Southern California Wildflowers
Latin names T-Z

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



Tamarix
    aphylla
(Athel)*
    parviflora
(Small-flowered tamarisk)*
    ramosissima (Salt cedar)*
Tanacetum parthenium
(Feverfew)*
Taraxacum
    californicum
(California dandelion)
    officinale
(Dandelion)*
Tauschia
    arguta
(Southern tauschia)
    parishii (Parish's tauschia)
Tetracoccus
    dioicus
(Parry's tetracoccus)
    hallii (Hall's purple bush)
Tetradymia
    axillaris var. longispina
(Longspine horsebrush)
    canescens
(Spineless horsebrush)
    comosa (Cottonthorn)
    spinosa
(Spiny horsebrush)
    stenolepis (Mojave cottonthorn)
Tetragonia tetragonioides (New Zealand spinach)*
Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica
(Arizona hymenoxys)
Tetrapteron palmeri (Palmer's sun cup)

Thalictrum
    fendleri var. fendleri
(Fendler's meadow-rue)
    fendleri var. polycarpum
(pistillate flowers) (Meadow-rue)
    fendleri var. polycarpum
(staminate flowers) (Meadow-rue)

    sparsiflorum (Few-flowered meadow-rue)
Thamnosma montana (Turpentine-broom)
Thelypodium
    integrifolium ssp. affine
(Entire-leaved thelypodium)
    stenopetalum
(Slender-petalled mustard)
Thermopsis
    macrophylla var. argentata
(Silvery false-lupine)
    macrophylla var. semota
(Velvety false-lupine)

Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium
(Five-needled thymophylla)
Thysanocarpus
    curvipes
(Fringe-pod)
    laciniatus (Lace-pod)
Tidestromia oblongifolia (Honeysweet)
Tiquilia
    canescens
(Woody crinklemat)
    nuttallii
(Nuttall's crinklemat)
    palmeri
(Palmer's crinklemat)
    plicata
(Fanleaf crinklemat)
Torilis
    arvensis
(Field hedge-parsley)*
    nodosa
(Hedge-parsley)*
Toxicodendron diversilobum
(Western poison oak)
Toxicoscordion
    brevibracteatum
(Desert zygadene)
    fremontii (Star lily)
    venenosum var. venenosum (Death camas)
Tragia ramosa (Noseburn)
Tragopogon
    dubius
(Yellow salsify)*
     porrifolius (Purple salsify)*
Trianthema portulacastrum
(Lowland purslane)
Tribulus terrestris
(Puncture vine)*
Tricardia watsonii
(Three-hearts)
Trichoptilium incisum
(Yellowheads)
Trichostema
    austromontanum ssp. austromontanum
(Southern bluecurls)
    austromontanum ssp. compactum (Hidden Lake bluecurls)

    lanatum
(Woolly bluecurls)
    lanceolatum (Vinegar weed)
    micranthum (Smallflower bluecurls)
    parishii (Parish's bluecurls)
Tridens muticus
(Slim tridens)
Trifolium
    albopurpureum var. albopurpureum
(Indian clover)
    barbigerum (Bearded clover)

    ciliolatum
(Tree clover)
    depauperatum var. truncatum
(Balloon clover)
    gracilentum var. gracilentum
(Pin-point clover)
    hirtum (Rose clover)*
    longipes var. nevadense (Summer clover)
    microcephalum (Small-head field clover)
    monanthum var. grantianum
(Grant's carpet clover)
    monanthum var. monanthum (Mountain carpet clover)
    obtusiflorum (Creek clover)
    pratense
(Red clover)*
    repens (White clover)*
    variegatum (Whitetip clover)
    willdenovii
(Tomcat clover)
    wormskioldii (Mountain clover)
Triodanis biflora (Venus looking-glass)
Triteleia
    laxa
(Ithuriel's spear)
    lugens (Coast range triteleia)
Triticum aestivum (Common wheat)*
Trixis californica var. californica
(California trixis)
Tropidocarpum gracile
(Dobiepod)
Turricula parryi, see Eriodictyon parryi
Turritis glabra (Tower mustard)
Typha
    domingensis
(Southern cattail)
    latifolia (Broad-leaved cattail)
Umbellularia californica (California bay)
Uropappus lindleyi (Silver puffs)
Urtica
    dioica ssp. holosericea
(Hoary nettle)
    urens (Dwarf nettle)*
Vaccinium ovatum
(California huckleberry)
Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana
(Sweet acacia)*
Venegasia carpesioides
(Canyon sunflower)
Veratrum californicum var. californicum (Corn lily)
Verbascum
    thapsus (Woolly mullein)*
    virgatum
(Wand mullein)*
Verbena
    bracteata
(Big-bract verbena)
    gooddingii
(Goodding's verbena)
    lasiostachys var. lasiostachys (Western vervain)
    lasiostachys var. scabrida (Robust vervain)
    menthifolia (Mint-leaved vervain)
Veronica
    americana
(American speedwell)
    anagallis-aquatica
(Water speedwell)*
    peregrina ssp. xalapensis (Purslane speedwell)
    persica
(Persian speedwell)*
    serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa (Thyme-leaved speedwell)*
Vicia
    americana var. americana
(American vetch)
    hassei
(Slender vetch)
    sativa
(Spring vetch)*
    villosa (Winter vetch)*
Viguiera
    laciniata, see Bahiopsis laciniata
    parishii, see Bahiopsis parishii

Vinca major (Periwinkle)*
Viola
    adunca ssp. adunca
(Blue violet)
    douglasii (Douglas's violet)
    lobata ssp. lobata (Yellow violet)
    macloskeyi
(Macloskey's violet)
    pedunculata
(Johnny-jump-up)
    pinetorum ssp. grisea (Gray-leaved violet)
    pinetorum ssp. pinetorum (Pine violet)
    purpurea ssp. quercetorum (Oak violet)
    sheltonii (Shelton's violet)
Vitis
    girdiana
(Wild grape)
    girdiana fruit (Wild grape)
Vulpia
    microstachys
(Small fescue)
    myuros var. hirsuta
(Hairy rattail fescue)*
    octoflora var. hirtella
(Six-weeks fescue)

    octoflora var. octoflora
(Slender fescue)
Washingtonia filifera
(California fan palm)
Woodsia oregana (Oregon cliff fern)
Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant chain fern)
Wyethia ovata
(Mule's ears)
Xanthisma gracile (Slender goldenweed)
Xanthium
    spinosum
(Spiny cocklebur)
    strumarium
(Cocklebur)
Xylococcus
    bicolor
(Mission manzanita)
    bicolor fruit (Mission manzanita)
Xylorhiza
    cognata
(Mecca-aster)

    orcuttii (Orcutt's woody-aster)
    tortifolia var. tortifolia (Mojave-aster)
Yucca
    baccata
(Banana yucca)
    brevifolia (Joshua tree)
    schidigera (Mojave yucca)
    whipplei, see Hesperoyucca whipplei
Zeltnera venusta (Canchalagua)
Zigadenus
    brevibracteatus, see Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum
    fremontii, see Toxicoscordion fremontii
    venenosus var. venenosus, see Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum

Ziziphus parryi (Lotebush)

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