Southern California Wildflowers

Scientific NameCommon Name
Abies concolor White fir
Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata Heart-leaved thorn-mint
Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple
Aesculus californica California buckeye (fruit)
Agoseris retrorsa Spear-leaved agoseris
Agoseris retrorsa Spear-leaved agoseris (seed head)
Allium burlewii Burlew's onion
Allium praecox* Early onion
Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum? Dense allophyllum?
Amelanchier utahensis? Serviceberry
Arabis holboellii Holboell's rock-cress
Arabis parishii Parish's rock-cress
Arabis perennans? Perennial rock-cress?
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis Eastwood manzanita (leaves)
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved sandwort
Arenaria ursina Bear Valley sandwort
Arnica discoidea Rayless arnica
Aster greatae Greata's aster
Astragalus douglasii Jacumba milk-vetch
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
Berberis aquifolium Oregon grape
Bidens laevis Bur marigold
Boschniakia strobilacea California ground-cone
Brodiaea filifolia Three-leaved brodiaea
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 venustus Butterfly mariposa (pink)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (red)
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa (yellow)
Calochortus weedii Weed's mariposa
Calyptridium umbellatum Pussy paws
Calystegia malacophylla* Woolly morning glory
Calystegia purpurata Purple western morning glory
Camissonia hirtella? Hairy suncups?
Camissonia ignota? Jurupa Hills suncup?
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter cress
Castilleja angustifolia? Desert paintbrush?
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush
Castilleja cinerea Ash-gray paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora Dense-flowered owl's clover
Castilleja miniata Giant paintbrush (yellow)
Castilleja subinclusa Long-leaf paintbrush
Caulanthus heterophyllus* Jewel flower
Ceanothus greggii Cupped-leaf ceanothus
Ceanothus tomentosus Woolly-leaf ceanothus
Centaurium venustum Canchalagua (white)
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 dudleyana? Dudley's clarkia?
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 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
Cryptantha circumscissa Cushion cryptantha
Cryptantha clevelandii* Cleveland's cryptantha
Cryptantha echinella? Prickly cryptantha?
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke thistle
Cyperus involucratus Umbrella plant (leaves)
Delphinium parishii ssp. pallidum Pale-flowered larkspur
Descurainia californica Sierra tansy-mustard
Dichelostemma capitatum Blue dicks (white)
Draba verna Whitlow grass
Dudleya stolonifera Laguna Beach dudleya
Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye
Epilobium pygmaeum Smooth willowweed
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum Southern mountain woollystar
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum Southern mountain woollystar (white)
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. elongatum Giant woollystar
Ericameria cuneata Cliff goldenbush
Ericameria pinifolia Pine goldenbush
Erigeron aphanactis Rayless fleabane
Erigeron aphanactis Rayless fleabane (in fruit)
Eriodictyon trichocalyx Yerba santa
Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat
Eriogonum covilleanum? Coville's buckwheat?
Eriogonum kennedyi Kennedy's buckwheat
Eriogonum saxatile Rock buckwheat
Eriogonum thurberi Thurber's buckwheat
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden yarrow ('rayless')
Erodium brachycarpum Short-fruited filaree
Euphorbia palmeri Woodland spurge
Fremontodendron californicum Flannelbush
Gayophytum diffusum Ground smoke
Geranium dissectum Cutleaf geranium
Geranium richardsonii Richardson's geranium
Gilia ochroleuca Volcanic gilia
Gilia ophthalmoides? Eyed gilia?
Gilia splendens ssp. grantii Grant's gilia
Guttierezia californica Matchweed
Helenium bigelovii Sneezeweed
Hemizonia pungens ssp. laevis Spikeweed
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 Pumice alpinegold
Ivesia santolinoides Mousetail ivesia
Keckiella antirrhinoides Chaparral beard-tongue
Keckiella breviflora Gaping keckiella
Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis Mt. San Jacinto keckiella
Lastarriaea coriacea Leather spineflower
Lasthenia glabrata 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 sinuatum? Statice
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 nevadense Desert lomatium
Lonicera interrupta Chaparral honeysuckle
Lotus crassifolius Buck lotus
Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis Otay Mountain lotus
Lotus dendroideus Island broom
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 Grape soda lupine
Lupinus hyacinthinus San Jacinto lupine
Lupinus lepidus var. confertus Brown-bannered lupine
Lupinus nanus Sky lupine
Malacothamnus davidsonii Bush mallow
Malacothamnus fremontii Fremont's bush mallow
Malva sylvestris High mallow
Mentzelia congesta? Clustered blazing star?
Mentzelia laevicaulis Blazing star
Mentzelia montana Mountain blazing star
Mentzelia veatchiana? Veatch's blazing-star?
Microseris douglasii Microseris
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkeyflower (red)
Mimulus floribundus Slimy monkeyflower
Mirabilis multiflora Giant four o'clock
Monardella australis Southern monardella
Monolepsis nuttalliana Poverty weed
Muilla maritima Common muilla
Nama rothrockii Blue balls
Navarretia hamata? Hooked navarretia?
Nemacladus pinnatifidus? Comb-leaved threadplant?
Nemacladus ramosissimum* Small-flowered threadplant
Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia Small baby blue eyes
Nicotiana attenuata Coyote tobacco
Oncosiphon piluliferum Stink net
Opuntia Xvaseyi Vasey's prickly pear
Orobanche fasciculata Clustered broomrape
Orobanche parishii? Parish's broomrape?
Osmadenia tenella* Three-spot
Pedicularis semibarbata Lousewort
Penstemon caesius Purple mountain bugler
Penstemon grinnellii Grinnell's penstemon
Penstemon labrosus Mountain bugler
Penstemon laetus Gay penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus Beaked penstemon
Penstemon speciosus Royal penstemon
Pentachaeta aurea* Golden-rayed pentachaeta
Perideridia parishii Parish'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 exilis Transvers Range phacelia
Phacelia mutabilis Changeable phacelia
Philadelphus microphyllus Littleleaf mock orange
Phlox austromontana Mountain phlox
Pinus lambertiana Sugar pine (cones)
Pinus monophylla Singleleaf pinyon pine
Plagiobothrys leptocladus Wire-stem popcorn flower
Poa atropurpurea San Bernardino bluegrass
Polygonum argyrocoleon Persian knotweed
Potentilla biennis? Biennial cinquefoil?
Potentilla wheeleri? Wheeler's cinquefoil?
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Big-cone spruce (cone)
Pterospora andromedea Pine drops
Quercus chrysolepis Canyon live oak (leaves)
Quercus garryana Oregon oak (leaf)
Quercus kelloggii Black oak (leaf)
Quercus wislizenii Interior live oak (leaves)
Ranunculus occidentalis Western buttercup
Rhamnus pilosa Hairy-leaf redberry (fruit)
Rhamnus tomentella Hoary coffeeberry
Rhododendron occidentale Western azalea
Ribes cereum Wax currant
Ribes montigenum Mountain gooseberry
Ribes nevadense Sierra currant
Ribes nevadense Sierra currant (fruit)
Rosa woodsii Wood rose
Salix laevigata Red willow (leaves)
Salvia clevelandii Cleveland sage
Salvia pachyphylla Rose sage
Sanicula bipinnatifida Purple sanicle
Sanicula hoffmannii?* Hoffmann's sanicle?
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
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
Streptanthus bernardinus Laguna Mountain jewel-flower
Swertia neglecta Pine green gentain
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Mountain snowberry
Taraxacum californicum California dandelion
Tetradymia canescens Spineless horsebrush
Thelypodium stenopetalum Slender-petaled thelypodium
Thermopsis macrophylla Golden pea
Trichostema parishii Parish's blue curls
Umbellularia californica Bay tree (fruit)
Veratrum californicum Corn lily
Veratrum californicum Corn lily (leaves)
Verbesina encelioides Crownbeard
Veronica americana American brooklime
Vicia ludoviciana Slim vetch
Viola douglasii Douglas' violet
Viola pinetorum Pine violet
Vitis girdiana Southern California grape
Washintonia robusta Mexican fan palm
Xyloccocus bicolor* Mission manzanita (post-fire)

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



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