California Native Flowering Plants and Wildflowers
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California Blackberry
Rubus ursinus

California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum

Catalina Mariposa Lily
Calochortus catalinae

Chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum

Western Virgin’s Bower – Flower
Clematis ligusticifolia

Western Virgin’s Bower – Gone to seed
Clematis ligusticfolia

Miner’s Lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata

Sticky Phacelia
Phacelia viscida var. albiflora

Wild Cucumber
Marah macrocarpus

Wild Morning Glory
Calystegia macrostegia

Popcornflower
Plagiobothrys collinus

Blue Elderberry
Sambucus nigra

Holly-Leafed-Cherry
Prunus ilicifolia

Silverpuffs
Uropappus lindleyi

Cliff Malacothrix
Malacothrix saxatilis

Caterpillar Phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria

Alkali Mallow
Malvella leprosa

Narrowleaf Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis

Turkey-mullein
Euphorbiaceae croton

Jimson Weed
Datura wrightii

Mule Fat
Baccharis salicifolia

Fairy Lantern
Calochortus albus

Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris

Buck Brush
Ceanothus cuneatus
Yellow & Orange

Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida

California Suncup
Dendromecon rigida

Mustard Evening Primrose
Eulobus californicus

California Buttercup
Ranunculus californicus

Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia

Deerweed
Acmispon glaber

Whispering Bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora

Common Goldfields
Lasthenia californica

Johnny-Jump-Up
Viola pedunculata

Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis

Sticky Monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus

Tidy-Tips
Layia platyglossa

California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica

Tarweed
Deinandra fasciculata

Golden Yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Common Goldenstar
Bloomeria crocea

Bush Sunflower
Encelia californica

Hooker’s Evening Primrose
Oenothera elate subsp. Hookeri

Telegraph Flower
Heterotheca grandiflora

Western Goldenrod
Euthamia occidentalis
Pink & Red

Sugar Bush
Rhus ovata

Turkish Rugging
Chorizanthe staticoides

California Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea

Fringed Indian Pink
Silene laciniata

Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum

Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius

Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis

Stinging Lupine
Lupinus hirsutissimus

Liveforever
Dudleya cymosa

Heartleaf Penstemon
Keckiella cordifolia

California Peony
Paeonia californica
Blue & Purple

Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii

Black Sage
Salvia mellifera

Blue Dicks
Dichelostemma capitatum

Western Blue-Eyed-Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum

Woolly Blue Curls
Trichostema lanatum

California Hedge Nettle
Stachys bullata

Chia
Salvia columbariae

Chinese-Houses
Collinsia heterophylla

Punch Bowl Godetia
Clarkia bottae

Danny’s Skullcap
Scutellaria tuberosa

Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum

Hairy-Leaf Ceanothus
Ceanothus oliganthus

Large Flowered-Phacelia
Phacelia grandiflora

Lupine
Lupinus spp.

Arroyo Lupine
Lupinus succulentus

Common Phacelia
Phacelia distans

Prickly Phlox
Leptodactylon californicum

Purple Clarkia
Clarkia purpurea

Purple Nightshade
Solanum xanti

Wishbone Bush
Mirabilis laevis

Purple Owl’s-Clover
Castilleja exserta

Red Maids
Calandrinia ciliata

Twining Snapdragon
Antirrhinum kelloggii

Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata

Sacapellote
Acourtia microcephala

Fleabane Daisy
Erigeron foliosus

California Checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora subsp. californica

California Loosestrife
Lythrum californicum

Vinegarweed
Trichostema lanceolatum

Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus