Native Wildflowers in Bloom(partial list)
April 26, 2000
Carson Ridge and
Little Carson Canyon
Native Wildflowers in Bloom| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|
| Calochortus umbellatus | Oakland Star-tulip |
| Calystegia collina ssp. collina (Convolvulus malacophyllus) | Serpentine Morning-glory |
| Ceanothus jepsonii var. jepsonii (C.j.) | Serpentine Musk Bush |
| Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis | Serpentine Godetia |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera | Marin Winecup Godetia |
| Delphinium nudicaule | Red Larkspur |
| Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum (Brodiaea pulchella) | Blue Dicks |
| Epilobium minutum | Annual Willow-herb |
| Eriodictyon californicum | Yerba Santa |
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy |
| Iris douglasiana (incl var. major) | Douglas Iris |
| Iris macrosiphon | Ground Iris |
| Lasthenia californica (L. chrysostoma & L. hirsutula) | Gold Fields |
| Linanthus androsaceus | Lavender Linanthus |
| Linanthus parviflorus | Small-flowered Linanthus |
| Lotus humistratus | Colchita; Hairy Hill-Lotus |
| Lotus wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) | Calf Lotus |
| Mimulus aurantiacus | Bush Monkeyflower |
| Mimulus guttatus (incl M. arvensis & M. nasutus & M. glareosus) | Monkeyflower |
| Minuartia (Arenaria) douglasii | Sandwort |
| Phacelia divaricata | Serpentine Annual Phacelia |
| Platystemon californicus | Cream-cup |
| Ranunculus californicus (incl var. cuneatus) | California Buttercup |
| Sanicula bipinnatifida | Purple Sanicle |
| Senecio aronicoides | Butterweed |
| Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora (S.m.) | Checkerbloom |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue-eyed Grass |
| Thermopsis macrophylla var. macrophylla (T.m.) | False Lupine; Golden Pea |
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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. |