San Gabriel Mountains dudleya Dudleya densiflora Crassulaceae [Pictures at middle and right are from June 2005 when there were far more plants in evidence than this year. ]

California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum Asteraceae

Leafy buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum Polygonaceae

		Two-tone everlasting Pseudognaphalium biolettii Asteraceae [formerly G. bicolor]
Blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Themidaceae

Tree of heaven * Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae

Italian thistle * Carduus pycnocephalus Asteraceae

Cape-ivy * Delairia odorata Asteraceae

		Mugwort Artemisia douglasiana Asteraceae
Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia Fagaceae

Southern California morning glory Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida Convolvulaceae

		Periwinkle * Vinca major Apocynaceae [Picture at left shows variegated leaves]

Chicory-leaved stephanomeria Stephanomeria cichoriacea Asteraceae
		Bigelow's spike-moss, Resurrection plant Selaginella bigelovii Selaginellaceae

PHOTO GALLERIES INDEX CALFLORA.NET PAGE THREE OF FIVE CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS