buckwheat.")
.jpg "Small Flowered Nightshade (Solanum americanum): Flower was 1/3\" across.")
.jpg "Common Spike Weed (Hemizonia pungens ssp. pungens): Flowers less than ˝\" across.")
.jpg "Salt Marsh Aster (Aster subulatus v. ligulatus): Aster means “star” in Greek.")
.jpg "Sticktight (Bidens frondosa): Prefers damp places.")
.jpg "Panicled Willow Herb (Epilobium brachycarpum): Going to Seed.")
.jpg "Smart Weed (Polygonum lapathifolium): Most buckwheat family relatives are herbs, rarely trees.")
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.jpg "Valley Oak (Quercus lobata): Galls")
Valley Oak (Quercus lobata): Galls