Spring lessingia Lessingia tenuis Asteraceae [Named for Christian Friedrich Lessing, 1809-1862, and two of his relatives]

Golden gilia Leptosiphon chrysanthus ssp. chrysanthus Polemoniaceae

		Silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi Asteraceae [Named for John Lindley, 1799-1865]		Flax-leaved monardella Monardella linoides ssp. linoides Lamiaceae Pale yellow lupine Lupinus luteolus Fabaceae
River bar bird's-foot trefoil Acmispon denticulatus Fabaceae
Slender phlox Microsteris gracilis Polemoniaceae

Heartleaf thornmint Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata Lamiaceae

Great valley phacelia Phacelia ciliata Hydrophyllaceae

		Golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Asteraceae

Jepson's morning glory Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicillata Convolvulaceae

Mojave sun cup Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris Onagraceae [Named for Ludolf Karl Adelbert von Chamisso, 1781-1838]

		Lavender windows Phacelia exilis Hydrophyllaceae
Bicolored yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens Namaceae

Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei var. martinii Orobanchaceae [Named for Domingo Castillejo Muñoz, 1744?-1793, and Elmer Ivan Applegate, 1867-1949. Martinii refers to Martin's Camp in the San Gabriels]

Kennedy's buckwheat Eriogonum kennedyi var. kennedyi Polygonaceae [Named for William Ledlie Kennedy, c. 1827-1887]

Douglas's milkvetch Astragalus douglasii var. douglasii Fabaceae

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