Splendid woodland-gilia Saltugilia splendens ssp. splendens Polemoniaceae

Bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger Orobanchaceae

California juniper Juniperus californica Cupressaceae

Bolle's mistletoe Phoradendron bolleanum Viscaceae [Named for Carl August Bolle, 1821-1909]

		Checkered white Pontia protodice Pieridae
Wolf spider Lycosidae

Coffeeberry Frangula californica ssp. californica Rhamnaceae
		California goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica Asteraceae

Beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris Cactaceae

Whitestem blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis Loasaceae [Named for Christian Mentzel, 1622-1701]

California dodder Cuscuta californica var. californica Convolvulaceae

California wild buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium Polygonaceae				Spittlebug Genus Aphrophora

Scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius Plantaginaceae

California fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium Onagraceae [The name 'fuchsia' honors the German physician and herbalist Leonhart (Leonhard) Fuchs, 1501-1566]

cf. Long-leaved rush Juncus macrophyllus Juncaceae

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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS

VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS