Meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum Poaceae

Junegrass Koeleria macrantha Poaceae [Named for Georg Ludwig Köler, 1765-1807]

Smilo grass * Stipa miliacea var. miliacea Poaceae

Green bentgrass * Polypogon viridis Poaceae

Blue larkspur Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi Ranunculaceae		Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla Plantaginaceae [Named for Zaccheus Collins, 1764-1831]		Slender-pod jewelflower Caulanthus heterophyllus Brassicaceae

Southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata Caprifoliaceae [Named for Adam Lonitzer, 1528-1586]

		Cotton-batting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum Asteraceae		Banded orb weaver Argiope trifasciata Araneidae
Field willow-herb Epilobium brachycarpum Onagraceae

		San Bernardino aster Symphyotrichum defoliatum Asteraceae

Slender buckwheat Eriogonum gracile var. gracile Polygonaceae

Common deerweed Acmispon glaber var. glaber Fabaceae

Russian knapweed * Rhaponticum repens Asteraceae		White sweetclover * Melilotus albus Fabaceae

		Clover fern Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita Marsileaceae [Named for Luigi Ferdinando, Count de Marsigli, 1658-1730]
Western lanceleaf aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium Asteracaeae				Caterpillar phacelia Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida Hyrdrophyllaceae

Brown microseris Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa Asteraceae [Named for George Ledyard Stebbins, Jr., 1906-2000]

Douglas's microseris Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii Asteraceae

Creteweed * Hedypnois cretica Asteraceae		Cheeseweed * Malva parviflora Malvaceae		Smooth cat's ear * Hypochaeris glabra Asteraceae

Eastwood manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Ericaceae		Willow-leaved dock Rumex californicus Polygonaceae

Whiteleaf monardella Monardella hypoleuca ssp. intermedia Lamiaceae

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