Lesser paintbrush Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis Orobanchaceae

White-flowered bog orchid Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys Iridaceae

Scarlet lobelia Lobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens Campanulaceae

Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii Ericaceae

California bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata ssp. californica Comandraceae

Western dichondra Dichondra occidentalis Convolvulaceae

Smooth scouring ruch Equisetum laevigatum Equisetaceae

Smallflower threadplant Nemacladus ramosissimus Campanulaceae		Desert straw Stephanomeria pauciflora Asteraceae

Salt marsh fleabane Pluchea odorata Asteraceae [Named for Noël-Antoine Pluche, 1688-1761]

Slender cottonweed Micropus californicus var. californicus Asteraceae

		Coast prickly-pear Opuntia littoralis Cactaceae
Slender-pod jewelflower Caulanthus heterophyllus Brassicaceae

		Valley popcorn flower Plagiobothrys canescens var. canescens Boraginaceae		Lanceleaf dudleya Dudleya lanceolata Crassulaceae
White-veined wintergreen Pyrola picta Ericaceae

		Large-flowered lotus Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus Fabaceae
Beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus Plantaginaceae

Pine drops Pterospora andromeda Ericaceae		Red-root cryptantha Eremocarya micrantha var. micrantha Boraginaceae

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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS