WILDFLOWER SURVEY 100 most common species 1 2/25/2020 COMMON WILDFLOWER GUIDE 2019 This common wildflower guide is for use during the annual wildflower survey at Sierra Azul Preserve. Featured are the 100 most common species seen during the wildflower surveys and only includes flowering species. Commonness is based on previous surveys during April for species seen every year and at most areas around Sierra Azul OSP. The guide is a simple color photograph guide with two selected features showcasing the species—usually flower and whole plant or leaf. The plants in this guide are listed by Color. Information provided includes the Latin name, common name, family, and Habit, CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants rank or CAL-IPC invasive species rating. Latin names are current with the Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California, 2012. This guide was compiled by Cleopatra Tuday for Midpen. Images are used under creative commons licenses or used with permission from the photographer. 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Taking Good Photos for ID: How to use this guide: Take pictures of: Flower top and side; Leaves top and bottom; Stem or branches; Whole plant. llama squash Cucurbitus llamadensis LLAMADACEAE Latin name 4.2 Shrub Common name CNPS rare plant rank or native status Family name Typical bisexual flower stigma pistil style stamen anther Leaf placement filament petal (corolla) sepal (calyx) alternate opposite whorled pedicel receptacle Monocots radial symmetry Parts in 3’s, parallel veins Typical composite flower of the Liliy, orchid, iris, grass Asteraceae (sunflower) family 3 ray flowers disk flowers Dicots Parts in 4’s or 5’s, lattice veins 4 Sunflowers, primrose, pea, mustard, mint, violets phyllaries bilateral symmetry peduncle © 2017 Cleopatra Tuday 2 2/25/2020 BLUE/PURPLE ©2013 Jeb Bjerke ©2013 Keir Morse ©2014 Philip Bouchard ©2010 Scott Loarie Jim brush Ceanothus oliganthus Blue blossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus RHAMNACEAE Shrub RHAMNACEAE Shrub ©2003 Barry Breckling © 2009 Keir Morse Many-stemmed gilia Gilia achilleifolia ssp. multicaulis Bird’s Eyes Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor POLEMONIACEAE POLEMONIACEAE ©2008 Eugene Zelenko ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2009 Keir Morse ©2008 Bryant Olsen Hound’s tongue Cynoglossum grande Chia sage Salvia columbariae BORAGINACEAE LAMIACEAE >= 1-8 cm > 2-20 cm ©2005 Tom Baird ©2016 Steve Matson ©2009 Berry Breckling ©2008 Keir Morse Sky lupine Lupinus nanus Bicolored lupine Lupinus bicolor FABACEAE FABACEAE ©2013 James Maughn ©2017 Cindy Roessler Ithuriel’s spear Triteleia laxa Blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum THEMIDACEAE 3 THEMIDACEAE 2/25/2020 PURPLE/PINK ©2015 James Maughn ©2010 outdoorPDK/Flickr ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2017 Cindy Roessler Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum Royal larkspur Delphinium variegatum IRIDACEAE RANUNCULACEAE ©2013 Jeb Bierke ©2015 James Maughn ©2006 Ken-ichi Ueda Blue witch nightshade Solanum umbelliferum Shooting star Primula hendersonii SOLANACEAE Shrub/Vine PRIMULACEAE ©2007 Steve Chilton ©2017 Cleopatra Tuday ©2014 Phillip Bouchard ©2014 D ln Orbit/Flickr Red-stemmed filarie Erodium cicutarium Long-beaked filaree Erodium botrys GERANIACEAE Non-native GERANIACEAE Non-native ©2012 Suzanne Cadwell ©2013 Forest and Kim Star Blue field madder Sherardia arvensis Serpentine linanthus Leptosiphon ambiguus RUBIACEAE Non-native POLEMONIACEAE CNPS 4.2 © 2015 Mathesont/Flickr ©2013 Laura Camp ©2014 Phillip Bouchard Chinese Houses Collinsia heterophylla California hedge nettle Stachys bullata PLANTAGINACEAE 4 LAMIACEAE 2/25/2020 PINK ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2012 Franco Folini Purple owl’s-clover Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta Four-spot clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera OROBANCHACEAE ONAGRACEAE ©2009 Claire Woods ©2014 Harry Rose ©2014 Harry Rose Tomcat clover Trifolium willdenovii Rose clover Trifolium hirtum FABACEAE FABACEAE Non-native ©2008 David A. Hofmann ©2016 Laura Camp ©2014 Harry Rose Common hillside pea Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Common vetch Vivia sativa ssp. sativa FABACEAE FABACEAE Non-native ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2005 David A. Hofmann ©2008 Keir Morse ©2008 Keir Morse Chapparral pea Pickeringia montana var montana Wood rose Rosa gymnocarpa FABACEAE Shrub ROSACEAE Shrub/ Vine ©2010 Peter Stevens Pacific starflower Lysimachia latifolia Italian thistle Carduus pycnocephalus MYRSINACEAE 5 ASTERACEAE CAL-IPC 2/25/2020Moderate PINK/RED ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2015 James Maughn Lancinate checkermallow Sidalcea malviflora spp. malviflora Jeweled onion Allium serra MALVACEAE ALLIACEAE ©2013 James Maughn ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2013 az3/Flickr ©2016 Juniperus_scopulorum/Flickr Red maids Calandrinia ciliata Purple sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida MONTIACEAE APIACEAE © 2013 Laura Camp ©2011 Mathesont/Flickr Coast indian paintbrush Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis Woolly indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa OROBANCHACEAE OROBANCHACEAE ©2005 David A. Hoffmann ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2003 Forest and Kim Starr ©2006 Harry Rose Indian Warrior Pedicularis densiflora Scarlet pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis OROBANCHACEAE MYRSINACEAE Non-native ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2017 Cindy Roessler Red Larkspur Delphinium nudicaule Crimson columbine Aquilegia formosa RANUNCULACEAE 6 RANUNCULACEAE 2/25/2020 ORANGE/YELLOW ©2012 Joy Arakaki ©2016 Berry Breckling ©2011 Patrick Standish ©2017 tdlucas5000/Flickr Sticky monkey flower Mimulus aurantiacus California poppy Eschscholzia californica PHRYMACEAE Shrub PAPAVERACEAE ©2014 Philip Bouchard ©2009 Keir Morse ©2006 J.G. Riend ©2016 Cindy Roessler Wind poppy Papaver heterophyllum Bush poppy Dendromecon rigida PAPAVERACEAE PAPAVERACEAE Shrub © 2012 Joy Arakaki ©2014 brewbooks/Flickr © 2012 Joy Arakaki ©2011 FarOutFlora/Flickr Pacific Sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis California Buttercup Ranunculus californicus APIACEAE RANUNCULACEAE Cindy Roessler ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2017 Cleopatra Tuday ©2013 James Maughn Common fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia Johnny-jump-up violet Viola pedunculata BORAGINACEAE VIOLACEAE ©2015 Anita Gould ©2016 Laura Camp ©2015 Don Loarie ©2014 Toni Corelli Common deerweed Acmispon glaber var. glaber Chile trefoil Acmispon wrangelianus FABACEAE 7 FABACEAE 2/25/2020 YELLOW ©2013 Vernon Smith ©2017 Cindy Roessler California Dandelion Agoseris grandiflora Golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum ASTERACEAE ASTERACEAE Shrub ©2004 Brent Miller ©2009 Kerry Woods ©2008 Keir Morse © 2016 Cindy Roessler California goldfields Lasthenia californica Slender tarweed Madia gracilis ASTERACEAE ASTERACEAE ©2016 Andreas Rockstein ©2013 Forest and Kim Starr ©2007 David A. Hofmann ©2016 Andrey Zharkikh Pineapple plant Matricaria discoidea Silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi ASTERACEAE ASTERACEAE ©2010 Miguel Vieira ©2008 Keir Morse ©2014 D In Orbit/Flickr Coast range mules ear’s Wyethia glabra Cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum ASTERACEAE ASTERACEAE © 2016 Cindy Roessler ©2014 Harry Rose ©2013 Kazuhiro Tsugita ©2014 Harry Rose Smooth cat’s-ear Hypochaeris glabra Rough cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata ASTERACEAE Non-native 8 ASTERACEAE Non2/25/2020-native WHITE ©2013 Andrey Zharkikh ©2014 Jon Sullivan ©2006 Steve Matson ©2007 Luigi Rignanese Bur-chervil Anthriscus caucalis Sheperd’s needle Scandix pecten-veneris APIACEAE Non-native APIACEAE Non-native ©2016 Andreas Rockstein ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2011 Barry Rice ©2010 Ken-ichi Ueda Common yarrow Achillea millefolium Blow-wives Achyrachaena mollis ASTERACEAE ASTERACEAE ©2015 Don Loarie ©2011 John Pawek © 2012 Joy Arakaki © 2012 Joy Arakaki Slender cottonweed Micropus californicus var. californicus Hairy fringepod Thysanocarpus curvipes ASTERACEAE BRASSICACEAE ©2008 Steve Matson ©2008 Keir Morse ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2009 Barry Breckling Rusty haired popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Baby blue-eyes Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria BORAGINACEAE BORAGINACEAE ©2010 Ken-ichi Ueda ©2008 Keir Morse ©2016 Cindy Roessler ©2016 Steven Thorsted Imbricate Phacelia Phacelia imbricate ssp. imbricata Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum BORAGINACEAE 9 BORAGINACEAE 2/25/2020Shrub WHITE ©2015 Andreas Rockstein ©2008 Keir Morse ©2011 Franco Folini Blue elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Western poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum ADOXACEAE Shrub ANACARDIACEAE Shrub/Vine ©2016 Cindy Roessler ©2009 Dawn Endico ©2012 Gary A. Monroe ©2013 Kathy Kimpel Man-root Marah fabacea Fernald’s iris Iris fernaldii CUCURBITACEAE Vine IRIDACEAE ©2015 Laura Camp ©2017 Cindy Roessler ©2008 Pete Klosterman ©2016 Dean Wm. Taylor Big berry manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca Brittle leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos crustacea ERICACEAE Shrub ERICACEAE Shrub ©James Maughn 2015 ©2011 Don Davis ©2007 Jerry Kirkhart Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum ERICACEAE Tree ROSACEAE Shrub ©2009 Barry Rice ©2016 Steven Thorsted ©2011 Barry Breckling ©2010 Vernon Smith Hillside morning glory Calystegia collina ssp. collina Modoc morning glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis CONVOLVULACEAE Vine 10 CONVOLVULACEAE 2/25/2020Vine WHITE ©2010 Ken-ichi Ueda ©2013 James Maugn ©2015 Keir Morse ©2009 Barry Breckling Pitcher’s sage Lepechinia calycina Rigid Hedge nettle Stachys rigida LAMIACEAE LAMIACEAE ©2012 Joy Arakaki ©2016 Cindy Roessler ©2009 James Gaither ©2017 Cindy Roessler White globe lily Calochortus albus Drops of gold Prosartes hookeri LILIACEAE LILIACEAE Fremont’s star lily Toxicoscordion fremontii Miner’s lettuce Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata MELANTHIACEAE MONTIACEAE ©2005 Dianne Fristrom ©2013 pverdonk/Flickr ©2010 FarOutFlora/Flickr