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California indigo bush
Psorothamnus arborescens var. simplicifolius
Fabaceae


 
Wingnut cryptantha
Cryptantha pterocarya
Boraginaceae


 
 
Burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa
Asteraceae

 
 



 
Winged pectocarya
Pectocarya penicillata
Boraginaceae


 
 
 
Decumbent gilia
Gilia jacens
Polemoniaceae
 
 



   
Yellow peppergrass
Lepidium flavum
Brassicaceae



   
cf. Varied milkvetch, Freckled milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis
Fabaceae


 
Desert alyssum
Lepidium fremontii
Brassicaceae

[Named for John Charles Frémont, 1813-1890]


 
 
Desert dandelion
Malacothrix glabrata
Asteraceae
 
 



 
White mallow
Eremalche exilis
Malvaceae



 
 
 
Whispering bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora
Boraginaceae
 
 



 
Saharan mustard *
Brassica tournefortii
Brassicaceae

[Named for Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, 1656-1708]





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