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| Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily Calochortus leichtlinii Bridge's Gilia (Phlox Family) Gilia leptalea |
| Indian Paintbrush Castilleja sp. |
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| Queen's Cup Clintonia uniflora |
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| Ladies Thumb Polygonum persicaria |
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| Farewell to Spring Clarkia williamsonii |
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| California Poppy Eschscholzia californica |
| Shooting Star Dodecantheon jeffreyi |
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| Rein Orchid Platanthera leucostachys |
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| Leopard Lily Lilium pardalinum |
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| Bush Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus |
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| Alpine Lily Lilium parvum |
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| Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii |
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| Snowplant Sarcodes sanguinea |
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| Western Wallflower Erysimum capitatum |
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| Black Willow Catkins |
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| Yucca Yucca whipplei Andrew Homo sapien |
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| Popcorn Flower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus |
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| Fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii |
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| Bigelow Sneezeweed Helenium begelovii |
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| Unexpected Larkspur Delphinium inopinum (rare) |
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| Twisselmann Buckwheat Eriogonum twisselmannii (rare) |
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| Pinedrops Pterospora andromedea |
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| Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium |
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| Sierra Onion Allium campanulatum |
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| Western Mountain Aster Aster occidentalis |
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| Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus |
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| Wild Rose Rosa woodsii |
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| Mustang Clover Linanthus montanus |
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| Mountain Misery Chamaebatia foliolosa |
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| Monkey Flower Mimulus sp. |
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| Sierra Iris Iris hartwegii |
| Columbine Aquilegia formosa |
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| Ceanothus Ceanothus sp. |
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| Western Azalea Rhododendron occidentale |
| Redbud Cercis occidentalis |
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| Western Blue Flag Iris Iris missouriensis California Poppy Eschscholzia californica |
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| Swamp Onion Allium validum |
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| Scarlet Monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis |
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| Marsh Marigold Caltha leptosepala |
| Buttercup Ranunculus sp. |
| Checkerbloom Sidalcea malvaeflora |
| California, with all of its diverse environments, has a dazzling array of wildflowers. All photos were taken by me and are copyrighted. |
| Death Camas Zigadenus fremontii |
| San Francisco Owl's Clover Triphysaria floribunda (rare) Blue Eyed Grass (Iris Family) Sisyrinchium bellum |
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| Milk Maids Cardamine californica |
| Coastal, Valley, and Mountain Wildflowers Classified by Family, hover your mouse cursor over each photo to learn where they were taken Borage Family: |
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| Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum |
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| Broad-leaf Gilia Gilia latiflora |
| Recurved Larkspur Delphinium recurvatum (rare) |
| Locoweed Astralagus douglasii |
| Golden Bush Ericameria linearfolia |
| Owl's Clover Castilleja exserta |
| Bush Lupine Lupinus albifrons |
| Red Maids Calandrinia ciliata Filaree (Geranium Family) Erodium cicutarium |
| Wild Onion Allium fimbriatum |
| Wild Parsley Lomatium utriculatum |
| Fern-leaf Phacelia Phacelia distans |
| Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa California Poppy (Poppy Family) Eschscholzia californica |
| Cream Cups Platystemon californicus |
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| Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii |
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| Chinese Houses Collinsea heterophylla |
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| Tomcat Clover Trifolium tridentatum Glassy Onion (Lily Family) Allium hyalinum |
| Bridge's Penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus |
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| Glassy Onion Allium hyalinum |
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| Fairy Lantern Calochorthus amoenus |
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| Indian Pink Silene californica |
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| Ithuriel's Spear Triteleia laxa |
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| Common Madia Madia elegans |
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| Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata |
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| Fiesta Flower Pholistoma auritum |
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| Pretty Face Triteleia ixioides |
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| Golden Sunburst Pseudobahia heermanii |
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| Foothill Poppy Eschscholzia caespitosa |
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| Munz's Iris Iris munzii |
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| Manzanita Arctostaphylos patula |
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| Caterpillar Plant Phacelia mutabilis |
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| Stonecrop Sedum obtusatum |
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| Red Clintonia Clintonia andrewsiana |
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| Blue Flax Linium lewisii |
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| Kern County Larkspur Delphinium purpusii |
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| Rock Cress Arabis sp. |
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| Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium |
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| Corn Lily Veratrum californicum |
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| Raspberry Buckwheat Eriogonum gracilipes Aster (Sunflower Family) |
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| Parry's Larkspur Delphinium parryi |
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| Spotted Coralroot Orchid Corallorhiza maculata |
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| Richardson Geranium Geranium Richardsonii |
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| Pussy Ears Calochortus tolmiei |
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| Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata |
| Blue Penstemon Penstemon laetus |
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| Prickly Poppy Argemone munita |
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| Spreading Phlox Phlox diffusa |
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| Pride of the Mtns Penstemon newberryi |
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| Sky Pilot Polemonium eximium |
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| Red Heather Phyllodoce breweri |
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| Eastwood's Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila pulchella |
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| Ceanothus Ceanothus sp. |
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| Filaree Erodium cicutarium |
| Bridge's Gilia Gilia leptalea Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (Lily Family) Calochortus leichtlinii |
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| Stream Violet Viola glabella |
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| Sierra Primrose Primula suffrutescens |
| Sierra Primrose Primula suffrutescens |
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| Lewis' Monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii |
| Elephant Heads Pedicularis groenlandica |
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| Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum |
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| Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia |
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| Winter Vetch Vicia villosa |
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| Coville's mule-ears Agnorhiza invenusta |
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| Kern Swertia Swertia tubulosa |
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| Yarrow Achillea millefolium |
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| Pussy Paws Calyptridium umbellatum |
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| Star Tulip Calochortus nudus |
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| Labrador Tea Ledum glandulosum |
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| White-veined Pyrola Pyrola picta |
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| Ranger's Buttons Sphenosciadium capitellum |
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| Sierra Morning Glory Calystegia malacophylla |
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| Field Chickweed Cerastium arvense |
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| Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus parryi |
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| Striped Adobe Lily (rare) Fritillaria striata |