White sage Salvia apiana Lamiaceae [Salvia = from the Latin salvus, "safe, well, sound," from its supposed medicinal value ]

Whorl-leaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata Plantaginaceae

Bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger Orobanchaceae

Branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima Boraginaceae

California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum Asteraceae

California rock-cress Boechera californica Brassicaeae [Named for Danish botanist Tyge Wittrock Boecher, 1909-1983. Boechera authority Dr. Ihsan Al-Shehbaz at the Missouri Botanical Garden says that the epithet should be pronounced BOO-ker-a.]

Canterbury bells Phacelia minor Boraginaceae

Chickweed oxytheca Sidotheca caryophylloides Polygonaceae

Chicory-leaved stephanomeria Stephanomeria cichoriacea Asteraceae

Davidson's lotus Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii Fabaceae

Coast horned lizard Phrynosoma coronatum Phrynosomatidae

 

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