FLOWERING PLANTS OF WHITEWATER CANYON AND MISSION CREEK PRESERVE
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Desert larkspur
Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii
Ranunculaceae

 
 



 
Silver puffs
Uropappus lindleyi
Asteraceae

[Named for John Lindley, 1799-1865]


 
Large-flower baby blue eyes
Nemophilla menziesii var. menziesii
Hydrophyllaceae

 
 
Fringed onion
Allium fimbraitum var. fimbriatum
Alliaceae
Sourclover *
Melilotus indicus
Fabaceae
 
 
Hoary nettle
Urtica gracilis ssp. holosericea
Urticaceae

 


 
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Asteraceae


 
 
Scarlet pimpernel *
Lysimachia arvensis
Myrsinaceae

 
 
 
 
Long-beaked storksbill *
Erodium botrys
Geraniaceae
Shortpod mustard *
Hirschfeldia incana
Brassicaceae

[Named for Christian Caius Lorenz Hirschfeld, 1742-1792]
 
 


   
Longstem buckwheat
Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum
Polygonaceae
 
Large-flowered cryptantha
Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia
Boraginaceae


   
Erect golden-aster
Heterotheca grandiflora ssp. fastigiata
Asteraceae
 
Rock dudleya
Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides
Crassulaceae

 
Sandbar willow
Salix exigua var. exigua
Salicaceae


 
Narrow-leaved bedstraw
Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Rubiaceae



Mojave yucca
Yucca schidigera
Agavaceae
Patagonia plantain
Plantago patagonica
Plantaginaceae
 
 
Red-root cryptantha
Eremocarya micrantha var. micrantha
Boraginaceae
 
 
Miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
Montiaceae

Fountaingrass
Pennisetum setaceum
Poaceae


 
Brittle spineflower
Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu
Polygonaceae



 
Burrobush
Ambrosia dumosa
Asteraceae
 
 
 
White alder
Alnus rhombifolia
Betulaceae


   
Bigelow's spike-moss
Selaginella bigelovii
Selaginellaceae
 
Browneyes
Chylismia claviformis ssp. aurantiaca
Onagraceae




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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
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