Detailed Scientific Descriptions

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A Naturalist's Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills, California

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INTRODUCTION

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

DICHOTOMOUS KEYS

Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

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Abronia

maritima [ pics ]
umbellata ssp. umbellata [ pics ]

Acacia

cyclops   [ pics ]
dealbata   [ pics ]
longifolia   [ pics ]
melanoxylon   [ pics ]
retinodes   [ pics ]
saligna   [ pics ]

Acer

macrophyllum [ pics ]
negundo [ pics ]

Achillea

millefolium [ pics ]

Achnatherum

coronatum [ pics ]

Achyrachaena

mollis [ pics ]

Acmispon

americanus var. americanus   [ pics ]
argophyllus var. argophyllus   [ pics ]
glaber   [ pics ]
grandiflorus var. grandiflorus   [ pics ]
maritimus var. maritimus   [ pics ]
micranthus   [ pics ]
strigosus   [ pics ]
wrangelianus   [ pics ]

Acourtia

microcephala [ pics ]

Adenostoma

fasciculatum var. fasciculatum [ pics ]
sparsifolium [ pics ]

Adiantum

capillus-veneris [ pics ]
jordanii [ pics ]

Aegilops

cylindrica [ pics ]

Agave

americana var. americana [ pics ]

Ageratina

adenophora [ pics ]

Agoseris

grandiflora var. grandiflora [ pics ]
heterophylla var. heterophylla

Agrostis

exarata
gigantea   [ pics ]
pallens   [ pics ]
semiverticillata   [ pics ]
viridis   [ pics ]

Ailanthus

altissima [ pics ]

Albizia

Alisma

plantago-aquatica [ pics ]
triviale [ pics ]

Allium

haematochiton   [ pics ]
neapolitanum   [ pics ]
peninsulare var. peninsulare   [ pics ]
praecox   [ pics ]

Allophyllum

glutinosum [ pics ]

Alnus

rhombifolia [ pics ]

Alopecurus

Amaranthus

albus   [ pics ]
blitoides   [ pics ]
californicus   [ pics ]
deflexus   [ pics ]
powellii   [ pics ]
retroflexus   [ pics ]

Amblyopappus

pusillus [ pics ]

Ambrosia

acanthicarpa   [ pics ]
chamissonis   [ pics ]
psilostachya   [ pics ]

Ammannia

coccinea [ pics ]

Ammophila

arenaria ssp. arenaria [ pics ]

Amorpha

californica var. californica [ pics ]

Amsinckia

intermedia   [ pics ]
menziesii   [ pics ]
menziesii var. intermedia   [ pics ]
menziesii var. menziesii   [ pics ]

Ancistrocarphus

filagineus [ pics ]

Andropogon

glomeratus var. scabriglumis

Anemopsis

californica [ pics ]

Anthemis

cotula [ pics ]

Anthriscus

caucalis [ pics ]

Antirrhinum

coulterianum   [ pics ]
kelloggii   [ pics ]
nuttallianum   [ pics ]
thompsonii   [ pics ]

Aphanes

occidentalis [ pics ]

Aphyllon

franciscanum   [ pics ]
parishii   [ pics ]
purpureum   [ pics ]
tuberosum   [ pics ]
vallicolum   [ pics ]

Apiastrum

angustifolium [ pics ]

Apium

graveolens [ pics ]
leptophyllum [ pics ]

Apocynum

cannabinum [ pics ]

Aptenia

cordifolia [ pics ]
cordifolia × A. haeckeliana [ pics ]

Arabis

glabra [ pics ]
sparsiflora [ pics ]

Araujia

sericifera [ pics ]

Arctostaphylos

glandulosa [ pics ]
glauca [ pics ]

Argemone

munita [ pics ]

Aristida

adscensionis [ pics ]
purpurea var. parishii

Artemisia

biennis
californica   [ pics ]
douglasiana   [ pics ]
dracunculus   [ pics ]
tridentata ssp. parishii   [ pics ]

Arthrocnemum

subterminale [ pics ]

Arundo

donax [ pics ]

Asclepias

californica   [ pics ]
eriocarpa   [ pics ]
fascicularis   [ pics ]

Asparagus

asparagoides [ pics ]

Asphodelus

fistulosus [ pics ]

Aspidotis

californica [ pics ]

Asplenium

Aster

lanceolatus ssp. hesperius [ pics ]
subulatus var. ligulatus [ pics ]

Astragalus

antiselli   [ pics ]
brauntonii   [ pics ]
didymocarpus var. didymocarpus   [ pics ]
gambelianus   [ pics ]
pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus   [ pics ]
trichopodus var. lonchus   [ pics ]
trichopodus var. phoxus   [ pics ]

Athysanus

pusillus [ pics ]

Atriplex

amnicola   [ pics ]
canescens var. canescens   [ pics ]
coulteri   [ pics ]
lentiformis   [ pics ]
leucophylla   [ pics ]
prostrata   [ pics ]
semibaccata   [ pics ]
serenana   [ pics ]
suberecta   [ pics ]
triangularis   [ pics ]
watsonii   [ pics ]

Avena

barbata   [ pics ]
fatua   [ pics ]
sativa   [ pics ]

Azolla

filiculoides [ pics ]

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Baccharis

douglasii   [ pics ]
glutinosa   [ pics ]
malibuensis   [ pics ]
pilularis ssp. consanguinea   [ pics ]
plummerae ssp. plummerae   [ pics ]
salicifolia ssp. salicifolia   [ pics ]
sarothroides × pilularis   [ pics ]

Baileya

multiradiata [ pics ]

Barbarea

orthoceras [ pics ]

Bassia

hyssopifolia [ pics ]

Batis

maritima [ pics ]

Berberis

nevinii [ pics ]
pinnata ssp. pinnata [ pics ]

Berula

erecta [ pics ]

Beta

vulgaris ssp. maritima [ pics ]

Bidens

frondosa   [ pics ]
laevis   [ pics ]
pilosa   [ pics ]

Bituminaria

bituminosa [ pics ]

Bloomeria

crocea var. crocea [ pics ]

Boechera

sparsiflora [ pics ]

Bolboschoenus

maritimus ssp. paludosus [ pics ]

Bothriochloa

barbinodis [ pics ]

Bowlesia

incana [ pics ]

Boykinia

occidentalis [ pics ]
rotundifolia [ pics ]

Brachypodium

distachyon [ pics ]

Brassica

nigra   [ pics ]
rapa   [ pics ]
tournefortii   [ pics ]

Brickellia

californica [ pics ]
nevinii [ pics ]

Briza

minor [ pics ]

Brodiaea

terrestris ssp. kernensis [ pics ]

Bromus

arenarius
arizonicus
berteroanus   [ pics ]
catharticus var. catharticus   [ pics ]
diandrus   [ pics ]
hordeaceus   [ pics ]
madritensis   [ pics ]
mollis   [ pics ]
pseudolaevipes   [ pics ]
rubens   [ pics ]
sitchensis var. carinatus   [ pics ]
sterilis
tectorum   [ pics ]
trinii   [ pics ]
trinii var. excelsus

Buddleja

saligna [ pics ]

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Caesalpinia

gilliesii [ pics ]

Cakile

edentula
maritima [ pics ]

Calandrinia

breweri   [ pics ]
maritima   [ pics ]
menziesii   [ pics ]

California

macrophylla [ pics ]

Calocedrus

decurrens [ pics ]

Calochortus

albus   [ pics ]
catalinae   [ pics ]
clavatus var. gracilis   [ pics ]
clavatus var. pallidus   [ pics ]
plummerae   [ pics ]
splendens   [ pics ]
venustus   [ pics ]
weedii var. intermedius   [ pics ]

Calodendrum

capense [ pics ]

Calyptridium

monandrum [ pics ]

Calystegia

collina ssp. venusta   [ pics ]
macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia   [ pics ]
macrostegia ssp. intermedia   [ pics ]
purpurata ssp. purpurata   [ pics ]
soldanella   [ pics ]

Camelina

Camissonia

bistorta   [ pics ]
boothii ssp. decorticans   [ pics ]
californica   [ pics ]
cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa   [ pics ]
hirtella
ignota
intermedia
lewisii
micrantha   [ pics ]
strigulosa   [ pics ]

Camissoniopsis

bistorta   [ pics ]
cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa   [ pics ]
hirtella
ignota
intermedia
lewisii
micrantha   [ pics ]

Capsella

bursa-pastoris [ pics ]

Cardamine

californica [ pics ]
oligosperma [ pics ]

Cardaria

draba [ pics ]

Cardionema

ramosissimum [ pics ]

Carduus

pycnocephalus ssp. pycnocephalus [ pics ]

Carex

globosa   [ pics ]
praegracilis   [ pics ]
senta   [ pics ]

Carpobrotus

chilensis [ pics ]
edulis [ pics ]

Carthamus

lanatus [ pics ]

Cassia

artemisioides [ pics ]
didymobotrya [ pics ]

Castilleja

affinis ssp. affinis   [ pics ]
exserta ssp. exserta   [ pics ]
foliolosa   [ pics ]
minor ssp. spiralis   [ pics ]

Caucalis

microcarpa [ pics ]

Caulanthus

heterophyllus [ pics ]
lasiophyllus [ pics ]

Ceanothus

crassifolius var. crassifolius   [ pics ]
cuneatus var. cuneatus   [ pics ]
leucodermis   [ pics ]
megacarpus var. megacarpus   [ pics ]
oliganthus var. oliganthus   [ pics ]
spinosus   [ pics ]

Cedrus

deodara

Centaurea

calcitrapa   [ pics ]
cyanus   [ pics ]
melitensis   [ pics ]
solstitialis   [ pics ]

Centaurium

exaltatum [ pics ]
venustum [ pics ]

Centranthus

ruber [ pics ]

Centromadia

pungens ssp. pungens [ pics ]

Cerastium

glomeratum [ pics ]

Ceratophyllum

Cercocarpus

betuloides var. betuloides [ pics ]

Chaenactis

artemisiifolia [ pics ]
glabriuscula var. glabriuscula [ pics ]

Chamaebatia

australis [ pics ]

Chamomilla

suaveolens [ pics ]

Chenopodium

album   [ pics ]
ambrosioides   [ pics ]
berlandieri var. zschackei   [ pics ]
californicum   [ pics ]
macrospermum   [ pics ]
multifidum   [ pics ]
murale   [ pics ]

Chloris

virgata [ pics ]

Chlorogalum

pomeridianum var. pomeridianum [ pics ]

Chloropyron

maritimum ssp. maritimum [ pics ]

Chondrilla

juncea [ pics ]

Chorizanthe

coriacea   [ pics ]
parryi var. fernandina   [ pics ]
staticoides   [ pics ]

Chrysanthemum

coronarium [ pics ]

Chrysothamnus

nauseosus ssp. mohavensis [ pics ]

Cichorium

intybus [ pics ]

Ciclospermum

leptophyllum [ pics ]

Cirsium

vulgare [ pics ]

Cistanthe

maritima [ pics ]
monandra [ pics ]

Cistus

ladanifer [ pics ]

Clarkia

bottae   [ pics ]
cylindrica ssp. cylindrica   [ pics ]
epilobioides   [ pics ]
purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera   [ pics ]
purpurea ssp. viminea   [ pics ]
unguiculata   [ pics ]

Claytonia

exigua ssp. exigua   [ pics ]
gypsophiloides   [ pics ]
parviflora ssp. parviflora   [ pics ]
parviflora ssp. viridis   [ pics ]
perfoliata   [ pics ]

Clematis

lasiantha [ pics ]
ligusticifolia [ pics ]

Clinopodium

douglasii [ pics ]

Collinsia

heterophylla   [ pics ]
heterophylla var. heterophylla   [ pics ]
parryi   [ pics ]

Comarostaphylis

diversifolia ssp. planifolia [ pics ]

Conium

maculatum [ pics ]

Convolvulus

arvensis [ pics ]
simulans [ pics ]

Conyza

bonariensis   [ pics ]
canadensis   [ pics ]
coulteri   [ pics ]

Cordylanthus

maritimus ssp. maritimus [ pics ]
rigidus ssp. setiger [ pics ]

Coreopsis

bigelovii   [ pics ]
californica   [ pics ]
gigantea   [ pics ]

Corethrogyne

filaginifolia [ pics ]

Cornus

glabrata [ pics ]

Coronopus

didymus [ pics ]

Cortaderia

selloana [ pics ]

Cosmos

bipinnatus [ pics ]

Cotoneaster

pannosus [ pics ]

Cotula

australis [ pics ]
coronopifolia [ pics ]

Crassula

connata [ pics ]

Crepis

Cressa

truxillensis [ pics ]

Crocanthemum

scoparium [ pics ]

Croton

californicus [ pics ]
setiger [ pics ]

Crypsis

schoenoides [ pics ]
vaginiflora

Cryptantha

clevelandii var. clevelandii   [ pics ]
intermedia var. intermedia   [ pics ]
micromeres   [ pics ]
microstachys   [ pics ]
muricata var. muricata   [ pics ]

Cucurbita

foetidissima [ pics ]
pepo var. pepo [ pics ]

Cupressus

arizonica   [ pics ]
forbesii   [ pics ]
guadalupensis var. forbesii   [ pics ]
nevadensis   [ pics ]

Cuscuta

californica var. papillosa   [ pics ]
campestris   [ pics ]
pacifica var. pacifica   [ pics ]
pentagona   [ pics ]
salina var. major   [ pics ]
subinclusa   [ pics ]

Cyclospermum

leptophyllum [ pics ]

Cylindropuntia

bernardina [ pics ]
prolifera [ pics ]

Cynara

cardunculus ssp. cardunculus [ pics ]

Cynodon

dactylon [ pics ]

Cynosurus

echinatus [ pics ]

Cyperus

difformis   [ pics ]
eragrostis   [ pics ]
erythrorhizos
esculentus var. leptostachyus   [ pics ]
involucratus   [ pics ]
odoratus   [ pics ]

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Dactylis

glomerata [ pics ]

Dactyloctenium

aegyptium [ pics ]

Datisca

glomerata [ pics ]

Datura

stramonium [ pics ]
wrightii [ pics ]

Daucus

carota [ pics ]
pusillus [ pics ]

Deinandra

fasciculata [ pics ]
minthornii [ pics ]

Delairea

odorata [ pics ]

Delphinium

cardinale   [ pics ]
parryi ssp. parryi   [ pics ]
patens ssp. hepaticoideum   [ pics ]

Dendromecon

rigida [ pics ]

Descurainia

pinnata ssp. brachycarpa [ pics ]
sophia [ pics ]

Dicentra

ochroleuca [ pics ]

Dichondra

occidentalis [ pics ]

Digitaria

ciliaris var. ciliaris [ pics ]
ischaemum [ pics ]

Dimorphotheca

fruticosa [ pics ]
sinuata [ pics ]

Diplacus

brevipes [ pics ]
longiflorus [ pics ]

Diplotaxis

Dipogon

lignosus [ pics ]

Dipsacus

fullonum [ pics ]
sylvestris [ pics ]

Dipterostemon

capitatus ssp. capitatus [ pics ]

Distichlis

littoralis [ pics ]
spicata [ pics ]

Draba

cuneifolia [ pics ]

Drymocallis

glandulosa ssp. wrangelliana [ pics ]

Dryopteris

arguta [ pics ]

Dudleya

abramsii ssp. parva   [ pics ]
blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae   [ pics ]
caespitosa   [ pics ]
cymosa ssp. agourensis   [ pics ]
cymosa ssp. cymosa   [ pics ]
cymosa ssp. ovatifolia   [ pics ]
lanceolata   [ pics ]
multicaulis   [ pics ]
parva   [ pics ]
pulverulenta   [ pics ]
verityi   [ pics ]

Dysphania

ambrosioides [ pics ]
multifida [ pics ]

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Echinochloa

crus-galli [ pics ]

Echinodorus

berteroi [ pics ]

Echium

candicans [ pics ]

Eclipta

prostrata [ pics ]

Ehrendorferia

ochroleuca [ pics ]

Ehrharta

erecta [ pics ]

Eleocharis

macrostachya [ pics ]
parishii [ pics ]

Eleusine

indica [ pics ]

Elymus

caput-medusae   [ pics ]
condensatus   [ pics ]
glaucus ssp. glaucus   [ pics ]
multisetus
ponticus   [ pics ]
triticoides ssp. triticoides   [ pics ]

Elytrigia

pontica [ pics ]

Emex

spinosa [ pics ]

Emmenanthe

penduliflora [ pics ]

Encelia

californica [ pics ]
farinosa [ pics ]

Epilobium

brachycarpum   [ pics ]
campestre
canum ssp. canum   [ pics ]
canum ssp. latifolium   [ pics ]
ciliatum ssp. ciliatum   [ pics ]
pygmaeum

Epipactis

gigantea [ pics ]

Equisetum

hyemale ssp. affine   [ pics ]
laevigatum   [ pics ]
telmateia ssp. braunii   [ pics ]

Eragrostis

barrelieri [ pics ]
hypnoides
mexicana ssp. virescens
pectinacea var. pectinacea

Erechtites

quadridentata [ pics ]

Eremocarpus

setigerus [ pics ]

Eremothera

boothii ssp. decorticans [ pics ]

Eriastrum

densifolium ssp. elongatum   [ pics ]
filifolium   [ pics ]
sapphirinum   [ pics ]

Ericameria

arborescens   [ pics ]
ericoides   [ pics ]
linearifolia   [ pics ]
nauseosa var. mohavensis   [ pics ]
palmeri var. pachylepis   [ pics ]
parishii var. parishii
pinifolia   [ pics ]

Erigeron

bonariensis   [ pics ]
canadensis   [ pics ]
foliosus var. foliosus   [ pics ]

Eriobotrya

japonica [ pics ]

Eriogonum

angulosum   [ pics ]
cinereum   [ pics ]
cithariforme var. agninum   [ pics ]
crocatum   [ pics ]
elongatum var. elongatum   [ pics ]
fasciculatum var. foliolosum   [ pics ]
giganteum var. giganteum   [ pics ]
gracile var. gracile   [ pics ]
parvifolium   [ pics ]
wrightii var. membranaceum   [ pics ]

Eriophyllum

confertiflorum var. confertiflorum [ pics ]
multicaule [ pics ]

Erodium

botrys   [ pics ]
brachycarpum   [ pics ]
cicutarium   [ pics ]
macrophyllum   [ pics ]
moschatum   [ pics ]

Erysimum

capitatum var. capitatum   [ pics ]
insulare ssp. suffrutescens   [ pics ]
suffrutescens   [ pics ]

Erythranthe

cardinalis   [ pics ]
floribunda   [ pics ]
guttata   [ pics ]

Eschscholzia

caespitosa [ pics ]
californica [ pics ]

Eucalyptus

camaldulensis [ pics ]
camaldulensis var. obtusa
globulus [ pics ]

Eucrypta

chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia [ pics ]

Eulobus

californicus [ pics ]

Euphorbia

albomarginata   [ pics ]
lathyris   [ pics ]
maculata   [ pics ]
melanadenia   [ pics ]
peplus   [ pics ]
polycarpa   [ pics ]
prostrata   [ pics ]
serpens   [ pics ]
serpillifolia ssp. hirtula
serpillifolia ssp. serpillifolia   [ pics ]
spathulata   [ pics ]
terracina   [ pics ]

Euthamia

occidentalis [ pics ]

Extriplex

californica [ pics ]

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Festuca

arundinacea   [ pics ]
bromoides
elmeri   [ pics ]
microstachys   [ pics ]
myuros   [ pics ]
octoflora
perennis   [ pics ]
temulenta

Ficus

carica [ pics ]

Filago

californica [ pics ]
gallica [ pics ]

Foeniculum

vulgare [ pics ]

Frangula

californica ssp. californica [ pics ]

Frankenia

salina [ pics ]

Fraxinus

dipetala   [ pics ]
uhdei   [ pics ]
velutina   [ pics ]

Fritillaria

biflora var. biflora [ pics ]

Funastrum

cynanchoides var. hartwegii [ pics ]

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Galenia

pubescens [ pics ]

Galium

andrewsii   [ pics ]
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium   [ pics ]
aparine   [ pics ]
cliftonsmithii
nuttallii ssp. nuttallii   [ pics ]
parisiense   [ pics ]

Garrya

veatchii [ pics ]

Gastridium

phleoides [ pics ]
ventricosum [ pics ]

Gaura

coccinea [ pics ]
drummondii [ pics ]
sinuata

Gazania

linearis [ pics ]

Genista

monspessulana [ pics ]

Geranium

carolinianum   [ pics ]
dissectum   [ pics ]
molle   [ pics ]
rotundifolium   [ pics ]

Gilia

achilleifolia
angelensis   [ pics ]
capitata ssp. abrotanifolia   [ pics ]
clivorum   [ pics ]
splendens ssp. splendens   [ pics ]

Githopsis

diffusa [ pics ]

Glandularia

pulchella [ pics ]

Glebionis

coronaria [ pics ]

Glycyrrhiza

lepidota [ pics ]

Gnaphalium

bicolor   [ pics ]
californicum   [ pics ]
canescens ssp. microcephalum   [ pics ]
leucocephalum   [ pics ]
luteo-album   [ pics ]
microcephalum   [ pics ]
palustre   [ pics ]
ramosissimum   [ pics ]
stramineum   [ pics ]

Grindelia

camporum [ pics ]
hirsutula [ pics ]

Guillenia

lasiophylla [ pics ]

Gutierrezia

californica [ pics ]

Gypsophila

elegans [ pics ]

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Haplopappus

squarrosus [ pics ]

Hazardia

squarrosa var. grindelioides [ pics ]

Hedypnois

rhagadioloides [ pics ]

Helenium

puberulum [ pics ]

Helianthus

annuus [ pics ]
gracilentus [ pics ]

Helminthotheca

echioides [ pics ]

Helxine

soleirolii [ pics ]

Hemizonia

congesta ssp. luzulifolia
fasciculata   [ pics ]
minthornii   [ pics ]
pungens   [ pics ]

Herniaria

hirsuta var. cinerea [ pics ]

Hesperocnide

tenella [ pics ]

Hesperocyparis

arizonica   [ pics ]
forbesii   [ pics ]
nevadensis   [ pics ]

Hesperolinon

micranthum [ pics ]

Hesperoyucca

whipplei [ pics ]

Heterocodon

rariflorum [ pics ]

Heteromeles

arbutifolia [ pics ]

Heterotheca

grandiflora [ pics ]
sessiliflora [ pics ]

Hieracium

argutum [ pics ]

Hirschfeldia

incana [ pics ]

Hoita

macrostachya [ pics ]

Holodiscus

discolor var. discolor [ pics ]

Hordeum

brachyantherum ssp. californicum
depressum   [ pics ]
intercedens
marinum ssp. gussoneanum   [ pics ]
murinum   [ pics ]
vulgare   [ pics ]

Horkelia

cuneata var. cuneata [ pics ]

Hydrocotyle

ranunculoides
verticillata [ pics ]

Hypericum

canariense [ pics ]

Hypochaeris

glabra [ pics ]
radicata [ pics ]

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Ipomoea

indica [ pics ]
mutabilis [ pics ]

Iris

pseudacorus [ pics ]

Isocoma

menziesii var. menziesii
menziesii var. sedoides [ pics ]
menziesii var. vernonioides [ pics ]

Isolepis

cernua [ pics ]

Isomeris

arborea [ pics ]

Iva

axillaris [ pics ]

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Jaumea

carnosa [ pics ]

Juglans

californica [ pics ]

Juncus

acutus ssp. leopoldii   [ pics ]
arcticus var. balticus   [ pics ]
balticus   [ pics ]
bufonius var. bufonius   [ pics ]
dubius   [ pics ]
macrophyllus   [ pics ]
mexicanus   [ pics ]
patens   [ pics ]
phaeocephalus var. paniculatus   [ pics ]
rugulosus   [ pics ]
textilis   [ pics ]
xiphioides   [ pics ]

Juniperus

californica [ pics ]

K

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Keckiella

cordifolia [ pics ]

Kickxia

elatine [ pics ]

Koeleria

macrantha [ pics ]

L

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Lactuca

serriola [ pics ]

Laennecia

coulteri [ pics ]

Lagophylla

ramosissima [ pics ]

Lamarckia

aurea [ pics ]

Lamium

amplexicaule [ pics ]

Lantana

montevidensis [ pics ]

Lastarriaea

coriacea [ pics ]

Lasthenia

coronaria   [ pics ]
glabrata ssp. coulteri   [ pics ]
gracilis   [ pics ]

Lathyrus

latifolius   [ pics ]
odoratus   [ pics ]
vestitus var. vestitus   [ pics ]

Lavatera

cretica [ pics ]

Layia

platyglossa [ pics ]

Lemna

gibba   [ pics ]
minor   [ pics ]
minuscula   [ pics ]
minuta   [ pics ]

Lepechinia

fragrans [ pics ]

Lepidium

didymum   [ pics ]
draba   [ pics ]
lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum   [ pics ]
latifolium   [ pics ]
latipes   [ pics ]
nitidum   [ pics ]
pinnatifidum
strictum   [ pics ]
virginicum ssp. menziesii   [ pics ]

Lepidospartum

squamatum [ pics ]

Leptochloa

fascicularis   [ pics ]
fusca ssp. fascicularis   [ pics ]
fusca ssp. uninervia   [ pics ]
uninervia   [ pics ]

Leptodactylon

californicum [ pics ]

Leptosiphon

ciliatus   [ pics ]
liniflorus   [ pics ]
parviflorus   [ pics ]
pygmaeus ssp. continentalis

Leptosyne

bigelovii   [ pics ]
californica   [ pics ]
gigantea   [ pics ]

Lessingia

filaginifolia [ pics ]

Lewisia

rediviva [ pics ]
rediviva var. rediviva [ pics ]

Leymus

condensatus [ pics ]
triticoides [ pics ]

Ligustrum

lucidum [ pics ]

Lilium

humboldtii ssp. ocellatum [ pics ]

Limonium

californicum   [ pics ]
perezii   [ pics ]
sinuatum   [ pics ]

Linanthus

californicus   [ pics ]
ciliatus   [ pics ]
dianthiflorus   [ pics ]
liniflorus   [ pics ]
parviflorus   [ pics ]
pygmaeus ssp. continentalis

Linaria

canadensis [ pics ]
maroccana [ pics ]

Linum

micranthum [ pics ]

Lithophragma

affine [ pics ]
cymbalaria [ pics ]

Lobelia

dunnii var. serrata [ pics ]

Lobularia

maritima [ pics ]

Loeflingia

squarrosa [ pics ]

Logfia

californica   [ pics ]
filaginoides   [ pics ]
gallica   [ pics ]

Lolium

arundinaceum   [ pics ]
multiflorum   [ pics ]
perenne   [ pics ]
temulentum

Lomatium

dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum   [ pics ]
lucidum   [ pics ]
utriculatum   [ pics ]

Lonicera

subspicata var. denudata [ pics ]

Lotus

argophyllus var. argophyllus   [ pics ]
corniculatus   [ pics ]
grandiflorus var. grandiflorus   [ pics ]
hamatus   [ pics ]
purshianus   [ pics ]
salsuginosus var. salsuginosus   [ pics ]
scoparius   [ pics ]
strigosus   [ pics ]
wrangelianus   [ pics ]

Ludwigia

peploides ssp. peploides [ pics ]

Lupinus

albifrons var. hallii   [ pics ]
bicolor   [ pics ]
concinnus   [ pics ]
formosus var. formosus
hirsutissimus   [ pics ]
latifolius   [ pics ]
longifolius   [ pics ]
microcarpus var. microcarpus   [ pics ]
sparsiflorus   [ pics ]
succulentus   [ pics ]
truncatus   [ pics ]

Lycium

californicum [ pics ]

Lycopersicon

esculentum [ pics ]

Lysimachia

arvensis [ pics ]

Lythrum

californicum [ pics ]
hyssopifolia [ pics ]

M

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Madia

elegans   [ pics ]
exigua   [ pics ]
gracilis   [ pics ]
sativa   [ pics ]

Mahonia

pinnata [ pics ]

Malacothamnus

fasciculatus var. fasciculatus [ pics ]

Malacothrix

clevelandii [ pics ]
saxatilis var. tenuifolia [ pics ]

Malephora

crocea [ pics ]

Malosma

laurina [ pics ]

Malva

nicaeensis   [ pics ]
parviflora   [ pics ]
pseudolavatera   [ pics ]

Malvella

leprosa [ pics ]

Marah

macrocarpa [ pics ]

Marrubium

vulgare [ pics ]

Marsilea

vestita [ pics ]

Matricaria

discoidea [ pics ]

Meconella

denticulata [ pics ]

Medicago

lupulina   [ pics ]
polymorpha   [ pics ]
sativa   [ pics ]

Melica

californica [ pics ]
imperfecta [ pics ]

Melilotus

albus [ pics ]
indicus [ pics ]

Mentha

× piperita   [ pics ]
arvensis
canadensis
pulegium   [ pics ]
spicata   [ pics ]

Mentzelia

laevicaulis [ pics ]
micrantha [ pics ]

Mesembryanthemum

crystallinum [ pics ]
nodiflorum [ pics ]

Micranthes

californica [ pics ]

Micropus

californicus var. californicus [ pics ]

Microseris

× heterocarpa [ pics ]
douglasii ssp. tenella [ pics ]

Microsteris

gracilis [ pics ]

Mimetanthe

pilosa [ pics ]

Mirabilis

californica   [ pics ]
jalapa var. jalapa   [ pics ]
laevis var. crassifolia   [ pics ]

Modiola

caroliniana [ pics ]

Monanthochloe

littoralis [ pics ]

Monardella

breweri ssp. lanceolata
hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca [ pics ]
lanceolata

Monolopia

lanceolata [ pics ]

Montia

fontana [ pics ]

Morella

californica [ pics ]

Mucronea

californica [ pics ]

Muhlenbergia

asperifolia   [ pics ]
microsperma   [ pics ]
rigens   [ pics ]

Muilla

maritima [ pics ]

Myoporum

laetum [ pics ]

Myrica

californica [ pics ]

Myriopteris

cooperae   [ pics ]
covillei   [ pics ]
newberryi   [ pics ]

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Najas

guadalupensis ssp. guadalupensis [ pics ]
marina [ pics ]

Nassella

cernua   [ pics ]
lepida   [ pics ]
pulchra   [ pics ]

Nasturtium

officinale [ pics ]

Navarretia

hamata ssp. hamata   [ pics ]
hamata ssp. leptantha   [ pics ]
jaredii   [ pics ]
mellita   [ pics ]
mitracarpa   [ pics ]
ojaiensis   [ pics ]
pubescens   [ pics ]

Nemacladus

ramosissimus [ pics ]

Nemophila

menziesii var. menziesii [ pics ]
pedunculata [ pics ]

Neogaerrhinum

strictum [ pics ]

Nicotiana

acuminata var. multiflora   [ pics ]
bigelovii   [ pics ]
clevelandii   [ pics ]
glauca   [ pics ]
quadrivalvis   [ pics ]

Nolina

cismontana [ pics ]
parryi [ pics ]

Notholaena

californica [ pics ]

Nuttallanthus

texanus [ pics ]

Nymphaea

mexicana [ pics ]

O

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Oenothera

elata ssp. hirsutissima   [ pics ]
laciniata   [ pics ]
rosea   [ pics ]
sinuosa
speciosa   [ pics ]
suffrutescens   [ pics ]
xenogaura   [ pics ]

Olea

europaea [ pics ]

Oligomeris

linifolia [ pics ]

Opuntia

basilaris var. basilaris   [ pics ]
ficus-indica   [ pics ]
littoralis   [ pics ]
oricola   [ pics ]
parryi   [ pics ]
phaeacantha   [ pics ]
prolifera   [ pics ]

Oryzopsis

miliacea [ pics ]

Osmorhiza

brachypoda [ pics ]

Osteospermum

ecklonis [ pics ]
fruticosum [ pics ]

Oxalis

albicans ssp. californica   [ pics ]
californica   [ pics ]
corniculata   [ pics ]
pes-caprae   [ pics ]

P

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Packera

breweri [ pics ]

Paeonia

californica [ pics ]

Panicum

Papaver

californicum   [ pics ]
heterophyllum   [ pics ]
rhoeas   [ pics ]

Parapholis

incurva

Parietaria

hespera [ pics ]

Parkinsonia

aculeata [ pics ]

Parthenocissus

inserta [ pics ]
vitacea [ pics ]

Paspalum

dilatatum [ pics ]
distichum
vaginatum [ pics ]

Passiflora

caerulea [ pics ]

Pectocarya

linearis ssp. ferocula [ pics ]
penicillata [ pics ]

Pedicularis

densiflora [ pics ]

Pelazoneuron

puberulum var. sonorensis [ pics ]

Pellaea

andromedifolia [ pics ]
mucronata var. mucronata [ pics ]

Pennisetum

clandestinum   [ pics ]
setaceum   [ pics ]
villosum   [ pics ]

Penstemon

centranthifolius   [ pics ]
heterophyllus var. australis   [ pics ]
spectabilis var. subviscosus   [ pics ]

Pentachaeta

lyonii [ pics ]

Pentagramma

triangularis [ pics ]

Peritoma

arborea var. arborea [ pics ]

Perityle

emoryi [ pics ]

Persicaria

amphibia   [ pics ]
lapathifolia   [ pics ]
maculosa   [ pics ]
punctata

Petunia

parviflora [ pics ]

Phacelia

brachyloba   [ pics ]
cicutaria var. hispida   [ pics ]
distans   [ pics ]
grandiflora   [ pics ]
imbricata ssp. imbricata   [ pics ]
minor   [ pics ]
parryi   [ pics ]
ramosissima   [ pics ]
tanacetifolia   [ pics ]
viscida   [ pics ]

Phalaris

aquatica   [ pics ]
canariensis
minor   [ pics ]
paradoxa   [ pics ]

Phlox

gracilis [ pics ]

Phoenix

canariensis [ pics ]

Pholistoma

auritum var. auritum [ pics ]
racemosum [ pics ]

Phoradendron

leucarpum ssp. macrophyllum   [ pics ]
leucarpum ssp. tomentosum   [ pics ]
macrophyllum   [ pics ]
serotinum ssp. tomentosum   [ pics ]

Phyla

lanceolata [ pics ]
nodiflora [ pics ]

Physalis

philadelphica [ pics ]

Pickeringia

montana var. montana [ pics ]

Picris

echioides [ pics ]

Pinus

halepensis ssp. halepensis [ pics ]

Piperia

cooperi   [ pics ]
elongata   [ pics ]
unalascensis   [ pics ]

Piptatherum

miliaceum [ pics ]

Pistia

stratiotes [ pics ]

Pittosporum

undulatum [ pics ]

Pityrogramma

triangularis [ pics ]

Plagiobothrys

acanthocarpus   [ pics ]
canescens   [ pics ]
collinus var. fulvescens   [ pics ]
collinus var. gracilis   [ pics ]
nothofulvus   [ pics ]

Plantago

elongata   [ pics ]
erecta   [ pics ]
lanceolata   [ pics ]
major   [ pics ]
ovata

Platanus

racemosa [ pics ]

Platystemon

californicus [ pics ]

Plectritis

ciliosa [ pics ]

Pluchea

odorata var. odorata [ pics ]

Poa

annua [ pics ]
bulbosa ssp. vivipara
palustris
secunda [ pics ]

Polycarpon

depressum [ pics ]
tetraphyllum var. tetraphyllum [ pics ]

Polygonum

amphibium var. emersum   [ pics ]
arenastrum   [ pics ]
argyrocoleon   [ pics ]
aviculare ssp. depressum   [ pics ]
lapathifolium   [ pics ]
persicaria   [ pics ]
punctatum

Polypodium

californicum [ pics ]

Polypogon

interruptus   [ pics ]
monspeliensis   [ pics ]
viridis   [ pics ]

Populus

balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa   [ pics ]
fremontii ssp. fremontii   [ pics ]
trichocarpa   [ pics ]

Portulaca

oleracea [ pics ]

Potamogeton

pectinatus [ pics ]

Potentilla

glandulosa ssp. glandulosa [ pics ]

Poterium

Primula

clevelandii [ pics ]

Prunus

ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia [ pics ]
ilicifolia ssp. lyonii [ pics ]

Pseudognaphalium

biolettii   [ pics ]
californicum   [ pics ]
leucocephalum   [ pics ]
luteoalbum   [ pics ]
microcephalum   [ pics ]
ramosissimum   [ pics ]
stramineum   [ pics ]

Psilocarphus

tenellus [ pics ]

Pteridium

aquilinum var. pubescens [ pics ]

Pterostegia

drymarioides [ pics ]

Puccinellia

distans [ pics ]

Pyracantha

angustifolia [ pics ]

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Quercus

agrifolia var. agrifolia   [ pics ]
berberidifolia   [ pics ]
douglasii   [ pics ]
lobata   [ pics ]
palmeri   [ pics ]
wislizeni   [ pics ]

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Rafinesquia

californica [ pics ]

Ranunculus

californicus var. californicus [ pics ]
hebecarpus [ pics ]

Raphanus

raphanistrum [ pics ]
sativus [ pics ]

Rhamnus

californica ssp. californica   [ pics ]
crocea   [ pics ]
ilicifolia   [ pics ]

Rhaponticum

repens [ pics ]

Rhinotropis

cornuta var. fishiae [ pics ]

Rhus

aromatica   [ pics ]
integrifolia   [ pics ]
ovata   [ pics ]
trilobata   [ pics ]

Ribes

aureum var. gracillimum   [ pics ]
californicum   [ pics ]
indecorum   [ pics ]
malvaceum   [ pics ]
malvaceum var. indecorum   [ pics ]
speciosum   [ pics ]

Ricinus

communis [ pics ]

Robinia

pseudoacacia [ pics ]

Romneya

coulteri [ pics ]

Rorippa

curvisiliqua [ pics ]
nasturtium-aquaticum [ pics ]

Rosa

californica [ pics ]

Rotala

Rubus

armeniacus   [ pics ]
discolor   [ pics ]
ursinus   [ pics ]

Rumex

acetosella   [ pics ]
californicus   [ pics ]
conglomeratus   [ pics ]
crispus   [ pics ]
obtusifolius   [ pics ]
persicarioides   [ pics ]
pulcher
salicifolius   [ pics ]
salicifolius var. denticulatus   [ pics ]
stenophyllus   [ pics ]

Rupertia

physodes [ pics ]

Ruppia

cirrhosa [ pics ]
maritima [ pics ]

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Sabulina

douglasii [ pics ]

Sagina

decumbens ssp. occidentalis [ pics ]

Sagittaria

Sairocarpus

coulterianus   [ pics ]
multiflorus   [ pics ]
nuttallianus   [ pics ]

Salicornia

pacifica   [ pics ]
subterminalis   [ pics ]
virginica   [ pics ]

Salix

exigua var. hindsiana   [ pics ]
gooddingii   [ pics ]
laevigata   [ pics ]
lasiandra var. lasiandra   [ pics ]
lasiolepis   [ pics ]
lucida ssp. lasiandra   [ pics ]

Salsola

australis [ pics ]
tragus [ pics ]

Saltugilia

splendens ssp. splendens [ pics ]

Salvia

apiana   [ pics ]
columbariae   [ pics ]
leucophylla   [ pics ]
mellifera   [ pics ]
spathacea   [ pics ]

Sambucus

mexicana [ pics ]

Samolus

parviflorus [ pics ]

Sanicula

arguta   [ pics ]
bipinnata   [ pics ]
crassicaulis   [ pics ]
tuberosa   [ pics ]

Sarcocornia

pacifica [ pics ]

Sarcostemma

cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii [ pics ]

Satureja

douglasii [ pics ]

Saxifraga

californica [ pics ]

Scandix

pecten-veneris [ pics ]

Schedonorus

arundinaceus [ pics ]
phoenix [ pics ]

Schinus

molle [ pics ]
terebinthifolius [ pics ]

Schismus

arabicus [ pics ]
barbatus [ pics ]

Schoenoplectus

acutus var. occidentalis   [ pics ]
americanus   [ pics ]
californicus   [ pics ]

Scirpus

acutus var. occidentalis   [ pics ]
americanus   [ pics ]
californicus   [ pics ]
cernuus   [ pics ]
maritimus   [ pics ]
microcarpus   [ pics ]

Scrophularia

californica [ pics ]

Scutellaria

tuberosa [ pics ]

Sedum

spathulifolium [ pics ]

Selaginella

bigelovii [ pics ]

Senecio

aphanactis   [ pics ]
breweri   [ pics ]
flaccidus var. douglasii   [ pics ]
mikanioides   [ pics ]
quadridentatus   [ pics ]
vulgaris   [ pics ]

Senna

artemisioides [ pics ]
didymobotrya [ pics ]

Setaria

adhaerens [ pics ]
geniculata
gracilis
lutescens
parviflora
pumila

Sherardia

arvensis [ pics ]

Sidalcea

malviflora ssp. sparsifolia [ pics ]
sparsifolia [ pics ]

Silene

antirrhina   [ pics ]
gallica   [ pics ]
laciniata ssp. laciniata   [ pics ]
laciniata ssp. major   [ pics ]
multinervia   [ pics ]
verecunda   [ pics ]

Silybum

marianum [ pics ]

Sisymbrium

altissimum   [ pics ]
irio   [ pics ]
officinale   [ pics ]
orientale   [ pics ]

Sisyrinchium

bellum [ pics ]

Solanum

americanum   [ pics ]
douglasii   [ pics ]
elaeagnifolium   [ pics ]
lanceolatum   [ pics ]
nodiflorum   [ pics ]
physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum
rostratum
sarrachoides
xanti   [ pics ]

Soleirolia

soleirolii [ pics ]

Solidago

californica   [ pics ]
confinis   [ pics ]
velutina ssp. californica   [ pics ]

Soliva

sessilis [ pics ]

Sonchus

asper [ pics ]
oleraceus [ pics ]

Sorghum

bicolor [ pics ]
halepense [ pics ]

Spartina

foliosa [ pics ]

Spartium

junceum [ pics ]

Spergula

arvensis [ pics ]

Spergularia

bocconi   [ pics ]
macrotheca var. leucantha
macrotheca var. macrotheca   [ pics ]
marina   [ pics ]
villosa   [ pics ]

Stachys

ajugoides var. quercetorum   [ pics ]
albens   [ pics ]
bullata   [ pics ]
rigida var. quercetorum   [ pics ]

Stanleya

pinnata var. pinnata [ pics ]

Stebbinsoseris

heterocarpa [ pics ]

Stellaria

media   [ pics ]
nitens   [ pics ]
pallida   [ pics ]

Stephanomeria

cichoriacea   [ pics ]
exigua ssp. coronaria   [ pics ]
virgata   [ pics ]

Stillingia

linearifolia [ pics ]

Stipa

cernua   [ pics ]
coronata   [ pics ]
lepida   [ pics ]
miliacea var. miliacea   [ pics ]
pulchra   [ pics ]

Stuckenia

pectinata [ pics ]

Stylocline

gnaphaloides [ pics ]

Stylomecon

heterophylla [ pics ]

Suaeda

calceoliformis   [ pics ]
depressa   [ pics ]
esteroa   [ pics ]
taxifolia   [ pics ]

Symphoricarpos

mollis [ pics ]

Symphyotrichum

lanceolatum var. hesperium [ pics ]
subulatum var. parviflorum [ pics ]

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Taeniatherum

caput-medusae [ pics ]

Tamarix

ramosissima [ pics ]

Tanacetum

parthenium [ pics ]

Taraxacum

officinale [ pics ]

Tauschia

arguta [ pics ]
hartwegii [ pics ]

Tetradymia

comosa [ pics ]

Tetragonia

tetragonioides [ pics ]

Thalictrum

fendleri   [ pics ]
fendleri var. fendleri   [ pics ]
fendleri var. polycarpum   [ pics ]
polycarpum   [ pics ]

Thinopyrum

ponticum [ pics ]

Thysanocarpus

conchuliferus   [ pics ]
curvipes   [ pics ]
laciniatus   [ pics ]

Tillandsia

usneoides [ pics ]

Torilis

arvensis [ pics ]
nodosa [ pics ]

Toxicodendron

diversilobum [ pics ]

Toxicoscordion

fremontii [ pics ]

Tragopogon

porrifolius [ pics ]

Tribulus

terrestris [ pics ]

Trichostema

lanatum [ pics ]
lanceolatum [ pics ]

Trifolium

albopurpureum   [ pics ]
ciliolatum   [ pics ]
depauperatum var. truncatum   [ pics ]
fucatum
hirtum   [ pics ]
incarnatum   [ pics ]
microcephalum   [ pics ]
obtusiflorum   [ pics ]
repens   [ pics ]
variegatum   [ pics ]
willdenovii   [ pics ]

Triglochin

concinna [ pics ]
maritima [ pics ]

Triodanis

biflora [ pics ]

Triticum

aestivum [ pics ]

Tropaeolum

majus [ pics ]

Tropidocarpum

gracile [ pics ]

Turritis

glabra [ pics ]

Typha

domingensis [ pics ]
latifolia [ pics ]

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Umbellularia

californica [ pics ]

Urospermum

picroides [ pics ]

Urtica

dioica ssp. holosericea [ pics ]
urens [ pics ]

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Venegasia

carpesioides [ pics ]

Verbascum

virgatum [ pics ]

Verbena

bracteata   [ pics ]
lasiostachys var. scabrida   [ pics ]
pulchella   [ pics ]
tenuisecta   [ pics ]

Verbesina

encelioides [ pics ]

Veronica

anagallis-aquatica   [ pics ]
peregrina ssp. xalapensis   [ pics ]
persica   [ pics ]
serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia   [ pics ]

Vicia

americana ssp. americana   [ pics ]
benghalensis   [ pics ]
ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana   [ pics ]
sativa ssp. nigra   [ pics ]
sativa ssp. sativa   [ pics ]
villosa   [ pics ]

Vinca

major [ pics ]

Viola

pedunculata [ pics ]

Vitis

girdiana [ pics ]
vinifera [ pics ]

Vulpia

bromoides
microstachys [ pics ]
myuros [ pics ]
octoflora

W

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Washingtonia

robusta [ pics ]

Wolffiella

Woodwardia

fimbriata [ pics ]

X

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Xanthium

spinosum [ pics ]
strumarium [ pics ]

Y

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Yabea

microcarpa [ pics ]

Yucca

whipplei [ pics ]

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Zannichellia

palustris [ pics ]

Zauschneria

cana [ pics ]
latifolia [ pics ]

Zeltnera

exaltata [ pics ]
venusta [ pics ]

Zigadenus

fremontii [ pics ]

Updated: 3/6/2023
This table contains 1243 links to 1031 descriptions

The descriptions listed above used with permission from

A Naturalist's Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills, California

Copyright
Barry A. Prigge and Arthur C. Gibson
2013

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