Wildflowers of Southern California: A photographic gallery

Photographs from the Desert

Index to Scientific Names

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Scientific NameCommon Name
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy duster
Calochortus bruneaunis Sego lily
Calochortus kennedyi Kennedy lily
Calochortus venustus Butterfly mariposa
Calycoseris parryi Yellow tackstem
Calyptridium monandrum Sand cress
Camissonia boothii Bottle cleaner
Camissonia brevipes Yellow cups
Camissonia brevipes ssp. brevipes Yellow cups
Camissonia claviformis Brown-eyed primrose
Castilleja angustifolia Desert indian paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Desert paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa Indian paintbrush
Castilleja exserta Owl's clover
Caulanthus coulteri var. lemmonii Jewelflower
Caulanthus inflatus Desert candle
Cercidium floridum Palo verde
Chaenactis fremontii Desert pincushion
Chaenactis glabriuscula Yellow pincushion
Chaenactis xantiana White desert pincushion
Chamaesyce polycarpa Prostrate spurge
Chenopodium californicum Soap plant
Chilopsis linearis Desert willow
Chorizanthe brevicornu Brittle spineflower
Chorizanthe rigida Rigid spiny herb
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbitbrush
Cleomella obtusifolia Stinkweed
Coleogyne ramosissima Black bush
Coreopsis bigelovii Coreopsis
Coreopsis californica Coreopsis
Coreopsis calliopsidea Coreopsis
Cryptantha augustifolia Cryptantha
Cryptantha circumscissa Western forget-me-not
Cryptantha flavoculata Cryptantha
Cryptantha micrantha Cryptantha
Cryptantha utahensis Scented cryptantha
Cucurbita foetidissima Calabazilla
Cuscuta denticulata Dodder
Cuscuta sp. Dodder
Cymopteris terebinthinus Desert parsley

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