Wildflowers in Santa Barbara

Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Agavaceae (Agave)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Waxy leaved soap lily May-July	Hesperoyucca whipplei Chaparral yucca Apr-July
Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)
Asphodelus fistulosus Asphodel All year
Iridaceae (Iris)
Sisyrinchium bellum blue eyed grass Feb-June
Orchidaceae (Orchid)
Epipactis gigantea Stream Orchid May	Piperia elongata Dense-flowered Rein Orchid June-Aug	Piperia michaelii Michael’s Rein Orchid June
Themidaceae (Brodiaea)
Bloomeria crocea Common goldenstar Apr-July	Dichelostemma capitatum blue dicks Jan-June
Order: Liliales
Liliaceae (Lily)
Calochortus albus White fairy lantern May-July	Calochortus fimbriatus Late blooming Mariposa lily June-Aug	Calochortus luteus Yellow Mariposa Lily May-June
Calochortus venustus Butterfly Mariposa lily May-June	Fritillaria ojaiensis Ojai fritillary Mar-Apr	Lilium humboldtii humboldt’s lily June-July
Melanthiaceae (False-Hellebore)
Toxicoscordion fremontii Star Lily Feb-Apr
Dicots
Order: Ranunculales
Fumariaceae (Bleeding Heart)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha Golden Eardrops May-Mar	Ehrendorferia ochroleuca Cream-flowered Eardrops April
Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Dendromecon rigida Bush poppy All year	Eschscholzia caespitosa collarless California poppy Jan-July	Eschscholzia californica California poppy Dec-Oct
Papaver californicum fire poppy Jan-May
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)
Clematis lasiantha wild clematis Jan-May	Clematis ligusticifolia Creek Clematis July-Oct	Delphinium cardinale cardinal larkspur June-July
Delphinium parishii pale larkspur Apr-July	Delphinium parryi purple larkspur Feb-May	Delphinium patens spreading larkspur Feb-June
Ranunculus californicus California Buttercup Jan-May	Thalictrum fendleri Fendler’s Meadow-rue Mar-May
Magnoliidae
Order: Laurales
Lauraceae (Laurels)
Umbellularia californica california bay laurel Dec-Apr
Order: Piperales
Saururaceae (Lizard’s tail)
Anemopsis californica Yerba mansa July
Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Aizoaceae (Ice Plant)
Carpobrotus chilensis Sea Fig Oct-May	Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig Oct-May
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth)
Chenopodium californicum Soap Plant Apr-May	Chenopodium murale Nettle-leaved goosefoot Dec-May	Salsola tragus Tumbleweed Sep-Dec
Caryophyllaceae (Pinks)
Silene laciniata Indian Pink Mar-Sep	Silene gallica Windmill Pink Jan-July	Spergularia villosa Hairy Sand Spurrey April
Stellaria media chickweed Dec-June
Chenopodiaceae
Nyctaginaceae (Four O’Clock)
Abronia maritima Red sand verbena July	Mirabilis laevis Wishbone bush Dec-July
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Chorizanthe staticoides Turkish Rugging June-July	Eriogonum fasciculatum Buckwheat May-Oct	Eriogonum parvifolium Seacliff Buckwheat March
Persicaria amphibia water knotweed Sep-Oct	Rumex crispus Curly dock Jan-July	Rumex pulcher Fiddle dock Oct-Jan
Portulacaceae (Purslane)
?Calandrinia breweri Brewer’s Red-maids Feb-Apr	Calandrinia ciliata Red-maids Mar-Apr	Claytonia perfoliata miner’s lettuce Dec-Apr
Order: Saxifragales
Crassulaceae (Live-for-evers)
Dudleya cymosa foothill dudleya Apr-July	Dudleya lanceolata rock lettuce June	Dudleya pulverulenta chalk dudleya June-Aug
Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)
Ribes californicum Hillside goosebery Jan-Mar	Ribes malvaceum-viridifolium Chaparral currant Sep-Apr	?Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry Feb-Mar
Ribes speciosum Fuchsia-flowered goosebery Jan-Apr
Paeoniaceae (Peony)
Paeonia californica California Peony Jan-Apr
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)
Lithophragma affine Woodland Star Mar-Apr	Lithophragma cymbalaria Mission Star Mar-Apr	Micranthes californica California Saxifrage Mar-Apr
Asterids
Order: Apiales
Apiaceae (Parsley)
Conium maculatum poison hemlock Jan-July	Daucus pusillus wild carrot Apr-June	Foeniculum vulgare fennel June-Mar
Lomatium dasycarpum Woolly-fruited Lomatium Mar-Apr	Lomatium utriculatum Hog Fennel Mar-May	Osmorhiza brachypoda California Sweet Cicely April
Sanicula laciniata Coast Sanicle Mar-May	Tauschia arguta southern tauscia Jan-May	Torilis arvensis-purpurea Hedge parsley Mar-July
Order: Asterales
Asteraceae (Asters, sunflowers)
Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Feb-Oct	Artemisia californica Old man’s beard June-July	Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort July-Sep
Cotula australis Southern Brass Buttons Feb-May	Cotula coronopifolia Brass Buttons Mar-May	Matricaria discoidea pineapple weed Feb-May
Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush Aug-Dec	Baccharis plummerae Plummer’s Baccharis Oct-Dec	Baccharis salicifolia Mulefat Dec-May
Erigeron canadensis Horseweed Sep-Feb	Erigeron foliosus leafy fleabane Apr-Jan	Erigeron bonariensis Flax-leaved Horseweed Feb-Mar
Euthamia occidentalis Western Goldenrod October	Hazardia squarrosa sawtooth goldenbush Aug-Jan	Heterotheca grandiflora telegraph weed June-Apr
Isocoma menziesii-menziesii Menzies’ goldenbush June-Feb	Isocoma menziesii-vernonioides coastal goldenbush Aug-Oct	Solidago velutina California goldenrod All year
Symphyotrichum subulatum Baby’s breath Aster Oct-Nov	Agoseris grandiflora California Dandelion Apr-July	Hieracium argutum Southern Hawkweed June-Oct
Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat’s ear Jan-June	Hypochaeris radicata Hairy Cat’s ear All year	Malacothrix saxatilis Cliff-aster All year
Malacothrix saxatilis-saxatilis Seaside daisy All year	Microseris lindleyi Silver Puffs Apr-June	Picris echioides Prickly ox-tongue All year
Rafinesquia californica California Chickory Apr-June	Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-Thistle All year	Stephanomeria cichoriacea Chicory-leaved wire-lettuce June-Jan
Stephanomeria virgata Wand Chicory July-Feb	Taraxacum officionale Dandelion Feb-May	Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Aug-Jan
Bidens pilosa Beggar’s ticks All year	Carduus tenuiflorus Slender thistle Feb-June	Centaurea melitensis Maltese star thistle Apr-Sep
Centaurea solstitialis Yellow star thistle Mar-Nov	Cirsium occidentale-californicum California thistle June-Aug	Cirsium occidentale-venustum Venus thistle Feb-Aug
Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle July-Sep	Silybum marianum milk thistle All year	Chaenactis glabriuscula Yellow Pincushion March
Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur July	Ambrosia psilostachya Western ragweed July-Dec	Ambrosia artemisifolia Common ragweed Oct-Jan
Xanthium spinosum Spiny Clotbur September	Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur Feb-Mar	Eriophyllum confertiflorum golden yarrow All year
Ageratina adenophora sticky snakeroot Feb-Oct	Brickellia californica California Brickellbush Oct-Dec	Encelia californica Bush sunflower All year
Venegasia carpesioides canyon sunflower All year	Centromadia parryi Southern tarplant Dec-Feb	Deinandra increscens Grassland tarweed July-Jan
Hemizonia fasciculata clustered tarweed June-Dec	Madia elegans Common Madia June-Nov	Madia gracilis slender tarweed Apr-July
Madia sativa Coast tarweed June-Oct	Pseudognaphalium beneolens fragrant everlasting Dec-May	Pseudognaphalium biolettii twocolor cudweed Aug-May
Pseudognaphalium californicum California pearly everlasting Jan-Nov	Pseudognaphalium canescens white everlasting April	Acourtia microcephala Sacapelote June-Aug
Delairea odorata Cape Ivy Nov-Apr	Senecio vulgaris Old man of Spring May
Campanulaceae (Bellflower)
Lobelia dunnii Dunn’s lobelia July-Oct
Order: Boraginales
Boraginaceae (Borage)
Amsinckia menziesii common fiddleneck Feb-June	Cryptantha decipiens Gravel Popcornflower Mar-Apr	Cryptantha sp. popcornflower Jan-Aug
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf)
Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells Mar-June	Eriodictyon tomentosum Woolly yerba santa May-July	Eriodictyon trichocalyx Yerba Santa Apr-July
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia spotted hideseed Jan-June	Nemophila menziesii baby blue eyes Mar-Apr	Phacelia campanularia California bluebells Apr-May
Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia Feb-June	Phacelia distans common phacelia Feb-Oct	Phacelia grandiflora large flowered phacelia Feb-Aug
Phacelia imbricata Imbricate Phacelia May-Oct	Phacelia ramosissima Rambling Phacelia Apr-May	Phacelia viscida-albiflora white phacelia Jan-June
Pholistoma auritum fiesta flower Jan-June
Order: Cornales
Cornaceae (Dogwood)
Cornus sericea Creek Dogwood Mar-May
Loasaceae
Mentzelia micrantha Stick-Leaf Mar-July
Order: Dipsacales
Adoxaceae (Elder)
Sambucus nigra-caerulea Blue Elderberry All year
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)
Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle Apr-June	Lonicera subspicata Chaparral honeysuckle All year
Order: Ericales
Ericaceae (Heath)
Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone Feb-Apr	Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood manzanita Jan-May	Arctostaphylos glauca great berry manzanita Nov-Apr
Comarostaphylis diversifolia Summer Holly Feb-July
Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Allophyllum gilioides Dense false giliflower June-Oct	Gilia capitata Globe gilia Mar-June	Leptodactylon californicum Prickly Phlox Jan-July
Leptosiphon parviflorus Variable Linanthus Feb-June
Primulaceae (Primrose)
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel Mar-Oct	Dodecatheon clevelandii Shooting Star Jan-Apr
Styracaceae (Snowbells)
Styrax redivivus Snowdrop bush Apr-June
Order: Garryales
Garryaceae
Garrya elliptica Silk tassel Bush Dec-Jan
Order: Gentianales
Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Asclepias eriocarpa Broad-leaved Milkweed June-Aug	Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaved Milkweed July-Sep	Vinca major periwinkle All year
Rubiaceae (Madder)
Galium andrewsii phlox-leaved bedstraw Mar-July	Galium angustifolium narrow-leaved bedstraw No Image available	Galium aparine common bedstraw Feb-May
?Galium californicum California bedstraw Apr-June	Galium nuttallii climbing bedstraw Feb-July	Galium porrigens graceful bedstraw May
Order: Lamiales
Lamiaceae (Mint)
Lepechinia calycina Pitcher Sage Apr-July	?Lepechinia fragrans Fragrant Pitcher Sage Apr-June	Marrubium vulgare Horehound Mar-Oct
Mentha spicata Spearmint July-Oct	Monardella lanceolata Mustang Mint July-Aug	Salvia apiana white sage May-Sep
Salvia columbariae chia Feb-June	Salvia leucophylla purple sage Feb-July	Salvia mellifera black sage Dec-July
Salvia spathacea hummingbirdsage Dec-July	Stachys albens white wood mint August	Stachys rigida woodmint Dec-Oct
Trichostema lanatum Woolly bluecurls Feb-Aug	Trichostema lanceolatum Turpentine Weed July-Oct
Oleaceae (Olive)
Fraxinus dipetala Flowering Ash Mar-Apr	Olea europaea European Olive Apr-May
Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)
Castilleja affinis Coast Indian Paintbrush Mar-Aug	Castilleja brevistyla Shortstyle Indian paintbrush Apr-May	Castilleja exserta Owl’s clover Mar-June
Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Indian Paintbrush Feb-July
Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
Mimulus aurantiacus sticky monkeyflower Jan-Sep	Mimulus bigelovii Bigelow’s Monkeyflower May	Mimulus cardinalis scarlet monkeyflower July-Oct
Mimulus guttatus common monkeyflower Mar-July
Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
?Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulter’s snapdragon July-Aug	Antirrhinum kelloggii climbing snapdragon Mar-Apr	Antirrhinum multiflorum Sticky snapdragon Mar-Aug
Collinsia bartsiifolia white blue-eyed Mary May-June	Collinsia heterophylla Chinese Houses Feb-July	Keckiella cordifolia Heartleaved Penstemon June-Aug
Penstemon grinnellii Grinnelli’s Penstemon Apr-June	Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon May-Aug	Plantago lanceolata English Plantain All year
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water Speedwell July-May
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Scrophularia californica California Figwort Jan-Oct	Verbascum virgatum Wand Mullein May-Mar
Verbenaceae (Verbena)
Verbena lasiostachys Western verbena Mar-Sep
Order: Solanales
Convolvulaceae (Morning glory)
Calystegia macrostegia California false bindweed All year	Calystegia malacophylla Woolly Morning Glory May-July	Calystegia purpurata-purpurata Pacific false bindweed Jan-Aug
Convolvulus arvensis bindweed June-Nov	Cuscuta californica California Dodder Jan-Feb
Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Datura wrightii Sacred Datura All year	Nicotiana glauca tree tobacco All year	Solanum douglasii white nightshade All year
Solanum umbelliferum blue witch Feb-Dec	Solanum xanti purple nightshade All year
Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Brassica nigra black mustard All year	Brassica rapa field mustard All year	Cakile maritima sea rocket All year
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s purse Feb-May	Cardamine californica milk maids Dec-Apr	Cardamine oligosperma bittercress Jan-Mar
Lepidium virginicum Virginia Peppergrass Mar-Apr	Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Dec-June	Nasturtium officinale watercress Apr-May
Raphanus ssp wild radish All year	Sisymbrium irio London Rocket Feb-May	Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Apr-May
Cleomaceae (Cleomaceae)
Cleome isomeris Bladderpod Jan-May
Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium)
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium All year
Order: Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae (Gourd (cucumber))
Marah fabaceus common manroot Nov-May
Datiscaceae (Datisca)
Datisca glomerata Durango Root May-July
Order: Fabales
Fabaceae (Legume)
Acmispon americanus Spanish clover June-Aug	Acmispon argophyllus silver bird’s foot trefoil Mar-May	Acmispon glaber Deerweed All year
Acmispon grandiflorus Chaparral lotus Dec-June	Astragalus filipes Milkvetch Mar-June	Hoita macrostachya Leather root July-Sep
Hosackia crassifolia big deervetch June	Lathyrus vestitus common pacific pea Dec-June	Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Dec-June
Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Feb-June	Lupinus chamissonis Silver lupine Mar-Aug	Lupinus hirsutissimus stinging lupine Jan-May
Lupinus latifolius Canyon Lupine Feb-Apr	Lupinus microcarpus Chick lupine May-June	Lupinus nanus sky lupine Feb-June
Lupinus sp. 2 miniscule lupine Mar-Apr	Lupinus succulentus arroyo lupine Dec-July	Lupinus truncatus blunt leaved lupine March
Medicago sativa alfalfa June	Melilotus albus white sweet clover All year	Melilotus indicus yellow sweet clover Feb-June
Pickeringia montana Chaparral-pea May-Aug	Rupertia physodes California Tea May-June	Spartium junceum Spanish broom Feb-Aug
Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat clover Apr-June	Trifolium hirtum Red Clover Apr-May	Vicia gigantea Giant Vetch Feb-May
Vicia villosa Hairy Vetch Dec-July
Order: Fagales
Fagaceae (Oak)
Quercus agrifolia Coast live oak Mar-Apr
Order: Geraniales
Geraniaceae (Geraniums)
Geranium dissectum cut-leaved geranium Mar-May	Erodium botrys long-beaked storksbill Jan-Sep	Erodium cicutarium Red-stemmed storksbill Dec-July
Order: Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
Atriplex californica California saltbush December	?Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush January	Croton californicus California croton All year
Croton setigerus Dove weed July-Dec	Euphorbia crenulata Chinese Caps Jan-Apr	Euphorbia dendroides Tree Spurge Jan-May
Ricinus communis Castor bean All year
Salicaceae (Willow)
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow Feb-Mar
Violaceae (Violet)
Viola pedunculata Johnny jump-up February
Order: Malvales
Cistaceae (Rock rose)
Cistus incanus-creticus Pink rockrose Jan-Aug	Helianthemum scoparium peak rockrose All year
Malvaceae (Mallows)
Malacothamnus fasciculatus Chaparral mallow All year	Malva nicaeensis bull mallow All year	Malvella leprosa Alkali mallow Sep-Nov
Sidalcea malviflora Checkerbloom Mar-July
Sterculiaceae
Order: Myrtales
Myrtaceae (Myrtles)
Eucalyptus globulus Blue gum Nov-Apr
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)
Camissonia californica California suncup Feb-Aug	Camissonia cheiranthifolia Beach Evening Primrose May-Dec	Camissonia hirtella Hairy suncup Mar-May
Clarkia bottae Punchbowl godetia Mar-Aug	Clarkia purpurea-purpurea Winecup May-July	Clarkia purpurea-quadrivulnera Four-spot May-Aug
Clarkia unguiculata Elegant Clarkia Mar-Sep	Epilobium brachycarpum Panicled Willow herb Sep-Oct	Epilobium canum California-fuchsia Aug-Dec
Epilobium ciliatum Common Willowherb May	Gaura coccinea Linda tarde Mar-Oct	Oenothera elata Evening Primrose All year
Order: Oxalidales
Oxalidaceae (Oxalis)
Oxalis corniculata Yellow Sorrel Dec-June	Oxalis pes-caprae sourgrass Nov-June
Order: Rosales
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved Ceanothus Feb-Apr	Ceanothus cuneatus Buck-brush Jan-Mar	Ceanothus megacarpus Bigpod Ceanothus Dec-June
Ceanothus spinosus Greenbark Dec-Aug	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Bush Jan-May	Rhamnus californica Coffee Berry June-July
Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-leaved Redberry May
Rosaceae (Rose)
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Apr-Sep	Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Mahogany Feb-May	Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon June-Sep
Holodiscus microphyllus Rockspiraea July	Horkelia cuneata Wedge-leaved horkelia May-June	Potentilla glandulosa Sticky Potentilla Mar-June
Prunus ilicifolia Holly-leaved cherry Jan-June	Rosa californica california wild rose Apr-Nov	Rubus ursinus california blackberry Dec-June
Urticaceae (Nettle)
Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle May-Aug
Order: Sapindales
Anacardiaceae (Sumac)
Malosma laurina Laurel sumac June-Sep	Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Berry Sep-Apr	Rhus ovata Sugar sumac Apr-June
Rhus trilobata Skunkbush Mar-Apr	Toxicodendron diversilobum poison oak Dec-May
Sapindaceae (soapberry)
Acer macrophyllum big-leaved maple Feb-Apr

#Families=70, #Genera=212 #Species=328 (#Introduced=68)

Unidentified flowers

I can’t identify any of these. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

No Idea 6 June

No Idea 34 June

Other SB wildflower sites

• SB Trail Guide
• SB Hikes

Bibliography

• Hickman, James, 1993, The Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, University of California Press
  Second edition now available
• Keator, Glenn, 2009, California Plant Families, University of California Press
• McAuley, Milt, 1996, Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains, Canyon Publishing
• Munz, Philip, 2004, Introduction to California Spring Wildflowers of the Foothills, Valleys and Coast, University of California Press
• Smith, Clifton, 1998, A Flora of the Santa Barbara Region, California, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

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