Query: G.N.I.S.

Shell Creek is a popular place for viewing wildflowers in early spring. It was one of my mother's favorite places, and she painted several scenes here. Some of her ashes are spread along Shell Creek.

Articles that refer to this location:

• California Highway 58: Shell Creek; 
• Shell Creek Road: n. of Shell Ck;  at Shell Creek north;  at Shell Creek tree;  at Shell Creek south;  s. of Shell Ck; 
• Field Notes: May 1998;  20050419050;  3 Apr 2025; 

Shell Creek near Highway 58	Shell Creek in May 1998.	Shell Creek, May 10, 1998.	Shell Creek in May 1998.	Shell Creek, May 10, 1998.
The oak tree at Shell Creek, April 2025.	North on Shell Creek Road, April 2025.	South on Shell Creek Road, April 2025.	Castilleja exserta (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard “Purple Owl's-clover” along Shell Creek Road.	A field of Goldfields.
North on Shell Creek Road.	Baby Blue Eyes, Goldfields, and Tidy-Tips.	Tree along Shell Creek.	Looking north along Shell Creek Road.	Looking south along Shell Creek Road.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Asteraceae

Madieae

Madiinae

Layia platyglossa (Fischer & C. Meyer) A. Gray. Coastal Tidytips (TAS)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:01:48 PM, 4/4/2026.