Xerophyllum tenax
photo by Doreen L. Smith Marin Chapter California Native Plant Society

Native Plants in Bloom (partial list)
Wednesday, April 7, 2002
Mountain Home - Double Bowknot
with Wilma Follette


BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
Arctostaphylos nummularia (A. sensitiva) Shatterberry
Calochortus umbellatus Oakland Star-tulip
Cardamine californica (Dentaria integrifolia) Milk Maids
Carex globosa Sedge
Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Indian Paintbrush
Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus (C.f.) Indigo Bush
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Blossom
Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua (Montia spathulata incl vars. rosulata & tenuifolia) Slender Claytonia
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata (Montia p. & all formas) Miner's Lettuce
Collomia heterophylla Little Pink Collomia
Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa
Helianthemum scoparium Broom-rose
Horkelia tenuiloba (Potentilla micheneri) Thin-lobed Horkelia
Iris douglasiana (incl var. major) Douglas Iris
Lepechinia calycina Pitcher Sage
Lotus junceus var. biolettii (L.b.) Coastal Headland Lotus
Lotus micranthus Hill Lotus
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower
Pedicularis densiflora Indian Warrior
Pickeringia montana var. montana (P.m.) Chaparral Pea
Polygala californica Milkwort
Salix scouleriana Scouler Willow
Sanicula laciniata Coast Sanicle
Trientalis latifolia Star-flower
Uropappus lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia & M. lindleyi) Silver Puffs
Vaccinium ovatum Huckleberry
Xerophyllum tenax Bear Grass
Zigadenus fremontii (incl vars. minor & salsus) Star Lily
also of note: Chalcedon Checkerspot Butterflies  
Plant names are as given in the 1993 JEPSON MANUAL,
followed in parentheses by the name given in J.T. Howell's
MARIN FLORA AND SUPPLEMENTS
if different from the JEPSON MANUAL name.
 
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