Southern California Wildflowers

Acanthaceae
chuparosa
Justicia californica

Anacardiaceae
skunkbrush
Rhus trilobata

Apiaceae
cow parsnip
Heracleum lanatum

Mojave lomatium
Lomatium mohavense

purple sanicle
Sanicula bipinnatifida

ranger's buttons
Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Apocynaceae
woolly bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa

spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium

lamb's horns
Cycladenia humilis

Asclepiadaceae
whitestem milkweed
Asclepias albicans

Kotolo milkweed
Asclepias eriocarpa

narrowleaf milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis

rambling milkweed
Sarcostemma hirtellum

Asteraceae
rayless goldenhead
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus

yarrow
Achillea millefolium

Cooper's dogweed
Adenophyllum cooperi

thoroughwort
Ageratina adenophora

burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa

scale bud
Anisocoma acaulis

rosy everlasting
Antennaria rosea

gravel ghost
Atrichoseris platyphylla

mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia

desert marigold
Baileya multiradiata

laxflower
Baileya pauciradiata

woolly desert marigold
Baileya pleniradiata

sweetbush
Bebbia juncea var. aspera

tocalote
Centaurea melitensis

desert pincushion
Chaenactis fremontii

yellow pincushion
Chaenactis glabriuscula

rose heath
Chaetopappa ericoides

pineapple weed
Chamomilla suaveolens

rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus sp.

elk thistle
Cirsium scariosum

Bigelow's coreopsis
Coreopsis bigelovii

leafy-stemmed coreopsis
Coreopsis calliopsidea

giant coreopsis
Coreopsis gigantea

common tarweed
Deinandra fasciculata

California brittlebush
Encelia californica

Asteraceae
brittlebush
Encelia farinosa

goldenbush
Ericameria sp.

rayless shaggy fleabane
Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus

San Jacinto Mountains daisy
Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus

golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Pringle eriophyllum
Eriophyllum pringlei

Wallace's woolly daisy
Eriophyllum wallacei

desert gold
Geraea canescens

Bigelow's sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii

dune sunflower
Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens

Algodones Dunes sunflower
Helianthus niveus ssp. tephrodes

white-flowered hawkweed
Hieracium albiflorum

San Diego hulsea
Hulsea californica

red-rayed hulsea
Hulsea heterochroma

beautiful hulsea
Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha

cheesebush
Hymenoclea salsola

Columbia cutleaf
Hymenopappus filifolius

goldfields
Lasthenia chrysostoma

white tidy tips
Layia glandulosa

tidy tips
Layia platyglossa

common California-aster
Lessingia filaginifolia

valley lessingia
Lessingia glandulifera

Lemmon's lessingia
Lessingia lemmonii

spring lessingia
Lessingia tenuis

common madia
Madia elegans

snake's head
Malacothrix coulteri

desert dandelion
Malacothrix glabrata

desert star
Monoptilon bellioides

Spanish needles
Palafoxia arida

golden-rayed pentachaeta
Pentachaeta aurea

Lyon's pygmydaisy (second photo)
Pentachaeta lyonii

rock daisy
Perityle emoryi

California chicory
Rafinesquia californica

threadleaf ragwort
Senecio flaccidus

Tehachapi ragwort
Senecio ionophyllus

Mohave groundsel
Senecio mohavensis

arrowleaf ragwort
Senecio triangularis

woollyhead neststraw
Stylocline micropoides

Fremont's gold
Syntrichopappus fremontii

Lemmon's syntrichopappus
Syntrichopappus lemmoni

yellowhead
Trichoptilium incisum

California trixis
Trixis californica

canyon sunflower
Venegasia carpesioides

southern mule-ears
Wyethia ovata

Mojave aster
Xylorhiza tortifolia

Boraginaceae
fiddlenecks
Amsinckia sp.

bearded cryptantha
Cryptantha barbigera

large-flowered popcorn flower
Cryptantha intermedia

purple-root cryptantha
Cryptantha micrantha

scented cryptantha
Cryptantha utahensis

heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum

curvenut combseed
Pectocarya recurvata

Palmer's crinklemat
Tiquilia palmeri

fanleaf crinklemat
Tiquilia plicata

Brassicaceae
Parish's rock cress (second photo)
Arabis parishii

Brassicaceae
rock cress
Arabis sp.

American wintercress
Barbarea orthoceras

black mustard
Brassica nigra

European searocket
Cakile maritima

shepherd's purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris

milkmaids
Cardamine californica

Cooper's jewelflower
Caulanthus cooperi

Coulter's jewelflower
Caulanthus coulteri var. coulteri

desert candle
Caulanthus inflatus

alkali cusickiella
Cusickiella douglasii

spectacle pod
Dithyrea californica

Western wallflower
Erysimum capitatum

island wallflower
Erysimum insulare

yellow pepper-grass
Lepidium flavum

wild radish
Raphanus sativus

prince's plume
Stanleya pinnata

Cactaceae
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii

claret-cup cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus

California barrel cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus

fishhook cactus
Mammilaria dioica

beavertail cactus
Opuntia basilaris

teddy bear cholla
Opuntia bigelovii

Capparaceae
bladderpod
Isomeris arborea

Caryophyllaceae
Big Bear Valley sandwort
Arenaria ursina / Eremogone ursina

Douglas' sandwort
Minuartia douglasii

Caryophyllaceae
windmill pink
Silene gallica

Indian pink
Silene laciniata ssp. major

Lemmon's catchfly
Silene lemmonii

Parish's catchfly
Silene parishii

San Francisco campion
Silene verecunda

Chenopodiaceae
desert holly
Atriplex hymenelytra

Chenopodiaceae
winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata

Cistaceae
pink rockrose
Cistus creticus

crimson-spot rockrose
Cistus ladanifer

rush-rose
Helianthemum scoparium

Cornaceae
Pacific dogwood
Cornus nuttallii

Crassulaceae
sand pygmyweed
Crassula connata

Crassulaceae
live-forever
Dudleya sp.

Davidson's stonecrop
Sedum niveum

Cucurbitaceae
desert starvine
Brandegea bigelovii

wild cucumber
Marah macrocarpus

Ericaceae
manzanita
Arctostaphylos sp.

mountain heather
Phyllodoce breweri

pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea

bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia

western azalea
Rhododendron occidentale

snow plant
Sarcodes sanguinea

Euphorbiaceae
rattlesnake weed
Chamaesyce albomarginata

Sonoran sandmat
Chamaesyce micromera

desert croton
Croton californicus

woodland spurge
Euphorbia palmeri

Fabaceae
scarlet milkvetch
Astragalus coccineus

freckled milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus

Peirson's milkvetch
Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii

Pursh's milkvetch
Astragalus purshii var. lectulus

fairyduster
Calliandra eriophylla

blue palo verde
Cercidium floridum

western redbud
Cercis occidentalis

prairie clover
Dalea sp.

leather root
Hoita macrostachya

Davidson's Sierra Nevada lotus
Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii

narrow-leaved lotus
Lotus oblongifolius

deerweed
Lotus sp.

Arizona lupine
Lupinus arizonicus

miniature lupine
Lupinus bicolor

bajada lupine
Lupinus concinnus

grape soda lupine
Lupinus excubitus

stinging lupine
Lupinus hirsutissimus

bush lupine
Lupinus sp.

blunt-leaved lupine
Lupinus truncatus

little-leaved Mojave indigo bush
Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius

Schott's indigo bush
Psorothamnus schottii

black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Spanish broom
Spartium junceum

false lupine
Thermopsis macrophylla

mountain clover
Trifolium longipes

creek clover
Trifolium obtusiflorum

purple vetch
Vicia villosa

Fagaceae
bush chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens

Fouquieriaceae
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens

Garryaceae
silk tassel bush
Garrya sp.

Gentianaceae
pine green-gentian
Swertia neglecta

Geraniaceae
broad-leaf filaree
Erodium botrys

redstem filaree
Erodium cicutarium

California geranium
Geranium californicum

Grossulariaceae
white-flowering currant
Ribes indecorum

chaparral currant
Ribes malvaceum

Sierra gooseberry
Ribes roezlii

fuschia-flowered gooseberry
Ribes speciosum

Hippocastanaceae
California buckeye
Aesculus californica

Hydrophyllaceae
whispering bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora

thickleaf yerba santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium

hairy yerba santa
Eriodictyon trichocalyx

common eucrypta
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia ssp. chrysanthemifolia

desert eucrypta
Eucrypta micrantha

purple mat
Nama demissum

baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii

short-lobed phacelia
Phacelia brachyloba

caltha-leaf phacelia
Phacelia calthifolia

desert Canterbury bells
Phacelia campanularia

caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria

Great Valley phacelia
Phacelia ciliata

notch-leaf phacelia
Phacelia crenulata

little notch-leaf phacelia
Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora

hiddenflower phacelia
Phacelia cryptantha

Washoe phacelia
Phacelia curvipes

Davidson's phacelia
Phacelia davidsonii

wild heliotrope
Phacelia distans

Douglas' phacelia
Phacelia douglasii

lavender windows
Phacelia exilis

Fremont's phacelia
Phacelia fremontii

giant-flowered phacelia
Phacelia grandiflora

imbricate phacelia
Phacelia imbricata

long-stalk phacelia
Phacelia longipes

Canterbury bells
Phacelia minor

Mojave phacelia
Phacelia mohavensis

Charlotte's phacelia
Phacelia nashiana

alkali phacelia
Phacelia neglecta

thick-leaved phacelia
Phacelia pachyphylla

Parry's phacelia
Phacelia parryi

specter phacelia
Phacelia pedicellata

branching phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima

south coast branching phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima ssp. austrolitoralis

lacy phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia

sticky phacelia
Phacelia viscida

fiesta flower
Pholistoma auritum

white fiesta flower
Pholistoma membranaceum

poodle-dog bush
Turricula parryi

Iridaceae
western blue flag
Iris missouriensis

blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum

Krameriaceae
littleleaf rhatany
Krameria erecta

Lamiaceae
desert lavender
Hyptis emoryi

southern mountain monardella
Monardella australis

gray monardella
Monardella cinerea

mustang mint
Monardella lanceolata

little monardella
Monardella nana ssp. nana

short-flowered monardella
Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora

paper-bag bush
Salazaria mexicana

white sage
Salvia apiana

thistle sage
Salvia carduacea

chia
Salvia columbariae

desert sage
Salvia dorrii

purple sage
Salvia leucophylla

black sage
Salvia mellifera

rose sage
Salvia pachyphylla

hummingbird sage
Salvia spathacea

grayleaf skullcap
Scutellaria siphocampyloides

common skullcap
Scutellaria tuberosa

woolly blue curls
Trichostema lanatum

Liliaceae
crinkled onion
Allium crispum

goldenstar
Bloomeria crocea

fairy lantern
Calochortus albus

Catalina mariposa lily
Calochortus catalinae

clubhair mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus

golden-bowl mariposa lily
Calochortus concolor

plain mariposa lily
Calochortus invenustus

desert mariposa lily
Calochortus kennedyi

Plummer's mariposa lily
Calochortus plummerae

butterfly mariposa lily (second photo)
Calochortus venustus

blue dicks
Dichelostemma capitatum

chocolate lily
Fritillaria biflora

desert lily
Hesperocallis undulata

lemon lily
Lilium parryi

Humboldt lily
Lilium sp.

common muilla
Muilla maritima

corn lily
Veratrum californicum var. californicum

joshua tree
Yucca brevifolia

chaparral yucca
Yucca whipplei

Fremont's star lily
Zigadenus fremontii

Limnanthaceae
Cuyamaca meadowfoam
Limnanthes gracilis ssp. parishii

Linaceae
Western blue flax
Linum lewisii

Loasaceae
yellow comet
Mentzelia affinis

sand blazing star
Mentzelia involucrata

blazing star
Mentzelia laevicaulis

desert blazing star
Mentzelia pumila

Malvaceae
Parry's mallow
Eremalche parryi

desert five-spot
Eremalche rotundifolia

rock hibiscus
Hibiscus denudatus

Fremont's bush mallow
Malacothamnus fremontii

common mallow
Malva neglecta

checkerbloom
Sidalcea malvaeflora

globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua

Nyctaginaceae
desert sand verbena
Abronia villosa

wishbone bush
Mirabilis bigelovii

four-o'clock
Mirabilis californica

giant four-o'clock
Mirabilis multiflora

Onagraceae
California sun-cup
Camissonia bistorta

woody bottlewasher
Camissonia boothii

golden suncup
Camissonia brevipes

Mojave sun cup
Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris

heartleaf suncup
Camissonia cardiophylla

beach evening primrose
Camissonia cheiranthifolia

brown-eyed primrose
Camissonia claviformis

pale-yellow suncup
Camissonia pallida

speckled clarkia
Clarkia cylindrica

winecup clarkia
Clarkia purpurea

elegant clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata

gunsight clarkia
Clarkia xantiana

fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum

California fuschia
Epilobium canum

dune evening primrose
Oenothera deltoides

yellow desert evening-primrose
Oenothera primiveris ssp. bufonis

Orchidaceae
spotted coral root
Corallorrhiza maculata

stream orchid
Epipactis gigantea

bog orchid
Platanthera leucostachys

sparse flowered bog orchid
Platanthera sparsiflora

Orobanchaceae
chaparral broomrape
Orobanche bulbosa

naked broomrape
Orobanche uniflora

Paeoniaceae
California peony
Paeonia californica

Papaveraceae
chicalote
Argemone munita

Papaveraceae
bush poppy
Dendromecon rigida

golden eardrops
Dicentra chrysantha

collarless California poppy
Eschscholzia caespitosa

California poppy
Eschscholzia californica

desert golden poppy
Eschscholzia glyptosperma

pygmy poppy
Eschscholzia minutiflora

Parish's poppy
Eschscholzia parishii

small-flowered fairypoppy
Meconella denticulata

fire poppy
Papaver californicum

cream cups
Platystemon californicus

Matilija poppy
Romneya sp.

Plantaginaceae
desert plantain
Plantago ovata

Polemoniaceae
broadleaf gilia
Aliciella latifolia

Polemoniaceae
false-gilia
Allophyllum divaricatum

large-flowered collomia
Collomia grandiflora

southern mountain woolstar
Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum

desert woolstar
Eriastrum eremicum

sapphire woolstar
Eriastrum sapphirinum

globe gilia
Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia

splendid gilia
Gilia splendens

bird's-eye gilia
Gilia tricolor

Great Basin langloisia
Langloisia setosissima

prickly phlox
Leptodactylon californicum

granite gilia
Leptodactylon pungens

flax-flowered linanthus
Leptosiphon liniflorus

golden gilia
Linanthus aureus

Mojave linanthus
Linanthus breviculus

whiskerbrush
Linanthus ciliatus

San Gabriel linanthus
Linanthus concinnus

desertsnow
Linanthus demissus

ground pinks
Linanthus dianthiflorus

evening snow
Linanthus dichotomus

thread linanthus
Linanthus filipes

Orcutt's linanthus
Linanthus orcuttii

sandblossoms
Linanthus parryae

variable linanthus
Linanthus parviflorus

Schott's desert calico
Loeseliastrum schottii

microsteris
Microsteris gracilis

spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa

Polygonaceae
Parish's oxytheca
Acanthoscyphus parishii

devil's spineflower
Chorizanthe rigida

turkish rugging
Chorizanthe staticoides

Polygonaceae
desert trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum

southern mountain buckwheat
Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum

buckwheat
Eriogonum sp.

alpine sulphur-flowered buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. minus

western bistort
Polygonum bistortoides

trilobia
Sidotheca trilobata

Portulacaceae
red maids
Calandrinia ciliata

pussypaws
Calyptridium umbellatum

little spring beauty
Claytonia exigua

miners' lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata

bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva var. minor

Primulaceae
scarlet pimpernel
Anagallis arvensis

shooting stars
Dodecatheon clevelandii

Ranunculaceae
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa

virgin's bower
Clematis lasiantha

scarlet larkspur
Delphinium cardinale

coastal larkspur
Delphinium decorum

gypsum-loving larkspur
Delphinium gypsophilum ssp. gypsophilum

desert larkspur
Delphinium parishii

pale-flowered larkspur
Delphinium parishii ssp. pallidum

zigzag larkspur
Delphinium patens ssp. montanum

larkspur
Delphinium sp.

California buttercup
Ranunculus californicus

Eschscholtz's buttercup
Ranunculus eschscholtzii

water buttercup
Ranunculus flammula

meadow-rue
Thalictrum sp.

few-flowered meadow-rue
Thalictrum sparsiflorum

Rhamnaceae
hoary-leaf ceanothus
Ceanothus crassifolius

California lilac
Ceanothus sp.

California coffeberry
Rhamnus californica

Rosaceae
chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum

ribbonwood
Adenostoma sparsifolium

Utah serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis

mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus

silverhair mousetail
Ivesia argyrocoma

Sierra mousetail
Ivesia santolinoides

mountain sticky cinquefoil
Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa

antelope brush
Purshia tridentata

wild rose
Rosa californica

thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus

Saxifragaceae
woodland star
Lithophragma affine

California saxifrage
Saxifraga californica

Scrophulariaceae
Coulter's snapdragon
Antirrhinum coulterianum

desert twining snapdragon
Antirrhinum filipes

twining snapdragon
Antirrhinum kelloggi

ash-gray Indian paintbrush
Castilleja cinerea

graceful owl's clover
Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis

owl's clover
Castilleja exserta

San Bernardino Mountains owl's clover
Castilleja lasiorhyncha

Indian paintbrush
Castilleja sp.

paintbrush
Castilleja sp.

desertmountain blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia callosa

Chinese houses
Collinsia heterophylla

Torrey's blue-eyed Mary
Collinsia torreyi

Nevin's bird's-beak
Cordylanthus nevinii

rigid bird's beak
Cordylanthus rigidus

heartleaf keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia

bush monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus

Bigelow's monkeyflower
Mimulus bigelovii

wide-throated yellow monkeyflower
Mimulus brevipes

cardinal monkeyflower
Mimulus cardinalis

dense-fruited monkeyflower
Mimulus constrictus

seep monkeyflower
Mimulus guttatus

Johnston's monkeyflower
Mimulus johnstonii

musk monkeyflower
Mimulus moschatus

Palmer's monkeyflower
Mimulus palmerii

downy monkeyflower
Mimulus pilosus

red monkeyflower
Mimulus puniceus

Tiling's monkeyflower
Mimulus tilingii

lesser mohavea
Mohavea breviflora

ghost flower
Mohavea confertiflora

Indian warrior
Pedicularis densiflora

pinewoods lousewort
Pedicularis semibarbata

San Bernardino beardtongue
Penstemon caesius

scarlet bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius

Grinnell's penstemon
Penstemon grinnellii

San Gabriel beardtongue
Penstemon labrosus

Palmer's penstemon
Penstemon palmeri

Bridge's penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus

brooklime
Veronica americana

Solanaceae
desert thorn
Lycium brevipes

Fremont's desert thorn
Lycium fremontii

coyote tobacco
Nicotiana attenuata

Cleveland's tobacco
Nicotiana clevelandii

Solanaceae
tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca

desert tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia

ground cherry
Physalis crassifolia

white nightshade
Solanum douglasii

purple nightshade
Solanum xanti

Sterculiaceae
flannel bush
Fremontodendron californicum

Valerianaceae
red valerian
Centranthus ruber

Verbenaceae
southwestern mock vervain
Verbena gooddingii

Violaceae
Douglas' violet
Viola douglasii

Johnny jump-up
Viola pedunculata

goosefoot yellow violet
Viola pinetorum

Zygophyllaceae
California fagonbush
Fagonia laevis

creosote bush
Larrea tridentata