Bloom Identification Guide For The San Gabriel Mountains - Yellow Blooms

2001

Plant	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Plant
Yellow flowers, no woody stems
Bermuda Buttercup* Oxalis pes-caprae				full									Bermuda Buttercup* Oxalis pes-caprae
Beggar-ticks* Bidens pilosa var. pilosa	ending		full	full									Beggar-ticks* Bidens pilosa var. pilosa
Blazing Star Mentzelia laevicaulis						full	full						Blazing Star Mentzelia laevicaulis
Cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa					beginning	full	full						Cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa
Deerweed Lotus scoparius	beginning	beginning	beginning	full	full								Deerweed Lotus scoparius
Fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii			full	full									Fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii
Golden Eardrops Dicentra chrysantha						beginning	full						Golden Eardrops Dicentra chrysantha
Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum			beginning	beginning	full	full							Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Goldenaster Heterotheca sessiliflora	ending												Goldenaster Heterotheca sessiliflora
Narrowleaf Goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia				full									Narrowleaf Goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia
Pine Goldenbush Ericameria pinifolia													Pine Goldenbush Ericameria pinifolia
Saw-toothed Goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa													Saw-toothed Goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa
California Goldenrod Solidago californica													California Goldenrod Solidago californica
Pumice Hulsea Hulsea vestita					full								Pumice Hulsea Hulsea vestita
Yellow Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus				full									Yellow Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus
Mountain Dandelion Agoseris retrorsa Agoseris grandiflora					full								Mountain Dandelion Agoseris retrorsa Agoseris grandiflora
Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus													Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Black Mustard* Brassica nigra	beginning												Black Mustard* Brassica nigra
Pineapple Weed* Chamomilla suaveolens		beginning	full	full									Pineapple Weed* Chamomilla suaveolens
Prickly Pear Opuntia sp.													Prickly Pear Opuntia sp.
Rabbit Brush Chrysothamnus nauseosus								beginning					Rabbit Brush Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Senecio Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii								beginning					Senecio Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii
Silverleaf Lotus Lotus argophyllus			full	full	full	full							Silverleaf Lotus Lotus argophyllus
Sneezeweed Helenium bigelovii													Sneezeweed Helenium bigelovii
Sulfur Flower Eriogonum umbellatum						beginning	full						Sulfur Flower Eriogonum umbellatum
Sun Cup Camissonia spp.			beginning	full	full								Sun Cup Camissonia spp.
Sunflower various species California Bush Sunflower Encelia californica Canyon Sunflower Venegasia carpesiodes Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus*	one of	these	species	is	blooming	at	lower	elevations	any	time	of the	year	Sunflower various species California Bush Sunflower Encelia californica Canyon Sunflower Venegasia carpesiodes Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus*
Sweet Clover* Melilotus indica		beginning											Sweet Clover* Melilotus indica
Telegraph Weed Heterotheca grandiflora				blooms	year	round							Telegraph Weed Heterotheca grandiflora
Yellow Violet or Johnny-Jump-Up Viola sp.					full								Yellow Violet or Johnny-Jump-Up Viola sp.
Wallflower Erysimum capitatum			beginning		full								Wallflower Erysimum capitatum
Whispering Bells Emmenanthe penduliflora													Whispering Bells Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow flowers, multiple woody stems
Coffeeberry Rhamnus californica	full			full									Coffeeberry Rhamnus californica
Flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum				full	full								Flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum
Golden Currant Ribes aureum	full	full	ending										Golden Currant Ribes aureum
Scale-broom Lepidospartum squamatum													Scale-broom Lepidospartum squamatum
Spanish Broom* Spartium junceum				beginning	full								Spanish Broom* Spartium junceum
Tree Poppy Dendromecon rigida			full	full	full								Tree Poppy Dendromecon rigida
Tree Tobacco* Nicotiana glauca	some	blooms	are	present	at	any	time	of	the	year			Tree Tobacco* Nicotiana glauca
Arroyo Willow Salix lasiolepis		full	full	full									Arroyo Willow Salix lasiolepis
Yellow flowers, one woody trunk
White Alder Alnus rhombifolia													White Alder Alnus rhombifolia
Calif. Bay Tree Umbellularia californica (this is not the herb "bay leaf"!)													Calif. Bay Tree Umbellularia californica (this is not the herb "bay leaf"!)
Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia			full	full									Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum			full										Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum
Calif. Black Walnut Juglans californica													Calif. Black Walnut Juglans californica

* = non-native