Central California Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Abronia latifolia Yellow sand verbena
Actaea rubra Baneberry
Adiantum aleuticum Five-fingered fern
Aesculus californica Buckeye
Agoseris apargiodes Seaside dandlelion
Allium crispum? Crinkled onion?
Allium dichlamydeum? Coastal onion?
Allium howellii Howell's onion
Allium serra Jeweled 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 nuttallii Ocean bluff milk-vetch
Blennosperma nanum Common stickyseed
Calochortus pulchellus Mt. Diablo fairy lantern
Calochortus superbus* Grand mariposa lily
Camissonia ovata Golden eggs
Campanula californica Marsh harebell
Cardionema ramosissimum Sand carpet
Carex nudata Naked sedge
Carex obispoensis San Luis Obispo sedge
Castilleja latifolia Monterey paintbrush
Ceanothus foliosus Wavy-leaved ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus Wartleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue blossom
Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's buttons
Chorizanthe angustifolia? Narrow-leaf spineflower?
Chorizanthe membranacea Pink spineflower
Cirsium brevistylum Indian thistle
Clarkia affinis? Chapparal clarkia?
Clarkia amoena Farewell-to-spring
Clarkia speciosa Red-spot clarkia
Claytonia sibarica Candy flower
Conicosia pugioniformis Slender-leaved iceplant
Cryptantha flaccida Beaked cryptantha
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress
Cupressus sargentii Sargent cypress
Delphinium gypsophilum* Gypsum-loving larkspur
Delphinium hesperium Western larkspur
Delphinium nudicaule Red larkspur
Delphinium parryi ssp. blochmaniae Dune larkspur
Delphinium recurvatum Valley larkspur
Dichelostemma congestum Ookow
Distichlis spicata Salt grass
Dudleya farinosa Sea lettuce
Ephedra californica Desert tea (tree)
Erechtites glomerata? Australasian fireweed?
Eremalche parryi Parry's mallow
Erigeron glaucus Seaside daisy
Eriodictyon californicum California yerba santa
Eriogonum latifolium Coast buckwheat
Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly sunflower
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
Euphorbia crenulata Chinese caps
Euphorbia peplus Petty spurge
Fritillaria affinis Mission bells
Fumaria parviflora Fine-leaf fumitory
Galium californicum California bedstraw
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
Hesperolinon breweri Brewer's dwarf flax
Horkelia cuneata ssp. sericea Wedgeleaf horkelia
Iris douglasiana Douglas iris
Lasthenia fremontii Vernal pool goldfields
Lasthenia minor Woolly goldfields
Layia munzii Munz' tidy tips
Lessingia germanorum San Francisco lessingia
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. rosea Common meadowfoam
Linanthus androsaceus False baby stars
Linanthus bicolor Bicolor linanthus
Linanthus grandiflorus Large-flowered linanthus
Lomatium caruifolium Caraway-leaved lomatium
Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Twinberry
Lunaria annua Moonwort
Lupinus albifrons Silver bush lupine
Lupinus arboreus Yellow bush lupine
Lupinus benthamii Spider lupine
Lupinus cervinus Deer lupine
Lupinus chamissonis Dune bush lupine
Lupinus formosus Summer lupine
Lupinus variicolor? Varied lupine?
Malacothrix californica California desert dandelion
Malacothrix floccifera Woolly malacothrix
Meconella linearis Carnival poppy
Mentha pulegium Pennyroyal
Mimulus rattanii Rattan's monkeyflower
Mimulus torreyi Torrey'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
Myosurus minimus Little mousetail
Navarretia squarrosa Skunkweed
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
Plantago coronopus Cutleaf plantain
Plectritis macrocera White plectritis
Polygonum paronychia* Dune knotweed
Polystichum sp. Sword fern
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Prunella vulgaris Prunella
Ptelea crenulata* Hop tree
Rosa nutkana Notkana rose
Salvia carduacea Thistle sage
Salvia sonomensis Creeping sage
Sanicula maritima Adobe snakeroot
Sedum spathulifolium Pacific stonecrop
Senecio californicus Yellow dune daisy
Sidalcea calycosa Pt. Reyes checkerbloom
Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-eyed grass
Solanum douglasii White nightshade (purple-tinged)
Solanum umbelliferum Blue nightshade
Solidago canadensis Meadow goldenrod
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 dubium Shamrock clover
Trifolium wormskioldii? Cow clover?
Triphysaria eriantha Butter and eggs
Triphysaria micrantha Little butter and eggs
Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's spear
Triteleia lugens Pretty face
Vaccimium ovatum Huckleberry
Vicia gigantea Giant vetch
Whipplea modesta Modesty
Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaf mule ears
Wyethia helenioides? Mule ears

* = new photo (as of May 4, 2008)



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