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Wildflowers by Scientific Name

Datura wrightii

Jimson Weed
Solanaceae

Dendromecon rigida

Bush Poppy
Papaveraceae

Dichelostemma capitatum

Blue Dicks
Liliaceae

Dodecatheon jeffreyi

Sierra Shooting Star
Primulaceae

Dudleya cymosa

Live-forever
Crassulaceae

Epilobium ciliatum

Northern Willow Herb
Onagraceae

Eriodictyon californicum

Yerba Santa
Hydrophyllaceae

Eriogonum spergulinum var. reddingianum

Redding's Spurry Buckwheat
Polygonaceae

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Golden Yarrow
Asteraceae

Erodium cicutarium

Red-stemmed Filaree
Gentianaceae

Eschscholzia caespitosa

Tufted Poppy
Papaveraceae

Fremontodendron californicum

Flannel Bush
Sterculiaceae

Gayophytum eriospermum

Coville's Groundsmoke
Onagraceae

Geranium richardsonii

Richardson's Geranium
Geraniaceae

Gilia tricolor

Bird's-eye Gilia
Polemoniaceae

Hedysarum occidentale

Western Sweetvetch
Fabaceae

Hemizonella minima

Dwarf Tarweed
Asteraceae

Hieracium albiflorum

White Hawkweed
Asteraceae

Holodiscus microphyllus

Small-leaved Cream Bush
Rosaceae

Ivesia, Mousetail

Ivesia santolinoides
Rosaceae

Lasthenia californica

Goldfield
Asteraceae

Lathyrus sulphureus

Snub Pea
Fabaceae

Lepidium nitidum

Shiny Peppergrass
Brassicaceae

Linanthus montanus

Mustang Clover
Polemoniaceae

Lithophragma heterophyllum

Woodland Star
Saxifragaceae

Lotus humistratus

Hill Lotus
Fabaceae

Lotus oblongifolius

Meadow Lotus
Fabaceae

Lupinus albicaulis

White Lupine
Fabaceae

Lupinus benthamii

Spider Lupine
Fabaceae

Lupinus nanus

Dwarf Lupine
Fabaceae

Lupinus stiversii

Harlequin Lupine
Fabaceae

Delphinium gypsophilum

Pinoche Creek Larkspur
Ranunculaceae

Dicentra formosa

Bleeding Hearts
Papaveraceae

Dichelostemma volubile

Twining Brodiaea
Liliaceae

Draperia Systyla

Draperia
Hydrophyllaceae

Epilobium angustifolium

Fireweed
Onagraceae

Erigeron algidus

Sierra Daisy
Asteraceae

Eriogonum incanum

Hoary Buckwheat
Polygonaceae

Eriogonum wrightii

Wright's Buckwheat
Polygonaceae

Erodium botrys

Long-beaked Filaree
Gentianaceae

Erysimum capitatum

Western Wallflower
Brassicaceae

Eschscholzia californica

California Poppy
Papaveraceae

Galium aparine

Cleavers
Rubiaceae

Geranium molle

Dove's-foot Geranium
Geraniaceae

Gilia capitata

Globe Gilia
Polemoniaceae

Hackekia mundula

Pink Stickseed
Boraginaceae

Helenium bigelovii

Bigelow's Sneezeweed
Asteraceae

Heracleum lanatum

Cow Parsnip
Apiaceae

Hieracium horridum

Shaggy Hawkweed
Asteraceae

Iris hartwegii

Wild Iris
Iridaceae

Keckiella breviflora

Bush Beardtongue
Scrophulariaceae

Lathyrus nevadensis

Sierra Nevada Pea
Fabaceae

Ledum glandulosum

Labrador Tea
Ericaceae

Lilium pardalinum

Leopard Lily
Liliaceae

Linum lewisii

Western Blue Flax
Linaceae

Lotus argophyllus

Silverleaf Lotus
Fabaceae

Lotus micranthus

Small-flowered Lotus
Fabaceae

Lotus scoparius var. scoparius

California Broom
Fabaceae

Lupinus albifrons

Bush Lupine
Fabaceae

Lupinus breweri

Brewer's Lupine
Fabaceae

Lupinus polyphyllus

Broad-leaved Lupine
Fabaceae