FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
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Fiesta flower
Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
Hydrophyllaceae


 
Convergent lady beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Cocinellidae
[Probably the most common in SoCal]
  Wandering glider dragonfly
Pantala flavescens
Libellulidae
[Thanks to Bob Allen for ID]


 
Hollyleaf redberry
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Rhamnaceae
 
 
 
Goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis
Pteridaceae


   
Hairy winter vetch *
Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
Fabaceae
 
Hedge parsley *
Torilis nodosa
Apiaceae


 
Long-spurred plectritis
Plectritis cilliosa
Valerianaceae
 
 
Mountain dandelion
Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora
Asteraceae
 
 
Gray sage
Salvia apiana X Salvia mellifera
Lamiaceae
[Not recognized in the Jepson flora but included in Tom's SRP list]
 


 
Feltleaf everlasting
Pseudognaphalium microcephalum
Asteraceae 		  Hedge mustard *
Sisymbrium officinale
Brassicaceae


 
 
Small-flowered morning glory
Convolvulus simulans
Convolvulaceae
 
 
 
 
Purslane speedwell
Veronical peregrina ssp. xalapensis
Plantaginaceae
Rein orchid
Piperia cooperi
Orchidaceae
[Named for James Graham Cooper, 1830-1902]
 
 


   
Tejon cryptantha
Cryptantha microstachys
Boraginaceae
 
Sticky madia
Madia gracilis
Asteraceae


Soft chess *
Bromus hordeaceus
Poaceae
Tall fescue *
Festuca arundinacea
Poaceae
 
 
Orchard grass *
Dactylis glomerata
Poaceae
 
 
Rattail fescue *
Festuca myuros
Poaceae
Weak bluegrass *
Poa infirma
Poaceae


 
San Gabriel bluecup
Githopsis diffusa ssp. diffusa
Campanulaceae
[I admit to being puzzled about this identification. These two differently-colored flowers were photographed in the same very small area, and there is uncertainty in botanical circles as to what is going on here with the taxonomy. It seems unlikely that it could be two different subspecies. Maybe just a color variant?


   
Italian ryegrass *
Festuca perennis
Poaceae
 
   
Whitetip clover
Trifolium variegatum
Fabaceae
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae


 
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Asteraceae		   Stemless or fire evax
Hesperevax acaulis var. ambusticola
Asteraceae


 
Threadstem
Pterostegia drymarioides
Polygonaceae
 
 
 
Common dandelion *
Taraxacum officinale
Asteraceae




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