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      Flora Favorites - a small selection of my personal favorite wildflowers

Asparagus Family (Asparagaceae)

      Desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata) [5 pictures]
      Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) [3 pictures]

Asphodel Family (Nartheciaceae)

      California bog asphodel (Narthecium californicum) [2 pictures]

Beech Family (Fagaceae)

      Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) [1 pictures]

Bellflower Family (Campanulaceae)

      California harebell (Asyneuma prenanthoides) [1 picture]
      Flatface calicoflower (Downingia pulchella) [2 pictures]
      Harlequin calicoflower (Downingia insignis) [3 pictures]
      Hoover's calicoflower (Downingia bella) [1 picture]
      Maroonspot calicoflower (Downingia concolor var. concolor) [2 pictures]

Borage Family (Boraginaceae)

      Alpine waterleaf (Hydrophyllum alpestre) [1 picture]
      California hesperochiron (Hesperochiron californicus) [1 picture]
      Common fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia) [3 pictures]
      Jessica's stickseed (Hackelia micrantha) [1 picture]

Broomrape Family (Orobanche)

      Applegate's Indian paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei) [5 pictures]
      California groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea) [2 pictures]
      Cryptantha owl's clover (Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. cryptanthus) [2 pictures]
      Dwarf alpine Indian paintbrush (Castilleja nana) [5 pictures]
      Giant red Indian paintbrush (Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata) [2 pictures]
      Indian warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) [4 pictures]
      Johnnytuck (Triphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha) [2 pictures]
      Little elephant's head (Pedicularis attollens) [2 pictures]
      Purple owl's clover (Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta) [3 pictures]
      Valley tassels (Castilleja attenuata) [3 pictures]

Bunchflower Family (Melanthiaceae)

      Giant white wakerobin (Trillium albidum) [1 picture]
      Pacific trillium (Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum) [5 pictures]

Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)

      Crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa) [2 pictures]
      Royal larkspur (Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum) [1 picture]
      White marsh marigold (Caltha leptosepala) [1 picture]
      Zigzag larkspur (Delphinium patens ssp. patens) [3 pictures]

Cactus Family (Cactaceae)

      Engelmann's hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) [2 pictures]

Cypress Family (Cupressaceae)

      Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) [1 picture]
      Sierra juniper (Juniperus grandis) [8 pictures]

Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)

      California bee plant (Scrophularia californica) [1 picture]

Gentian Family (Gentianaceae)

      Monument plant (Frasera speciosa) [3 pictures]

Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae)

      Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii var. roezlii) [1 picture]

Heath Family (Ericaceae)

      Bog wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia) [2 pictures]
      Little prince's pine (Chimaphila menziesii) [2 pictures]
      Mount Diablo manzanita (Arctostaphylos auriculata) [2 pictures]
      Snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) [9 pictures]
      Sugarstick (Allotropa virgata) [4 pictures]
      White mountain heather (Cassiope mertensiana) [1 picture]
      White-veined wintergreen (Pyrola picta) [2 pictures]
      Woodland pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea) [1 picture]

Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)

      Double honeysuckle (Lonicera conjugialis) [1 picture]
      Longspur seablush (Plectritis ciliosa) [1 picture]

Iris Family (Iridaceae)

      Montbretia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) [1 picture]
      Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) [2 pictures]

Lily Family (Liliaceae)

      Beavertail grass (Calochortus coeruleus) [1 picture]
      Brown bells (Fritillaria micrantha) [1 picture]
      Butte County fritillary (Fritillaria eastwoodiae) [2 pictures]
      California fawn lily (Erythronium californicum) [1 picture]
      California fetid adderstongue (Scoliopus bigelovii) [7 pictures]
      California tiger lily (Lilium pardalinum) [4 pictures]
      Checker lily (Fritillaria affinis) [6 pictures]
      Coast lily (Lilium maritimum) [3 pictures]
      Fragrant fritillary (Fritillaria liliacea) [4 pictures]
      Golden fairy lantern (Calochortus amabilis) [3 pictures]
      Kellogg's lily (Lilium kelloggii) [1 picture]
      Leichtlin's mariposa lily (Calochortus leichtlinii) [4 pictures]
      Marin checker lily (Fritillaria lanceolata var. tristulis) [1 picture]
      Mount Diablo fairy lantern (Calochortus pulchellus) [3 pictures]
      Purdy's fritillary (Fritillaria purdyi) [9 pictures]
      Scarlet fritillary (Fritillaria recurva) [2 pictures]
      Sierra fawn lily (Erythronium multiscapideum) [6 pictures]
      Sierra tiger lily (Lilium parvum) [4 pictures]
      Tiburon mariposa lily (Calochortus tiburonensis) [2 pictures]
      White fairy lantern (Calochortus albus) [4 pictures]
      Yellow star tulip (Calochortus monophyllus) [2 pictures]

Lopseed Family (Phrymaceae)

      Brewer's monkeyflower (Erythranthe breweri) [3 pictures]
      Calico monkeyflower (Diplacus pictus) [4 pictures]
      California Blushing Monkeyflower (Erythranthe erubescens) [2 pictures]
      Kellogg's monkeyflower (Mimulus kelloggii) [3 pictures]
      Purple mouse ears (Diplacus douglasii) [4 pictures]
      Purplelip pansy monkeyflower (Diplacus angustatus) [2 pictures]
      Seep monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata) [2 pictures]

Miner's Lettuce Family (Montiaceae)

      Gypsum springbeauty (Claytonia gypsophiloides) [2 pictures]

Mustard Family (Brassicaceae)

      Milkmaids (Cardamine californica) [3 pictures]
      Mountain jewelflower (Streptanthus tortuosus) [7 pictures]
      Sand fringepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes) [1 picture]

Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

      Alaska rein orchid (Piperia unalascensis) [2 pictures]
      California lady's slipper (Cypripedium californicum) [6 pictures]
      Clustered lady's slipper (Cypripedium fasciculatum) [4 pictures]
      Heartleaf twayblade (Neottia cordata) [10 pictures]
      Mountain lady's slipper (Cypripedium montanum) [7 pictures]
      Pacific coralroot (Corallorhiza mertensiana) [4 pictures]
      Phantom orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae) [3 pictures]
      Royal rein orchid (Piperia transversa) [3 pictures]
      Sierra bog orchid (Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys) [6 pictures]
      Sparse-flowered bog orchid (Platanthera sparsiflora) [6 pictures]
      Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) [7 pictures]
      Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea) [2 pictures]
      Striped coralroot (Corallorhiza striata) [9 pictures]
      Western fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis) [7 pictures]
      Western rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia) [5 pictures]

Pea Family (Fabaceae)

      Harlequin lupine (Lupinus stiversii) [1 picture]
      Meadow lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei) [3 pictures]
      Silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus) [2 pictures]

Peony Family (Paeoniaceae)

      Brown's peony (Paeonia brownii) [2 pictures]

Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae)

      Evening snow (Linanthus dichotomus ssp. dichotomus) [1 picture]
      Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata) [1 picture]
      Spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa) [1 picture]
      Whiskerbrush (Leptosiphon ciliatus) [3 pictures]

Pine Family (Pinaceae)

      Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri) [1 picture]
      Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) [3 pictures]
      Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) [1 picture]
      Red fir (Abies magnifica var. magnifica) [1 picture]

Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae)

      California sandwort (Minuartia californica) [1 picture]
      California Indian pink (Silene laciniata ssp. californica) [2 pictures]

Pitcher Plant Family (Sarraceniaceae)

      California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica) [12 pictures]

Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae)

      California plantain (Plantago erecta) [1 picture]
      Sierra penstemon (Penstemon heterodoxus var. heterodoxus) [4 pictures]
      Wright's blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii) [3 pictures]

Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)

      California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) [3 pictures]
      Longhorn steer's head (Dicentra uniflora) [12 pictures]
      Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa) [1 picture]
      Shorthorn steer's head (Dicentra pauciflora) [4 pictures]

Primrose Family (Primulaceae)

      Alpine shooting star (Primula tetrandra) [2 pictures]
      Henderson's shooting star (Primula hendersonii) [6 pictures]
      Padre's shooting star (Primula clevelandii var. patula) [2 pictures]
      Sierra primrose (Primula suffrutescens) [2 pictures]

Purslane Family (Portulacaceae)

      Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) [7 pictures]
      Mount Hood pussypaws (Cistanthe umbellata) [1 picture]
      One-seeded pussypaws (Cistanthe monosperma) [3 pictures]
      Western spring beauty (Claytonia lanceolata) [3 pictures]

Rose Family (Rosaceae)

      Gordon's ivesia (Ivesia gordonii var. ursinorum) [2 pictures]
      Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum var. ciliatum) [4 pictures]
      Rose meadowsweet (Spiraea splendens) [1 picture]
      Sierran woodbeauty (Drymocallis lactea var. lactea) [2 pictures]

Sundew Family (Droseraceae)

      Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) [6 pictures]

Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)

      Bolander's madia (Kyhosia bolanderi) [1 picture]
      California goldfields (Lasthenia californica ssp. californica) [3 pictures]
      Cobwebby thistle (Cirsium occidentale) [1 picture]
      Common woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium) [1 picture]
      Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) [1 picture]
      Hairy desert sunflower (Geraea canescens) [2 pictures]
      Subalpine fleabane (Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis) [2 pictures]

Themidaceae Family (Themidaceae)

      Blue dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum) [3 pictures]
      Mountain pretty face (Triteleia ixioides ssp. anilina) [2 pictures]

Violet Family (Violaceae)

      Beckwith's violet (Viola beckwithii) [6 pictures]
      Douglas's golden violet (Viola douglasii) [1 picture]
      Macloskey's violet (Viola macloskeyi) [1 picture]
      Redwood violet (Viola sempervirens) [2 pictures]

Wood Sorrel Family (Oxalidaceae)

      Redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana) [2 pictures]



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