Waterbird Wildflowers

A photographic guide to showy wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve

Sorted by Flower Color

Photographs by Wilde Legard Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007 More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized plants 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 plant 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 California: 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].

Shepherd's Needle Common / California Manroot Blue Elderberry Common Soap Plant Scandix pecten-veneris Marah fabaceus Sambucus mexicana Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Introduced Annual Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Carrot Family Gourd Family Honeysuckle Family Lily Family

Alkali Mallow Field Bindweed Slender Peren. Peppergrass Blue Gum Malvella leprosa Convolvulus arvensis Lepidium latifolium Eucalyptus globulus Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Mallow Family Morning-Glory Family Mustard Family Myrtle Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve White Page 2 of 11

Small-flower Nightshade Mouse-ear Chickweed Windmill Pink Common Chickweed Solanum americanum Cerastium glomeratum Silene gallica Stellaria media Native Annual-Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Nightshade Family Pink Family Pink Family Pink Family

English Plantain Common Miner's Lettuce Oso Berry Valley Tassels Plantago lanceolata Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Oemleria cerasiformis Castilleja attenuata Introduced Annual Native Annual Native Perennial Native Annual Plantain Family Purslane Family Rose Family Snapdragon Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve White Page 3 of 11

Blow Wives Mayweed Achyrachaena mollis Anthemis cotula Native Annual Introduced Annual Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Yellow Page 4 of 11

Common Fiddleneck Sweet Fennel Yellow Charlock Bermuda Buttercup Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Foeniculum vulgare Sinapis arvensis Oxalis pes-caprae Native Annual Introduced Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Borage Family Carrot Family Mustard Family Oxalis Family

Bird's-foot Deerweed California Lotus California Bur Clover Sour Clover Lotus corniculatus Lotus wrangelianus Medicago polymorpha Melilotus indica Introduced Perennial Native Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Yellow Page 5 of 11

Large-flower Native Dandelion Tocalote Yellow Star Thistle Brass Buttons Agoseris grandiflora Centaurea melitensis Centaurea solstitialis Cotula coronopifolia Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family

Congdon Spikeweed Smooth Cat's-ear Bristly Ox-tongue Common Groundsel Hemizonia parryi ssp. congdonii Hypochaeris glabra Picris echioides Senecio vulgaris Native Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Yellow Page 6 of 11

Prickly Sow Thistle Common Sow Thistle Narrow-leaf Mule's Ear Sonchus asper ssp. asper Sonchus oleraceus Wyethia angustifolia Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Native Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 7 of 11

Purple Sanicle Panicled / Weedy Willowherb Alkali Heath Long-beaked Filaree Sanicula bipinnatifida Epilobium brachycarpum Frankenia salina Erodium botrys Native Perennial Native Annual Native Perennial Introduced Annual Carrot Family Evening Primrose Family Frankenia Family Geranium Family

Red-stem Filaree White-stem Filaree Purpletip Cut-leaf Geranium Ithuriel's Spear Erodium cicutarium Erodium moschatum Geranium dissectum Triteleia laxa Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Native Perennial Geranium Family Geranium Family Geranium Family Lily Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 8 of 11

Wild Radish Rose Clover Winter Vetch California Wild Rose Raphanus sativus Trifolium hirtum Vicia villosa ssp. varia Rosa californica Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Native Perennial Mustard Family Pea Family Pea Family Rose Family

Bellardia Italian Thistle Purple Star Thistle Bull Thistle Bellardia trixago Carduus pycnocephalus Centaurea calcitrapa Cirsium vulgare Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Biennial Snapdragon Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 9 of 11

Cardoon / Artichoke Thistle Weedy Cudweed Milk Thistle Cynara cardunculus Gnaphalium luteo-album Silybum marianum Introduced Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Blue Page 10 of 11

Blue-eyed Grass Black Nightshade Miniature Dove Lupine Sisyrinchium bellum Solanum nigrum Lupinus bicolor Native Perennial Introduced Annual Native Annual Iris Family Nightshade Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Waterbird Regional Preserve Red/Orange Page 11 of 11

California Poppy Scarlet Pimpernel Eschscholzia californica Anagallis arvensis Native Perennial Introduced Annual Poppy Family Primrose Family