Wildflowers by species
Flowers below are listed by their scientific name, with one common name
in parenthesis. On each flower's page, I have listed the common name(s)
I have encountered while identifying the flower, but since common names
are so variable, I've ordered them here taxonomically.
- Abronia latifolia (Yellow Sand-verbena)
- Abronia umbellata (Pink Sand-verbena)
- Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
- Achyrachaena mollis (Blow-wives)
- Aconitum columbianum (Western Monkshood)
- Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise)
- Aesculus californica (California Buckeye)
- Allium serra (Pom-pom Onion)
- Allium triquetrum (Threecorner Leek)
- Amsinckia menziesii (Fiddleneck)
- Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel)
- Anaphalis margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting)
- Apocynum androsaemifolium (Bitter Dogbane)
- Aquilegia formosa (Crimson Columbine)
- Aquilegia formosa X A. pubescens (Alpine Columbine (hybrid))
- Arabis breweri (Brewer's Rockcress)
- Arenaria kingii (King's Sandwort)
- Argemone corymbosa (Prickly Poppy)
- Armeria maritima (Seapink)
- Asarum caudatum (Wild-ginger)
- Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed)
- Aster alpigenus (Alpine Aster)
- Astragalus nuttallii (Nuttall's Milkvetch)
- Balsamorhiza sagittata (Arrow-leaved Balsamrot)
- Bellardia trixago (Bellardia)
- Brickellia grandiflora (Large-flowered Brickelbush)
- Brodiaea elegans (Elegant Brodiaea)
- Calandrinia ciliata (Red Maids)
- Calochortus albus (White Fairy Lantern)
- Calochortus amabilis (Golden Fairy Lantern)
- Calochortus leichtlinii (Smokey Mariposa Lily)
- Calochortus luteus (Yellow Mariposa Lily)
- Calochortus tolmiei (Pussy Ears)
- Calochortus umbellatus (Oakland Mariposa Lily)
- Calochortus venustus (Square Mariposa Lily)
- Calycanthus occidentalis (Spicebush)
- Calyptridium umbellatum (Pussy Paws)
- Calystegia purpurata (Bodega Morning Glory)
- Camissonia ovata (Coast Sun Cup)
- Cardamine californica (Milkmaids)
- Carpobrotus edulis (Sea Fig)
- Cassiope mertensiana (White-heather)
- Castilleja sp. (Paintbrush sp.)
- Castilleja exserta (Common Owl's Clover)
- Castilleja latifolia (Monterey Coast Paintbrush)
- Castilleja rubicundula (Yellow Creamsacs)
- Ceanothus integerrimus (Deerbrush)
- Centaurium davyi (Davy Centaury)
- Cephalanthera austinaiaea (Phantom Orchid)
- Cerastium arvense (Meadow Chickweed)
- Cercis occidentalis (Western Redbud)
- Chamaebatia foliolosa (Mountain Misery)
- Chlorogalum pomeridianum (Soap-plant)
- Chrysolepis sempervirens (Bush Chinquapin)
- Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Rubber Rabbit Brush)
- Cirsium andersonii (Anderson Thistle)
- Cirsium occidentale var. californicum (Cobweb Thistle)
- Cirsium occidentale var. venustum (Venus Thistle)
- Cirsium scariosum (Elk Thistle)
- Clarkia purpurea (Purple Clarkia)
- Clarkia rubicunda (Godetia)
- Claytonia gypsophiloides (Gypsum Streambeauty)
- Claytonia parviflora (Littleleaf Streambeauty)
- Claytonia perfoliata (Miner's Lettuce)
- Clematis lasiantha (Pipestem Clematis)
- Clintonia uniflora (Queen Cup)
- Collinsia heterophylla (Chinese Houses)
- Collinsia parviflora (Maiden Blue-eyed Mary)
- Collinsia sparsiflora (Spinster's Blue-eyed Mary)
- Collomia grandiflora (Grand Collomia)
- Conium maculatum (Poison Hemlock)
- Corallorhiza maculata (Spotted Coral-root Orchid)
- Corallorhiza striata (Striped Coral-root Orchid)
- Cornus sericea (Creek Dogwood)
- Cotula coronopifolia (Brass Buttons)
- Cynoglossum grande (Hound's Tongue)
- Cynosurus echinatus (Hedgehog Dogtail)
- (Dandelion)
- Delphinium sp. (Larkspur sp.)
- Delphinium nudicaule (Red Larkspur)
- Delphinium patens (Zig-zag Larkspur)
- Delphinium polycladon (Mountain Marsh Delphinium)
- Dendromecon rigida (Tree Poppy)
- Dicentra formosa (Bleeding Hearts)
- Dichelostemma capitatum (Blue Dicks)
- Dichelostemma
congestum (Ookow)
- Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
- Dipsacus fullonum (Wild Teasel)
- Dodecathon hendersonii (Shooting Star)
- (Dogwood)
- Dudleya farinosa (Powdery Dudleya)
- Ephedra californica (Mormon Tea)
- Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed)
- Epilobium obcordatum (Rock Fringe)
- Epipactis helleborine (Broadleaf Helleborine)
- Erigeron glaucus (Seaside Daisy)
- Erigeron peregrinus (Aster Fleabane)
- Erigeron speciosus (Showy Daisy)
- Eriogonum luteolum (Goldencarpet Buckwheat)
- Eriogonum ovalifolium (Cushion Buckwheat)
- Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulfur Flower)
- Erodium botrys (Broadleaf Filaree)
- Erodium cicutarium (Redstem Filaree)
- Erysimum capitatum (Western Wallflower)
- Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)
- Fragaria chiloensis (Beach Strawberry)
- Fragaria virginiana (Virginia Strawberry)
- Fritillaria affinis (Mission Bells)
- Gentiana calycosa (Explorer's Gentian)
- Gentianopsis simplex (Hiker's Gentian)
- Geranium molle (Dove's-foot Geranium)
- Geum ciliatum (Prairie Smoke)
- Gilia achilleifolia (California Gilia)
- Gilia leptalea (Bridge's Gilia)
- Gilia tricolor (Bird's Eye Gilia)
- Goodyera oblongifolia (Rattlesnake Plantain)
- Hackelia californica (California Stickseed)
- Heracleum maximum (Cow Parsnip)
- Hieracium albiflorum (White Hawkweed)
- Hydrophyllum occidentale (Western Waterleaf)
- Hypericum concinnum (Goldwire)
- Ipomopsis aggregata (Scarlet Gilia)
- Iris douglasiana (Douglas' Iris)
- Iris douglasiana X I. fernaldi X I. macrosiphon (Marin Iris (hybrid))
- Iris hartwegii (Hartweg's Iris)
- Iris macrosiphon (Bowl-tubed Iris)
- Iris missouriensis (Rocky Mountain Iris)
- Lamium amplexicaule (Common Henbit)
- Lasthenia californica (Golden Fields)
- Lathyrus vestitus (Pacific Pea)
- Layia platyglossa (Tidy Tips)
- Lewisia triphylla (Threeleaf Lewisia)
- Lilium pardalinum (Leopard Lily)
- Lilium parvum (Alpine Lily)
- Linanthus androsaceus (False Baby Stars)
- Linanthus bicolor (True Baby Stars)
- Linanthus ciliatus (Whisker Brush)
- Linanthus grandiflorus (Large-flower Linanthus)
- Linum bienne (Pale Flax)
- Linum perenne (Western Blue Flax)
- Lithophragma heterophyllum (Woodland Star)
- Lomatium dissectum (Fern-leaved Lomatium)
- Lomatium utriculatum (Bladder Parsnip)
- Lonicera involucrata (Twinberry)
- Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil)
- Lotus formosissimus (Witches Teeth)
- Lotus scoparius (Deerweed)
- Lupinus sp. (Lupine sp.)
- Lupinus stiversii (Harlequin Lupine)
- Madia sativa (Coast Tarweed)
- Marah fabaceus (California Manroot)
- Mimulus aurantiacus (Sticky Monkeyflower)
- Mimulus douglasii (Purple Mouse Ears)
- Mimulus floribundus (Floriferous Monkeyflower)
- Mimulus guttatus (Seep-spring Monkeyflower)
- Mimulus kelloggii (Kellog's Monkeyflower)
- Mimulus primuloides (Primrose Monkeyflower)
- Mimulus torreyi (Torrey's Monkeyflower)
- Mitella pentandra (Five-point Bishop's Cap)
- Monardella odoratissima (Mountain Monardella)
- Monardela villosa (Coyote Mint)
- Myosotis sylvatica (Forget-me-not)
- Navarretia intertexta (Needle Navarretia)
- Nemophila menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes)
- Oenothera xylocarpa (Sierra Evening Primrose)
- Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. copelandii (Copeland's Owl Clover)
- Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda Buttercup)
- Oxyria digyna (Mountain-sorrel)
- Papaver rhoeas (Field Poppy)
- Parnassia californica (Grass-of-parnassus)
- Pedicularis densiflora (Indian Warrior)
- Pedicularis groenlandica (Bull Elephant's Head)
- Penstemon davidsonii (Davidson's Penstemon)
- Penstemon newberryi (Mountain Pride)
- Penstemon rydbergii (Meadow Penstemon)
- Penstemon speciosus (Royal Penstemon)
- Perideridia parishii (Parish's Yampah)
- Phacelia distans (Wild Heliotrope)
- Phacelia heterophylla (Vari-leaf Phacelia)
- Phacelia hydrophylloides (Ballhead Phacelia)
- Phacelia imbricata (Imbricate Phacelia)
- Phlox diffusa (Spreading Phlox)
- Pholistoma auritum (Blue Fiestaflower)
- Phyllodoce breweri (Red Heather)
- Piperia transversa (Royal Rein Orchid)
- Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Popcorn Flower)
- Plantago lanceolata (English Plantain)
- Platanthera leucostachys (Sierra Rein Orchid)
- Platystemon californicus (Creamcup)
- Plectritis ciliosa (Long-spurred Plectritis)
- Polemonium occidentale (Western Polemonium)
- Polemonium viscosum (Sky Pilot)
- Polygala californica (California Milkwort)
- Polygonum bistortoides (American Bistort)
- Potentilla anserina (Pacific Potentilla)
- Potentilla glandulosa (Sticky Cinquefoil)
- Potentilla gracilis (Fivefinger Cinquefoil)
- Primula suffrutescens (Sierra Primrose)
- Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal)
- Prunus emarginata (Bitter Cherry)
- Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Sticky Starwort)
- Ptersospora andromedea (Pinedrops)
- Pyrola picta (Whitevein Wintergreen)
- Raphanus sativus (Wild Radish)
- Ranunculus californicus (California Buttercup)
- Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea)
- Ribes californicum (California Gooseberry)
- Ribes speciousum (Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry)
- Ribes viscosissimum (Sticky Currant)
- Romulea rosea (Rosy Sandcrocus)
- Rosa woodsii (Wood Rose)
- Rubus parviflorus (Western Thimbleberry)
- Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
- Rubus ursinus (California Blackberry)
- Rudbeckia californica (California Coneflower)
- Rumex acetosella (Common Sheep Sorrel)
- Salvia
columbariae (Chia)
- Sanicula bipinnatifida (Purple Sanicle)
- Sanicula crassicaulis (Gambleweed)
- Sarcodes sanguinea (Snow Plant)
- Saxifraga californica (California Saxifrage)
- Saxifraga oregana (Bog Saxifrage)
- Scandix plecten-veneris (Shepherd's Needle)
- Scoliopus bigelovii (Fetid Adder's Tongue)
- Sedum obtusatum (Sierra Sedum)
- Sedum spathulifolium (Pacific Sedum)
- Senecio integerrimus (Lambstongue Ragwort)
- Sidalcea glaucescens (Waxy Checkerbloom)
- Sidalcea malvaeflora (Dwarf Checkerbloom)
- Sidalcea oregana (Oregon Checkerbloom)
- Silene californica (Indian Pink)
- Silene gallica (Common Catchfly)
- Silene lemmonii (Lemmon's Catchfly)
- Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle)
- Sisymbrium officinale (Hedge Mustard)
- Sisyrinchium bellum (Blue-eyed Grass)
- Smilacina racemosa (Branched Solomon's Seal)
- Solanum umbelliferum (Blue Nightshade)
- Solidago canadensis (Creek Goldenrod)
- Spergularia macrotheca (Sticky Sandspurry)
- Sphenosciadium capitellum (Ranger's Buttons)
- Stachys bullata (California Hedge Nettle)
- Stachys rigida (Rigid Hedge Nettle)
- Stellaria longipes (Mountain Chickweed)
- Stylomecon heterophylla (Wind Poppy)
- Thalictrum fendleri (Fendlers Meadow Rue)
- Tragopogon dubius (Yellow Salsify)
- Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia (Pacific Starflower)
- Trifolium incarnatum (Crimson Clover)
- Trifolium repens (White Clover)
- Trifolium variegatum (Whitetip Clover)
- Trifolium wormskioldii (Tomcat Clover)
- Trillium chloropetalum (Giant Trillium)
- Trillium ovatum (Western Trillium)
- Triphysaria eriantha (Johnnytuck)
- Triteleia hyacinthina (White Brodiaea)
- Triteleia ixioides (Pretty Face)
- Triteleia laxa (Ithuriel's Spear)
- Veratrum californicum (California Corn Lily)
- Verbascum thapusus (Woolly Mullein)
- Vicia cracca (Bird Vetch)
- Vicia gigantea (Giant Vetch)
- Vicia sativa (Spring Vetch)
- Viola lobata (Pine Violet)
- Viola macloskeyi (Macloskey's Violet)
- Viola nuttallii (Nuttall's Violet)
- Viola pedunculata (Johnny-jump-up)
- Viola purpurea (Mountain Violet)
- Wyethia heleniodes (Mule's Ear Sunflower)
- Zantedeschia aethiopica (Calla Lily)
- Zigadenus fremontii (Fremont's Death Camas)
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