Redwood Wildflowers

A photographic guide to showy wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park

Sorted by Color

Photographs by Wilde Legard Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007 More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized grow wild in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most are very difficult to identify without the help of good illustrations. This is designed to be a simple, color photo guide to help you identify some of these plants.

The selection of showy wildflowers displayed in this guide is by no means complete. The intent is to expand the quality and quantity of photos over time. The revision date is shown on the cover and on the header of each photo page. A comprehensive list for this area (including the many species not found in this publication) can be downloaded at the East Bay Regional Park District’s wild plant download page at: http://www.ebparks.org.

This guide is published electronically in Adobe Acrobat® format to accommodate these planned updates. You have permission to freely download and distribute, and print this pdf for individual use. You are not allowed to sell the electronic or printed versions.

In this version of the guide, only showy wildflowers are included. These wildflowers are sorted first by flower color, then by plant family (similar flower types), and finally by scientific name within each family. Under each photograph are four lines of information, based on the current standard wild plant reference for : The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, 1993.

Common Name These non-standard names are based on Jepson and other local references. Scientific Name Scientific names revised since 1993 are NOT included in this edition. Origin & Longevity Native or Introduced. Annual, Biennial, Perennial, or a combination. Family Name The common plant family name according to Jepson.

For readers that prefer a more comprehensive guide, sorted by scientific name, please download the “wild plants” version of this guide.

Readers are encouraged to email any suggestions or corrections to [email protected].

All photographs are © 2006 Wilde Legard, all rights reserved. revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 1 of 24

Nievitas Popcorn Flower California Buckeye Common Yard Knotweed Western Virgin's Bower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Aesculus californica Polygonum arenastrum Clematis ligusticifolia Native Annual Native Perennial Introduced Annual Native Perennial Borage Family Buckeye Family Buckwheat Family Buttercup Family

Poison Hemlock Cow Parsnip Shepherd's Needle Hillside Gooseberry Conium maculatum Heracleum lanatum Scandix pecten-veneris Ribes californicum var. californicum Introduced Biennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Native Perennial Carrot Family Carrot Family Carrot Family Gooseberry Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 2 of 24

Canyon Gooseberry Common / California Manroot Oregon / Coast Manroot Pallid Manzanita Ribes menziesii Marah fabaceus Marah oreganus Arctostaphylos pallida Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Gooseberry Family Gourd Family Gourd Family Heath Family

Blue Elderberry White Fairy Lantern Oakland Star Tulip Common Soap Plant Sambucus mexicana albus Calochortus umbellatus Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Honeysuckle Family Lily Family Lily Family Lily Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 3 of 24

Starry False Solomon's Seal Common Star Lily Common Horehound Climbing Morning Glory Smilacina stellata Zigadenus fremontii Marrubium vulgare Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Lily Family Lily Family Mint Family Morning-Glory Family

Shortstem Morning Glory Field Bindweed Milkmaids White Water Cress Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis Convolvulus arvensis californica Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Morning-Glory Family Morning-Glory Family Mustard Family Mustard Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 4 of 24

Hairy Fringepod Blue Gum Small-flower Nightshade Thimble Clover Thysanocarpus curvipes Eucalyptus globulus Solanum americanum Trifolium microdon Native Annual Introduced Perennial Native Annual-Perennial Native Annual Mustard Family Myrtle Family Nightshade Family Pea Family

Pinklobe Linanthus Bicolor Linanthus Mouse-ear Chickweed Windmill Pink Linanthus androsaceus Linanthus bicolor Cerastium glomeratum Silene gallica Native Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Phlox Family Phlox Family Pink Family Pink Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 5 of 24

Stickwort Common Chickweed California Dwarf Plantain English Plantain Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis Stellaria media Plantago erecta Plantago lanceolata Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Pink Family Pink Family Plantain Family Plantain Family

Cream Cups Common Miner's Woodland Strawberry Creambush / Ocean Spray Platystemon californicus perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Fragaria vesca Holodiscus discolor Native Annual Native Annual Native Perennial Native Perennial Poppy Family Purslane Family Rose Family Rose Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 6 of 24

Oso Berry Pacific Ninebark Himalayan Blackberry Native California Blackberry Oemleria cerasiformis Physocarpus capitatus Rubus discolor Rubus ursinus Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Rose Family Rose Family Rose Family Rose Family

Small-flower Alumroot Woodland Star California Saxifrage Yarrow Heuchera micrantha Lithophragma affine Saxifraga californica Achillea millefolium Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Saxifrage Family Saxifrage Family Saxifrage Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 7 of 24

Blow Wives Mayweed Douglas/Salt Marsh Baccharis California Everlasting Achyrachaena mollis Anthemis cotula Baccharis douglasii Gnaphalium californicum Native Annual Introduced Annual Native Perennial Native Biennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family

Hayfield Tarweed Wild Teasel Longhorn Plectritis Variable- Nemophila Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulaefolia Dipsacus sativus Plectritis macrocera Nemophila heterophylla Native Perennial Introduced Biennial Native Annual Native Annual Sunflower Family Teasel Family Valerian Family Waterleaf Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park White Page 8 of 24

Wild Heliotrope Phacelia Rock Phacelia Phacelia distans Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Native Annual Native Perennial Waterleaf Family Waterleaf Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Yellow Page 9 of 24

Common Fiddleneck California Buttercup Prickleseed Buttercup Sweet Fennel Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Ranunculus californicus Ranunculus muricatus Foeniculum vulgare Native Annual Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Borage Family Buttercup Family Buttercup Family Carrot Family

Pacific Woodland Sanicle Western Leatherwood Golden Eggs Suncup Yellow Mariposa Lily Sanicula crassicaulis Dirca occidentalis Camissonia ovata Calochortus luteus Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Carrot Family Daphne Family Evening Primrose Family Lily Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Yellow Page 10 of 24

Erect-pod Winter Cress Black Mustard Yellow Field Mustard Creeping Wood Sorrel Barbarea orthoceras Brassica nigra Brassica rapa Oxalis corniculata Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Mustard Family Mustard Family Mustard Family Oxalis Family

Bermuda Buttercup French Broom Bird's-foot Deerweed Deerweed Oxalis pes-caprae Genista monspessulana Lotus corniculatus Lotus scoparius var. scoparius Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Oxalis Family Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Yellow Page 11 of 24

California Lotus California Bur Clover Sour Clover Shamrock Clover Lotus wrangelianus Medicago polymorpha Melilotus indica Trifolium dubium Native Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family

Seaside / Coastal Paintbrush Bush Monkey Flower Golden Monkey Flower Large-flower Native Dandelion Castilleja wightii Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus guttatus Agoseris grandiflora Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Snapdragon Family Snapdragon Family Snapdragon Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Yellow Page 12 of 24

Tocalote Yellow Star Thistle Pineapple Weed Brass Buttons Centaurea melitensis Centaurea solstitialis Chamomilla suaveolens Cotula coronopifolia Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family

Golden Yarrow Rosilla Smooth Cat's-ear Rough Cat's-ear Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Helenium puberulum Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris radicata Native Perennial Native Biennial Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Yellow Page 13 of 24

Goldfields Common / Coast Tarweed Bristly Ox-tongue Common Groundsel Lasthenia californica Madia sativa Picris echioides Senecio vulgaris Native Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family

Prickly Sow Thistle Common Sow Thistle Common Dandelion Narrow-leaf Mule's Ear Sonchus asper ssp. asper Sonchus oleraceus Taraxacum officinale Wyethia angustifolia Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Biennial-Perennial Native Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Yellow Page 14 of 24

Gray Mule's Ear Johnny-Jump-Up / Wild Pansy Viola pedunculata Native Perennial Native Perennial Sunflower Family Violet Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Pink/Purple Page 15 of 24

Coast Larkspur Rattlesnake Weed Purple Sanicle Presidio Clarkia Delphinium decorum ssp. decorum Daucus pusillus Sanicula bipinnatifida Clarkia franciscana Native Perennial Native Annual Native Perennial Native Annual Buttercup Family Carrot Family Carrot Family Evening Primrose Family

Panicled / Weedy Willowherb Common Willowherb Monterey Centaury Long-beaked Filaree Epilobium brachycarpum Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Centaurium muhlenbergii Erodium botrys Native Annual Native Perennial Native Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Evening Primrose Family Evening Primrose Family Gentian Family Geranium Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Pink/Purple Page 16 of 24

Red-stem Filaree White-stem Filaree Purpletip Cut-leaf Geranium Hairy Dove's Foot Geranium Erodium cicutarium Erodium moschatum Geranium dissectum Geranium molle Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Geranium Family Geranium Family Geranium Family Geranium Family

Herb Robert Flowering/Pinkflower Currant Hairy Vine Honeysuckle Douglas Iris Geranium robertianum Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Iris douglasiana Introduced Annual-Biennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Geranium Family Gooseberry Family Honeysuckle Family Iris Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Pink/Purple Page 17 of 24

Giant Trillium Ithuriel's Spear Grass Poly Loosestrife Blue Field Madder Trillium chloropetalum Triteleia laxa Lythrum hyssopifolium Sherardia arvensis Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual-Perennial Introduced Annual Lily Family Lily Family Loosestrife Family Madder Family

Common Coyotemint Common Rigid Hedge Nettle Wild Radish Pale Purple Pacific Pea Monardella villosa ssp. villosa Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Raphanus sativus Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Native Perennial Mint Family Mint Family Mustard Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Pink/Purple Page 18 of 24

Spanish Clover Blue Bush / Silver Lupine California Tea Tree Clover Lotus purshianus var. purshianus albifrons var. albifrons Rupertia physodes Trifolium ciliolatum Native Annual Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family

Rose Clover Tomcat Clover Spring Vetch Winter Vetch Trifolium hirtum Trifolium willdenovii Vicia sativa ssp. sativa Vicia villosa ssp. varia Introduced Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Pink/Purple Page 19 of 24

Ruby Sand Spurry Mosquitobills Shooting Star Magenta Red Maids Common Pale Claytonia Spergularia rubra Dodecatheon hendersonii Calandrinia ciliata ssp. exigua Introduced Annual-Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Native Annual Pink Family Primrose Family Purslane Family Purslane Family

California Wild Rose Bellardia Common Owl's Clover Italian Thistle Rosa californica Bellardia trixago Castilleja densiflora ssp. densiflora Carduus pycnocephalus Native Perennial Introduced Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Rose Family Snapdragon Family Snapdragon Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Pink/Purple Page 20 of 24

Bull Thistle Cardoon / Artichoke Thistle Milk Thistle Purple Salsify Cirsium vulgare Cynara cardunculus Silybum marianum Tragopogon porrifolius Introduced Biennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Biennial-Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family

Robust Vervain California / Rock Phacelia Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida Phacelia californica Native Perennial Native Perennial Vervain Family Waterleaf Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Blue Page 21 of 24

Large Hound's Tongue Forget-me-not Greater Periwinkle Blue-eyed Grass Cynoglossum grande Myosotis latifolia Vinca major Sisyrinchium bellum Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Borage Family Borage Family Dogbane Family Iris Family

Blue Dicks Ookow Blue Witch Miniature Dove Lupine Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Dichelostemma congestum Solanum umbelliferum Lupinus bicolor Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Lily Family Lily Family Nightshade Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Blue Page 22 of 24

Douglas Sky Lupine Arroyo Lupine California Blue Gilia Lupinus succulentus Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia Native Annual Native Annual Native Annual Pea Family Pea Family Phlox Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Red/Orange Page 23 of 24

Red / Crimson Columbine California Fuchsia Indian Pink California Poppy Aquilegia formosa Epilobium canum ssp. canum Silene californica Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Buttercup Family Evening Primrose Family Pink Family Poppy Family

Scarlet Pimpernel Common Indian Paintbrush Woolly Paintbrush California Figwort Anagallis arvensis Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis Castilleja foliolosa Scrophularia californica ssp. californica Introduced Annual Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Primrose Family Snapdragon Family Snapdragon Family Snapdragon Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Redwood Regional Park Green/Brown Page 24 of 24

Checker Lily Fritillaria affinis var. affinis Native Perennial Lily Family