Central California Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Abronia latifolia Yellow sand verbena
Actaea rubra Baneberry
Adiantum aleuticum Five-fingered fern
Agoseris apargiodes Seaside dandlelion
Aira caryophyllea European hairgrass
Allium crispum? Crinkled onion?
Allium dichlamydeum? Coastal onion?
Allium howellii Howell's onion
Allium hyalinum Glassy onion
Allium serra Jeweled onion
Allium triquetrum Three-cornered onion
Amelanchier utahensis Serviceberry
Amsinckia eastwoodiae Eastwood's fiddleneck
Amsinckia spectabilis Seaside fiddleneck
Arctostaphalos purissima La Purisima manzanita
Arctostaphylos luciana Santa Lucia manzanita (berries)
Arctostaphylos morroensis Morro manzanita
Arctostaphylos rudis Shagbark manzanita
Artemisia pycnocephala Coast sage
Aster chilensis Wild aster
Astragalus gambelianus Gambel's dwarf milkvetch
Astragalus nuttallii Ocean bluff milk-vetch
Astragalus nuttallii Ocean bluff milk-vetch (fruit)
Azolla filicuoides Mosquito fern
Blennosperma nanum Common stickyseed
Briza maxima Rattlesnake grass
Brodiaea elegans Harvest brodiaea
Calochortus pulchellus Mt. Diablo fairy lantern
Calochortus superbus Grand mariposa lily
Calyptridium monandrum Sand cress
Calystegia soldanella Beach morning glory
Camissonia ovata Golden eggs
Campanula californica Marsh harebell
Cardionema ramosissimum Sand carpet
Carex nudata Naked sedge
Carex obispoensis San Luis Obispo sedge
Castilleja attenuata Valley tassels
Castilleja latifolia Monterey paintbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis Buck brush
Ceanothus foliosus Wavy-leaved ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus Wartleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue blossom
Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's buttons
Chaenactic glabriuscula var. lanosa Yellow pincushion flower
Chorizanthe angustifolia? Narrow-leaf spineflower?
Chorizanthe membranacea Pink spineflower
Cirsium brevistylum Indian thistle
Cirsium rhothophilum Surf thistle
Cirsium rhothophilum Surf thistle (leaves)
Clarkia affinis? Chapparal clarkia?
Clarkia amoena Farewell-to-spring
Clarkia speciosa Red-spot clarkia
Claytonia gypsophiloides Gypsum spring beauty
Claytonia sibarica Candy flower
Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Conicosia pugioniformis Slender-leaved iceplant
Cryptantha flaccida Beaked cryptantha
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress
Cupressus sargentii Sargent cypress
Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom
Delphinium hesperium Western larkspur
Delphinium nudicaule Red larkspur
Delphinium parryi ssp. blochmaniae Dune larkspur
Delphinium recurvatum Valley larkspur
Delphinium veriegatum? Royal larkspur?
Dichelostemma congestum Ookow
Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel
Distichlis spicata Salt grass
Dudleya farinosa Sea lettuce
Ephedra californica Desert tea (tree)
Erechtites glomerata Australasian fireweed
Erechtites glomerata Australasian fireweed (underleaf)
Eremalche parryi Parry's mallow
Erigeron glaucus Seaside daisy
Eriodictyon californicum California yerba santa
Eriogonum latifolium Coast buckwheat
Eriophyllum multicaule Many-stemmed eriophyllum
Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard tail
Eryngium armatum Coastal coyote thistle
Erysimum capitatum ssp. lompocense San Luis Obispo wallflower
Erysimum insulare sp. suffrutescens Dune wallflower
Eschscholzia lobbii Frying pans
Euphorbia crenulata Chinese caps
Euphorbia peplus Petty spurge
Fragaria vesca Woodland strawberry
Fritillaria affinis Mission bells
Fumaria parviflora Fine-leaf fumitory
Galium californicum California bedstraw
Genista monspessulana French broom
Geranium dissectum Cutleaf geranium (white)
Geranium purpureum Little robin
Geranium retrorsum New Zealand geranium
Gilia latiflora Broad-flowered gilia
Gnaphalium ramosissimum? Pink everlasting?
Grindelia stricta Coastal gumweed
Guillenia lemmonii Lemmon's mustard
Heracleum lanatum Cow parsnip
Hesperevax sparsiflora Common evax
Hesperolinon breweri Brewer's dwarf flax
Horkelia cuneata ssp. sericea Wedgeleaf horkelia
Iris douglasiana Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana Douglas iris (pale)
Iris macrosiphon Ground iris
Lasthenia fremontii Vernal pool goldfields
Lasthenia glaberrima Smooth goldfields
Lasthenia minor Woolly goldfields
Layia chrysanthemoides Wetland tidy tips
Layia munzii Munz' tidy tips
Lessingia germanorum San Francisco lessingia
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. douglasii Common meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. rosea Common meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. rosea Common meadowfoam (single flower)
Linanthus androsaceus False baby stars
Linanthus androsaceus False baby stars (white)
Linanthus bicolor Bicolor linanthus
Linanthus bicolor Bicolor linanthus (white)
Linanthus grandiflorus Large-flowered linanthus
Lithophragma heterophyllum Woodland star
Lomatium californicum California lomatium
Lomatium caruifolium Caraway-leaved lomatium
Lomatium macrocarpum Large-fruited lomatium
Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Twinberry
Lotus micranthus San Diego lotus
Lunaria annua Moonwort
Lupinus albifrons Silver bush lupine
Lupinus arboreus Yellow bush lupine
Lupinus cervinus Deer lupine
Lupinus chamissonis Dune bush lupine
Lupinus formosus Summer lupine
Lupinus microcarpus Chick lupine (blue)
Lupinus nanus Sky lupine
Lupinus variicolor? Varied lupine?
Malacothrix californica California desert dandelion
Malacothrix floccifera Woolly malacothrix
Malacothrix incana Dunedelion
Marah fabaceus Coast wild cucumber
Marah fabaceus Coast wild cucumber (fruit)
Meconella linearis Carnival poppy
Mentzelia pectinata San Joaquin blazing star
Mimulus rattanii Rattan's monkeyflower
Minuartia californica California sandwort
Minuartia douglasii Douglas' sandwort
Monardella frutescens San Luis Obispo monardella
Monardella villosa Coyote mint
Monolopia congdonii San Joaquin woollythreads
Monolopia stricta Crum's monolopia
Myosotis latifolia Broad-leaf forget-me-not
Myosurus minimus Little mousetail
Navarretia squarrosa Skunkweed
Osmorhiza chilensis Mountain sweet cicely
Oxalis laxa? Dwarf wood sorrel?
Phacelia distans Common phacelia (white)
Phacelia divaricata? Divaricate phacelia?
Phacelia douglasii Douglas' phacelia
Phacelia malvifolia Nettle-leaved phacelia
Pinus muricata Bishop pine
Piperia elegans Coast rein orchid
Plagiobothrys stipitatus Stalked popcorn flower
Plagiobothrys tenellus Slender popcorn flower
Plantago coronopus Cutleaf plantain
Platystemon californicus Cream cups (yellow)
Plectritis macrocera White plectritis
Polygonum paronychia Dune knotweed
Polystichum sp. Sword fern
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Prunella vulgaris Prunella
Ptelea crenulata Hop tree
Ranunculus lobbii Lobb's aquatic buttercup
Ranunculus muricatus Spiny-fruit buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis Western buttercup
Rosa nutkana Notkana rose
Rumex acetosella Sheep sorrel
Salvia carduacea Thistle sage
Salvia sonomensis Creeping sage
Sanicula maritima Adobe snakeroot
Schimus arabicus Mediterranean grass
Sedum spathulifolium Pacific stonecrop
Senecio californicus Yellow dune daisy
Sequoia sempervirens Coast redwood
Sherardia arvensis Field madder
Sidalcea calycosa Pt. Reyes checkerbloom
Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-eyed grass
Solanum douglasii White nightshade (purple-tinged)
Solanum umbelliferum Blue nightshade
Solidago canadensis Meadow goldenrod
Spergularia rubra Red sand spurrey
Stachys ajugoides Hedge nettle
Stachys chamissonis Giant hedge-nettle
Streptanthus albidus Jewelflower
Stylomecon heterophylla Wind poppy
Tanacetum camphoratum Dune tansy
Tellima grandiflora Fringe cups
Trientalis latifolia Pacific starflower
Trifolium bifidum Notch-leaf clover
Trifolium dubium Shamrock clover
Trifolium gracilentum Pinpoint clover
Trifolium microdon Thimble clover
Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean clover
Trifolium variegatum White-tipped clover
Trillium chloropetalum Common trillium
Triphysaria eriantha Butter and eggs
Triphysaria micrantha Little butter and eggs
Triphysaria versicolor Yellowbeak owl's clover
Triteleia hyacinthina White brodiaea
Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's spear
Vaccimium ovatum Huckleberry
Vicia gigantea Giant vetch
Whipplea modesta Modesty
Wyethia helenioides? Mule ears

^ = new photo (as of February 27, 2010)



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