Southern California Wildflowers
Common names C-D


Brackets [ ] indicate taxa not necessarily recognized by the Jepson Manual but which I think are deserving of separate listings because they are so very different. Names preceded by the word 'Common' in brackets such as [Common] Hawkweed are not necessarily the most common species of the genus, but simply do not have any other descriptive name. The use of the name [Common] in this context is solely for indexing purposes.

* Indicates introduced and naturalized species



Cabbage, Mediterranean (Brassica fruticulosa)
Cactus,
    Beavertail (Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
    California barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus)
    Coast barrel (Ferocactus viridescens)
    Cottontop (Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus)
    Engelmann's hedgehog (Echinocereus englemannii)
    Fishhook (Mammillaria dioica)
    Fishhook (Mammillaria tetrancistra)
    LeConte's barrel (Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei)
    Mission (Opuntia ficus-indica)*
    Mojave mound (Echinocereus mohavensis)
    Old man (Opuntia erinacea)
Calabazilla (Cucurbita foetidissima)
Calabazilla fruit (Cucurbita foetidissima)
Calicoflower, Toothed (Downingia cuspidata)
California adder's-tongue (Ophioglossum californicum)
California adolphia (Adolphia californica)
California amaranth (Amaranthus californicus)
California aralia (Aralia californica)
California ash (Fraxinus dipetala)
California aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia)
California barberry (Berberis pinnata ssp. pinnata)
California barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)
California bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata ssp. californica)
California bay (Umbellularia californica)
California beardtongue (Penstemon californicus)
California black oak (Quercus kelloggii)
California black walnut
    ( female flowers) (Juglans californica var. californica)
    (fruit) (Juglans californica var. californica)
    (male flowers) (Juglans californica var. californica)
California blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
California blackberry fruit (Rubus ursinus)
California boxthorn (Lycium californicum)
California brickellbush (Brickellia californica)
California brome (Bromus carinatus var. carinatus)
California broom-rape (Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei)
California buckeye (Aesculus californica)
California buckeye seed (Aesculus californica)
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum)
California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus)
California bur-clover (Medicago polymorpha)*
California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus var. californicus)
California chicory (Rafinesquia californica)
California cloak fern (Notholaena californica)
California cliff brake (Pellaea mucronata var. californica)
California copperleaf (Acalypha californica)
California croton (male flowers) (Croton californicus)
California croton (female flowers) (Croton californicus)
California dandelion (Taraxacum californicum)
California dodder (Cuscuta californica var. californica)
California dodder, Short-flowered (Cuscuta californica var. breviflora)
California draba (Draba cuneifolia)
California ephedra (Ephedra californica)
California evening primrose (Oenothera californica ssp. californica)
California everlasting (Pseudognaphalium californicum)
California false-indigo (Amorpha californica var. californica)
California false pennyroyal (Hedeoma nanum ssp. californicum)
California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)
California fiddleleaf (Nama californicum)
California figwort (Scrophularia californica)
California filago (Logfia filaginoides)
California fuchsia (Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium)
California geranium (Geranium californicum)
California goldenrod (Solidago velutina ssp. californica)
California goldfields (Lasthenia californica ssp. californica)
California goosefoot (Chenopodium californicum)
California groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea)
California groundsel (Senecio californicus)
California hedge nettle (Stachys bullata)
California hesperochiron (Hesperochiron californicus)
California huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
California indigo bush (Psorothamnus arborescens var. simplicifolius)
California juniper (Juniperus californica)
California kallstroemia (Kallstroemia californica)
California lace fern (Aspidotis californica)
California lomatium (Lomatium californicum)
California loosestrife (Lythrum californicum)
California lotus (Acmispon wrangelianus)
California maidenhair fern (Adiantum jordanii)
California malacothrix (Malacothrix californica)
California man-root (Marah fabacea)
California marina (Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii)
California matchweed (Gutierrezia californica)
California milkweed (Asclepias californica)
California mustard (Guillenia lasiophylla)
California plantain (Plantago erecta)
California polypody (Polypodium californicum)
California popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
California sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
California saltbush (Atriplex californica)
California saxifrage (Saxifraga californica)
California sea-pink (Armeria maritima ssp. californica)
California sunflower (Helianthus californicus)
California squirreltail (Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus)
California tea (Rupertia physodes)
California thistle (Cirsium occidentale var. californicum)
California tickseed (Leptosyne californica)
California trixis (Trixis californica var. californica)
California wax-myrtle (Morella californica)
Caltha-leaved phacelia (Phacelia calthifolia)
Caltrop, Few-flowered (Kallstroemia parviflora)
Campion, Menzies' (Silene menziesii)
Cancerwort, Sharpleaf (Kickxia elatine)*
Canchalagua (Zeltnera venusta)
Candleholder dudleya (Dudleya candelabrum)
Cane or valley cholla (Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri)
Canterbury bells (Phacelia minor)
Canyon bird's-foot trefoil (Acmispon argyraeus var. argyraeus)
Canyon clarkia (Clarkia epilobioides)
Canyon dodder (Cuscuta subinclusa)
Canyon dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa)
Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
Canyon silktassel (Garrya veatchii)
Canyon sunflower (Venegasia carpesioides)
Canyon sweet pea (Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus)
Cape-ivy (Delairea odorata)*
Caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)*
Caraway-leaved gilia (Saltugilia caruifolia)
Caraway-leaved lomatium (Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifolium)
Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)*
Carlowrightia, Arizona (Carlowrightia arizonica)
Carolina geranium (Geranium carolinianum)
Carpet clover,
    Grant's (Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum)
    Mountain (Trifolium monanthum var. monanthum)
Carpet-weed, Threadstem (Mollugo cerviana)
Castor bean (Ricinus communis)*
Catalina cherry (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii)
Catalina crossosoma (Crossosoma californicum)
Catalina Island bedstraw (Galium catalinense)
Catalina Island mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus traskiae)
Catalina mariposa lily (Calochortus catalinae)
Catchfly,
    Lemmon's (Silene lemmonii)
    Many-nerved (Silene multinervia)
    Parish's (Silene parishii)
    Sleepy (Silene antirrhina)
    White (Silene verecunda)
Catchfly gentian (Eustoma exaltatum ssp. exaltatum)
Catclaw acacia (Senegalia greggii)
Caterpillar phacelia,
    (Phacelia cicutaria var. cicutaria)
    (Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida)
    Hubby's (Phacelia cicutaria var. hubbyi)
Cat's ear,
    Rough (Hypochaeris radicata)*
    Smooth (Hypochaeris glabra)*
Cattail,
    Broad-leaved (Typha latifolia)
    Southern (Typha domingensis)
Cattle spinach (Atriplex polycarpa)
Caulanthus,
    Clasping-leaved (Caulanthus amplexicaulis)
    Hall's (Caulanthus hallii)
Cave-dwelling evening primrose (Oenothera cavernae)
Ceanothus,
    Big-pod (Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus)
    Cupleaf (Ceanothus perplexans)
    Greenbark (Ceanothus spinosus)
    Hairy (Ceanothus oliganthus)
    Hoaryleaf (Ceanothus crassifolius)
    Island (Ceanothus arboreus)
    Lakeside (Ceanothus cyaneus)
    Mojave (Ceanothus vestitus)
    Palmer's (Ceanothus palmeri)
    Wartleaf (Ceanothus papillosus)
    Wartstem (Ceanothus verrucosus)
    Woollyleaf (Ceanothus tomentosus)
Cedar, Incense (Calocedrus decurrens)
Celery,
    [Common] (Apium graveolens)*
    Wild (Apiastrum angustifolium)
Century plant (Agave americana)*
Cereal rye (Secale cereale)*
Cereus, Golden-spined (Bergerocactus emoryi)
Chaffbush (Amphipappus fremontii var. fremontii)
Chaffweed, Common (Anagallis minima)
Chalk dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta)
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)
Chamomile, Globe (Oncosiphon piluliferum)*
Changeable phacelia (Phacelia mutabilis)
Channel Island scrub oak (Quercus pacifica)
Channel Island tree poppy (Dendromecon harfordii)
Channel Islands beach primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia)
Chaparral beargrass (Nolina cismontana)
Chaparral broom-rape (Orobanche bulbosa)
Chaparral currant (Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium)
Chaparral gilia (Gilia angelensis)
Chaparral honeysuckle (Lonicera interrupta)
Chaparral pea,
    [Common] (Pickeringia montana var. montana)
    Woolly (Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa)
Chaparral prickly-pear (Opuntia oricola)
Chaparral whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis)
Chaparral yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei)
Charlotte's phacelia (Phacelia nashiana)
Cheat grass (Bromus tectorum)*
Checkerbloom,
    Big Bear (Sidalcea pedata)
    Dwarf (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. dolosa)
    Few-leaved (Sidalcea sparsifolia)
    Island (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora)
Checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata)
Cheesebush (Ambrosia salsola var. salsola)
Cheeseweed (Malva parviflora)*
Cherry,
    Bitter (Prunus emarginata)
    Catalina (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii)
    Hollyleaf (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
    Hollyleaf, fruit (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
Chess,
    Chilean (Bromus berteroanus)
    Soft (Bromus hordeaceus)*
Chia (Salvia columbariae)
Chick lupine (Lupinus microcarpus var. horizontalis)
Chickweed,
    [Common] (Stellaria media)*
    Mouse-ear (Cerastium glomeratum)*
    Perennial (Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare)*
Chickweed oxytheca (Sidotheca caryophylloides)
Chicory,
    California (Rafinesquia californica)
    [Common] (Cichorium intybus)*
    Desert (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
Chicory-leaved stephanomeria (Stephanomeria cichoriacea)
Child's collinsia (Collinsia childii)
Chile aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)
Chilean chess (Bromus berteroanus)
Chinchweed (Pectis papposa var. papposa)
Chinese caps (Euphorbia crenulata)
Chinese houses,
    [Common] (Collinsia heterophylla)
    Southern (Collinsia concolor)
Chinquapin,
    Bush (Chrysolepis sempervirens)
    Bush, seed pod (Chrysolepis sempervirens)
Chocolate lily (Fritillaria biflora var. biflora)
Chokecherry, Western (Prunus virginiana var. demissa)
Cholla,
    Buckhorn (Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis)
    Cane, see Valley cholla
    Coast (Opuntia prolifera)
    Fosberg's (Opuntia fosbergii)
    Gander's (Cylindropuntia ganderi)
    Jumping (Opuntia bigelovii)
    Mat (Opuntia parishii)
    Pencil (Opuntia ramosissima)
    Silver (Opuntia echinocarpa)
    Valley (Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri)
    Wolf's (Opuntia wolfii)
Chorizanthe, Spiny, see Rigid spineflower
Chuparosa (Justicia californica)
Cienega seca oxytheca (Acanthoscyphus parishii var. cienegensis)
Cima milkvetch (Astragalus cimae var. cimae)
Cinquefoil,
    Biennial (Potentilla biennis)
    Ewan's (Drymocallis cuneifolia var. ewanii
    Nevada (Drymocallis lactea var. lactea)
    Norwegian (Potentilla norvegica)*
    Silverleaf (Potentilla anserina ssp. anserina)
    Slender (Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata)
    Sticky (Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa)
    Sticky (Drymocallis glandulosa var. viscida)
    Sticky (Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana)
    Wheeler's (Potentilla wheeleri)
Clarkia,
    Canyon (Clarkia epilobioides)
    Diamond-petalled (Clarkia rhomboidea)
    Dudley's (Clarkia dudleyana)
    Elegant (Clarkia unguiculata)
    Mountain (Clarkia heterandra)
    Purple (Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera)
    Ramona (Clarkia similis)
    Speckled (Clarkia cylindrica ssp. clavicarpa)
    Speckled (Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica)
Clasping pepperweed (Lepidium perfoliatum)*
Clasping-leaved caulanthus (Caulanthus amplexicaulis)
Cleome, Naked (Cleome sparsifolia)
Cleveland sage (Salvia clevelandii)
Cleveland's beardtongue (Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii)
Cleveland's bush monkeyflower (Mimulus clevelandii)
Cleveland's cryptantha (Cryptantha clevelandii)
Cleveland's horkelia (Horkelia clevelandii)
Cleveland's lipfern (Cheilanthes clevelandii)
Cleveland's muilla (Muilla clevelandii)
Cliff aster, short-leaved (Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia)
Cliff brake,
    California (Pellaea mucronata var. californica)
    [Common] (Pellaea truncata)
Cliff malacothrix (Malacothrix saxatilis var. implicata)
Cliff rose (Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana)
Cliff spurge (Euphorbia misera)
Cliff sword fern (Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum)
Climbing bedstraw (Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii)
Climbing milkweed (Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii)
Cloak fern,
    California (Notholaena californica)
    Jones' (Argyrochosma jonesii)
    Scaly (Astrolepis cochisensis)
Clokey's gilia (Gilia clokeyi)
Clover,
    Balloon (Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum)
    Bearded (Trifolium barbigerum)
    Creek (Trifolium obtusiflorum)
    Grant's carpet (Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum)
    Indian (Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum)
    Mountain (Trifolium wormskioldii)
    Mountain carpet (Trifolium monanthum var. monanthum)
    Pin-point (Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum)
    Red (Trifolium pratense)*
    Rose (Trifolium hirtum)*
    Small-head field (Trifolium microcephalum)
    Spanish (Acmispon americanus var. americanus)
    Summer (Trifolium longipes var. nevadense)
    Tomcat (Trifolium willdenovii)
    Tree (Trifolium ciliolatum)
    White (Trifolium repens)*
    Whitetip (Trifolium variegatum)
Clover fern (Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita)
Clustered blazing star (Mentzelia congesta)
Clustered broom-rape (Orobanche fasciculata)
Clustered field sedge (Carex praegracilis)
Clustered tidy lupine (Lupinus lepidus var. confertus)
Clustered toad rush (Juncus bufonius var. congestus)
Coast barrel cactus (Ferocactus viridescens)
Coast boykinia (Boykinia occidentalis)
Coast bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus)
Coast cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera)
Coast goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides)
Coast goosefoot (Chenopodium macrospermum)*
Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia)
Coast live oak, Southern (Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia)
Coast locoweed (Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus)
Coast morning glory (Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia)
Coast paintbrush (Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis)
Coast prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis)
Coast range bindweed (Calystegia collina ssp. venusta)
Coast range melic (Melica imperfecta)
Coast range triteleia (Triteleia lugens)
Coast silktassel (Garrya elliptica)
Coastal gumplant (Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla)
Coastal lotus (Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus)
Coastal scrub oak (Quercus dumosa)
Coastal wood fern (Dryopteris arguta)
Coastweed (Amblyopappus pusillus)
Cobweb thistle (Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale)
Cocklebur,
    [Common] (Xanthium strumarium)
    Spiny (Xanthium spinosum)
Coffeeberry,
    [Common] (Frangula californica ssp. californica)
    Hoary (Frangula californica ssp. tomentella)
    Sierra hoary (Frangula californica ssp. cuspidata)
Coffee fern (Pellaea andromedifolia)
Collar lupine (Lupinus truncatus)
Collinsia,
    Child's (Collinsia childii)
    Desert (Collinsia callosa)
    Parry's (Collinsia parryi)
    Small-flowered (Collinsia parviflora)
    Wright's (Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii)
Collomia,
    Large-flowered (Collomia grandiflora)
    Slenderleaf (Collomia linearis)
Columbia cutleaf (Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens)
Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Comb-leaved threadplant (Nemacladus pinnatifidus)
Common beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima)*
Common beggar-ticks (Bidens pilosa)*
Common chaffweed (Anagallis minima)
Common deerweed (Acmispon glaber var. glaber)
Common eucrypta (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida)
Common eucrypta (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia)
Common fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia)
Common flax (Linum usitatissimum)*
Common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)*
Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Common knotweed (Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum)*
Common linanthus (Leptosiphon parviflorus)
Common madia (Madia elegans)
Common Mediterranean grass (Schismus barbatus)*
Common muilla (Muilla maritima)
Common phacelia (Phacelia distans)
Common reed (Phragmites australis)
Common scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine)
Common skullcap (Scutellaria tuberosa)
Common slender phlox (Microsteris gracilis)
Common spikerush (Eleocharis macrostachya)
Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Common toad rush (Juncus bufonius var. bufonius)
Common wheat (Triticum aestivum)*
Common wild oats (Avena fatua)*
Condensed phlox (Phlox condensata)
Conejo buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum)
Cooper's boxthorn (Lycium cooperi)
Cooper's broom-rape (Orobanche cooperi)
Cooper's dyssodia (Adenophyllum cooperi)
Cooper's goldenbush (Ericameria cooperi var. cooperi)
Cooper's goldflower (Hymenoxys cooperi)
Cooper's jewelflower (Caulanthus cooperi)
Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana)*
Copperleaf, California (Acalypha californica)
Coralroot, Spotted (Corallorhiza maculata)
Cord grass (Spartina foliosa)
Coreopsis,
    Bigelow's (Leptosyne bigelovii)
    Giant (Leptosyne gigantea)
Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)*
Corn lily (Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
Corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis)*
Cotton fern (Cheilanthes newberryi)
Cotton-batting plant (Pseudognaphalium stramineum)
Cottonthorn,
    [Common] (Tetradymia comosa)
    Mojave (Tetradymia stenolepis)
Cottontop cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus)
Cottonweed, Slender (Micropus californicus var. californicus)
Cottonwood,
    Black (Populus balsamifera)
    Fremont's (Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii)
Coues' senna (Senna covesii)
Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri)
Coulter's globemallow (Sphaeralcea coulteri)
Coulter's horseweed (Laennecia coulteri)
Coulter's jewelflower (Caulanthus coulteri)
Coulter's lupine (Lupinus sparsiflorus)
Coulter's lyrepod (Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri)
Coulter's spiderling (Boerhavia coulteri var. palmeri)
Coville's dwarf abronia (Abronia nana var. covillei)
Coville's fleabane (Erigeron breweri var. covillei)
Coville's lipfern (Cheilanthes covillei)
Cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum)
Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea)
Coyote melon (Cucurbita palmata)
Coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata)
Cream bush
    [Common] (Holodiscus discolor var. discolor)
    Small-leaved (Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus)
Cream cups (Platystemon californicus)
Cream gilia (Leptosiphon aureus ssp. decorus)
Creek clover (Trifolium obtusiflorum)
Creek monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)
Creeping grape holly (Berberis aquifolium var. repens)
Creeping sage (Salvia sonomensis)
Creeping snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis)
Creeping wildrye (Leymus triticoides)*
Creeping wood-sorrel (Oxalis corniculata)*
Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
Cress,
    Bitter (Cardamine oligosperma)
    Mouse-ear (Arabidopsis thaliana)*
    Wart (Lepidium didymum)*
    Winter (Barbarea orthoceras)
Crested milkvetch (Astragalus bicristatus)
Crested onion (Allium atrorubens var. cristatum)
Cretan mallow (Lavatera cretica)*
Crete weed (Hedypnois cretica)*
Crimson pitcher sage (Salvia spathacea)
Crimson spot rock-rose (Cistus ladanifer var. maculatus)*
Crinklemat,
    Woody (Tiquilia canescens var. canescens)
    Fanleaf (Tiquilia plicata)
    Nuttall's (Tiquilia nuttallii)
    Palmer's (Tiquilia palmeri)
Crossosoma, Catalina (Crossosoma californicum)
Croton,
    California (male flowers) (Croton californicus)
    California (female flowers) (Croton californicus)
    Wiggins's (Croton wigginsii)
Crucifixion thorn (Castela emoryi)
Cryptantha,
    Bearded (Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera)
    Bownut (Cryptantha cinerea var. abortiva)
    Bush-loving (Cryptantha dumetorum)
    Bushy (Cryptantha racemosa)
    Cleveland's (Cryptantha clevelandii)
    Curvenut (Cryptantha recurvata)
    Cushion (Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa)
    Ferguson's bearded (Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae)
    Gravel (Cryptantha decipiens)
    Guadalupe (Cryptantha maritima)
    Large-flowered (Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia)
    Minute-flowered (Cryptantha micromeres)
    Mojave (Cryptantha mohavensis)
    Narrow-leaved (Cryptantha angustifolia)
    Nevada (Cryptantha nevadensis)
    New York Mountains (Cryptantha tumulosa)
    Pinewoods (Cryptantha simulans)
    Prickly (Cryptantha echinella)
    Prickly (Cryptantha muricata)
    Ribbed (Cryptantha costata)
    Roughseed (Cryptantha flavoculata)
    Scented (Cryptantha utahensis)
    Smallflower (Cryptantha micrantha)
    Tejon (Cryptantha microstachys)
    Virgin River (Cryptantha virginensis)
    Wingnut (Cryptantha pterocarya)
    Yellow (Cryptantha confertiflora)
Crystalline iceplant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)*
Cucumber, Wild (Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus)
Cudweed,
    Lowland (Gnaphalium palustre)
    Pink (Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum)
    Purple (Gamochaeta ustulata)
    Weedy (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum)*
Cultivated four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)*
Cupleaf ceanothus (Ceanothus perplexans)
Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus)
Curly dock (Rumex crispus)*
Currant,
    Chaparral (Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium)
    Evergreen (Ribes viburnifolium)
    Golden (Ribes aureum var. gracillimum)
    Mountain pink (Ribes nevadense)
    Wax (Ribes cereum var. cereum)
    White-flowering (Ribes indecorum)
Cursed crowfoot (Ranunculus sceleratus)
Curved sicklegrass (Parapholis incurva)*
Curved-stem phacelia (Phacelia curvipes)
Curvenut cryptantha (Cryptantha recurvata)
Curvenut pectocarya (Pectocarya recurvata)
Curvepod yellowcress (Rorippa curvisiliqua)
Cushenbury buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum)
Cushenbury milkvetch (Astragalus albens)
Cushenbury oxytheca (Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana)
Cushion cryptantha (Cryptantha circumscissa var. ciscumscissa)
Cutleaf, Columbia (Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens)
Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus)
Cutleaf geranium (Geranium dissectum)*
Cut-leaf plantain (Plantago coronopus)*
Cuyamaca cypress (Hesperocyparis stephensonii)
Cycladenia, Showy (Cycladenia humilis var. venusta)
Cymopterus, Gilman's (Cymopterus gilmanii)
Cypress,
    Cuyamaca (Hesperocyparis stephensonii)
    Tecate (Hesperocyparis forbesii)
Daisy,
    African (Osteospermum ecklonis)*
    Cutleaf (Erigeron compositus)
    English (Bellis perennis)*
    Ox-eye (Leucanthemum vulgare)*
    Panamint (Enceliopsis covillei)
    Rock (Perityle emoryi)
    Seaside (Erigeron glaucus)
    Silver Lake (Arida arizonica)
    Woolly (Eriophyllum wallacei)
Daisy desertstar (Monoptilon bellidiforme)
Dalea,
    Downy (Dalea mollissima)
    Silky (Dalea mollis)
Dallis grass (Paspalum dilatatum)*
Dandelion,
    Annual mountain (Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla)
    California (Taraxacum californicum)
    [Common] (Taraxacum officinale)*
    Desert (Malacothrix glabrata)
    Mountain (Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora)
    Spearleaf mountain (Agoseris retrorsa)
Darnel (Lolium temulentum)*
Datura, Sacred (Datura wrightii)
Davidson's blue-eyed mary (Collinsia bartsiifolia var. davidsonii)
Davidson's buckwheat (Eriogonum davidsonii)
Davidson's lotus (Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii)
Davidson's phacelia (Phacelia davidsonii)
Davidson's stonecrop (Sedum niveum)
Davis's pitted onion (Allium lacunosum var. davisiae)
Davy gilia (Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi)
Deane's wirelettuce (Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei)
Death camas (Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum)
Death Valley brown-eyed primrose (Chylismia claviformis ssp. funerea)
Death Valley monkeyflower (Mimulus rupicola)
Death Valley phacelia (Phacelia vallis-mortae)
Death Valley sage (Salvia funerea)
Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus)
Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
Deerweed,
    Common (Acmispon glaber var. glaber)
    Island (Acmispon dendroideus var. dendroideus)
    San Miguel Island (Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii)
    Short-winged (Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus)
    Silky (Acmispon procumbens var. procumbens)
Dehesa nolina (Nolina interrata)
Del Mar manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia)
Delicate buttercup (Ranunculus hebecarpus)
Deltoid balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea)
Dense false-gilia (Allophyllum gilioides ssp. gilioides)
Dense mistletoe (Phoradendron bolleanum)
Dense sedge (Carex densa)
Dense-flowered owl's clover (Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis)
Dense-flowered rein orchid (Piperia elongata)
Dense-fruited monkeyflower (Mimulus constrictus)
Desert agave (Agave deserti)
Desert almond (Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata)
Desert alyssum (Lepidium fremontii var. fremontii)
Desert apricot (Prunus fremontii)
Desert baccharis (Baccharis sergiloides)
Desert beardtongue (Penstemon fruticiformis var. fruticiformis)
Desert bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa)
Desert bluebells (Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia)
Desert bluebells (Phacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformis)
Desert brickellbush (Brickellia desertorum)
Desert calico (Loeseliastrum matthewsii)
Desert candle (Caulanthus inflatus)
Desert chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
Desert collinsia (Collinsia callosa)
Desert crested wheat grass (Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum)*
Desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata)
Desert dicoria (Dicoria canescens)
Desert dodder (Cuscuta denticulata)
Desert evening primrose (Oenothera californica ssp. avita)
Desert figwort (Scrophularia desertorum)
Desert-fir (Peucephyllum schottii)
Desert fivespot (Eremalche rotundifolia)
Desert globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa)
Desert gold poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma)
Desert gooseberry (Ribes velutinum)
Desert heron's bill (Erodium texanum)
Desert hoary-aster (Dieteria canescens var. leucanthemifolia)
Desert-holly (Atriplex hymenelytra)
Desert indian paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)
Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota)
Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii)
Desert lavender (Hyptis emoryi)
Desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata)
Desert linanthus (Linanthus demissus)
Desert locust (Robinia neomexicana)
Desert lupine (Lupinus shockleyi)
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Desert mariposa lily (Calochortus kennedyi var. munzii)
Desert milkweed (Ascelpias erosa)
Desert mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)
Desert monardella (Monardella nana) (Formerly Monardella nana ssp. arida)
Desert needlegrass (Stipa speciosa)
Desert olive (Forestiera pubescens)
Desert paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia)
Desert pale gilia (Aliciella hutchinsifolia)
Desert panic grass (Panicum urvilleanum)
Desert parsley (Lomatium mohavense)
Desert peach (Prunus andersonii)
Desert pennyroyal (Monardella exilis)
Desert penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis)
Desert portulaca (Portulaca halimoides)
Desert pot-herb (Cistanthe ambigua)
Desert prickly-pear (Opuntia phaeacantha)
Desert prunus (Prunus eremophila)
Desert rocknettle (Eucnide urens)
Desert rock pea (Acmispon rigidus)
Desert sage (Salvia eremostachya)
Desert sand verbena
    (Abronia villosa var. aurita)
    (Abronia villosa var. villosa)
Desert sandwort (Eremogone macradenia var. macradenia)
Desert scrub oak (Quercus john-tuckeri)
Desert senna (Senna armata)
Desert snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)
Desert spike-moss (Selaginella eremophila)
Desert spiny star (Coryphantha chlorantha)
Desert spurge, see Sonoran spurge
Desert stars (Monoptilon bellioides)
Desert straw (Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora)
Desert sunflower (Geraea canescens)
Desert sweet (Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
Desert thistle (Cirsium neomexicanum)
Desert thorn (Lycium brevipes var. brevipes)
Desert thornapple (Datura discolor)
Desert threadplant (Nemacladus rubescens)
Desert tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia)
Desert trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
Desert twining snapdragon (Antirrhinum filipes)
Desert wild buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata)
Desert woolstar (Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum)
Desert zygadene (Zigadenus brevibracteatus)
Devil's thorn (Emex spinosa)*
Diamond-petalled clarkia (Clarkia rhomboidea)
Dicoria, Desert (Dicoria canescens)
Ditaxis
    Narrow-leaf (Ditaxis lanceolata)
    New Mexico (Ditaxis neomexicana)
Ditch beard grass (Polypogon interruptus)*
Diverse-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton diversifolius)
Dobiepod (Tropidocarpum gracile)
Dock,
    Curly (Rumex crispus)*
    Fiddle (Rumex pulcher)*
    Whorled (Rumex conglomeratus)*
    Willow-leaved (Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus)
Dodder,
    California (Cuscuta californica var. californica)
    Canyon (Cuscuta subinclusa)
    Desert (Cuscuta denticulata)
    Papillate (Cuscuta californica var. papillosa)
    Salt marsh (Cuscuta salina)
    Short-flowered California (Cuscuta occidentalis)
    Western field (Cuscuta campestris)
Dogbane, Spreading (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
Dogwood,
    American (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea)
    Mountain (Cornus nuttallii)
Dotted indigo bush (Psorothamnus polydenius)
Douglas phacelia (Phacelia douglasii)
Douglas's iris (Iris douglasiana)
Douglas's knotweed (Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii)
Douglas's knotweed (Polygonum douglasii ssp. johnstonii)
Douglas's microseris (Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii)
Douglas's silver bush lupine (Lupinus albifrons var. douglasii)
Douglas's stitchwort (Minuartia douglasii)
Douglas's violet (Viola douglasii)
Doveweed (Croton setiger)
Downingia, Spotted (Downingia bella)
Downy dalea (Dalea mollissima)
Downy monkeyflower (Mimulus pilosus)
Draba,
    Alkali (Cusickiella douglasii)
    California (Draba cuneifolia)
    Slender (Draba albertina)
    Southern California (Draba corrugata)
    Southern California rock (Draba saxosa)
    Spring (Draba verna)
Duckweed, Turion (Lemna turionifera)
Dudleya,
    Agoura (Dudleya cymosa ssp. agourensis)
    Arizona chalk (Dudleya arizonica)
    Candleholder (Dudleya candelabrum)
    Canyon (Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa)
    Chalk (Dudleya pulverulenta)
    Greene's (Dudleya greenei)
    Hasse's (Dudleya virens ssp. hassei)
    Lanceleaf (Dudleya lanceolata)
    Low canyon (Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila)
    Many-stemmed (Dudleya multicaulis)
    Orcutt's (Dudleya attenuata ssp. orcuttii)
    Rock (Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides)
    San Bernardino Mountains (Dudleya abramsii ssp. affinis)
    San Gabriel Mountains (Dudleya densiflora)
    San Gabriel River (Dudleya cymosa ssp. crebifolia)
    Santa Barbara Island (Dudleya traskiae)
    Sticky (Dudleya viscida)
    Variegated (Dudleya variegata)
Dudley's clarkia (Clarkia dudleyana)
Dune broom (Chaetadelpha wheeleri)
Dune buckwheat (Eriogonum deserticola)
Dune grass, Eureka Valley (Swallenia alexandrae)
Dune lupine (Lupinus chamissonis)
Dune primrose (Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides)
Dune spurge (Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. arenicola)
Dune sunflower (Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens)
Dunedelion (Malacothrix incana)
Dunn's lobelia (Lobelia dunnii var. serrata)
Dunn's mariposa lily (Calochortus dunnii)
Durango root (Datisca glomerata)
Dusty maidens (Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii)
Dwarf abronia, Coville's (Abronia nana ssp. covillei)
Dwarf alpine paintbrush (Castilleja nana)
Dwarf athysanus (Athysanus pusillus)
Dwarf checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. dolosa)
Dwarf filago (Logfia depressa)
Dwarf four o'clock (Mirabilis albida)
Dwarf goldenbush (Ericameria nana)
Dwarf hawksbeard (Crepis nana)
Dwarf lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea)
Dwarf mountain ragwort (Senecio fremontii var. occidentalis)
Dwarf nettle (Urtica urens)*
Dwarf pearlwort (Sagina apetala)*
Dwarf white milkvetch (Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus)
Dwarf woollyheads (Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus)
Dwarf-mistletoe,
    Fir (Arceuthobium abietinum)
    Pine (Arceuthobium campylopodum)
Dyssodia,
    Cooper's (Adenophyllum cooperi)
    San Felipe (Adenophyllum porophylloides)


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