FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PAGE TWO


   
Butterfly mariposa lily
Calochortus venustus
Liliaceae


 
Heartleaf penstemon
Keckiella cordifolia
Plantaginaceae

[Named for David Daniels Keck, 1903-1995]


 
Silver lotus
Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus
Fabaceae
 
 
 
Salt marsh baccharis
Baccharis glutinosa
Asteraceae


   
Peninsular onion
Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare
Alliaceae



Hawkweed
Hieracium argutum
Asteraceae
Winter vetch *
Vicia villosa
Fabaceae

 
 
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
 
 
Water speedwell *
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Plantaginaceae
Curly dock *
Rumex crispus
Polygonaceae


 
Humboldt lily
Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum
Liliaceae

[Named for Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859]
  Slender-leaved iceplant *
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Aizoaceae
 


 
Western lady's mantle
Aphanes occidentalis
Rosaceae
 
 
 
Saltwort
Batis maritima
Bataceae


   
Tocalote *
Centaurea melitensis
Asteraceae
 
Italian thistle *
Carduus pycnocephalus ssp. pycnocephalus
Asteraceae


   
Soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum
Agavaceae
 
 
Scarlet larkspur
Delphinium cardinale
Ranunculaceae
 
Sacapellote
Acourtia microcephala
Asteraceae

[Named for Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbes A'Court, 1792-1878]
 


 
Red valerian *
Centranthus ruber
Valerianaceae

  Sow-thistle *
Sonchus oleraceus
Asteraceae


   
Black hair nettle
Hesperocnide tenella
Urticaceae
 
   
Blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Iridaceae
California-aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Asteraceae


 
Broad-leaved lupine
Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
Fabaceae


 
Black sage
Salvia mellifera
Lamiaceae
 
Wild peony
Paeonia californica
Paeoniaceae
 
 
 
Red ammannia
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae



 
California everlasting
Pseudognaphalium californicum
Asteraceae
  Bur-chervil *
Anthriscus caucalis
Apiaceae





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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS