Huckleberry Wildflowers

A photographic guide to showy wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic 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].

California Buckeye Common Yard Knotweed Poison Hemlock Cow Parsnip Aesculus californica Polygonum arenastrum Conium maculatum Heracleum lanatum Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Biennial Native Perennial Buckeye Family Buckwheat Family Carrot Family Carrot Family

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 revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve White Page 2 of 15

Blue Elderberry Common Soap Plant Starry False Solomon's Seal Common Star Lily Sambucus mexicana Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Smilacina stellata Zigadenus fremontii Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Honeysuckle Family Lily Family Lily Family Lily Family

Field Bindweed Milkmaids Blue Gum Mouse-ear Chickweed Convolvulus arvensis Cardamine californica Eucalyptus globulus Cerastium glomeratum Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Introduced Annual Morning-Glory Family Mustard Family Myrtle Family Pink Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve White Page 3 of 15

Windmill Pink Common Chickweed California Dwarf Plantain English Plantain Silene gallica Stellaria media Plantago erecta Plantago lanceolata Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Native Annual Introduced Annual Pink Family Pink Family Plantain Family Plantain Family

Woodland Strawberry Creambush / Ocean Spray Oso Berry Himalayan Blackberry Fragaria vesca Holodiscus discolor Oemleria cerasiformis Rubus discolor Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Rose Family Rose Family Rose Family Rose Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve White Page 4 of 15

Native California Blackberry Small-flower Alumroot Yarrow Mayweed Rubus ursinus Heuchera micrantha Achillea millefolium Anthemis cotula Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Rose Family Saxifrage Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family

California Everlasting California White Chicory Wild Teasel Variable-leaf Nemophila Gnaphalium californicum Rafinesquia californica Dipsacus sativus Nemophila heterophylla Native Biennial Native Annual Introduced Biennial Native Annual Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Teasel Family Waterleaf Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve White Page 5 of 15

Rock Phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Native Perennial Waterleaf Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 6 of 15

California Buttercup Sweet Fennel Pacific Woodland Sanicle Western Leatherwood Ranunculus californicus Foeniculum vulgare Sanicula crassicaulis Dirca occidentalis Native Perennial Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Buttercup Family Carrot Family Carrot Family Daphne Family

Erect-pod Winter Cress Yellow Charlock Creeping Wood Sorrel Bermuda Buttercup Barbarea orthoceras Sinapis arvensis Oxalis corniculata Oxalis pes-caprae Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Perennial Introduced Perennial Mustard Family Mustard Family Oxalis Family Oxalis Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 7 of 15

French Broom Deerweed California Bur Clover Shamrock Clover Genista monspessulana Lotus scoparius var. scoparius Medicago polymorpha Trifolium dubium Introduced Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family Pea Family

Bush Monkey Flower Large-flower Native Dandelion Yellow Star Thistle Pineapple Weed Mimulus aurantiacus Agoseris grandiflora Centaurea solstitialis Chamomilla suaveolens Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Snapdragon Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 8 of 15

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

Common / Coast Tarweed Bristly Ox-tongue Common Groundsel Prickly Sow Thistle Madia sativa Picris echioides Senecio vulgaris Sonchus asper ssp. asper Native Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 9 of 15

Common Sow Thistle Common Dandelion Sonchus oleraceus Taraxacum officinale Introduced Annual Introduced Biennial-Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 10 of 15

Panicled / Weedy Willowherb Common Willowherb Red-stem Filaree Purpletip Cut-leaf Geranium Epilobium brachycarpum Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Erodium cicutarium Geranium dissectum Native Annual Native Perennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual Evening Primrose Family Evening Primrose Family Geranium Family Geranium Family

Hairy Dove's Foot Geranium Flowering/Pinkflower Currant Hairy Vine Honeysuckle Douglas Iris Geranium molle Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Iris douglasiana Introduced Annual Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Geranium Family Gooseberry Family Honeysuckle Family Iris Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 11 of 15

Giant Trillium Common Rigid Hedge Nettle Pale Purple Pacific Pea Blue Bush / Silver Lupine Trillium chloropetalum Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Lily Family Mint Family Pea Family Pea Family

California Tea California Wild Rose Chinese Houses Italian Thistle Rupertia physodes Rosa californica Collinsia heterophylla Carduus pycnocephalus Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Annual Introduced Annual Pea Family Rose Family Snapdragon Family Sunflower Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 12 of 15

Bull Thistle Weedy Cudweed Milk Thistle Robust Vervain Cirsium vulgare Gnaphalium luteo-album Silybum marianum Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida Introduced Biennial Introduced Annual Introduced Annual-Biennial Native Perennial Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Sunflower Family Vervain Family

California / Rock Phacelia Phacelia californica Native Perennial Waterleaf Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Blue Page 13 of 15

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 Witch Miniature Dove Lupine Solanum umbelliferum Lupinus bicolor Native Perennial Native Annual Nightshade Family Pea Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Red/Orange Page 14 of 15

Red / Crimson Columbine California Fuchsia California Poppy Scarlet Pimpernel Aquilegia formosa Epilobium canum ssp. canum Eschscholzia californica Anagallis arvensis Native Perennial Native Perennial Native Perennial Introduced Annual Buttercup Family Evening Primrose Family Poppy Family Primrose Family

California Figwort Scrophularia californica ssp. californica Native Perennial Snapdragon Family revision 2/23/2007 Wildflowers of Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Green/Brown Page 15 of 15

Checker Lily Fritillaria affinis var. affinis Native Perennial Lily Family