Wildflowers of Southern California: A photographic gallery

Photographs from the Chaparral

Index to Scientific Names

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Scientific NameCommon Name
Madia elegans Madia
Madia gracilis Slender tarweed
Malacothamnus fasciculatus Bush mallow
Malacothrix californica Malacothrix
Malacothrix glabrata Desert dandelion
Malacothrix incana Dunedelion
Malacothrix saxatilis White chicory
Malosma laurina Laurel sumac
Malva nicaeensis Bull mallow
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed
Malva sylvestris High mallow
Malvella leprosa Alkali mallow
Marah fabaceus Manroot
Marah macrocarpus Wild cucumber
Marina orcuttii California marina
Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii California marina
Marrubium vulgare Horehound
Meconella denticulata Small-flowered fairypoppy
Medicago lupulina Black medick
Medicago polymorpha Bur clover
Medicago sativa Alfalfa
Melilotus alba White sweet clover
Melilotus indica Yellow sweet clover
Menthis spicata Spearmint
Mentzelia gracilenta Blazing star
Mentzelia laevicaulis Blazing star
Mentzelia micrantha Stick-leaf
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Ice plant
Micropus californicus Slender cottonweed
Microseris linearifolia Microseris
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush monkey flower
Mimulus brevipes Wide-throated monkey flower
Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet monkey flower
Mimulus guttatus Monkey flower
Mimulus moschatus Musk flower
Minuartia douglasii Sandwort
Mirabilis californica Wishbone bush
Monardella villosa Coyote mint
Mucronea californica California spine-flower
Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass
Muilla maritima Muilla

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