Southern California Wildflowers
Latin names M-N

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.

* Indicates introduced and naturalized species



Machaeranthera
    arida, see Arida arizonica
    asteroides var. asteroides, see Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides
    asteroides var. lagunensis, see Dieteria asteroides var. lagunensis
    canescens var. canescens, see Dieteria canescens var. canescens
    canescens var. leucanthemifolia, see Dieteria canescens var. leucanthemifolia
    canescens var. ziegleri, see Dieteria canescens var. ziegleri
    gracilis, see Xanthisma gracile
Madia
    elegans
(Common madia)
    exigua (Threadstem madia)
    glomerata
(Mountain madia)
    gracilis (Sticky madia)
    minima, see Hemizonella minima
Maianthemum
    racemosum
(False solomon's seal)
    stellatum (Star-flowered false solomon's seal)
Malacothamnus
    aboriginum
(Indian Valley bush mallow)
    clementinus
(San Clemente Island bush mallow)
    densiflorus (Yellow-stemmed bush mallow)
    fasciculatus
(Bush mallow)
    fremontii (Fremont's bush mallow)
    marrubioides (Pink-flowered bush mallow)
Malacothrix
    californica
(California malacothrix)
    clevelandii
(Annual malacothrix)
    coulteri (Snake's head)
    glabrata (Desert dandelion)
    incana (Dunedelion)
    saxatilis var. implicata (Cliff malacothrix)
    saxatilis var. tenuifolia (Short-leaved cliff aster)
    sonchoides (Yellow saucers)
Malcolmia africana
(African mustard)*
Malephora crocea
(Red iceplant)*
Malosma laurina
(Laurel sumac)
Malperia tenuis (Brown turbans)
Malva
    nicaeensis
(Bull mallow)*
    parviflora
(Cheeseweed)*
Malvella leprosa
(Alkali mallow)
Mammillaria
    dioica
(Fishhook cactus)

    tetrancistra
(Fishhook cactus)
Marah
    fabacea
(California man-root)
    macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (Wild cucumber)
    macrocarpa var. major (Island wild cucumber)

Marina
    orcuttii var. orcuttii
(California marina)
    parryi (Parry's marina)

Marrubium vulgare (Horehound)*
Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita (Clover fern)
Matelea parvifolia (Spearleaf)
Matricaria matricarioides (Pineapple weed)*
Matthiola incana (Garden stock)*
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
(Violet twining snapdragon)
Maurandya antirrhiniflora ssp. antirrhiniflora, see Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Meconella denticulata (Small-flowered meconella)
Medicago
    lupulina
(Black medick)*
    polymorpha (California bur-clover)*
    sativa (Alfalfa)*
Melica
    frutescens
(Tall melica)
    imperfecta
(Coast range melic)
Melilotus
    albus
(White sweetclover)*
    indicus (Sourclover)*
    officinalis
(Yellow sweetclover)*
Menodora
    scabra
(Rough menodora)
    spinescens
(Spiny menodora)

Mentha
    arvensis
(Field mint)
    spicata var. spicata
(Spearmint)*
    Xpiperita var. citrata (Bergamot mint)*
Mentzelia
    affinis
(Yellow comet)
    albicaulis (Whitestem blazing star)
    congesta (Clustered blazing star)
    dispersa (Bushy blazing star)
    hirsutissima
(Hairy blazing star)
    involucrata
(Sand blazing star)
    laevicaulis (Giant blazing star)
    lindleyi (Lindley's blazing star)
    micrantha
(Stickleaf)
    montana
(Mountain blazing star)
    multiflora var. longiloba
(Yerba amarilla)
    obscura
(Pacific blazing star)
    oreophila
(Inyo blazing star)
    polita
(Polished blazing star)
    reflexa
(Reflexed blazing star)
    veatchiana
(Veatch's blazing star)
Mesembryanthemum
    crystallinum
(Crystalline iceplant)*
    nodiflorum (Slender-leaved iceplant)*
Micropus californicus var. californicus
(Slender cottonweed)
Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii (Douglas's microseris)
Microsteris gracilis (Common slender phlox)
Mimulus
    androsaceus
(Rockjasmine monkeyflower)
    aurantiacus
(Bush or sticky monkeyflower)
    bigelovii var. bigelovii (Bigelow's monkeyflower)
    bigelovii var. cuspidatus (Bigelow's monkeyflower)
    bolanderi (Bolander's monkeyflower)
    brevipes
(Yellow monkeyflower)
    breweri (Brewer's monkeyflower)
    cardinalis (Scarlet monkeyflower)
    clevelandii (Cleveland's bush monkeyflower)
    constrictus (Dense-fruited monkeyflower)
    exiguus (San Bernardino Mountains monkeyflower)
    flemingii
(Island bush monkeyflower)
    floribundus
(Many-flowered monkeyflower)
    fremontii var. fremontii (Fremont's monkeyflower)
    guttatus (Creek monkeyflower)
    johnstonii (Johnston's monkeyflower)
    moschatus (Musk monkeyflower)
    palmeri (Palmer's monkeyflower)
    parishii (Parish's monkeyflower)
    pilosus (Downy monkeyflower)
    primuloides ssp. primuloides (Primrose monkeyflower)
    purpureus (Purple monkeyflower)
    rupicola (Death Valley monkeyflower)
    rubellus
(Red-stemmed monkeyflower)
    shevockii
(Kelso Creek monkeyflower)
    suksdorfii
(Suksdorf's monkeyflower)
    tilingii
(Tiling's monkeyflower)
Minuartia
    douglasii
(Douglas's stitchwort)
    nuttallii var. gracilis
(Brittle sandwort)

    pusilla
(Annual sandwort)
Mirabilis
    albida (Dwarf four o'clock)
    bigelovii var. bigelovii, see Mirabilis laevis var. villosa
    bigelovii var. retrorsa, see Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa
    coccinea (Red four o'clock)
    jalapa (Cultivated four o'clock)*
    laevis var. crassifolia (Wishbone bush)
    laevis var. retrorsa (Retrorse desert four o'clock)
    laevis var. villosa (Bigelow's desert four o'clock)
    multiflora var. pubescens (Giant four o'clock)

    pumila, see Mirabilis albida
    tenuiloba (Slender-lobed four o'clock)
Mohavea
    breviflora
(Lesser mohavea)
    confertiflora (Ghost flower)
Mollugo cerviana (Threadstem carpet-weed)*
Monanthochloe littoralis (Shoregrass)
Monarda pectinata (Bee balm)
Monardella
    australis ssp. australis (Southern monardella)
    australis ssp. cinerea (Gray monardella)
    breweri (Mustang mint)
    exilis (Desert pennyroyal)
    hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca (White-leaf monardella)
    lanceolata, see Monardella breweri ssp. lanceolata
    linoides ssp. erecta (Flax-leaved monardella)
    linoides ssp. linoides (Narrow-leaf monardella)
    linoides ssp. oblonga
(Flax-like monardella)
    linoides ssp. viminea, see Monardella viminea
    macrantha ssp. hallii
(Red monardella)
    nana ssp. arida (Desert monardella) * These four ssp. are Monardella nana in JM2
    nana ssp. leptosiphon
(San Felipe monardella) * These four ssp. are Monardella nana in JM2
    nana ssp. nana
(Little monardella) * These four ssp. are Monardella nana in JM2
    nana ssp. tenuiflora (Short-flowered ) * These four ssp. are Monardella nana in JM2
    robisonii (Rock pennyroyal)
    viminea (Willowy monardella)
Monolepis nuttalliana (Nuttall's poverty weed)
Monolopia lanceolata (Monolopia)
Monoptilon
    bellidiforme
(Daisy desertstar)
    bellioides (Desert stars)
Montia chamissoi (Toad lily)
Morella californica (California wax-myrtle)
Mortonia utahensis (Mortonia)
Muhlenbergia
    filiformis
(Pullup muhly)
    porteri
(Bush muhly)
    richardsonis
(Mat muhly)
    rigens
(Deergrass)
Muilla
    clevelandii
(Cleveland's muilla)
    maritima
(Common muilla)
Myrica californica, see Morella californica
Myriophyllum sibiricum
(Siberian milfoil)
Nama
    californicum
(California fiddleleaf)
    demissum var. covillei
(Purple mat)
    demissum var. demissum
(Purple mat)
    pusillum (Small-leaved nama)
    rothrockii
(Rothrock's nama)
    stenocarpum
(Mud nama)
Nassella
    cernua
(Nodding needlegrass)
    lepida
(Foothill needlegrass)
    pulchra
(Purple needlegrass)
Navarretia
    atractyloides
(Hollyleaf navarretia)
    breweri (Brewer's navarretia)
    fossalis
(Spreading navarretia)
    hamata ssp. hamata
(Hooked navarretia)
    ojaiensis (Ojai navarretia)
    peninsularis (Baja navarretia)
    prostrata (Prostrate navarretia)
Nemacladus
    glanduliferus (Glandular threadplant)
    glanduliferus var. glanduliferus, see Nemacladus glanduliferus
    glanduliferus var. orientalis, see Nemacladus orientalis
    longiflorus var. breviflorus (Long-flowered threadplant)
    longiflorus var. longiflorus (Long-flowered threadplant)
    orientalis (Eastern threadplant)
    pinnatifidus (Comb-leaved threadplant)
    ramosissimus (Smallflower threadplant)
    rubescens (Desert threadplant)

    sigmoideus
(Sigmoid threadplant)
    tenuis var. tenuis
(Slender threadplant)
Nemophila
    maculata
(Fivespot)
    menziesii var. integrifolia (Baby blue eyes)
    menziesii var. menziesii
(Baby blue eyes)
    pedunculata (Meadow nemophila)
    pulchella var. pulchella (Eastwood's baby blue eyes)
    spatulata (Sierra nemophila)
Nicolletia occidentalis
(Hole-in-the-sand plant)
Nicotiana
    attenuata
(Coyote tobacco)
    glauca (Tree tobacco)*
    obtusifolia
(Desert tobacco)
    quadrivalvis (Indian tobacco)
Nolina
    bigelovii
(Beargrass)
    cismontana
(Chaparral beargrass)
    interrata
(Dehesa nolina)
    parryi
(Parry's nolina)
Notholaena californica (California cloak fern)
Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus (Tanbark oak)
Nuttallanthus texanus (Blue toadflax)

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