This is Fetid Adder's Tongue, Scoliopus bigelovii, a member of the lilly family. It grows in redwood forests. I found this one along the Cataract Trail near Alpine Lake on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, CA. These plants were extremely common along the trail that day, but very few were in bloom.
Date: March 4, 2000.
Camera: Nikon F3.
Lens: 105mm f2.8 Micro Nikkor focused at 1:2.
Film: Kodak Royal Gold 100.
Lighting: Sunpak 383 on manual, bounced into 12" reflector
Exposure: 1/80 sec, f22
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