Boraginaceae
I'm not a huge fan of yellow, but there is something structurally appealing to me about the fiddlenecks. We saw expansive patches along the road side of grazing pasture fences and only a small patch at Ahwahnee. These are lush compared to the skinny ones I took pictures of at Pinnacles. Even though I inherited a very nice jeweler's loupe, I never use it. It's a lot of trouble during what's supposed to be a hike to take such a close enough look at these tiny flowers to count their calyx lobes. Plus, they're prickly. I'm not absolutely positive about this ID, but I'm going with what's shown on the Ahwanee Hills Regional Park's flowers page.
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