Clarkia unguiculata
Family: Onagraceae
Native plants of California
These are some of my favorite plants found within the Bay Area of California (Marin Headlands up to Point Reyes NS) and Pinnacles NP
All photos taken by me
Clarkia purpurea subsp. quadrivulnera
Family: Onagraceae
Clarkia davyi
Family: Onagraceae
Lupinus albifrons
Family: Fabaceae
Calochortus venustus
Family: Liliaceae
Diplacus aurantiacus
Family: Phrymaceae
Diplacus linearis
Family: Phrymaceae
Sisyrinchium bellum
Family: Iridaceae
Dudleya farinosa
Family: Crassulaceae
Native coastal succulent threatened by poachers
Delphinium hesperium subsp. hesperium
Family: Ranunculaceae
Triteleia laxa
Family: Themidaceae
Leptosiphon parviflorus
Family: Polemoniaceae
Erythranthe guttata
Family: Phrymaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Family: Boraginaceae
Symphyotrichum chilense
Family: Asteraceae
Trichlostema lanceolatum
Family: Lamiaceae
aka "vinegarweed"... smells like tea tree oil to me
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Family: Orchidaceae
Pseudognaphalium califonicum
Family: Asteraceae
(smells like maple syrup!)
Hosackia gracilis
Family: Fabaceae
Love the colors of these flowers
Horkelia marinensis
Family: Rosaceae
Heterotheca sessiflora
Family: Asteraceae
Navarretia squarrosa
Family: Polemoniaceae
(smells like skunk!)
Castilleja exserta
Family: Orobanchaceae
Gentiana affinis
Family: Gentianaceae
& a bee!
Chorizanthe douglasii
Family: Polygonaceae
Pterospora andromedea
Family: Ericaceae
a cool one... mycoheterotroph! (see M. uniflora in my 'Plants of the Smokies' gallery)... taken in Stanislaus National Forest
Eriogonum latifolium
Family: Polygonaceae
a cool one... mycoheterotroph! (see M. uniflora in my 'Plants of the Smokies' gallery)... taken in Stanislaus National Forest
Acmispon americanus
Family: Fabaceae
Acmispon glaber
Family: Fabaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Family: Anacardiaceae
Not a friendly plant for ecologists... but I love the vibrant red color on this one!