Hairy ceanothus Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus Rhamnaceae

California chicory Rafinesquia californica Asteraceae [Named for Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1783-1840]

Wild cucumber Marah macrocarpa Cucurbitaceae

Canyon sweet pea Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Fabaceae

		Common eucrypta Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia Hydrophyllaceae

Chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei Agavaceae [Named for Amiel Weeks Whipple, 1817-1863]		Common sun cup Camissoniopsis bistorta Onagraceae		Common fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia Boraginaceae [Named for Wilhelm Amsinck, 1752-1831]

Southern tauschia Tauschia arguta Apiaceae [Named for Ignaz Friedrich Tausch, 1793-1848]

Tufted poppy Eschscholzia caespitosa Papaveraceae

		Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia Fagaceae
Thickleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium Namaceae

Chaparral gilia Gilia angelensis Polemoniaceae		Fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes Brassicaceae		Chaparral currant Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium Grossulariaceae

Big-berry manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca Ericaceae

Purple clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Onagraceae [Named for William Clark, 1770-1838]				Meadow nemophila Nemophila pedunculata Hydrophyllaceae

 

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