wildflowers

A Guide to Flowers on Our Preserves

This guide contains California native flowering plants and wildflowers. Download a PDF of this guide and save to your phone for quick access and use when you are out of service.

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White

Close-up of a white flower with a maroon center and some yellow stamens, surrounded by green grass.

  • Calochortus catalinae

White flowering plant with green foliage, outdoor setting.

  • Adenostoma fasciculatum

White flower with multiple petals and visible stamens on a green background.

  • Rubus ursinus

Close-up of a cluster of small white and pink flowers.

  • Eriogonum fasciculatum

Close-up of a green leaf with small white flowers and tiny buds.

  • Claytonia perfoliata

Close-up of white flowers with green stems and leaves on a blurred outdoor background.

  • Phacelia viscida var. albiflora

Close-up of white flowers with yellow centers and green leaves in the background.

  • Clematis ligusticifolia

Close-up of a fluffy cotton ball or flower with a blurred background

  • Clematis ligusticfolia

Close-up of white flowers with green background.

  • Plagiobothrys collinus

Cream-colored flower cluster with small star-shaped blossoms on a green leafy background.

  • Sambucus nigra

Close-up of small white star-shaped flowers with green buds on green plant

  • Marah macrocarpus

Close-up of a white morning glory flower with a yellow center

  • Calystegia macrostegia

A white flower with a yellow center on a branch, blurred background.

  • Malacothrix saxatilis

Fuzzy, grayish plant with curved, feathery leaves in a dry, brown field.

  • Phacelia cicutaria

Close-up of cream-colored flowering plant with small, fuzzy flowers and green leaves.

  • Prunus ilicifolia

Close-up of a spiky cactus with sharp white spines arranged in a star-like pattern.

  • Uropappus lindleyi

Close-up of a fuzzy green plant with small white flowers at the center.

  • Euphorbiaceae croton

Close-up of a white flower with green leaves in the background.

  • Datura wrightii

Close-up of a white flower with green, slightly fuzzy leaves surrounding it.

  • Malvella leprosa

Close-up of a cluster of small white flowers with pinkish tips on green stems

  • Asclepias fasciculari

Close-up of a tall, narrow flowering plant growing in a natural outdoor setting with blurred background of rocks and foliage

  • Artemisia vulgaris

Blossoming white and purple flowers on a tree with green leaves against a blue sky

  • Ceanothus cuneatus

White fuzzy flowers on a green plant

  • Baccharis salicifolia

A white lily of the valley flower with a hanging bell-shaped bloom and a bud, surrounded by green leaves and a blurred natural background.

  • Calochortus albus

Yellow & Orange

Close-up of a yellow flower with three petals and prominent stamens, surrounded by green leaves and grass.

  • Eulobus californicus

Close-up of a yellow wildflower with green foliage background.

  • Ranunculus californicus

Yellow poppy flower with yellow petals and orange center

  • Dendromecon rigida

A yellow flower with four petals and a prominent central structure, against a blurred background.

  • Dendromecon rigida

Yellow and white flowers blooming on green stems in a garden.

  • Emmenanthe penduliflora

Two yellow flowers with central orange-yellow discs, blurred green background.

  • Lasthenia californica

Close-up of caterpillars on a green plant with yellow flowers

  • Amsinckia intermedia

Close-up of a yellow flowering plant with small bell-shaped flowers and green leaves.

  • Acmispon glaber

Close-up of a yellow orchid flower with ruffled petals and green blurred background

  • Mimulus aurantiacus

Close-up of a yellow and white daisy flower with a yellow center and green background.

  • Layia platyglossa

Close-up of a yellow flower with five petals and dark red markings in the center, surrounded by green foliage.

  • Viola pedunculata

Close-up of yellow and purple wildflowers in a natural outdoor setting.

  • Sanicula crassicaulis

Close-up of yellow flowers with a blurred background.

  • Eriophyllum confertiflorum

A close-up of a yellow flower with multiple buds and blooming petals.

  • Bloomeria crocea

Close-up of a vibrant orange poppy flower with green foliage in the background.

  • Eschscholzia californica

Close-up of yellow flowers with green buds on a blurred background.

  • Deinandra fasciculata

Yellow wildflower with green buds on a sunny day

  • Heterotheca grandiflora

Close-up of yellow flowering plant with clusters of small blossoms.

  • Euthamia occidentalis

Yellow flower with a dark center in a garden background

  • Encelia californica

Yellow flower with elongated petals and green foliage in the background.

  • Oenothera elate subsp. Hookeri

Pink & Red

Close-up of pink flowers on a green plant.

  • Salvia spathacea

A vibrant red flower with elongated petals and a green background of grass.

  • Silene laciniata

Cluster of small white and pink flowers with green leaves in the background.

  • Rhus ovata

Cluster of pink and white flowering plant

  • Chorizanthe staticoides

Close-up of a red flowering plant with a green, blurred background.

  • Castilleja affinis

A pink wildflower growing in front of a rocky background with grass at its base.

  • Lupinus hirsutissimus

Close-up of pink and red fuchsia flowers hanging from a plant.

  • Ribes speciosum

Close-up of a plant with red tubular flowers against a blurred green background.

  • Penstemon centranthifolius

Close-up of a dark red and purple flower with an open bloom, showing yellow stamens inside, against a blurred green background.

  • Paeonia californica

A close-up of a plant with small, reddish buds and green stems against a blurred background.

  • Dudleya cymosa

Close-up of a red flower with long, slender petals and pale white stamens.

  • Keckiella cordifolia

Blue & Purple

Close-up of purple and white wildflowers with green blurred background.

  • Dichelostemma capitatum

Three purple flowers with yellow centers in a natural green setting

  • Sisyrinchium bellum

Blue flowers with green foliage in a garden.

  • Nemophila menziesii

Close-up of a plant with small light purple flowers and green foliage.

  • Salvia mellifera

A close-up of a spiky blue flower with small blue insects on its petals, against a blurred background.

  • Salvia columbariae

Close-up of a small wildflower with pink and white petals growing in dry soil.

  • Collinsia heterophylla

Close-up of a purple flowering plant with a background of green shrubbery and dry soil.

  • Trichostema lanatum

A close-up of a plant with purple, bell-shaped flowers and green leaves, set against a blurred background.

  • Stachys bullata

Close-up of a purple flower with a dark center, surrounded by green leaves.

  • Pholistoma auritum

Close-up of light purple, clustered flowers on a bush with green leaves.

  • Ceanothus oliganthus

Two purple and white flowers blooming on a plant.

  • Clarkia bottae

Close-up of purple flower buds and green leaves on a plant

  • Scutellaria tuberosa

Close-up of a purple wildflower with green leaves in a natural setting.

  • Lupinus succulentus

Close-up of small purple flowers with green stems and fuzzy buds on a green background.

  • Phacelia distans

Close-up of purple flowers with yellow centers and green stems.

  • Phacelia grandiflora

Close-up of purple lupine flower with small insect flying nearby, green leaves in background

  • Lupinus spp.

Close-up of purple flowers with yellow centers and green leaves against a blurred green background.

  • Solanum xanti

Close-up of a purple flower with five petals, yellow stamens, and green background.

  • Mirabilis laevis

Close-up of a light purple flower with five petals and a white center, against a blurred green background.

  • Leptodactylon californicum

Close-up of purple flowers with white stamens against a blurred green background.

  • Clarkia purpurea

Close-up of purple and green flowers on a plant.

  • Antirrhinum kelloggii

Close-up of a purple flower with fringed petals and white stamens.

  • Clarkia unguiculata

Close-up of a tall purple flower with green stalks and background.

  • Castilleja exserta

Close-up of purple and pink wildflowers with yellow centers on green grass background.

  • Calandrinia ciliata

Close-up of a delicate pink and white flower with a white center and green background.

  • Sidalcea malviflora subsp. californica

Close-up of a light purple flower with five petals and a yellow center, on a blurred background.

  • Lythrum californicum

Close-up of pink and purple flowering plant with clusters of tiny flowers

  • Acourtia microcephala

Close-up of purple daisy-like flowers with yellow centers

  • Erigeron foliosus

Close-up of a small purple flower with four petals, hanging from a stem.

  • Trichostema lanceolatum

A close-up of pink flowers with reddish-pink centers on a plant.

  • Malacothamnus fasciculatus