Wildflowers of Southern California: A photographic gallery

Photographs from the Chaparral

Index to Common Names

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Common NameScientific Name
Saltgrass Distichlis spicata
San Fernando Valley spineflower Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina
San Luis mariposa lily Calochortus obispoensis
San Luis Obispo dudleya Dudleya abramsii ssp. murina
San Miguel Island buckwheat Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
Sand aster Lessingia filaginifolia
Sand mat Cardionema ramosissima
Sand mesa manzanita Arctostaphylos rudis
Sand spurrey Spergularia macrotheca
Sandwort Minuartia douglasii
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens
Santa Susana tarplant Hemizonia minthornii
Saw-toothed goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa
Scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet larkspur Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet monkey flower Mimulus cardinalis
Sclerapoa Desmazeria rigida
Scrub oak Quercus berberidifolia
Sea dahlia Coreopsis maritima
Sea fig Carpobrotus chilensis
Sea rocket Cakile edentula
Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus
Seaside painted cup Castilleja latifolia
Seaside woolly sunflower Eriophyllum staechadifolium
Sedge Carex aquatilis
Setaria Setaria viridis
Shaw's agave Agave shawii
Sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella
Shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shiny leaf barberry Berberis pinnata
Shiny lomatium Lomatium lucidum
Shooting star Dodecatheon clevelandii
Showy gilia Gilia cana
Showy island snapdragon Galvezia speciosa
Showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis
Shredding evening primrose Camissonia boothii ssp. decorticans
Silk tassel bush Garrya veatchii
Silver lotus Lotus argophyllus
Silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi
Silverweed Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica
Six-weeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
Skullcap Scutellaria tuberosa
Slender cottonweed Micropus californicus
Slender sunflower Helianthus gracilentus
Slender tarweed Madia gracilis
Small primrose Camissonia micrantha
Small-flowered fairypoppy Meconella denticulata
Small-leaved lomatium Lomatium parvifolium
Small-leaved rose Rosa minutifolia
Smilo grass Oryzopsis miliacea
Snakeroot Sanicula arguta
Sneezeweed Helenium puberulum
Snowy thistle Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum
Soap lily Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Soap plant Chenopodium californicum
Soft chess Bromus mollis
Southern California milkvetch Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus
Southern sun cup Camissonia bistorta
Sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Spanish broom Spartium junceum
Spanish clover Lotus purshianus
Spearmint Menthis spicata
Spearscale Atriplex triangularis
Spider lupine Lupinus benthamii
Spike rush Eleocharis acicularis
Spiny rush Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus
Splendid mariposa lily Calochortus splendens
Spotted spurge Chamaesyce maculata
Spreading larkspur Delphinium patens
Squaw bush Rhus trilobata
Squirreltail Elymus elymoides
St. Catherine's lace Eriogonum giganteum
Star thistle Centaurea melitensis
Star-lily Zigadenus fremontii
Stick-leaf Mentzelia micrantha
Sticky phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
Sticky potentilla Potentilla glandulosa
Stinging lupine Lupinus hirsutissimus
Stinging nettle Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea
Stone-crop Sedum spathulifolium
Strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum
Stream orchid Epipactis gigantea
Sugar bush Rhus ovata
Summer holly Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Sun cup Camissonia ovata
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Swamp knotweed Polygonum amphibium var. emersum
Sweet acacia Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana
Sweet alyssum Lobularia maritima
Sweet fennel Foeniculum vulgare

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