Santa Monica Mountains Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Abronia maritima* Red sand verbena
Abronia umbellata Sand verbena
Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple (leaf)
Acer negundo Box elder (flowers)
Acer negundo Box elder (leaves)
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Achnatherum coronatum Giant needlegrass
Achyrachaena mollis Blow wives
Achyrachaena mollis Blow wives (seed head)
Acourtia microcephala Perezia
Acourtia microcephala Perezia (white)
Acroptilon repens Russian knapweed
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise
Adenostoma sparsifolium Red shanks
Adenostoma sparsifolium Red shanks (flowers)
Adiantum capillis-veneris Venus-hair fern
Adiantum jordanii Maiden-hair fern
Ageratina adenophora* Eupatory
Agoseris grandiflora Mountain dandelion
Agoseris grandiflora Mountain dandelion (seed head)
Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven (young)
Alisma plantago-aquatica Water plantain
Allium haematochiton Red-skinned onion
Allium neapolitanum? White garlic?
Allium neapolitanum? White garlic? (flowers)
Allium peninsulare Penisular onion
Allium praecox? Early onion?
Allium praecox? Early onion? (flowers)
Allophyllum glutinosum* False gilia
Alnus rhombifolia White alder
Amaranthus albus Tumbleweed
Amaranthus californicus California pigweed
Amblyopappus pusillus Coast weed
Ambrosia chamissonis Silver beach-bur
Ambrosia psilostachya Western ragweed
Ammannia coccinea Red ammannia
Ammannia coccinea Red ammannia (flower)
Amorpha californica False indigo
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii Fiddleneck
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet pimpernel
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet pimpernel (blue)
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet pimpernel (white)
Anemopsis californica Yerba mansa
Anthemis cotula Mayweed
Anthriscus caucalis Bur chervil
Antirrhinum coulterianum White snapdragon
Antirrhinum kelloggii Twining snapdragon
Antirrhinum multiflorum Rose snapdragon
Antirrhinum nuttallianum Violet snapdragon
Aphanes occidentalis Lady's mantle
Apiastrum angustifolium Wild parsley
Apium graveolens Celery
Arabis glabra Tower mustard
Arabis sparsiflora Elegant rock cress
Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca Big-berry manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca Big-berry manzanita (berries)
Argemone munita Prickly poppy
Artemisia californica California sagebrush
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort
Artemisia dranunculus Tarragon
Artemisia dranunculus Tarragon (flowers)
Arundo donax Giant reed
Asclepias californica California milkweed
Asclepias eriocarpa Indian milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaved milkweed
Asphodelus fistulosus Asphodel
Aspidotis californica California lace fern
Aster subulatus Slim aster
Astragalus brauntonii Braunton's milkvetch
Astragalus brauntonii Braunton's milkvetch (flowers)
Astragalus didymocarpus Dwarf astragalus
Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus Southern California locoweed
Astragalus trichopodus var. phoxus Santa Barbara locoweed
Athysanus pusillus Sandweed
Athysanus pusillus (fruit) Sandweed
Atriplex lentiformis Quail bush
Atriplex leucophylla Beach saltbush
Atriplex rosea? Redscale?
Atriplex semibaccata? Australian saltbush?
Atriplex triangularis Spearscale
Avena barbata Slender oats
Avena fatua Wild oats
Baccharis douglasii Salt-marsh baccharis (female)
Baccharis douglasii Salt-marsh baccharis (male)
Baccharis malibuensis Malibu baccharis (female)
Baccharis malibuensis Malibu baccharis (male)
Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush (female)
Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush (male)
Baccharis plummerae Plummer's baccharis (female)
Baccharis plummerae Plummer's baccharis (male)
Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat (female)
Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat (male)
Barbarea orthoceras Winter cress
Bassia hyssopifolia Fivehook bassia
Bassia hyssopifolia Fivehook bassia (flower)
Bellis perrenis English daisy
Berberis pinnata California barberry
Berula erecta Water parsnip
Bidens laevis Bur marigold
Bidens pilosa Beggar-ticks
Bloomeria crocea Golden stars
Bowlesia incana Bowlesia
Bowlesia incana Bowlesia (leaf)
Boykinia occidentalis Coast boykinia
Boykinia rotundifolia Round-leaved boykinia
Boykinia rotundifolia Round-leaved boykinia (leaves)
Brassica nigra Black mustard
Brassica nigra Black mustard (flowers)
Brassica rapa Field mustard
Brassica tournefortii Saharan mustard
Brickellia californica California Brickellbush
Brickellia nevinii Nevin's brickellbush
Brodiaea terrestris Dwarf brodiaea
Bromus diandrus Ripgut brome
Bromus hordeaceus Soft chess
Bromus madritensis Red brome
Cakile maritima Sea rocket
Calandrinia breweri Brewer's redmaids
Calandrinia ciliata Redmaids
Calochortus albus Fairy lantern
Calochortus catalinae Catalina mariposa
Calochortus clavatus Yellow mariposa
Calochortus plummerae Plummer's mariposa
Calochortus splendens Lilac mariposa
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa
Calyptridium monandrum* Sand cress (leaves)
Calystegia collina ssp. venusta South Coast morning glory
Calystegia macrostegia Morning glory
Calystegia soldanella Beach morning glory
Camissonia bistorta Suncup
Camissonia boothii ssp. decorticans Bottle washer
Camissonia californica California suncup
Camissonia cheiranthifolia Beach evening primrose
Camissonia micrantha Small evening primrose
Camissonia strigulosa? Contorted evening primrose?
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse
Cardamine californica Milkmaids
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter cress
Cardaria draba Hoary cress
Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Carpobrotus chilensis Sea fig
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot fig
Castilleja affinis Paintbrush
Castilleja exserta Owl's clover
Castilleja foliolosa Woolly paintbrush
Castilleja minor Thread torch
Caulanthus heterophyllus var. pseudo-simulans Jewel flower
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved ceanothus
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved ceanothus (flowers)
Ceanothus cuneatus Buck brush
Ceanothus leucodermis White thorn
Ceanothus megacarpus Big-pod ceanothus
Ceanothus oliganthus Hairy-leaved ceanothus
Ceanothus spinosus Greenbark ceanothus
Centaurea melitensis Yellow star thistle
Centaurea solstitialis Barnaby's thistle
Centaurium exaltatum Spring-loving centaury
Centaurium venustum Canchalagua
Centranthus ruber Red valerian
Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-eared chickweed
Cercis occidentalis Western redbud
Cercis occidentalis Western redbud (flowers)
Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain mahogany (fruit)
Chaenactis artemisiifolia White pincushion flower
Chaenactis glabriuscula Yellow pincushion flower
Chamaesyce albomarginata Rattlesnake weed
Chamaesyce sp. Rattlesnake weed
Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple weed
Chenopodium album Lamb's quarter
Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican tea
Chenopodium californicum California goosefoot
Chenopodium macrospermum Coast goosefoot
Chenopodium murale Nettle-leaf goosefoot
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap plant
Chondrilla juncea Skeleton weed
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina San Fernando Valley spineflower
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina San Fernando Valley spineflower (flowers)
Chorizanthe staticoides Turkish rugging
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland chrysanthemum (white)
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland chrysanthemum (yellow)
Cichorium intybus Chicory
Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale Cobweb thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale Cobweb thistle (inflorescence)
Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle
Cistus creticus Pink rockrose
Cistus ladanifer Crimson-spot rockrose
Cistus ladanifer Crimson-spot rockrose (leaves)
Clarkia bottae Farewell to spring
Clarkia cylindrica Speckled clarkia
Clarkia epilobioides Willow-herb clarkia
Clarkia purpurea Purple clarkia (spotted)
Clarkia purpurea Winecup clarkia (dark)
Clarkia unguiculata Elegant clarkia
Claytonia exigua Little spring beauty
Claytonia perfoliata Miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata Miner's lettuce (flower)
Clematis lasiantha Virgin's bower
Clematis lasiantha Virgin's bower (seed head)
Clematis ligusticifolia Western virgin's bower
Collinsia heterophylla Chinese houses
Collinsia heterophylla Chinese houses (white)
Collinsia parryi Parry's blue-eyed Mary
Comarostaphylis diversifolia Summer holly
Comarostaphylis diversifolia Summer holly (fruit)
Conium maculatum Poison hemlock
Conium maculatum Poison hemlock (flowers)
Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed
Convolvulus simulans Small-flowered morning glory
Conyza bonariensis Little horseweed
Conyza canadensis Horseweed
Conyza coulteri Coulter's horseweed
Cordylanthus maritimus Salt-marsh bird's beak
Cordylanthus rigidus Bird's beak
Coreopsis bigelovii Bigelow's coreopsis
Coreopsis bigelovii Bigelow's coreopsis (phyllaries)
Coreopsis californica?* California coreopsis?
Coreopsis gigantea Giant coreopsis
Coronopus didymus Wart cress
Cortaderia selloana? Pampas grass
Cotula australis Australian brass buttons
Cotula coronopifolia Brass buttons
Crassula connata Pygmy weed
Cressa truxillensis Alkali weed
Croton californicus Croton
Crypsis schoenoides Swamp grass
Cryptantha intermedia Large-flowered popcorn flower
Cryptantha micromeres? Small-flowered popcorn flower
Cryptantha muricata Popcorn flower
Cucurbita foetidissima Coyote melon
Cupressus sp.? Cypress?
Cuscata californica Dodder (flower)
Cuscata salina Dodder (flowers)
Cuscuta sp. Dodder
Cynara cardunculus Wild artichoke
Cyperus sp. Umbrella sedge
Datisca glomerata Durango root
Datisca glomerata Durango root (flower)
Datura wrightii Jimson weed
Datura wrightii Jimson weed (fruit)
Daucus pusillus Wild carrot
Delosperma litorale?? Seaside delosperma??
Delphinium cardinale Scarlet larkspur
Delphinium parryi Parry's larkspur
Delphinium patens Spreading larkspur
Delphinium patens Spreading larkspur (pale)
Dendromecon rigida Bush poppy
Descurania pinnata* Tansy mustard
Dicentra ochroleuca Bleeding heart
Dicentra ochroleuca Bleeding heart (flowers)
Dichelostemma capitatum Blue dicks
Dichondra occidentalis Western dichondra (leaves)
Dipsacus sp. Teasel
Distichlis spicata* Salt grass
Dodecatheon clevelandii Shooting star
Dodecatheon clevelandii Shooting star (white)
Dryopteris arguta Coastal wood-fern
Dudleya abramsii ssp. parva Conejo dudleya
Dudleya blochmaniae Blochman's live-forever
Dudleya caespitosa Coast dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. agourensis Agoura Hills dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. marescens Marescent dudleya
Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia Santa Monica Mountains dudleya
Dudleya lanceolata Lance-leaf dudleya
Dudleya lanceolata Lance-leaf dudleya (yellow)
Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk live-forever
Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk live-forever (flowers)
Dudleya verityi Verity's dudleya
Echinodorus berteroi Burhead
Eclipta prostrata False daisy
Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering bells (flower)
Encelia californica California sunflower
Encelia californica California sunflower (flower)
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush
Epilobium brachycarpum Willow-herb
Epilobium canum California fuschia
Epilobium ciliatum Slender willow-herb
Epipactis gigantea Stream orchid
Equisetum laevigatum? Smooth scouring rush?
Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail (fertile stem)
Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail (sterile stem)
Eremocarpus setigerus Dove weed
Eriastrum densifolium Perennial woollystar
Eriastrum sapphirinum Sapphire woollystar
Ericameria ericoides Mock heather
Ericameria linearifolia Narrow-leaved goldenbush
Ericameria linearifolia Narrow-leaved goldenbush (flower)
Ericameria palmeri Palmer's goldenbush
Ericameria palmeri Palmer's goldenbush (flowers)
Erigeron foliosus Fleabane aster
Eriodictyon crassifolium Yerba santa
Eriogonum angulosum Angle-stemmed buckwheat
Eriogonum cinereum Ashy-leaved buckwheat
Eriogonum cithariforme Cithara buckwheat
Eriogonum cithariforme Cithara buckwheat (flowers)
Eriogonum crocatum Conejo buckwheat
Eriogonum elongatum Long-stemmed buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat
Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's lace
Eriogonum parvifolium* Sea-cliff buckwheat
Eriogonum wrightii ssp. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden yarrow
Erodium botrys Long-beaked filaree
Erodium cicutarium Red-stemmed filaree
Erodium macrophyllum White-flowered filaree
Erodium macrophyllum White-flowered filaree (leaves/fruit)
Erodium moschatum White-stemmed filaree
Erodium moschatum White-stemmed filaree (white)
Erysimum capitatum Western wallflower
Erysimum insulare sp. suffrutescens* Dune wallflower
Eschscholzia caespitosa Collarless poppy
Eschscholzia californica California poppy
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Common eucrypta
Euphorbia terracina False caper
Euthamia occidentalis Western goldenrod
Filago californica California filago
Filago gallica Narrow-leaved filago
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel
Frankenia salina Alkali heath
Fraxinus dipetala Chaparral flowering ash (flower)
Fraxinus dipetala Chaparral flowering ash (flowers)
Fraxinus dipetala Chaparral flowering ash (fruit)
Fraxinus velutina Arizona ash (leaves)
Fritillaria biflora Chocolate lily
Gaillardia sp. Indian blanket
Galenia pubescens Coastal galenia
Galium andrewsii Pine mat
Galium angustifolium* Narrow-leaved bedstraw
Galium aparine Common bedstraw
Galium nuttallii Climbing bedstraw
Galvezia speciosa Island bush snapdragon
Garrya veatchii Silk tassel bush
Gazania linearis Gazania
Genista monspessulana French broom
Geranium carolinianum Carolina geranium
Geranium molle Dove's-foot geranium
Geranium rotundifolium Round-leafed geranium
Geranium rotundifolium Round-leafed geranium (white)
Gilia angelensis Angel's gilia
Gilia angelensis Angel's gilia (white)
Gilia capitata Globe gilia
Gilia clivorum Purple-spot gilia
Gilia splendens ssp. splendens Splendid gilia
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Wild licorice
Gnaphalium bicolor Bicolored everlasting
Gnaphalium californicum California everlasting
Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens Fragrant everlasting
Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum Felt-leaf everlasting
Gnaphalium luteo-album Weedy cudweed
Gnaphalium palustre Lowland cudweed
Gnaphalium stramineum Cotton-batting plant
Grindelia camporum Gum plant
Guillenia lasiophylla California mustard
Hazardia squarrosa Sawtooth goldenbush
Hedypnois cretica Crete weed
Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed
Helianthemum scoparium Rock rose
Helianthus annuus Common sunflower
Helianthus gracilentus Slender sunflower
Heliotropium curassavicum Wild heliotrope
Hemizonia fasciculata Common tarweed
Hemizonia minthornii Santa Susanna tarweed
Hemizonia minthornii Santa Susanna tarweed (flowers)
Herniaria hirsuta ssp. hirsuta Herniaria
Hesperocnide tenella Western stinging nettle
Hesperolinon micranthum Small-flowered dwarf flax
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon (berries)
Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph weed
Heterotheca sessiliflora Golden aster
Hieracium argutum Hawkweed
Hieracium argutum Hawkweed (leaves)
Hirschfeldia incana Mediterranean mustard
Hoita macrostachya Leather root
Holodiscus discolor Cream bush
Hordeum murinum Foxtail barley
Horkelia cuneata Wedgeleaf horkelia
Hypochaeris glabra Smooth cat's ear
Ipomoea purpurea? Garden morning-glory?
Isocoma menziesii Coast goldenbush
Isomeris arborea Bladderpod
Jaumea carnosa Marsh jaumea
Juglans californica California black walnut (catkins)
Juglans californica California black walnut (fruit)
Juncus acutus Spiny rush
Juncus macrophyllus? Long-leaved rush?
Juniperus californica California juniper
Keckiella cordifolia Heart-leaved penstemon
Kochia scoparia Fire bush
Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce
Lagophylla ramosissima Hareleaf
Lagophylla ramosissima Hareleaf (in fruit)
Lamarckia aurea Goldentop
Lamium amplexicaule Henbit
Lantana montevidensis Trailing lantana
Lasthenia californica Goldfields
Lasthenia californica Goldfields (flower)
Lasthenia coronaria Southern goldfields
Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri Coulter's goldfields
Lathyrus vestitus Wild pea
Lathyrus vestitus Wild pea
Lavatera cretica? Cretan lavatera?
Layia platyglossa Tidy tips
Lepechinia fragrans Pitcher sage
Lepidium latifolium Perennial peppergrass
Lepidium nitidum Peppergrass
Lepidospartum squamatum Scale broom
Lepidospartum squamatum Scale broom (flowers)
Leptochloa sp. Sprangletop
Leptodactylon californicum Prickly phlox
Lessingia filaginifolia Cudweed aster
Lessingia filaginifolia Cudweed aster (purple and white)
Lewisia rediviva Bitter root
Leymus condensatus Giant rye grass
Lilium humboldtii Humboldt lily
Limonium californicum California sealavender
Limonium californicum California sealavender (flowers)
Limonium perezii Perez's sealavender
Linanthus dianthiflorus Ground pink
Linanthus dianthiflorus Ground pink (white)
Linanthus liniflorus Flax-flowered linanthus
Linanthus parviflorus Common linanthus
Linaria canadensis Blue toadflax
Linum bienne? Blue flax
Linum grandiflorum Scarlet flax
Lithophragma affine Woodland star
Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum
Lolium multiflorum Italian ryegrass
Lomatium dasycarpum Woolly lomatium
Lomatium lucidum Shiny lomatium
Lomatium utriculatum Hog fennel
Lonicera subspicata Chaparral honeysuckle
Lotus argophyllus Silver lotus
Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus grandiflorus Large-flowered lotus
Lotus hamatus? San Diego bird's-foot trefoil?
Lotus purshianus Spanish clover
Lotus salsuginosus Coastal lotus
Lotus scoparius Deerweed
Lotus scoparius Deerweed (flowers)
Lotus strigosus Strigose lotus
Lotus wrangelianus Chile lotus
Ludwigia peploides Yellow water weed
Lupinus bicolor Dove lupine
Lupinus bicolor Dove lupine (flower)
Lupinus concinnus Bajada lupine
Lupinus hirsutissimus Stinging lupine
Lupinus latifolius Broad-leaved lupine
Lupinus longifolius Bush lupine
Lupinus longifolius Bush lupine (white)
Lupinus microcarpus Chick lupine
Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's lupine
Lupinus succulentus Succulent lupine
Lupinus truncatus Truncate-leaf lupine
Lythrum californicum California loosestrife
Lythrum hyssopifolium Hyssop loosestrife
Madia elegans Common madia
Madia exigua Pygmy madia
Madia gracilis Sticky madia
Malacothamnus fasciculatus Bush mallow
Malacothrix clevelandii Annual malacothrix
Malacothrix saxatilis Cliff aster
Malephora crocea Red iceplant
Malosma laurina Laurel sumac
Malva nicaeensis Bull mallow
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed
Malvella leprosa Alkali mallow
Marah macrocarpus Wild cucumber
Marah macrocarpus Wild cucumber (fruit)
Marrubium vulgare Horehound
Meconella denticulata Small-flowered meconella (in fruit)
Medicago polymorpha Bur clover
Medicago sativa Alfalfa
Melica imperfecta California melic
Melilotus alba White sweet clover
Melilotus indica Sour clover
Mentha Xpiperita? Peppermint?
Mentha spicata Spearmint
Mentzelia micrantha Stickleaf
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Crystalline ice plant
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Slender-leaved iceplant
Micropus californicus Cotton top
Microseris douglasii?? Microseris
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkeyflower (flowers)
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkeyflower (red)
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkeyflower (white)
Mimulus brevipes Wide-mouthed monkeyflower
Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet monkeyflower
Mimulus floribundus Many-flowered monkeyflower
Mimulus guttatus Stream monkeyflower
Mimulus pilosus Downy monkeyflower
Minuartia douglasii Douglas' sandwort
Mirabilis californica Wishbone plant
Mirabilis californica Wishbone plant (white)
Mirabilis jalapa Four o'clock
Monardella hypoleuca White-leaf monardella
Monolopia lanceolata Hillside daisy
Monolopia lanceolata Hillside daisy (phyllaries)
Muhlenbergia microsperma Annual muhly
Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass
Muilla maritima Common muilla
Myoporum laetum Myoporum
Nassella lepida Foothill needlegrass
Nassella sp. Purple needlegrass
Navarretia hamata Hooked navarretia
Navarretia jaredii Paso Robles navarretia
Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes
Nicotiana clevelandii Cleveland's tobacco
Nicotiana glauca Tree tobacco
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Indian tobacco
Nolina cismontana Chaparral beargrass
Nolina cismontana Chaparral beargrass (in fruit)
Nymphaea mexicana Yellow water-lily
Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima Hairy evening primrose
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian fig
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian fig (flower)
Opuntia littoralis? Prickly pear
Opuntia prolifera Coast cholla
Opuntia prolifera Coast cholla (flower)
Orobanche uniflora Naked broomrape
Osmorhiza brachypoda Sweet cicely
Osteospermum fruticosum Freeway daisy
Oxalis albicans Wood-sorrel
Oxalis corniculata Weedy oxalis
Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda buttercup (flower)
Paeonia californica California peony
Paeonia californica California peony
Papaver californicum Fire poppy
Parthenocissus vitacea Virginia creeper (leaves)
Pectocarya linearis Slender pectocarya
Pedicularis densiflora Indian warrior
Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee fern
Pellaea mucronata Bird's-foot fern
Pennisetum setaceum Fountain grass
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet bugler
Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis Showy penstemon
Pentachaeta lyonii Lyon's pentachaeta
Pentagramma triangularis Goldback fern
Perityle emoryi Rock daisy
Petrorhagia dubia Wild carnation
Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia distans Common phacelia
Phacelia egena Rock phacelia
Phacelia grandiflora Large-flowered phacelia
Phacelia grandiflora Large-flowered phacelia (white)
Phacelia imbricata Mountain phacelia
Phacelia minor* Wild Canterbury bells
Phacelia parryi Parry's phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima Branching phacelia
Phacelia viscida Sticky phacelia
Phacelia viscida Sticky phacelia (white)
Phalaris aquatica Harding grass
Phlox gracilis Slender phlox
Phlox gracilis Slender phlox (white)
Pholistoma auritum Fiesta flower
Pickeringia montana* Chaparral pea
Picris echioides Bristly ox-tongue
Piperia elongata? Rein orchid
Piptatherum milliaceum Smilo grass
Pisum sativum Garden pea
Pittosporum undulatum Mock orange
Pittosporum undulatum Mock orange (fruit)
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Popcorn flower
Plantago erecta California plantain
Plantago lanceolata English plantain
Plantago major Common plantain
Platanus racemosa Western sycamore (fall)
Platanus racemosa Western sycamore (flower heads)
Platanus racemosa Western sycamore (leaves/flower heads)
Platystemon californicus Cream cups
Plectritis ciliosa Long-spurred plectritis
Pluchea odorata Marsh fleabane
Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved allseed
Polygala cornuta Milkwort
Polygonum amphibium Water smartweed
Polygonum amphibium Water smartweed (flowers)
Polygonum arenastrum Common knotweed
Polygonum arenastrum Common knotweed (flower)
Polygonum lapathifolium Willow weed
Polygonum lapathifolium Willow weed (leaves)
Polygonum sp. Knotweed
Polypodium californicum California polypody
Polypogon sp. Rabbitsfoot grass
Populus fremontii Fremont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii Fremont Cottonwood (catkin)
Portulaca oleracea Purslane
Potentilla glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil
Prunus ilicifolia Holly-leaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia Holly-leaf cherry (fruit)
Psilocarphus tenellus Woolly-heads
Pterostegia drymarioides Threadstem
Pyracantha angustifolia? Pyracantha?
Quercus agrifolia California live oak
Quercus agrifolia California live oak (catkins)
Quercus berberidifolia Scrub oak (acorn)
Quercus berberidifolia Scrub oak (catkins)
Quercus lobata Valley oak
Quercus lobata Valley oak (catkins)
Rafinesquia californica California chicory
Ranunculus californicus California buttercup
Ranunculus hebecarpus Hairy-fruited buttercup
Ranunculus hebecarpus Hairy-fruited buttercup (leaf)
Ranunculus repens Creeping buttercup
Raphanus sativus Wild radish (pink)
Raphanus sativus* Wild radish (white)
Raphanus sativus* Wild radish (yellow)
Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry
Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry (berries)
Rhamnus crocea Redberry
Rhamnus crocea Redberry (fruit)
Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-leaved redberry
Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-leaved redberry (fruit)
Rhus integrifolia Lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia Lemonade berry (fruit)
Rhus ovata Sugar bush
Rhus trilobata Skunk bush
Ribes aureum Golden currant
Ribes californicum Hillside gooseberry
Ribes indecorum White chapparal currant
Ribes malvaceum Chapparal currant
Ribes malvaceum Chapparal currant (buds)
Ribes speciosum Fuschia-flowered gooseberry
Ricinis communis Castor-bean
Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust
Romneya coulteri Matilija poppy
Rorippa curvisiliqua Western yellow cress
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Water cress
Rosa californica California wild rose
Rosa californica California wild rose (hips)
Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry
Rubus ursinus Blackberry
Rumex conglomeratus Clustered dock
Rumex crispus Curly dock
Rupertia physodes California tea
Salicornia sp. Pickleweed
Salix exigua Sandbar willow
Salix laevigata Red willow (male)
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow (female)
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow (male)
Salsola tragus Russian thistle
Salvia apiana White sage
Salvia columbariae Chia
Salvia leucophylla Purple sage
Salvia mellifera Black sage
Salvia spathacea Hummingbird sage
Sambucus mexicana Blue elderberry
Sambucus mexicana Blue elderberry (fruit)
Samolus parviflorus Water pimpernel
Sanicula arguta Snakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific sanicle
Sanicula tuberosa Turkey pea
Saxifraga californica California saxifrage
Scandix pecten-veneris? Shepherd's needle?
Schinus molle Peruvian pepper tree (flower)
Schinus molle Peruvian pepper tree (leaves/fruit)
Schismus sp. Schismus
Scrophularia californica California bee plant
Scutellaria tuberosa Skullcap
Selaginella bigelovii Spike moss
Senecio aphanactis California groundsel
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Bush senecio
Senecio mikanioides Cape ivy
Senecio quadridentatus Cotton fireweed
Senecio vulgaris Common groundsel
Senna didymobotrya African senna
Sidalcea malvaeflora Checker bloom
Silene antirrhina Sleepy catchfly
Silene gallica Windmill pink
Silene laciniata Indian pink
Silene multinervia Many-nerved catchfly
Silene verecunda San Francisco campion
Silybum marianum Milk thistle
Sisymbrium irio London rocket
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge mustard
Sisymbrium orientale Oriental mustard
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed grass
Solanum americanum Little white nightshade
Solanum douglasii White nightshade
Solanum douglasii White nightshade (purple-tinged)
Solanum elaeagnifolium White horse-nettle
Solanum xanti Purple nightshade
Solidago californica California goldenrod
Sonchus asper Prickly sow thistle
Sonchus oleaceus Sow thistle
Sorghum halepense Johnson grass
Spartium junceum Spanish broom
Spergula arvenis Starwort
Spergularia macrotheca? Sand-spurry?
Spergularia marina Salt-marsh sand spurry
Stachys albens White hedge nettle
Stachys bullata Hedge nettle
Stanleya pinnata Prince's plume
Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa Brown microseris (in fruit)
Stellaria media Chickweed
Stephanomeria cichoriacea Tejon milk-aster
Stephanomeria cichoriacea Tejon milk-aster (white)
Stephanomeria diegensis San Diego milk-aster
Stephanomeria virgata Twiggy wreath plant
Stylocline gnaphalioides Nest-straw
Suaeda taxifolia Sea blite
Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry
Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry (fruit)
Tamarix sp. Tamarisk
Tamarix sp. Tamarisk (flowers)
Taraxacum officionale Dandelion
Taraxacum officionale Dandelion (seed head)
Tauschia arguta Southern tauschia
Tauschia hartwegii Hartweg's tauschia
Tetradymia comosa Cotton-thorn
Tetradymia comosa Cotton-thorn (flowers)
Thalictrum fendleri Meadow rue (female)
Thalictrum fendleri Meadow rue (male)
Thysanocarpus curvipes Lace pod
Thysanocarpus curvipes Lace pod (pods)
Thysanocarpus laciniatus Fringe-pod
Torilis arvensis Hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis Hedge parsley (flowers)
Torilis nodosa Knotted hedge parsley
Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak (leaves in fall)
Tragopogon porrifolius Oyster plant
Tragopogon porrifolius Oyster plant (seed head)
Tribulus terrestris Puncture vine
Tribulus terrestris Puncture vine (fruit)
Trichostema lanatum Woolly blue curls
Trichostema lanceolatum Vinegar weed
Trifolium albopurpureum Rancheria clover
Trifolium ciliolatum Tree clover
Trifolium ciliolatum Tree clover (aging)
Trifolium ciliolatum Tree clover (leaves)
Trifolium depauperatum Balloon clover
Trifolium hirtum Rose clover
Trifolium microcephalum Small-headed clover
Trifolium obtusiflorum Creek clover
Trifolium repens White clover
Trifolium variegatum* White-tipped clover
Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat clover
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium
Tropidocarpum gracile Dobie-pod
Typha domingensis Narrow-leaved cattail
Typha latifolia Broad-leaved cattail
Umbellularia californica California bay tree
Uropappus lindleyi Silver puffs
Uropappus lindleyi Silver puffs (in fruit)
Urospermum picroides Prickly golden fleece
Urtica dioica Stinging nettle
Urtica urens Dwarf nettle
Venegasia carpesioides Canyon sunflower
Verbascum virgatum Wand mullein
Verbena lasiostachys Common verbena
Verbena sp.? Verbena (white)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water speedwell
Veronica peregrina Neckweed
Veronica persica Persian speedwell
Vicia americana American vetch
Vicia sativa Spring vetch
Vicia villosa Winter vetch
Vinca major Periwinkle
Viola pedunculata Johnny jump-up
Vitis girdiana Wild grape (leaves)
Vulpia myuros Rat-tail fescue
Woodwardia fimbriata Giant chain fern
Xanthium spinosum Spiny cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur
Yucca whipplei Our Lord's candle
Zantedeschia aethiopica Calla lily
Zigadenus fremontii Star lily
Zigadenus fremontii Star lily (flower)

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



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