Wildflowers of Southern California: A photographic gallery

Photographs from the Chaparral

Index to Scientific Names

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Scientific NameCommon Name
Abronia latifolia Yellow sand verbena
Abronia umbellata Beach sand verbena
Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana Sweet acacia
Acalypha californica California copperleaf
Acer macrophyllum Big leaf maple
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Achnatherum coronatum Needlegrass
Achnatherum speciosum Desert needlegrass
Achyrachaena mollis Blow-wives
Acourtia microcephala Perezia
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise
Adenostoma sparsifolium Ribbon bush
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maiden-hair fern
Aesculus californica California buckeye
Agave shawii Shaw's agave
Ageratina adenophora Eupatorium
Agrostis stolonifera Red top
Allium crispum Crinkled onion
Allium haematochiton Red-skinned wild onion
Allium lacunosum var. lacunosum Wild onion
Allium peninsulare Wild onion
Alnus rhombifolia White alder
Amaranthus albus Tumbleweed
Amaranthus blitoides Mat amaranthus
Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus
Ambrosia acanthicarpa Annual bur-sage
Ambrosia chamissonis Beach bur
Ambrosia psilostachya Western ragweed
Amsinckia eastwoodiae Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Fiddleneck
Anagallis arvensis Poor man's weather glass
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting
Anemopsis californica Yerba mansa
Anthemis cotula Mayweed
Anthriscus caucalis Bur-chervil
Antirrhinum coulterianum White snapdragon
Antirrhinum kelloggii Twining snapdragon
Antirrhinum multiflorum Rose snapdragon
Antirrhinum nuttallianum Wild snapdragon
Aquilegia formosa Columbine
Arabis blepharophylla Coast rock cress
Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone
Arctostaphylos glauca Big berry manzanita
Arctostaphylos rudis Sand mesa manzanita
Armeria maritima var. californica Thrift
Artemisia californica California sagebrush
Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort
Arundo donax Giant reed
Asclepias eriocarpa Indian milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaf milkweed
Asphodelus fistulosus Asphodel
Aster lanceolatus ssp. hesperius Aster
Astragalus brauntonii Braunton's milkvetch
Astragalus trichopodus Milkvetch
Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus Southern California milkvetch
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorus Lady fern
Atriplex lentiformis Big saltbush
Atriplex rosea Redscale
Atriplex semibaccata Australian saltbush
Atriplex triangularis Spearscale
Atriplex watsonii Atriplex
Avena fatua Wild oats
Azolla filiculoides Mosquito fern

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