The Most Common Showy Flowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Santa Rosa Plateau

Introduction
The List

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Introduction

This page gives the most common noticeable flowers, shrubs and trees found in the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve (SRPER). See Common Showy Flowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Santa Rosa Plateau for an introduction to this page, and for bloom times and life forms.

Note that although you can sometimes see more than 100 species blooming during a single day at the SRPER, you cannot see all 109 of these species blooming at once, since they don't all bloom at the same time.

The List

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#	Latin Name	(*)Common Name	Family	#trails
1	Toxicodendron diversilobum	poison oak	Anacardiaceae	9
2	Centaurea melitensis	*tocalote	Asteraceae	9
3	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California-aster	Asteraceae	9
4	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard	Brassicaceae	9
5	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	coast live oak	Fagaceae	9
6	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae	8
7	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	wild-cucumber	Cucurbitaceae	8
8	Quercus engelmannii	Engelmann oak	Fagaceae	8
9	Erodium brachycarpum	*short-fruited filaree	Geraniaceae	8
10	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnaceae	8
11	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise	Rosaceae	8
12	Asclepias eriocarpa	Indian milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	7
13	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy	Asteraceae	7
14	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	Asteraceae	7
15	Hypochaeris glabra	*smooth cat's ear	Asteraceae	7
16	Opuntia Xvaseyi	Vasey's prickly pear	Cactaceae	7
17	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine	Fabaceae	7
18	Medicago polymorpha	*California burclover	Fabaceae	7
19	Quercus berberidifolia	scrub oak	Fagaceae	7
20	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	checkerbloom	Malvaceae	7
21	Rumex crispus	*curly dock	Polygonaceae	7
22	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	Liliaceae	7
23	Sanicula arguta	sharp-toothed sanicle	Apiaceae	6
24	Ambrosia psilostachya	western ragweed	Asteraceae	6
25	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	white everlasting	Asteraceae	6
26	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush	Asteraceae	6
27	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce	Asteraceae	6
28	Solidago californica	goldenrod	Asteraceae	6
29	Sisymbrium officinale	*hedge mustard	Brassicaceae	6
30	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	Caprifoliaceae	6
31	Silene gallica	*windmill pink	Caryophyllaceae	6
32	Astragalus pomonensis	Pomona locoweed	Fabaceae	6
33	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	Spanish clover	Fabaceae	6
34	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	*winter vetch	Fabaceae	6
35	Quercus berberidifolia X Q. engelmannii	scrub oak X Engelmann oak	Fagaceae	6
36	Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant	Grossulariaceae	6
37	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	purple clarkia	Onagraceae	6
38	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	California buckwheat	Polygonaceae	6
39	Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon	Rosaceae	6
40	Viola pedunculata	johnny jump-up	Violaceae	6
41	Daucus pusillus	rattlesnake weed	Apiaceae	5
42	Sanicula bipinnatifida	purple sanicle	Apiaceae	5
43	Gnaphalium californicum	California everlasting	Asteraceae	5
44	Hemizonia paniculata	San Diego tarweed	Asteraceae	5
45	Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata	sticky tarweed	Asteraceae	5
46	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	*prickly sow thistle	Asteraceae	5
47	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle	Asteraceae	5
48	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	Asteraceae	5
49	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	San Diego pea	Fabaceae	5
50	Trifolium ciliolatum	tree clover	Fabaceae	5
51	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	Geraniaceae	5
52	Geranium dissectum	*cut-leaved geranium	Geraniaceae	5
53	Salvia mellifera	black sage	Lamiaceae	5
54	Paeonia californica	California peony	Paeoniaceae	5
55	Linanthus dianthiflorus	ground pink	Polemoniaceae	5
56	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	long-stemmed buckwheat	Polygonaceae	5
57	Anagallis arvensis	*scarlet pimpernel	Primulaceae	5
58	Ranunculus occidentalis	western buttercup	Ranunculaceae	5
59	Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow	Salicaceae	5
60	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak	Scrophulariaceae	5
61	Mimulus aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower	Scrophulariaceae	5
62	Calochortus splendens	splendid mariposa lily	Liliaceae	5
63	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	soap plant	Liliaceae	5
64	Malosma laurina	laurel sumac	Anacardiaceae	4
65	Sanicula crassicaulis	Pacific sanicle	Apiaceae	4
66	Asclepias fascicularis	narrow-leaf milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	4
67	Artemisia californica	California sagebrush	Asteraceae	4
68	Baccharis salicifolia	mule fat	Asteraceae	4
69	Chamomilla suaveolens	*pineapple weed	Asteraceae	4
70	Cirsium vulgare	*bull thistle	Asteraceae	4
71	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod	Brassicaceae	4
72	Stellaria media	*common chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	4
73	Calystegia macrostegia	southern California morning-glory	Convolvulaceae	4
74	Eremocarpus setigerus	dove weed	Euphorbiaceae	4
75	Lotus hamatus	San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Fabaceae	4
76	Lotus scoparius	deerweed	Fabaceae	4
77	Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum	pin-point clover	Fabaceae	4
78	Trifolium willdenovii	tomcat clover	Fabaceae	4
79	Salvia apiana	white sage	Lamiaceae	4
80	Calandrinia ciliata	red maids	Portulacaceae	4
81	Claytonia perfoliata	miner's lettuce	Portulacaceae	4
82	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	Ranunculaceae	4
83	Rhamnus crocea	redberry	Rhamnaceae	4
84	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	sticky cinquefoil	Rosaceae	4
85	Collinsia heterophylla	Chinese houses	Scrophulariaceae	4
86	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California bee plant	Scrophulariaceae	4
87	Sisyrinchium bellum	blue-eyed grass	Iridaceae	4
88	Rhus trilobata	skunkbush	Anacardiaceae	3
89	Lomatium utriculatum	common lomatium	Apiaceae	3
90	Agoseris grandiflora	grand mountain dandelion	Asteraceae	3
91	Baccharis pilularis	coyote bush	Asteraceae	3
92	Lasthenia californica	goldfields	Asteraceae	3
93	Madia gracilis	slender madia	Asteraceae	3
94	Senecio vulgaris	*common groundsel	Asteraceae	3
95	Stephanomeria diegensis	twiggy wreath plant	Asteraceae	3
96	Cryptantha intermedia	popcorn flower	Boraginaceae	3
97	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	rusty-haired popcorn flower	Boraginaceae	3
98	Cardamine californica var. californica	milk maids	Brassicaceae	3
99	Silene laciniata ssp. major	southern Indian pink	Caryophyllaceae	3
100	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	Fabaceae	3
101	Lupinus truncatus	collar lupine	Fabaceae	3
102	Vicia americana var. americana	American vetch	Fabaceae	3
103	Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	slim vetch	Fabaceae	3
104	Nemophila menziesii	baby blue eyes	Hydrophyllaceae	3
105	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	Hydrophyllaceae	3
106	Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California fuchsia	Onagraceae	3
107	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	Papaveraceae	3
108	Gilia angelensis	angel's gilia	Polemoniaceae	3
109	Fritillaria biflora var. biflora	chocolate lily	Liliaceae	3

Go to:

• [Complete] Flora of the Santa Rosa Plateau
• Common Showy Flowers, Shrubs and Trees
• List of Taxa That Are Not Common Showy Flowers, Shrubs and Trees
• Field Guide to the Santa Rosa Plateau: Plants