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Selected Wildflowers of the BCCER

Alismataceae (water-plantain family)

Fringed Water-plantain

Damasonium californicum

 

Anacardiaceae (sumac family)

Poison oak; 2; 3 Toxicodendron diversilobum
Skunkbrush

Rhus trilobata

 

Apiaceae (carrot family)

California Angelica Angelica californica
Bladder Lomatium Lomatium utriculaum
Woolly-fruited Lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. tomentosum
Pacific Sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis
Purple Sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida
Turkey Pea Sanicula turberosa
Hartwig's Tauschia

Tauschia hartwegii

 

Apocynaceae (dogbane family)

Indian-hemp

Apocynum cannabinuum

 

Aristolochiaceae (pipevine family)

California Pipevine; 2

Aristolochia californica

 

Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)

Purple Milkweed Asclepias cordifolia
Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

 

Asteraceae (sunflower family)

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Mule's-fat; 2

Baccharis salicifolia

Deltoid Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Yellow-carpet

Blennosperma nanum var. nanum

Chicory*

Cichorium intybus

Venus Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

Philadelphia Daisy

Erigeron philadelphicus

Woolly Sunflower

Eriophylum lanatum

Foothill Gumplant

Grindella hirsutula

Common Madia; 2 Madia elegans
California Goldfields Lasthenia californica

Narrow-leaved Mule's-ears

Wyethia angustifolia

 

Boraginaceae (borage family)

Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii

Pacific Hound's-tongue

Cynoglossum grande

Fulvous Popcorn-flower

Plagiobothrys fulvus

 

Brassicaceae (mustard family)

Austin's Rockcress

Arabis breweri var. austiniae

Milkmaids

Cardamine californica var. californica

Watercress

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

 

Calycanthaceae (calycanthus family)

Western SpiceBush

Calycanthus occidentalis

 

Campanulaceae (bellflower family)

Ornate Downingia Downingia ornatissima var. ornatissima

Common Bluecup; 2

Githopsis specularoides

 

Caprifoliaceae
(honeysuckle family)

Chaparral Honeysuckle Lonicera interrupta

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

 

Caryophyllaceae (pink family)

California Sandwort Minuartia californica
Grass-pink* Petrorhagia dubia
Indian Pink Silene californica

Windmill-pink*

Silene gallica

 

Convolvulaceae
(morning-glory family)

Western Morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Bindweed*

Convolvulus arvensis

 

Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)

Canyon Dudleya Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa

Dwarf Stonecrop

Parvisedum pumilum

Broad-leaved Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

 

Cucurbitaceae (cucumber family)

California Manroot, 2 Marah fabaceus var. agrestis

Taw Manroot; 2

Marah watsonii

 

Ericaceae
(heath and wintergreen family)

Big Manzanita Arctostaphylos manzaniata

White-leaved Manzanita; 2

Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida

White-veined Wintergreen

Pyrola picta

 

Fabaceae (legune family)

Western Redbud; 2 Cercis occidentalis
Large Leather-root Hoita macrostachya

Snub Pea

Lathyrus sulphureus

Foothill Lotus

Lotus humistratus

Sickle-keeled Lupine Lupinus albicaulis

Silver Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons

Spurred Lupine Lupinus arbustus

Bicolored Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Broad-leaved Lupine

Lupinus latifolius var. columbianus

White-whorled Lupine

Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

Rose Clover

Trifolium variegatum

White-tipped Clover

Trifolium variegatum

Tomcat Clover

Trifolium wildenovii

Garden Vetch*

Vicia sativa

Winter Vetch*

Vicia villosa ssp. villosa

 

Gentianaceae (gentian family)

June Centaury Centaurium muehlenbergii

Canchalagua

Centaurium venustum

 

Geraniaceae (geranium family)

Long-beaked Stork's-bill* Erodium botrys

Red-stemmed Filaree*

Erodium circutarium

Cut-leaved Geranium

Geranium dissectum

Dove's-foot Geranium

Geranium molle

 

Glossulariaceae
(gooseberry family)

Mountain Pink Currant Ribes nevadense

Sierra Gooseberry

Ribes roezlii

 

Hippocastanaceae (buckeye family)

California Buckeye; 2

Aesculus californica

 

Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)

California Yerba-santa; 2 Eriodictyon californicum

California waterleaf

Hydrophyllum occidentale

Variable-leaved Nemophila

Nemophila heterophylla

Baby-blue-eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Rock Phacelia

Phacelia egena

Tansy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

 

Lamiaceae (mint family)

Giraffehead* Lamium amplexicaule

California Pitcher-sage

Lepechinia calycina

Shelton's Coyote-mint

Monardella sheltonii

Danny's Skullcap

Scutellaria tuberosa

Gray-leaved Skullcap Scutellaria siphocampyloides

Vinegar-weed

Trichostema lanceolatum

 

Lauraceae (laurel family)

California Bay

Umbellaria californica

 

Limnanthaceae (meadowfoam family)

Meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii

 

Malvaceae (mallow family)

Butte County Checkerbloom Sidalcea robusta

Hartweg's Sidalcea

Sidalcea hartwegii

 

Oleaceae (olive family)

California Ash

Fraxinus dipetala

 

Onagraceae
(evening-primrose family)

Kellogg's Clarkia

Clarkia arcuata

White-stemmed Clarkia

Clarkia gracilis albicaulis

Purple Clarkia Clarkia purpurea

Diamond Clarkia

Clarkia rhomboidea

 

Orobanchaceae (broom-rape family) Valley Broom-rape

Orobanche vallicola

 

Papaveraceae (poppy family)

California Poppy: 2

Eschscholzia californica

Foothill poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

 

Philadelphaceae (mock orange family)

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

 

Platantaginaceae (plantain family)

Erect Plantain

Plantago erecta

 

Polemoniaceae (phlox family)

Globe Gillia Gillia capitata

Bird's-eye Gillia

Gillia tricolor

Bicolored Linanthus; 2

Linanthus bicolor

Whiskerbrush

Linanthus ciliatus

Evening Snow

Linanthus dichotomus

White-flowered Navarretia

Navarretia leucocephala spp. leucocehala

Slender Phlox; 2

Phlox gracilis

 

Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)

Curly Dock*

Rumex crispus

 

Portulacaceae (purslane family)

Common Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

 

Primulaceae (primrose family)

Scarlet Pimpernel* Anagalis arvensis

Henderson's Shootingstar; 2

Dodecatheon hendersonii

 

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

Chaparral Clematis Clematis lasiantha

Red Larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule

Royal Larkspur; 2; 3

Delphinium variegatum

Western Rue-anemone

Isopyrum occidentale

Western Buttercup

Ranunculus occidentalis

 

Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)

Buckbrush; 2

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

 

Rosaceae (rose family)

Birch-leaved Mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides

Oso-berry, 2

Oemleria cerasiformis

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

California_Rose

Rosa californica

 

Rubiaceae (madder family)

California Button-willow Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus

Cleavers*

Galium aparine

Field-madder*

Sherardia arvensis

 

Salicaceae (willow family)

Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiolepis

 

Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)

Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata

Woodlandstar; 2; 3

Lithophragma spp.

AlumRoot

Heuchera micrantha var. erubescens

California Saxifrage

Saxifraga californica

Hooker's Saxifrage

Saxifraga integrifolia

 

Scrophulariaceae
(snapdragon family)

Lay-and-Collie's Indian-paintbrush Castilleja affinis

Valley-tassels

Castilleja attenuata

Purple Owl-clover

Castilleja exerta

Chinese Houses; 2

Collinsia heterophylla

Gaping Keckiella

Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala

Redwood Keckiella

Keckiella corymbosa

Yellow-and-white Monkey-flower

Mimulus bicolor

Bush Monkey-flower; 2

Mimulus bifidus ssp. bifidus

Scarlet Monkey-flower

Mimulus cardinalis

Shield-bracted Monkey-flower

Mimulus glaucescens

Seep Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus

Kellogg's Monkey-flower

Mimulus kelloggii

Purdy's Beardtongue; 2

Penstemon heterophyllus var. purdyi

Moth Mullein*; 2

Verbascum blattaria

Many-flowered Figwort; 2

Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda

Speedwell*

Veronica persica

 

Solanaceae (nightshade family)

Parish's Nightshade

Solanum parishii

 

Valerianaceae (valerian family)

White Plectritis; 2 Plectritis macrocera

Pink Plectritus

Plectritis cilliosa

Iridacea (iris family)

Long-tubed Iris

Iris microsiphon

 

Liliaceae (lily family)

Clasping Onion Allium amplectens

Volcanic Onion

Allium cratericola

Papery Onion

Allium membranaceum

Mexican Onion

Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare

California Brodiaea

Brodiaea californica var. californica

Elegant Brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans

Yellow Mariposa-lily

Calochortus luteus

Yellow Star-tulip

Calochortus monophyllus

Superb Mariposa-lily

Calochortus superbus

White Globe-lily; 2

Calochortus albus

Bluedicks

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Round-toothed Ookow

Dichelostemma multiflorum

Twining Ookow

Dichelostemma volubile

Sierra Fawn-lily

Erythronium multiscapoideum

Checkered Fritillary, 2

Fritillary affinis var. affinis

Scarlet Fritillary

Fritillary recurva

Humboldt Lily

Lilium humboldtii ssp. humboldtii

Shasta Lily

Lilium pardalinum ssp. shastense

California Greenbriar

Smilax californica

Bridges' Triteleia

Triteleia bridgesii

Wild Hyacinth

Triteleia hyacinthina

Ithuriel's-spear

Triteleia laxa

Glassy Wild Hyacinth

Triteleia lilacina

Death-camus

Zigadenus venenosus var.venenosus

 

Orchidaceae (orchid family)

Phantom Orchid Cephalanthera austiniae

Stream Orchid

Epipactis gigantea

 

Typhaceae (cattail family)

Southern Cattail

Typha domingensis

 

See also:

The UC IPM Weed Photo Gallery

CalPhotos

 

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