WESTERN WILDFLOWER PLANT  INDEX
Below are alphabetical listings of plant identified on our wildflower hikes of Northern California.
The first list is by Common Name followed by Latin Names. Photographs are associated with the Common Name list only, so if you don't know the common name, you must first search the Latin name to find the Common Name.

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COMMON  NAMES WESTERN WILDFLOWER INDEX

A
Alkali Heath (Frankenia salina)
American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
American Vetch (Vicia americana)
Annual Mountain Dandelion (Agoseris heterophylla)
Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus)
Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) close up
Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)

Australian Fireweed (Erechtites glomerata)
Australian Fireweed (Erechtites minima)


B
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
Baby Stars (Linanthus parviflorus)
Baby White Eyes (Nemophila baby menziesii Var. atomaria)
Balloon Clover (Trifolium depauperatum)
Beach Bur Sage (Ambrosia chamissonis)
Beach Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum): Flower
Beach Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum): Coil view
Beach Pea (Lathyrus littoralis)
Beach Primrose (Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia)
Beach Sun Cup (Camissonia cheiranthifolia)
Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica)
Bellardia (Bellardia trixago)
Bigelow’s Sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii)
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvense)
Bird’s Beak (Cordylanthus maritimus)
Birds Eyes (Gilia tricolor)
Birds Foot Fern (Pellaea mucronata)
Bird’s Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Bitter Cress (Cardamine oligosperma)
Black Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
Blow Wives (Achyrachaena mollis)
Blue Blossom Ceanothus (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)
Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)
Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Blue Eyed Mary (Collinsia sparsiflora)
Blue Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Blue Violet (Viola adunca)
Bold Tube Iris (Iris macrosiphon)
Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) close up
Brass Buttons (Cotula coroponifolia)
Bristly Ox Tongue (Picris echioides)
Broadleaf Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
Brownie Thistle (Cirsium quercetorum)
Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
Bull Clover (Trifolium fucatum)
Bull Mallow (Malva nicaeensis)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus)
Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida)
Butter and Eggs (Triphysaria eriantha)
Butter Weed (Senecio aronicoides)

C
Calendula (Calendula arvensis)
California Aster (Aster chilensis)
California Aster (Lessingia filaginifolia var. californica)
California Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
California Buckwheat ((Eriogonum fasciculatum)
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)

California Everlasting (Gnaphalium californicum)
California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)

California Goldenrod (Solidago californica)
California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans) berries
California Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
California Lace Fern (Aspidotis californica)
California Laurel Bay (Umbellularia californica)
California Phacelia (Phacelia californica)
California Polypody (Polypodium californicum)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
California Rose (Rosa californica)
California Rose Bay (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) dried flowers going to seed
California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) in full bloom
California Saxifrage (Saxifraga californica)
California Tea (Rupertia physodes)
Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa)
Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica)
Canyon Gooseberry (Ribes menziesii)
Canyon Live Forever (Dudleya cymosa)
Canyon Nemophila (Nemophila heterophylla)
Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula)
Carolina Geranium (Geranium carolinianum)
Cascades of Montbretia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)
Ceanothus  (Ceanothus jepsonii var .albiflorus)
Century Plant (Agave americana)
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)
Chaparral Pea (Pickeringia montana)
Charlock (Sinapis arvensis)
Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malvaeflora)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Childing Pink (Petrorhagia prolifera)
Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla)
Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis)
Climbing Bedstraw (Galium porrigens)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla anserina)

Cinquefoil (Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica)
Coastal Catchfly (Silene scouleri ssp. grandis)
Coastal Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)
Coastal Large Leaf Plantain (Plantago subnuda)
Coastal Oxalis (Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa)
Coastal Willow Herb ((Epilobium ciliatum)
Coastal willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum var. watsonii)
Coastal Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta)
Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)
Coast Goldenrod (Solidago spathulata)
Coast Hedge Nettle (Stachys chamissonis)
Coast Manroot (Marah oreganus)
Coast morning Glory (Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata) side view
Coast
Morning Glory (Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata) top view

Coast Onion (Allium dichlamydeum):
Coast Rock Cress (Arabis blepharophylla)
Coast Sanicle (Sanicula laciniata)
Coast Tar Plant (Madia sativa)
Coast Twin Berry (Lonicera involucrata)
Cob Mountain Lupine (Lupinus sericatus)
Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)
Coffee Berry (Rhamnus californica)
Coffeeberry flower (Rhamnus californica ssp. californica)
Coffee Fern (Pellaea andromedaefolia)
Coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus var. palmatus)

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Common Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Common Montia (Claytonia exigua)
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Common Spike Weed (Hemizonia pungens ssp. pungens)
Common Madia (Madia elegans)
Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Cotton Top (Micropus californicus)
Cow Clover (Trifolium wormskjoldii)
Cow Parsnip ( Heracleum lanatum)
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) close up
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis): Male Flower
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis): Male Flower close up.
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis): Female Flower
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis): Going to seed.

Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa ssp. villosa)
Coyote Thistle (Eryngium armatum)
Cream Cups (Platystemon californicus)
Cream Sacs (Castilleja rubicundula)
Creeping Blue Blossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens)
Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

Cudweed (Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens)
Curley Dock (Rumex crispus)
Cut Leaf Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. laciniata)
Cut Leaf Geranium (Geranium dissectum)
Cut Leaf Sanicle (Sanicula laciniata)

D
Dan’s Skullcap (Scutellaria tuberosa)
Davy’s Fairy Fan (Clarkia davyi)
Dodder (Cuscuta salina)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)
Douglas Nightshade (Solanum douglasii)
Dried Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Duckweed (Lemna sp.)
Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia californica)

Dwarf Brodiaea (Brodiaea terrestris)

E
Eastwood Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa)
Elk Clover (Aralia californica): whole plant
Elk Clover (Aralia californica): close up berry
English Daisy (Bellis perennis)

F
Fair Well To Spring (Clarkia amoena ssp. huntiana)

Fairy Bells (Disporum hookeri)
False Dandelion (Hypochaeris radicata)
False Lupine (Thermopsis californica)
False Solomon Seal (Smilacina stellata)

Fawn Lily (Erythronium californicum)
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Fern Leaf Phacelia (Phacelia distans)
Fetid Adders Tongue (Scoliopus bigelovii)
Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium)
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvense)
Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
Field Hedge Parsley (Torilis arvensis)
Field Mustard (Brassica rapa)
Fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia)

Fiddleneck (Amsinckia sp.)

Fitch’s Spikeweed (Hemizonia fitchii)
Five Finger Fern (Adiantum aleuticum): close up
Fleabane (Erigeron petrophilus)
Footsteps-of-Spring (Sanicula arctopoides)
Forget Me Not (Myosotis latifolia)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Fragrant Dune Lupine (Lupinus chamissonis)

Fragrant Tarplant (Hemizonia corymbosa)
Fringed Onion (Allium fimbriatum)
Franciscan Paint Brush (Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana)
Fringed Checker Mallow (Sidalcea diploscypha)
Fringed Downingia (Downingia concolor)

G
Giant Bog Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)
Giant Hedge Nettle (Stachys chamissonis)
Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea)
Globe Lily (Calochortus amabilis)
Glory Mat: (Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus)
Gold Back Fern (Pentagramma triangularis) front
Gold Back Fern (Pentagramma triangularis) back

Gold Nugget (Calochortus luteus)
Golden Aster (Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi) seed pod
Golden Aster (Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi) flower
Golden Chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla)
Golden Shore Dock (Rumex maritimus)
Grass Crocus ( Romulea rosea)
Green Monardella (Monardella viridis)
Gumplant (Grindelia hirsutula var. hirsutula)
Gum Plant (Grindelia stricta)
Gum Plant (Grindelia stricta) close up
Gum Plant (Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla)

H
Hairy Petal Hog Fennel (Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum)
Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)
Hairy Wood Rush (Luzula comosa)

Hartweg’s Lomatium (Lomatium marginatum ssp. purpureum)
Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea elegans)
Hawkweed (Hieracium albiflorum)
Hayfield Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta)
Hayfield Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta)
Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta var. californica)
Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
Hedge Nettle (Stachys ajugoides var. rigida)
Hedge Parsley (Torilis arvensis)
Hillside Pea (Lathyrus vestitus)
Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor)

Hog Fennel (Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum)
Holly Leaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus purpureus)
Hooded Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Hounds Tongue (Cynoglossum grande)
Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)

I
Ice Plant (Caropobrotus edulis)
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja affinis)
Indian Warrior (Pedicularis densiflora)

Indians Dream Fern (Aspidotis densa)
Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) cone
Italian Thistle ((Carduus pycnocephalus)
Ithuriel’s Spear (Triteleia laxa)

J-K
Jaumea (Jaumea carnosa)
Jewel Flower (Streptanthus glandulosus)

L
Labrador Tea (Ledum glandulosum)
Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes)
Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum persicaria)

Lance Leaf Water Plantain (Alisma lanceolatum)
Large Flowered Linanthus (Linanthus grandiflorus)
Large Marsh Cup (Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus)
Lessor Hare Leaf (Lagophylla minor)
Lippia (Phyla nodiflora)
Little Comb Seed Flower (Pectocarya pusilla)
Lizard Tail ( Eriophyllum staechadifolium)
Live-For-Ever (Dudleya farinosa)
Lobb’s Aquatic Buttercup (Ranunculus lobbii)
Long Beaked Filaree ( Erodium botrys)
Lotus (Lotus formosissimus)
Low Buttercup (Ranunculus pusillus
)

M
Madrone berries (Arbutus menziesii)
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii)
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
Marsh Baccharis (Baccharis douglasii) male flower
Marsh Baccharis (Baccharis douglasii) female flower
Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica)
Marsh Cudweed (Gnaphalium palustre)
Marsh Pepper (Polygonum hydropiper)
Marsh Rosemary (Limonium californicum)
Martin’s Paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei ssp. martini)
Milk Maid (Cardamine californica)
Milkmaids (Cardamine californica)
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
Milkwort (Polygala californica)
Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor)
Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Mission Bells (Fritillaria affinis)
Mock Heather (Ericameria ericoides)

Modesty (Whipplea modesta)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus)
Montbretia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)
Montbretia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) seed pod
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) Maturing cones
Mountain Dandelion (Agoseris grandiflora)
Mt. St. Helen Morning Glory (Calystegia collina ssp. oxyphylla)
Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana)
Mule Ears (Wyethia glabra)
Musk Monkey Flower (Mimulus moschatus)
Mustard (Brassica sp.)

N

Napa Thistle (Centaurea melitensis)
Narrow Leaf Onion (Allium amplectens)

Narrow Leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia)
Narrow Leaf Mule Ears (Wyethia angustifolia)
New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)

O

Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor)
Ookow (Dichelostemma congestum)
Owl’s Clover (Castilleja densiflora)
Ox Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

P
Pacific Bindweed (Calystegia purpurata)
Pacific Seaside Plantain (Plantago maritima)
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)
Panicled Willow Herb (Epilobium brachycarpum)
Pansy Monkey Flower (Mimulus androsaceus)
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
Pepper Grass (Lepidium latifolium)

Phlox Leaf Bedstraw (Gallium andrewsii)
Prickle Fruited Buttercup (Ranunculus muricatus)
Pickle Weed (Salicornia virginica)
Pine Violet (Viola lobata)
Pink Cudweed (Gnaphalium ramosissimum)
Pink Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)
Pink Star Tulip (Calochortus uniflorus)
Pipe Vine (Aristolochia californica)
Point Reyes Birds Beak (Cordylanthus maritimus)
Point Reyes Checkerbloom (Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata)
Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversiloba)
Poison Oak Berries (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.)
Prickly Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper)
Prostrate Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis var. pilularis)
Pungent Cudweed (Gnaphalium bicolor bioletti)
Purple Sand Spurrey (Spergularia rubra)
Purple Sanicle (Sanicula bipinnatifida)
Purple Star Thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)
Purple Stemmed Geranium (Geranium purpureum)
Pussy Ears ( Calochortus tolmiei)

Q-R
Rattlesnake Grass (Briza maxima)
Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)
Red Bead Lily (Clintonia andrewsiana)
Red Bells (Fritillaria recurva)
Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)
Red Henbit (Lamium purpureum)
Red Larkspur ( Delphinium nudicaule)
Red Maids (Calandrinia ciliata)

Red Ribbons (Clarkia concinna)
Red Vetch (Vicia benghalensis)
Redwood Violet (Viola sempervirens)
Redwood Sorel ( Oxalis oregana)
Rein Orchid (Piperia elegans)
Rose Clover (Trifolium hirtum)
Rosin Weed (Calycadenia multiglandulosa)
Rosilla (Helenium puberulum)
Rough Cat’s Ear (Hypochoeris radicata)
Royal Larskpur (Delphinium variegatum)
Rusty Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys nothofulvus)

S
Salal (Gaultheria shallon) berry
Salal (Gaultheria shallon) flower
Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
Salt Marsh Aster (Aster subulatus v. ligulatus)
Salt Marsh Dodder (Cuscuta salina var. major)
Salt Marsh Gum Plant (Grindelia stricta var. Angustifolia)
San Francisco Gum Plant (Grindelia hirsutula var. maritima)
Scarlet Fritillary (Fritillaria recurva)
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)
Seashore Willow Leaved Dock (Rumex crassus)
Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)
Seaside Paintbrush (Castilleja wightii)
Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima)  
Seep Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus)
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
Serpentine Morning Glory (Calystegia collina ssp. collina)
Shamrock (Trifolium dubium)
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Shiny Leaf Oregon Grape (Berberis pinnata)
Shiny Leaf Oregon Grape (Berberis pinnata) closeup
Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii)
Shrubby Purple Flowered Nightshade (Solanum laciniatum)
Sickle Leaf Onion (Allium falcifolium)
Silver Beachweed (Ambrosia chamissonis)

Silverleaf Cudweed (Gnaphalium purpureum)
Skunk Weed (Navarretia squarrosa)
Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus)

Slender Tarweed (Madia gracilis)
Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina stellata)
South American Horseweed (Conyza bonariensis)

Southern Cat Tail (Typha domingensis)
Small Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila heterophylla)
Small Flowered Nightshade (Solanum americanum)
Small Fruited Sedge (Scirpus microcarpus)
Smart Weed (Polygonum lapathifolium)
Smooth Cat’s Ears (Hypochaeris glabra)
Smooth Tidy Tips (Layia chrsanthemoides)

Sneeze Weed (Helenium puberulum)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus)
Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum)
Spanish Clover (Lotus purshianus var. purshianus)
Spanish Trefoil (Lotus purshianus)
Spear Scale Orache (Atriplex triangularis)
Speedwell (Veronica persica)
Spoon Leaved Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium)
Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)
Squawroot (Perideridia kelloggii)
Star Flower (Trientalis latifolia)
Star Lily (Zigadenus fremontii)
Stemless Morning Glory (Calystegia subacaulis)
Sticktight (Bidens frondosa)
Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea)

Stinking Chamomile (Anthemis cotula)
Strawberry Clover (Trifolium fragiferum)
Striped Coralroot Orchid (Corallorhiza striata)
Sub Pinnate Lotus (Lotus wrangelianus)
Suisun Marsh Aster (Aster lentus)
Suisun Thistle (Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum)
Summer Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana)
Sun Cups (Camissonia ovata)
Swamp Hare Bell (Campanula californica)
Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza berteroi)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
 

T
Teasel ((Dipsacus sativus)
Thimble Berry (Rubus parviflorus)
Tidytips (Layia platyglossa)
Tinkers Penny (Hypericum anagalloides)
Torrey’s Pea: (Lathyrus torreyi)
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) flower

Tracy’s Clarkia (Clarkia gracilis ssp. tracyi)
Trailing Cranesbill (Geranium potentilloides)
Trail Plant (Adenocaulon bicolor)
Tree Clover (Trifolium ciliolatum)
Trillium (Trillium ovatum)
Turkey Mullein (Eremocarpus setigerus)
Twiggy Wreath (Stephanomeria virgata)
Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Twin Headed Clover (Trifolium macraei)

U
Umbrella Mallow (Malva neglecta)
Umbrella Sedge (Cyperus eragrostis)

V
Valerian (Centranthus rubra)
Valley Oak (Quercus lobata)
Valley Tassels (Castilleja attenuata)
Varied Lupine (Lupinus variicolor)
Vernal Pool Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys bracteatus)
Vervain (Verbena bonariensis)
Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Vinegar Weed (Trichostema lanceolatum)

Virgin’s Bower (Clematis liguisticifolia)

W
Wake Robin (Trillium ovatum)
Wallflower (Erysimum franciscanum)

Watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)
Water Parsley (Oenanthe sarmentosa)
Weedy Cudweed (Gnaphalium luteo-album)
Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis)
Western Labrador Tea ( Ledum glandulosum)
Western Marsh Rosemary (Limonium californicum)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)
White Eyed Centaury (Centaurium muehlenbergii)
White Fritillary (Fritallaria liliacea)
White Hayfield Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia)
White Hyacinth (Triteleia hyacinthina)
White Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba)

Wight’s Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja wightii)
Wild Blackberry bloom (Rubus sps.)
Wild Cucumber (Marah fabaceus)
Wild Cucumber forming fruit (Marah fabaceus)
Wild Dill (Anethum graveolens)
Wild Grape (Vitus californica)
Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) flower
Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) berry
Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus)
Willow Herb (Epilobium minutum)
Willow Leaf Lettuce (Lactuca saligna)
Willow Tree (Salix sp.)
Windmill Pink (Silene gallica)
Wine Cup Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea)
Woodland Madia (Madia madioides)
Woodland Star (Lithophragma affine)
Woodland Violet (Viola purpurea) front view
Woodland Violet (Viola purpurea) side view

Wooly Daisy (Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides)
Wooly Fish Hooks (Ancistrocarpus filagineus)
Wood Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa)

Wooly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum)
Wood Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza chilensis)
 

X-Z
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yellow Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)

Yellow Hartweg Lomatium (Lomatium marginatum)
Yellow Hayfield Tarplant (Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens)
Yellow Owl’s Clover (Triphysaria versicolor var. faucibarbata)
Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia)
Yellow Star Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis)
Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus indica)

Yerba Buena (Satureja douglasii)
Yerba Santa ((Eriodictyon californicum)

 

LATIN NAMES WESTERN WILDFLOWER INDEX

A

Abronia latifolia (Yellow Sand Verbena)
Abronia umbellata (Pink Star Verbena)
Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Achyrachaena mollis (Blow Wives)
Adenocaulon bicolor (Trail Plant)
Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise)
Adiantum aleuticum (Five Finger Fern)
Adiantum jordanii (Maidenhair Fern)
Aesculus californica (California Buckeye)
Agave americana (Century Plant)
Agoseris grandiflora (Mountain Dandelion)
Agoseris heterophylla (Annual Mountain Dandelion)
Alisma lanceolatum (Lance Leaf Water Plantain)
Allium amplectens (Narrow Leaf Onion)
Allium dichlamydeum (Coast Onion)
Allium fimbriatum (Fringed Onion)
Allium falcifolium (Sickle Leaf Onion)
Ambrosia chamissonis (Beach Bur Sage)
Amsinckia intermedia (Fidddleneck)
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Common Fiddleneck)
Anaphalis margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting)
Anethum graveolens (Dill Weed)
Ancistrocarphus filagineus (Wooly Fish Hooks)
Anagallis arvensis (Blue Pimpernel)
Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel)
Anthemis cotula (Stinking Chamomile)
Aquilegia formosa (Red Columbine)
Arabis blepharophylla (Coast Rock Cress)
Aralia californica (Elk Clover): Whole plant
Aralia californica (Elk Clover): Close up berry.
Arbutus menziesii (Madrone berries)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa (Eastwood Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos manzanita (Common Manzanita)
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed)
Artemisia californica (California Sagebrush)
Artemisia douglasiana (Mugwort)
Aristolochia californica (Dutchman’s Pipe)
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift)
Aspidotis californica (California Lace Fern)
Aspidotis densa (Indian’s Dream Fern)
Aster chilensis (California Aster)
Aster lentus (Suisun Marsh Aster)
Aster subulatus var. ligulatus ((Salt Marsh Aster)
Atriplex triangularis (Spear Scale Orache)


B

Baccharis douglasii (Marsh Baccharis)
Baccharis pilularis (Coyote Bush)
Baccharis pilularis var. pilularis (Prostrate Coyote Bush)
Bellardia trixago (Bellardia)
Bellis perennis (English Daisy)
Berberis pinnata (Shiny Oregon Grape)
Bidens frondosa (Sticktight)
Brassica rapa (Field Mustard)
Briza maxima (Rattlesnake Grass)
Brodiaea elegans (Harvest Brodiaea)
Brodiaea terrestris (Dwarf Brodiaea)

C

Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
Calochortus amabilis (Globe Lily)
Calochortus luteus (Gold Nugget)
Calochortus tolmiei (Pussy Ears)
Calochortus uniflorus (Pink Star Tulip)
Calandrinia ciliata (Red Maids)
Calendula arvensis (Calendula)
Calycadenia multiglandulosa (Rosin Weed)
Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid)
Calystegia collina ssp. collina (Serpentine Morning Glory)
Calystegia collina ssp. oxyphylla (Mt. St. Helen Morning Glory)
Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata (Coast Morning Glory)
Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed)
Calystegia subacaulis (Stemless Morning Glory)
Camissonia cheiranthifolia (Beach Sun Cup)
Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia (Beach Primrose)
Camissonia ovata (Sun Cups)
Campanula californica (Swamp Hare Bell)
Cardamine californica (Milk Maids)
Cardamine oligosperma (Bitter Cress)
Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian Thistle)
Caropobrotus edulis (Iceplant)
Castilleja attenuata (valley Tassels)
Castilleja affinis (Indian Paintbrush)
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martini (Martin’s Paintbrush)
Castilleja densiflora (Owl’s Clover)
Castilleja rubicundula (Cream Sacs)
Castilleja wightii (Seaside or Wight’s Paintbrush)
Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus (Glory Mat)
Ceanothus jepsonii var. albiflorus (Ceanothus)
Ceanothus purpureus (Holly Leaf Ceanothus)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Blue Blossom Ceanothus)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens (Creeping Blue Blossom)
Centaurea calcitrapa (Purple Star Thistle)
Centaurea melitensis (Napa Thistle)
Centaurea solstitialis (Yellow Star Thistle)
Centaurium muehlenbergii (White Eyed Centaury)
Centranthus rubra (Valerian)
Cerastium arvense (Field Chickweed)
Cercis occidentalis (Redbud)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum (Soap Plant)
Chrysanthemum parthenium (Feverfew)
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Golden Chinquapin)
Cichorium intybus (Chicory)
Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun Thistle)
Cirsium quercetorum (Brownie Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle)
Clarkia amoena ssp. huntiana (Fair Well to Spring)
Clarkia concinna (Red Ribbons)
Clarkia davyi (Davy’s Fairy Fan)
Clarkia gracilis ssp. tracyi (Tracy’s Clarkia)
Clarkia purpurata ssp. viminea (Wine Cup Clarkia)
Claytonia exigua (Common Montia)
Claytonia perfoliata (Miner’s Lettuce)
Claytonia sibirica (Candy Flower)
Clematis liguisticifolia (Virgin’s Bower)
Clintonia andrewsiana (Red bead Lily)
Collinsia heterophylla (Chinese Houses)
Collinsia sparsiflora (Blue Eyed Mary)
Conium maculatum (Poison Hemlock)
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed)
Conyza bonariensis (South American Horseweed)
Corallorhiza maculatum (Spotted Coralroot)
Corallorhiza striata (Striped Coralroot)
Cordylanthus maritimus (Pt. Reyes Birds Beak)
Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (Hazelnut)
Cotula coroponifolia (Brass Buttons)
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (Montbretia)
Cupressus densiflora (Italian Cypress)
Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress)
Cuscuta salina var. major (Salt March Dodder)
Cynara cardunculus (Artichoke Thistle)
Cynoglossum grande (Hounds Tongue)
Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sage)


D

Delphinium nudicaule (Red Larkspur)
Delphinium variegatum (Royal Larkspur)
Dendromecon eriantha (Bush Poppy)
Dichelostemma capitatum (Blue Dicks)
Dichelostemma congestum (Ookow)
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
Dipsacus sativus (Teasel)
Disporum hookeri (Fairy Bells)
Dodecatheon hendersonii (Shooting Star)
Downingia concolor (Fringed Downingia)
Dryopteris arguta (Coastal Wood Fern)
Dudleya cymosa (Canyon Live For Ever)
Dudleya farinosa (Live For Ever)

E

Epipactis helleborine (Broadleaf Helleborine)
Epilobium brachycarpum (Panicled Willow Herb)
Epilobium canum (California Fuchsia)
Epilobium ciliatum (Coastal Willow Herb)
Epilobium ciliatum var. watsonii (Coastal Willowherb)
Epilobium minutum (Willow Herb)
Equisetum arvense (Common Horsetail)
Erechtites glomerata (Australian Fireweed)
Erechtites minima (Australian Fireweed)
Eremocarpus setigerus Turkey Mullein)
Ericameria ericoides (Mock Heather)
Erigeron glaucus (Seaside Daisy)
Erigeron petrophilus (Fleabane)
Eriodictyon californicum (Yerba Santa)
Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat)
Eriogonum latifolium (Coast Buckwheat)
Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides (Wooly Daisy)
Eriophyllum staechadifolium (Lizard Tail)
Erodium botrys Long Beaked Filaree)
Eryngium armatum (Coyote Thistle)
Erysimum franciscanum (Wallflower)
Erythronium californicum (Fawn Lily)
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)

F

Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel)
Frankenia salina (Alkali Heath)
Fritillaria affinis (Mission Bells)
Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis (Chocolate Lily)
Fritillaria liliacea (White Fritillary)
Fritillaria recurva (Red Bells)

G

Gallium andrewsii (Phlox Leaf Bed Straw)
Galium porrigens (Climbing Bedstraw)
Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
Geranium carolinianum (Carolina carolinianum)
Geranium dissectum (Cut Leaf Geranium)
Geranium potentilloides (Trailing Cranesbill)
Geranium purpureum (Purple Stemmed Geranium)
Gilia tricolor (Bird’s Eyes)
Gnaphalium bicolor bioletti (Pungent Gumweed)
Gnaphalium californicum (California Everlasting)
Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens (Cudweed)
Gnaphalium luteo -album (Weedy Cudweed)
Gnaphalium palustre (Marsh Cudweed)
Gnaphalium purpureum (Silverleaf Cudweed)
Gnaphalium ramosissimum (Pink Cudweed)
Grindelia hirsutula var. hirsutula (Gumplant)
Grindelia hirsutula var. maritima (San Francisco Gum Plant)
Grindelia stricta (Gumplant)
Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia (Salt Marsh Gum Plant)
Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla (Gumplant)

H

Helenium bigelovii (Biglow’s Sneezeweed)
Helenium puberulum (Rosilla, Sneezeweed)
Heliotropium curassavicum (Beach Heliotrope)
Hemizonia congesta (Hayfield Tarweed)
Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta (Hayfield Tarweed)
Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens (Yellow Hayfield Tarplant)
Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia (White Hayfield Tarweed)
Hemizonia corymbosa (Fragrant Tarplant)
Hemizonia fitchii (Fitch’s Spikeweed)
Hemizonia pungens ssp. pungens (Common Spike Weed)
Heracleum lanatum (Cow Parsnip)
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon)
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi (Golden Aster)
Hieracium albiflorum (Hawk Weed)
Hirschfeldia incana (Summer Mustard)
Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hypericum anagalloides (Tinker’s Penny)
Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Cat’s Ear)
Hypochaeris radicata (Rough Cat’s Ear)

I & J

Iris douglasiana (Douglas Iris)
Iris macrosiphon (Bold Tube Iris)
Jaumea carnosa (Jaumea)

K & L
Lagophylla Minor (Lessor Hare Leaf)
Lactuca saligna (Willow Leaf Lettuce)
Lathyrus latifolius (Sweet Pea)
Lathyrus littoralis (Beach Pea)
Lathyrus torreyi (Torrey’s Pea)
Lathyrus vestitus (Hillside Pea)
Lamium purpureum (Red Henbit)
Layia chrsyanthemoides (Smooth Tidy Tips)
Layia platyglossa (Tidytips)
Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox Eye Daisy)
Ledum glandulosum (Labrador Tea)
Lemna sp. (Duckweed)
Lepidium latifolium (Pepper Grass)
Lessingia filaginifolia var. californica (California Aster)
Limonium californicum (Western Marsh Rosemary)
Linanthus grandiflorus (Large Flowered Linanthus)
Linanthus parviflorus (Baby Stars)
Lithophragma affine Woodland Star)
Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum (Hairy Petal Hog Fennel)
Lomatium marginatum (Yellow Hartweg Lomatium)
Lomatium marginatum ssp. purpureum (Hartweg’s Lomatium)
Lonicera hispidula (California Honeysuckle)
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans (California Honeysuckle)
Lonicera involucrata (Coast Twin Berry)
Lotus corniculatus (Bird’s Foot Trefoil)
Lotus formosissimus (Lotus)
Lotus purshianus (Spanish Trefoil)
Lotus purshianus var. purshianus (Spanish Clover)
Lotus wrangelianus (Sub Pinnate Lotus)
Lupinus arboreus (Bush Lupine)
Lupinus bicolor (Miniature Lupine)
Lupinus chamissonis (Flagrant Dune Lupine)
Lupinus nanus (Sky Lupine)
Lupinus polyphyllus (Giant Bog Lupine)
Lupinus sericatus (Cob Mt. Lupine)
Lupinus succulentus (Arroyo Lupine)
Lupinus variicolor (Varied Lupine)
Luzula comosa (Hairy Wood Rush)

M

Madia elegans (Common madia)
Madia gracilis (Slender Tarweed)
Madia madioides (Woodland Madia)
Madia sativa (Coast Tar Plant)
Malva neglecta (Umbrella Mallow)
Malva nicaeensis (Bull Mallow)
Marah fabaceus (Wild Cucumber)
Marah oreganus Coast Manroot)
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound)
Melilotus alba (White Sweet Clover)
Melilotus indica (Yellow Sweet Clover)
Mentha pulegium (Pennyroyal)
Micropus californicus (Cotton Top)
Mimulus androsaceus (Pansy Monkey Flower)
Mimulus aurantiacus (Sticky Monkey Flower)
Mimulus guttatus (Seep Monkey Flower)
Mimulus moschatus (Musk Monkey Flower)
Monardella villosa ssp. villosa (Coyote Mint)
Myosotis latifolia (For-Get-Me-Not)

N & O

Navarretia squarrosa (Skunkweed)
Nemophila heterophylla (Canyon Nemophila)
Nemophila menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes)
Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria (Baby White Eyes)
Oenanthe sarmentosa Water Parsley)
Osmorhiza berteroi (Sweet Cicely)
Osmorhiza chilensis (Wood Sweet Cicely)
Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa (Coastal Oxalis)
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel)

P

Pectocarya pusilla (Little Comb Seed Flower)
Pedicularis densiflora (Indian Warrior)
Pellaea andromedaefolia (Coffee Fern)
Pellaea mucronata (Bird’s Foot Fern)
Pentagramma triangularis (Gold back Fern)
Perideridia kelloggii (Squawroot)
Petrorhagia prolifera Childing Pink)
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus)
Phacelia californica (California Phacelia)
Phacelia distans (Fen Leaf Phacelia)
Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
Phyla nodiflora (Lippia)
Pickeringia montana (Chaparral Pea)
Picris echioides (Bristly Ox Tongue)
Piperia elegans (Rein Orchid)
Plagiobothrys sp. (Popcorn Flower)
Plagiobothrys bracteatus (Vernal Pool Popcorn Flower)
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Rusty Popcorn Flower)
Plantago maritima (Pacific Seaside Plantain)
Plantago subnuda (Coastal Large Leaf Plantain)
Platystemon californicus (Cream Cups)
Polygala californica (Milkwort)
Polygonum hydropiper (Marsh Pepper)
Polygonum lapathifolium (Smart Weed)
Polygonum persicaria (Lady’s Thumb)
Polypodium californicum (California Polypody)
Potentilla anserina (Cinquefoil)
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir)
Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken Fern)

Q & R

Quercus lobata (Valley Oak)
Ranunculus californicus (California Buttercup)
Ranunculus lobbii (Lobb’s Aquatic Buttercup)
Ranunculus muricatus (Prickle Fruited Buttercup)
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup)
Ranunculus occidentalis (Western Buttercup)
Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Large Marsh Cup)
Ranunculus pusillus (Low Buttercup)
Raphanus sativus (Wild Radish)
Rhamnus californica (Coffee Berry)
Rhododendron macrophyllum (California Rose Bay)
Ribes menziesii (Canyon Gooseberry)
Romulea rosea (Grass Crocus)
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Watercress)
Rosa californica (California Rose)
Rosa gymnocarpa (Wood Rose)
Rubus discolor (Himalayan Blackberry)
Rubus parviflorus (Thimble berry)
Rubus ursinus (California Blackberry)
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel)
Rumex crassus (Seashore willow Leaf Dock)
Rumex crispus (Curley Dock)
Rumex maritimus (Golden Shore dock)
Rupertia physodes (California Tea)

S

Salicornia virginica (Pickle weed)
Salix sp. (Willow Tree)_
Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry)
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (Red Elderberry)
Sanicula arctopoides