Wildflowers of Southern California: A photographic gallery

Photographs from the Chaparral

Index to Scientific Names

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Scientific NameCommon Name
Cakile edentula Sea rocket
Cakile edule Sea rocket
Calamagrostis canadensis Reed grass
Calandrinia ambigua Calandrinia
Calandrinia breweri Brewer's red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata Red-maids
Calochortus albus Globe lily
Calochortus catalinae Catalina mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus ssp. clavatus Club-haired mariposa lily
Calochortus clavatus ssp. pallidus Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus luteus Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus obispoensis San Luis mariposa lily
Calochortus plummerae Plummer's mariposa lily
Calochortus splendens Splendid mariposa lily
Calochortus tiburonensis Tiburon mariposa lily
Calochortus uniflorus Pink star tulip
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa
Calochortus weedii Weed's mariposa lily
Calochortus weedii var. weedii Weed's mariposa lily
Calyptridium monandrum Calyptridium
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia Wild morning glory
Calystegia soldanella Beach morning glory
Calystegia subacaulis Hill morning glory
Camissonia bistorta Southern sun cup
Camissonia boothii ssp. decorticans Shredding evening primrose
Camissonia californica Mustard primrose
Camissonia cheiranthifolia Beach primrose
Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa Beach primrose
Camissonia micrantha Small primrose
Camissonia ovata Sun cup
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse
Cardamine californica Toothwort
Cardaria draba Hoary cress
Cardionema ramosissima Sand mat
Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Carex aquatilis Sedge
Carpenteria californica Bush anemone
Carpobrotus chilensis Sea fig
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot fig
Castilleja affinis Chaparral Indian paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis Owl's clover
Castilleja exserta Owl's clover
Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Indian paintbrush
Castilleja latifolia Seaside painted cup
Caulanthus amplexicaulis Caulanthus
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved ceanothus
Ceanothus cuneatus Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis Buckbrush
Ceanothus hearstiorum Hearst's ceanothus
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush
Ceanothus megacarpus Big pod ceanothus
Ceanothus oliganthus Hairy ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus var. papillosus Wartleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus Wartleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus spinosus California lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue blossom
Ceanothus verrucosus Wartystem ceanothus
Centaurea calcitrapa Purple star-thistle
Centaurea melitensis Star thistle
Centaurea solstitialis Barnaby's thistle
Centaurium davyi Centaury
Centaurium venustum Canchalagua
Cerastium arvense Field chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-ear chickweed
Cercis occidentalis Western redbud
Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain mahogany
Chaenactis artemisiifolia White chaenactis
Chaenactis glabriuscula Yellow pincushion
Chamaesyce maculata Spotted spurge
Chamaesyce polycarpa Prostrate spurge
Chamaesyce serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved spurge
Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple weed
Cheilanthes clevelandii Lip fern
Chenopodium album Pigweed
Chenopodium californicum Soap plant
Chenopodium murale Nettle-leaved goosefoot
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap lily
Chorizanthe douglasii Douglas' spineflower
Chorizanthe palmeri Palmer's spineflower
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina San Fernando Valley spineflower
Chorizanthe staticoides Turkish rugging
Cichorium intybus Chicory
Cirsium occidentale Cobweb thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum Snowy thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale Cobweb thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum Venus thistle
Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle
Clarkia bottae Farewell to spring
Clarkia cylindrica Cylindrical clarkia
Clarkia epilobioides White clarkia
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Purple clarkia
Clarkia speciosa Red-spot clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata Elegant clarkia
Claytonia perfoliata Miner's lettuce
Clematis lasiantha Virgin's bower
Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin's bower
Cneoridium dumosum Bushrue
Collinsia heterophylla Chinese houses
Comarostaphylis diversifolia Summer holly
Conicosia pugioniformis Conicosia
Conium maculatum Poison hemlock
Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed
Conyza bonariensis Conyza
Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus Bird's beak
Coreopsis bigelovii Coreopsis
Coreopsis gigantea Giant coreopsis
Coreopsis maritima Sea dahlia
Corydalis caseana ssp. caseana Corydalis
Cotula australis Australian brass buttons
Cotula coronopifolia Brass buttons
Crassula connata Pygmy-weed
Croton californicus Croton
Cryptantha clevelandii White forget-me-not
Cucurbita foetidissima Calabazilla
Cupressus forbesii Tecate cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress
Cuscuta californica Dodder
Cuscuta sp. Dodder
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
Cynoglossum grande Hound's tongue
Cyperus eragrostis Nutsedge
Cystoseira osmundaceae Cystoseira

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