TOYON A tree that has perfected the art of chemical warfare.

CEANOTHUS Enjoy the fragrant blossoms, but don't get too close.

CHAMISE The most interesting Bay Area plant you may have never noticed.

YARROW A handsome plant with a history that leads all the way back to the Battle of Troy.

Featuring Ken Lavin. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

THREE SAGES Can you name three botanical "sages" that grow in the East Bay? Hint: one is known as "the plant that hums" and "the characteristic smell of Mount Diablo." All three could be used (sparingly) on your Thanksgiving turkey.

Featuring Ken Lavin and Sue Donecker. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

FLOWERS NAMED FOR ANIMALS How many can you name? Let's start with coyote mint, larkspur, and lupine (from the Latin lupus for wolf) and hear about their stories.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

As we celebrate our nation's birthday, meet the Scotsman who celebrated and disseminated our plants: DAVID DOUGLAS.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

PAINTBRUSH & WARRIOR: early blooming, bright red, and crafty!

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

SOAP ROOT & STAR LILY Two look-alike plants circuitously lead to a Wild West tale of John C. Fremont and Kit Carson—and how a glimpse of Mount Diablo may have saved their lives.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

POPPY LOVE How our state flower got its scientific name: an international saga involving a French writer, an Estonian surgeon, and a Russian ship in San Francisco Bay.

Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.