What's in a Name?

December 19, 2024

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Skyline Ridge Preserve

Approximate Total Miles

Join Docent Naturalists Frances Reneau and Nancy Weintraub on a leisurely-paced hike down the Old Page Mill Trail and back. You'll learn about binomial nomenclature (woohoo!) with a focus on chaparral plants like chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), California sagebrush (Artemisa californica), coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis), and various manzanitas (Arctostaphylos sp.). Where do all these names—both common and scientific—come from, and what do they mean?

Where to Meet

Meet at the Russian Ridge Parking Area on the northwest corner of the Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) and Page Mill/Alpine Road intersection (across Skyline Blvd. on the right). Those traveling from I-280 on Page Mill Rd. should allow approximately 40 minutes travel time.

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