Dune sunflower Helianthus petiolaris ssp. canescens Asteraceae

Silky dalea Dalea mollis Fabaceae

Fremont's pincushion Chaenactis fremontii Asteraceae [Named for John Charles Frémont, 1813-1890]

		Smallflower notchleaf phacelia Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora Hydrophyllaceae

Star gilia Gilia stellata Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]		Three-awn Aristida adscensionis Poaceae		Common Mediterranean grass * Schismus barbatus Poaceae

Emory indigo bush Psorothamnus emoryi Fabaceae [Named for William Hemsley Emory, 1811-1887]

Fanleaf crinklemat Tiquilia plicata Ehretiaceae [The family Ehretiaceae takes its name from the genus Ehretia, named for German botanist Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708-1770]				Gander's cholla Cylindropuntia ganderi Cactaceae [Named for Frank Forest Gander, 1899-1976]

Lax flower Baileya pauciradiata Asteraceae [Named for Jacob Whitman Bailey, 1811-1857]

		Rock daisy Perityle emoryi Asteraceae		California sun cup Eulobus californicus Onagraceae Brittlebush Encelia farinosa Asteraceae
Rigid spineflower Chorizanthe rigida Polygonaceae
Pale primrose Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida Onagraceae

Longbeak streptanthella Streptanthella longirostris Brassicaceae

 

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