Wildflowers of the Central California Coast

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Fairy Lanterns

Calochortus albus

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Mugwort

Artimisia douglasiana

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Red Elderberry

Sambucas racemosa

Oceanspray

Holodiscus discolor

Giant Trillium

Trillium chloropetalum

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Hottentot Fig (non-native)

Carpobrotus Edulis

Morning Glory

Calystegia purpurata

LatifoliumWild Buckwheat

Eriogonum latifolium

Western Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Star lily

Zigadenus fremontii

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta

Catchweed Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Fleabane

Erigeron sp.

Popcorn Flower

Plagiobothrys chorisianus

Slenderleaf Iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Mediterranean Lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Toothwort (Milkmaids)

Cardamine californica

Beach Knotweed

Polygonum paronychia

Marsh Milk Vetch

Astragalus pycnostachyus

Bull Clover

Trifolium fucatum

Pineapple Weed

Chamomilla suaveolens

Birdfoot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Evening Primrose

Oeneothera glazioviana

Footsteps Of Spring

Sanicula arctopoides

Johnny Tuck

Triphysaria erianthaerantha

California Bay

Umbellularia californica

Pacific Silverweed

Potentilla ansenna

Sweet Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Gumplant

Grindelia sp.

Rosilla

Helenium puberulum

Beach Primrose

Cammisonia cheiranthifolia

Golden Yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Yellow Violets

Viola glabella

Tarweed

Madia sp.

Goldenrod

Solidago californica

Star Thistle (non-native)

Cantaurea solstitialis

Powdery Dudleya

Dudleya farinosa

Coast Paintbrush

Castilleja sp.

Sunflowers

Yellow Bush Lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Yellow-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium californicum

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus


Yellow Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americaus

Sun Cup

Camissonia ovata

Yellow Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus

Mustard

Brassica sp.

Bermuda Buttercup

Oxalis pescaprae

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinal

Yellow Pansy

Viola pedunculata

Gum Plant

Grindelia sp.

Golden Fields

Lasthenia californica

California Poppy

Eschscholtzia californica

Twinberry

Lonicera involucra

Coast Paintbrush

Castilleja sp.

Scarlet Pimpernel (non-native)

Anagallis arvensisv


Goose-tongue

Plantago maritima

Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Sticky Monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus

Indian Warriors

Pedicularis densiflora

Shooting Stars
(with Indian Warriors)

Dodecatheon hendersonii

Crimson Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Fumitory

Fumaria capreolata

Owls Clover

Orthocarpus densiflora

Star flower

Trientalis latifolia

California Fuchsia

Zauschneria californica

Bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Grass Crocus (non-native)

Romulea rosea

Red Clintonia

Clintonia andrewsiana

Wood Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus

California Wild Rose


Bushmallow, Tree Mallow

Lavatera arborea

Pink Mallow or Hollyhock

Malva sp.

Bull Mallow

Malva nicaeensis

Naked Lady (non-native)

Amaryllis belladonna

Redwood Sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Clarkia

Clarkia sp.

California Hedgenettle

Stachys bullata

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea glaucescens

Shooting Stars

Dodecatheon hendersonii

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Redwood Sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Water Mint

Mentha aquatica

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Sea Rocket

Cakile maritima


Purple Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius

Sea Fig (non-native)

Carpobrotus chilensis

Storks Bill Filaree

Erodium botrys

Redstem Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Fringe Cups

Tellima grandiflora

Candy Flower

Claytonia siberica

Statice

Limonium sinuatum

Woolly Blue Curls

Trichostema lanatum

Vinegarweed

Trichostema lanceolatum

Panicled Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Silky Beach Pea

Lathyrus Littoralis


Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Blue Witch

Solanum sp.

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Robust Verbena

Verbena lasiostachys

Wild Radish

Raphanus sativus

Periwinkle

Vinca major (non-native)

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Common California Aster

Aster Chilensis


Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis sp.

Pacific Hound's Tongue

Cynoglossum grande

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

Dwarf Brodiaea

Brodiaea terrestris

Blue Bush Lupine

Lupinus arboreus

Fetid Adder's Tongue

Scoliopus bigelovii

Five-fingered Fern

Adiantum aleuticum

Giant Horsetail

Equisetum telmateia

Horsetail Ferns

Equisetum telmateia

Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata

Rattlesnake Grass (non-native)

Briza maxima

These pictures were taken in parks and open areas within a short distance from our home in Half Moon Bay. Parks include Edgewood Park, Butano State Park, and various preserves of the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST).

For further information:

All Images Copyright John Raithel & Linda Herbert. Permission usually granted to reproduce individual pictures on request (raithel@rahul.net). (Higher resolution images typically not available.)

See also our site Plumas County Wildflowers