What is this flower?

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- 05/21/2017 at 4:57 pm #1563
  chris in redlands
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  Spotted yesterday on the momyer Creek trail, down low along the sunny hot switchback about a half mile up the trail. I looked everywhere online and can’t find it. The cluster of tiny flowers is about as big around as a quarter.
  
  https://goo.gl/photos/Y2SR5pyDuJybAdSi6
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- 05/22/2017 at 11:09 am #1567
  
  Joe S
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  Hi Chris,
  
  Great photo! That looks like Uropappus lindleyi (common name “Silver Puffs”) – an annual forb native to California.
  
  You can check out the details here:
  
  http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Uropappus+lindleyi
  
  As summer approaches, its great to see how elevation affects the flowering period for our native forbs and shrubs. Keep taking those photos!
- 05/23/2017 at 7:35 am #1572
  
  chris in redlands
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  Hey, thanks! Good to know. There was a lot blooming on the trail, mostly below 7,500 ft. Here’s some more flowers from low on the trail:
  
  https://goo.gl/photos/n5eBjExR7Jaov33j6
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