Southern California Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Abies concolor White fir
Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata Heart-leaved thorn-mint
Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple
Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple (flowers)
Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple (fruit)
Aesculus californica California buckeye
Aesculus californica California buckeye (fruit)
Agoseris retrorsa Spear-leaved agoseris
Agoseris retrorsa Spear-leaved agoseris (seed head)
Allium burlewii Burlew's onion
Allium howellii var. clokeyi Clokey's onion
Allium lacunosum Pitted onion
Allium praecox Early onion
Allophyllum divaricatum Purple false gilia
Allophyllum gilioides Dense allophyllum
Amaryllis belladonna Naked lady
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed (flowers)
Amelanchier utahensis? Serviceberry
Amorpha fruticosa Western false-indigo
Arabis holboellii Holboell's rock-cress
Arabis parishii Parish's rock-cress
Arabis perennans? Perennial rock-cress?
Arctostaphylos gabrielensis San Gabriel manzanita
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis Eastwood manzanita (leaves)
Arctostaphylos parryana Parry manzanita
Arctostaphylos pringlei Pringle's manzanita
Arenaria macradenia ssp. macradenia Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved sandwort
Arenaria ursina Bear Valley sandwort
Arnica discoidea Rayless arnica
Aster greatae Greata's aster
Astragalus douglasii Jacumba milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae Bear Valley milk-vetch (pods)
Astragalus pomonensis Pomona milk-vetch
Astragalus purshii Woolly pod
Astragalus purshii Woolly pod (pod)
Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus Ventura marsh milk-vetch
Atriplex argentea Silverscale saltbush
Batis maritima Saltwort (in fruit)
Berberis aquifolium Oregon grape
Boschniakia strobilacea California ground-cone
Brassica fruticulosa Knobby-pod mustard
Brodiaea filifolia Three-leaved brodiaea
Bromus tectorum Cheat grass
Calochortus concolor Golden-bowl mariposa lily
Calochortus dunnii Dunn's mariposa lily
Calochortus invenustus Mariposa lily
Calochortus invenustus Mariposa lily (lavender)
Calochortus invenustus Mariposa lily (maroon)
Calochortus invenustus Mariposa lily (violet)
Calochortus palmeri Palmer's mariposa lily
Calochortus palmeri Palmer's mariposa lily (white)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (deep red)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (multi-color)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (multi-color)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (peach)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (pink)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (red)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (yellow)
Calochortus weedii Weed's mariposa
Calyptridium umbellatum Pussy paws
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia Island morning glory
Calystegia malacophylla Woolly morning glory
Camissonia hirtella? Hairy suncups?
Camissonia ignota? Jurupa Hills suncup?
Camissonia intermedia Intermediate suncup
Camissonia pusilla Little wiry suncup
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter cress
Castilleja angustifolia? Desert paintbrush?
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush
Castilleja cinerea Ash-gray paintbrush
Castilleja cinerea Ash-gray paintbrush (yellow)
Castilleja densiflora Dense-flowered owl's clover
Castilleja exserta Owl's clover (white)
Castilleja gleasonii Mt. Gleason paintbrush
Castilleja miniata Giant paintbrush (yellow)
Castilleja subinclusa Long-leaf paintbrush
Caulanthus amplexicaulis Clasping-leaved caulanthus
Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus Jewel flower
Ceanothus cordulatus Mountain whitethorn
Ceanothus greggii Cupped-leaf ceanothus
Ceanothus tomentosus Woolly-leaf ceanothus
Centaurium venustum Canchalagua (white)
Centrostegia thurberi Thurber's spineflower (flowers)
Chaenactis santolinoides Santolina pincushion
Chaenactis xantiana Xantus' pincushion
Chamomilla occidentalis Western pineapple weed
Cheilanthes clevelandii Cleveland's lip-fern
Chenopodium botrys Jerusalem oak
Chenopodium botrys Jerusalem oak (leaves)
Chlorogalum parviflorum Small-flowered soap plant
Chorizanthe procumbens Prostrate spineflower
Chorizanthe xanti Xantus' spineflower
Chrysopelsis sempervirens Bush chinquapin
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbitbrush
Cirsium scariosum Elk thistle
Cirsium scariosum Elk thistle (purple)
Clarkia similis Ramona clarkia
Clarkia xantiana Xantus' clarkia
Claytonia parviflora Narrow-leaved miner's lettuce
Clematis pauciflora Virgin's bower
Cnicus benedictus Blessed thistle
Collinsia childii Child's collinsia
Collinsia torreyi Blue-eyed Mary
Collomia grandiflora Large-flowered collomia
Colutea arborescens Bladder senna
Corallorhiza maculata Spotted coral root
Cordylanthus maritimus Salt-marsh bird's beak
Cordylanthus nevinii Nevin's bird's beak
Coreopsis gigantea Giant coreopsis (white-tipped)
Cornus sericea American dogwood
Cotoneaster pannosa Woolly cotoneaster
Crepis occidentalis Western hawkbeard
Cryptantha circumscissa Cushion cryptantha
Cryptantha clevelandii Cleveland's cryptantha
Cryptantha echinella? Prickly cryptantha?
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke thistle
Cyperus involucratus Umbrella plant (leaves)
Danthonia unispicata One-spike oatgrass
Delphinium parishii ssp. pallidum Pale-flowered larkspur
Descurainia californica Sierra tansy-mustard
Dichelostemma capitatum Blue dicks (white)
Draba verna Whitlow grass
Dudleya densiflora San Gabriel Mountains dudleya
Dudleya stolonifera Laguna Beach dudleya
Echinocereus engelmannii (var. munzii) Munz' hedgehog cactus
Ehrharta sp. Veldt grass
Elymus elymoides Squirrel tail
Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye
Epilobium pygmaeum Smooth willowweed
Equisetum laevigatum Smooth scouring rush
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum Perennial woolstar
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum Perennial woolstar (white)
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. elongatum Giant woolstar
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum Santa Ana River woolstar (flower)
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum Santa Ana River woolstar (flowers)
Eriastrum signatum Few-flowered woolstar
Ericameria cuneata Cliff goldenbush
Ericameria pinifolia Pine goldenbush
Erigeron aphanactis Rayless fleabane
Erigeron aphanactis Rayless fleabane (in fruit)
Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus Brewer's fleabane
Eriodictyon trichocalyx Yerba santa
Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat
Eriogonum arborescens Santa Cruz Island buckwheat
Eriogonum covilleanum? Coville's buckwheat?
Eriogonum grande ssp. rubescens Red buckwheat
Eriogonum kennedyi Kennedy's buckwheat
Eriogonum molestum Pineland buckwheat
Eriogonum saxatile Rock buckwheat
Eriogonum thurberi Thurber's buckwheat
Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright's buckwheat
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden yarrow ('rayless')
Eriophyllum pringlei Pringle's woolly sunflower
Erodium brachycarpum Short-fruited filaree
Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii Parish's burning bush
Euphorbia palmeri Woodland spurge
Fraxinus velutina Arizona ash (fruit)
Fremontodendron californicum Flannelbush
Garrya veatchii Silk tassel bush (fruit)
Gayophytum diffusum Ground smoke
Geranium dissectum Cutleaf geranium
Geranium richardsonii? Richardson's geranium?
Gilia diegensis Coastal gilia
Gilia modocensis? Modoc gilia?
Gilia ochroleuca Volcanic gilia
Gilia ophthalmoides? Eyed gilia?
Gilia splendens ssp. grantii Grant's gilia
Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida White bluecup
Guttierezia californica Matchweed
Helenium bigelovii Sneezeweed
Hemizonia parryi ssp. australis Southern tarweed
Hemizonia pungens ssp. laevis Spikeweed
Heterocodon rariflorum Few-flowered heterocodon
Heuchera hirsutissima Parish's alumroot
Hoita orbicularis Creeping leather-root
Horkelia clevelandii Cleveland's horkelia
Horkelia rydbergii Rydberg's horkelia
Horkelia truncata Ramona horkelia
Horkelia wilderae Barton Flats horkelia
Horkelia wilderae Barton Flats horkelia (leaves)
Hulsea californica San Diego sunflower
Hulsea heterochroma Red-rayed hulsea
Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha Pumice alpinegold
Hypochaeris radicata Rough cat's ear
Juniperus californica California juniper ('berries')
Keckiella antirrhinoides Chaparral beard-tongue
Keckiella breviflora Gaping keckiella
Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis Mt. San Jacinto keckiella
Keckiella ternata Whorled-leaf penstemon
Koeleria macrantha June grass
Krameria erecta Pima rhatany
Lastarriaea coriacea Leather spineflower
Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri Yellow-rayed goldfields
Lathyrus tingitanus Tangier pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii San Diego pea
Lavatera assurgentiflora ssp. assurgentiflora Island mallow
Leptodactylon pungens Mountain prickly phlox
Lessingia glandulifera Sticky lessingia
Lessingia tenuis Spring lessingia
Lilium parryi Lemon lily
Limnanthes gracilis ssp. parishii Parish's meadowfoam
Limonium perezii? Perez's sealavender?
Limonium ramosissimum? Algerian sealavender?
Linanthus breviculus Mojave linanthus
Linanthus floribundus Many-flower linanthus
Linanthus killipii Baldwin Lake linanthus
Linanthus lemmonii Lemmon's linanthus
Linanthus parviflorus Common linanthus (blue)
Linanthus parviflorus Common linanthus (yellow)
Linum lewisii Lewis' flax
Linum perenne Blue flax
Lithophragma affine ssp. mixtum Woodland star
Lobelia dunnii Dunn's lobelia
Lomatium dissectum Fernleaf lomatium (leaves)
Lomatium mohavense? Desert parsley?
Lomatium nevadense Desert lomatium
Lonicera interrupta Chaparral honeysuckle
Lotus crassifolius Buck lotus
Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis Otay Mountain lotus
Lotus dendroideus Island broom
Lotus denticulatus Toothed lotus
Lotus hamatus San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus heermanii Woolly lotus
Lotus nevadensis Sierra Nevada lotus
Lupinus andersonii Anderson's lupine
Lupinus elatus Silky lupine
Lupinus excubitus var. johnstonii Interior bush lupine
Lupinus hyacinthinus San Jacinto lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. confertus Brown-bannered lupine
Lupinus luteolus Butter lupine
Lupinus luteolus Butter lupine (blue)
Lupinus microcarpus Chick lupine (purple)
Malacothamnus aboriginum Indian Valley bush mallow
Malacothamnus davidsonii Bush mallow
Malacothamnus fremontii Fremont's bush mallow
Malacothrix californica California desert dandelion
Malephora crocea Yellow iceplant
Malva sylvestris High mallow
Matthiola incana Garden stock
Melica stricta Rock melic
Melilotus officinalis Yellow sweet clover
Mentzelia congesta? Clustered blazing star?
Mentzelia montana Mountain blazing star
Mentzelia veatchiana Veatch's blazing-star
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkeyflower (red)
Mimulus constrictus Dense-fruited monkeyflower
Mimulus fremontii Fremont's monkeyflower
Mimulus purpureus Purple monkeyflower
Mirabilis multiflora Giant four o'clock
Monardella australis Southern monardella
Monardella lanceolata Mustang mint
Monardella linoides Narrow-leaved monardella
Monardella nana Little monardella
Monolepsis nuttalliana Poverty weed
Muhlenbergia richardsonis Matted muhly
Muilla maritima Common muilla
Nama rothrockii Blue balls
Navarretia atractyloides Holly-leaf navarretia
Navarretia hamata? Hooked navarretia?
Navarretia peninsularis Baja navarretia
Nemacladus pinnatifidus? Comb-leaved threadplant?
Nemacladus ramosissimus Small-flowered threadplant
Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia Small baby blue eyes
Nicotiana attenuata Coyote tobacco
Oenothera californica California evening primrose
Oncosiphon piluliferum Stink net
Opuntia Xvaseyi Vasey's prickly pear
Opuntia parryi Valley cholla
Orobanche fasciculata Clustered broomrape
Orobanche parishii? Parish's broomrape?
Osmadenia tenella Three-spot
Oxytheca caryophylloides Chickweed oxytheca
Oxytheca emarginata White-margined oxytheca
Oxytheca trilobata Three-lobed oxytheca
Pedicularis semibarbata Lousewort
Pediomelum californicum California Indian breadfruit
Penstemon caesius Purple mountain bugler
Penstemon californicus California penstemon
Penstemon clevelandii Cleveland's penstemon
Penstemon grinnellii Grinnell's penstemon
Penstemon labrosus Mountain bugler
Penstemon laetus Gay penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus Beaked penstemon
Penstemon speciosus Royal penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis Showy penstemon
Pentachaeta aurea Golden-rayed pentachaeta
Perideridia parishii Parish's yampah
Perideridia pringlei Pringle's yampah
Phacelia austromontana Southern Sierra phacelia
Phacelia brachyloba Yellow-throated phacelia
Phacelia ciliata Great Valley phacelia
Phacelia curvipes Curved-stem phacelia
Phacelia davidsonii Davidson's phacelia
Phacelia davidsonii Davidson's phacelia (white)
Phacelia exilis Transverse Range phacelia
Phacelia longipes Longstalk phacelia
Phacelia mohavensis Mohave phacelia
Phacelia mutabilis Changeable phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia Lacy phacelia
Philadelphus microphyllus Littleleaf mock orange
Phlox austromontana Mountain phlox
Pinus lambertiana Sugar pine (cones)
Pinus monophylla Singleleaf pinyon pine
Pinus quadrifolia Parry pinyon pine
Pinus torreyana Torrey pine
Piperia cooperi? Cooper's rein orchid?
Plagiobothrys leptocladus Wire-stem popcorn flower
Poa atropurpurea San Bernardino bluegrass
Poa secunda Pine bluegrass
Polygonum argyrocoleon Persian knotweed
Polystichum munitum Sword fern
Potentilla biennis? Biennial cinquefoil?
Potentilla wheeleri Wheeler's cinquefoil
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Big-cone spruce (cone)
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern
Pterospora andromedea Pine drops
Pulicaria paludosa Spanish sunflower
Pyrrocoma uniflora ssp. gossypina Bear Valley pyrrocoma
Quercus chrysolepis Canyon live oak (leaves)
Quercus garryana Oregon oak (leaf)
Quercus garryana var. breweri Brewer's oak (leaves)
Quercus john-tuckeri Tucker's oak (leaves)
Quercus kelloggii Black oak (acorns)
Quercus wislizenii Interior live oak (leaves)
Rhamnus pilosa Hairy-leaf redberry (fruit)
Rhamnus tomentella Hoary coffeeberry
Rhododendron occidentale Western azalea
Ribes cereum Wax currant
Ribes lasianthum Alpine gooseberry
Ribes montigenum Mountain gooseberry
Ribes nevadense Sierra currant
Ribes nevadense Sierra currant (fruit)
Rosa woodsii Wood rose
Salix laevigata Red willow (leaves)
Salvia brandegei Santa Rosa Island sage
Salvia clevelandii Cleveland sage
Salvia pachyphylla Rose sage
Sanicula bipinnatifida Purple sanicle
Sanicula hoffmannii? Hoffmann's sanicle?
Sarcodes sanguinea Snow plant
Sarcostemma cyanchoides Climbing milkweed (greenish)
Saxifraga californica California saxifrage
Scutellaria siphocampyloides Curve-flowered scullcap
Sidalcea pedata Bird-foot checkerbloom
Silene parishii Parish's catchfly
Silene verecunda San Francisco campion
Sinapis arvensis Charlock
Sisymbrium altissimum Tumble mustard
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed grass (whitish)
Solanum parishii Parish's nightshade
Spergularia bocconii Boccone's sand spurry
Sphaeralcea ambigua Apricot mallow
Stephanomeria spinosa Spiny skeletonweed
Stephanomeria virgata ssp.pleurocarpa Twiggy wreathplant
Streptanthus bernardinus Laguna Mountain jewel-flower
Swertia neglecta Pine green gentian
Swertia parryi Parry's green gentian
Taraxacum californicum California dandelion
Tauschia parishii Parish's tauschia
Tetradymia canescens Spineless horsebrush
Thelypodium stenopetalum Slender-petaled thelypodium
Thermopsis californica Golden pea
Thermopsis macrophylla Golden pea
Trichostema parishii Parish's blue curls
Trichostema parishii Parish's blue curls (flower)
Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry clover
Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry clover (in fruit)
Trifolium microcephalum Small-headed clover
Trifolium wormskioldii Cow clover
Triodanis biflora Venus looking-glass
Triteleia lugens Pretty face
Triticum aestivum Wheat
Turricula parryi Poodle-dog bush
Umbellularia californica Bay tree (fruit)
Veratrum californicum Corn lily
Veratrum californicum Corn lily (leaves)
Verbesina encelioides Crownbeard
Veronica americana American brooklime
Viguiera laciniata San Diego sunflower
Viola douglasii Douglas' violet
Washintonia robusta Mexican fan palm
Wyethia ovata Southern mule ears
Xyloccocus bicolor Mission manzanita (post-fire)
Ziziphus parryi Lotebush (fruit)

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