BIG SYCAMORE CANYON, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
2002/2003 PAGE FIVE

   
Catalina mariposa lily
Calochortus catalinae
Liliaceae
 
Calabazilla
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cucurbitaceae
 
Fiesta flower
Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
Hydrophyllaceae


 
Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida
Hydrophyllaceae


 
Chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
Agavaceae
[Named for Lt. Amiel Weeks Whipple, 1817-1863]
 
 
 
Unidentified
 


   
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum
Asteraceae



   
Mustang mint
Monardella breweri ssp. lanceolata
Lamiaceae
[Named for William Henry Brewer, 1828-1910]


     
Purple sage
Salvia leucophylla
Lamiaceae


 
 
Poison hemlock *
Conium maculatum
Apiaceae
 
 
In 399 BC, the great Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried and convicted of two charges, impiety against Athens and corrupting the minds of the youths of Athens. He was sentenced to death, a sentence that was carried out by having him drink a beverage made of poison hemlock.


 
Sacred datura
Datura wrightii
Solanaceae
[Named for Charles Wright, 1811-1885]


Castor bean *
Ricinus communis
Euphorbiaceae
 
 
     
Milk thistle *
Silybum marianum
Asteraceae
[Species and common names come from the story that the white marks on the leaves resulted from drops of milk shed while Mary nursed the Christ child.]


   
Mexican elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
Adoxaceae



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