Chicalote Argemone munita Papaveraceae

California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum Asteraceae

		Common deerweed Acmispon glaber var. glaber Fabaceae

Summer lupine Lupinus formosus Fabaceae

Strigose lotus Acmispon strigosus Fabaceae

Common phacelia Phacelia distans Boraginaceae

		White-lined sphinx moth caterpillar Hyles lineata Sphingidae
Utah miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. utahensis Montiaceae [Named after John Clayton, 1694-1773]

Whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora Hydrophyllaceae

Cushion cryptantha Greeneocharis circumscissa var. circumscissa Boraginaceae [Named for Edward Lee Greene, 1843-1915]

Davy gilia Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi Polemoniaceae [Named for Joseph Burtt Davy, 1870-1940]

Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

Round-leaved bush mallow Malacothamnus orbiculatus Malvaceae

Tumble mustard * Sisymbrium altissimum Brassicaceae

 

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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS

VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS