This page exhibits photos of both native and nonnative plants found at the Glide Tule Ranch. This is a unit in the Yolo Basin Wildlife Area. It is an excellent example of a California vernal pool / grassland prairie ecosystem, and is the home to many California native wildflowers, a number of which are rated as rare by CNPS. It is not open to the public, but every year there usually is a tour that is open to members of the Yolo Basin Foundation.
In the notes for each picture, “native” refers to a plant that is native to California, “endemic” means that the plant is only found in California. All photos are available for purchase in a variety of formats.
You can filter the gallery by color, or to list “rare” plants, by clicking the buttons below.
![A garland of popcornflower, showing the difference in size between Stalked Popcornflower (Plagiobothrys stipitatus var stipitatus) at the top, and the smaller Vernal Pool Popcornflower (Plagiobothrys stipitatus var micranthus) at the bottom. Plagiobothrys stipitatus](https://ibrakeforwildflowers.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/11/Plagiobothrys-20180328-57/136176003.jpg)
![Hesperevax caulescens, aka Dwarf cudweed. CNPS rare plant 4.2 (limited distribution) Hogwallow starfish, Hesperevax caulescens](https://ibrakeforwildflowers.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/11/Hesperevax-20170501-183/1264395672.jpg)
![Triteleia laxa, native. aka Wally baskets. Taller, branched head, when compared to Brodiaea Ithuriel's spear, Triteleia laxa](https://ibrakeforwildflowers.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/11/TriteleiaI20150420/621205044.jpg)
![aka Pacific foxtail. Alopecurus saccatus, native. Small form found in vernal pools, is larger in grasslands Meadow foxtail, Alopecurus saccatus](https://ibrakeforwildflowers.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/11/Alopecurus-20180413-3/3239920121.jpg)