Wildflowers in Santa Barbara

Monocotyledoneae
Order: Asparagales
Amaryllidaceae
Allium haematochiton Red-Skinned Onion Feb–Apr
Asparagaceae
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Waxy leaved soap lily Apr–July	Hesperoyucca whipplei Chaparral yucca Apr–Aug	Bloomeria crocea Common goldenstar Apr–July
Brodiaea jolonensis Dwarf Brodiaea May–June	Dichelostemma capitatum blue dicks Jan–July
Order: Liliales
Liliaceae
Calochortus albus White fairy lantern Mar–July	Calochortus catalinae Catalina Mariposa Lily Feb–June	Calochortus clavatus Pale Yellow Mariposa Lily Apr–June
Calochortus fimbriatus Late blooming Mariposa lily June–Aug	Calochortus splendens Splendid Mariposa Lily Apr–June	Calochortus venustus Butterfly Mariposa lily Apr–June
Fritillaria biflora Chocolate Lily Feb–Mar	Fritillaria ojaiensis Ojai fritillary Mar–May	Lilium humboldtii humboldt’s lily May–July
Melanthiaceae
Toxicoscordion fremontii Star Lily Feb–July
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium bellum blue eyed grass Feb–June
Orchidaceae
Epipactis gigantea Stream Orchid Apr–June	Piperia elongata Dense-flowered Rein Orchid June–Aug	Piperia michaelii Michael’s Rein Orchid May–June
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Asphodelus fistulosus Asphodel All year
Order: Poales
Cyperaceae
Cyperus eragrostis Tall Flatsedge July	Cyperus involucratus Umbrella Plant November	Schoenoplectus pungens Common Three-Square Bulrush Apr–May
Juncaceae
?Juncus dubius Mariposa Rush	Juncus effusus Bog Rush May	Juncus textilis Indian Rush
Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaved Rush May–June
Poaceae
Arundo donax Giant Reed	Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat Mar–May	Bromus diandrus Ripgut Brome
Bromus madritensis Madrid Brome February	Cortaderia jubata Pampas Grass	Cynosurus echinatus Annual Dogtail
Distichlis spicata Saltgrass	Elymus condensatus Giant Wildrye February	Elymus glaucus Western Rye Mar–June
Elymus hispidus Intermediate Wheatgrass June–July	Lamarckia aurea Goldentop Feb–Mar	Melica imperfecta California Melic Feb–May
Phalaris aquatica Harding Grass May–July	Phalaris lemmonii Lemmon’s Canary Grass Apr–May
Eudicots
Asterids
Order: Apiales
Apiaceae
Osmorhiza brachypoda California Sweet Cicely Feb–May	Conium maculatum poison hemlock Dec–Sep	Foeniculum vulgare fennel June–Mar
Torilis arvensis Field Hedge Parsley May–July	Torilis sp. Hedge parsley Mar–July	Sanicula arguta Sharp-Toothed Sanicle Feb–May
Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle Feb–May	Sanicula tuberosa Tuberous Sanicle Feb–Apr	Apiastrum angustifolium Wild Celery Mar–May
Apium graveolens celery Apr–Dec	Daucus pusillus wild carrot Apr–June	Lomatium dasycarpum Woolly-fruited Lomatium Feb–June
Lomatium utriculatum Hog Fennel Feb–May	Tauschia arguta southern tauscia Jan–June
Order: Asterales
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Feb–Oct	Artemisia californica Old man’s beard Apr–Nov	Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort June–Oct
Cotula australis Southern Brass Buttons Jan–June	Cotula coronopifolia Brass Buttons All year	Matricaria discoidea pineapple weed Feb–June
Baccharis pilularis Coyote Bush June–Dec	Baccharis plummerae Plummer’s Baccharis Apr–Dec	Baccharis salicifolia Mulefat July–May
Corethrogyne filaginifolia California Sandaster July–Mar	Ericameria arborescens goldenfleece July–Nov	Ericameria ericoides Mock Heather July–Apr
Ericameria linearifolia Interior Goldenbush March	Ericameria nauseosa Common Rabbit Brush Jan–Feb	Erigeron bonariensis Flax-leaved Horseweed Feb–Mar
Erigeron canadensis Horseweed Apr–Feb	Erigeron foliosus leafy fleabane Apr–Jan	Grindelia hirsutula Hairy Gumplant June–Aug
Gutierrezia californica California Matchweed July–Dec	Hazardia squarrosa sawtooth goldenbush July–Jan	Heterotheca grandiflora telegraph weed All year
Heterotheca sessiliflora Hairy Golden Aster March	Isocoma menziesii Menzies’ goldenbush All year	Rigiopappus leptocladus Wireweed April
Solidago velutina California goldenrod All year	Symphyotrichum subulatum Baby’s breath Aster Sep–Jan	Logfia filaginoides California Cottonrose February
Pseudognaphalium beneolens fragrant everlasting Dec–May	Pseudognaphalium biolettii twocolor cudweed Aug–May	Pseudognaphalium californicum California pearly everlasting Jan–Nov
Pseudognaphalium canescens white everlasting All year	Pseudognaphalium stramineum Cottonbatting Plant December	Chaenactis glabriuscula Yellow Pincushion Mar–July
Bidens pilosa Beggar’s ticks All year	Ageratina adenophora sticky snakeroot Feb–Oct	Brickellia californica California Brickellbush May–Dec
Brickellia nevinii Nevin’s Brickellbush June–Sep	Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed July–Nov	Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur Jan–Nov
Ambrosia psilostachya Western ragweed May–Jan	Encelia californica Bush sunflower All year	Eriophyllum confertiflorum golden yarrow All year
?Lasthenia gracilis Common Goldfields Feb–Apr	Madia elegans Common Madia June–Nov	Madia gracilis slender tarweed Apr–July
Madia sativa Coast tarweed Apr–Oct	Achyrachaena mollis Blow Wives	Lagophylla ramosissima Branching Hareleaf Apr–July
Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips Mar–Apr	Hemizonia congesta-luzulifolia Silky Tarweed Apr–Dec	Centromadia parryi Southern tarplant May–Feb
Deinandra fasciculata clustered tarweed Apr–Dec	Deinandra increscens Grassland tarweed May–Jan	Venegasia carpesioides canyon sunflower All year
Delairea odorata Cape Ivy Nov–June	Lepidospartum squamatum Scalebroom Aug–Dec	Senecio flaccidus threadleaf ragwort March
Senecio vulgaris Old man of Spring Dec–May	Carduus tenuiflorus Slender Thistle Nov–June	Cirsium occidentale-californicum California thistle Mar–Aug
Cirsium occidentale-venustum Venus thistle Feb–Aug	Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle Jan–Nov	Silybum marianum milk thistle All year
Centaurea melitensis Maltese star thistle Jan–Oct	Centaurea solstitialis Yellow star thistle Mar–Dec	Agoseris grandiflora California Dandelion Mar–July
Agoseris heterophylla Mountain Dandelion Apr–June	Chondrilla juncea Skeleton Weed June	Hieracium argutum Southern Hawkweed May–Oct
Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat’s ear Jan–June	Hypochaeris radicata Hairy Cat’s ear All year	Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce May–Jan
Malacothrix saxatilis Cliff-aster All year	Malacothrix saxatilis-saxatilis Seaside daisy All year	Microseris douglassii Douglas’ silverpuffs Apr–June
Picris echioides Prickly ox-tongue All year	Rafinesquia californica California Chickory Feb–July	Sonchus sp. Sow-Thistle All year
Stephanomeria cichoriacea Chicory-leaved wire-lettuce June–Jan	Stephanomeria exigua Small Wirelettuce June–Dec	Stephanomeria virgata Tall Stephanomeria May–Feb
Taraxacum officionale Dandelion Feb–Aug	Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify May–July	Tragopogon porrifolius Purple Salsify Apr–Sep
Uropappus lindleyi Silver Puffs Mar–June	Acourtia microcephala Sacapelote May–Aug	Jaumea carnosa Fleshy Jaumea May–Nov
Leptosyne bigelovii Bigelow’s coreopsis Feb–July	Micropus californicus Slender cottonweed Mar–May	Xanthium spinosum Spiny Clotbur September
Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur Feb–Mar
Campanulaceae
Lobelia dunnii Dunn’s lobelia June–Nov
Order: Dipsacales
Adoxaceae
Sambucus nigra-caerulea Blue Elderberry All year
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle Apr–July	Lonicera subspicata Chaparral honeysuckle All year	Symphoricarpos mollis Trailing Snowberry Apr–July
Valerianaceae
Plectritis ciliosa Long Spurred Plectritis Mar–Apr
Order: Garryales
Garryaceae
Garrya flavescense Ashy Silktassel No Image available Dec–Jan	Garrya veatchii Veatch Silktassel December
Order: Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Asclepias eriocarpa Broad-leaved Milkweed May–Aug	Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaved Milkweed May–Oct	Vinca major periwinkle All year
Gentianaceae
Zeltnera venusta Charming Centaury June
Rubiaceae
Galium andrewsii phlox-leaved bedstraw Mar–July	Galium aparine common bedstraw Feb–May	?Galium californicum California bedstraw Feb–June
Galium nuttallii climbing bedstraw Feb–July	Galium porrigens graceful bedstraw Feb–Aug
Order: Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Marrubium vulgare Horehound Mar–Nov	Stachys albens white wood mint July–Aug	Stachys rigida woodmint Dec–Oct
Lepechinia calycina Pitcher Sage Feb–July	Mentha spicata Spearmint July–Nov	Monardella lanceolata Mustang Mint May–Aug
Salvia apiana white sage Apr–Sep	Salvia columbariae chia Feb–June	Salvia leucophylla purple sage Feb–July
Salvia mellifera black sage Dec–Sep	Salvia spathacea hummingbirdsage Nov–July	Scutellaria tuberosa Danny’s Skullcap March
Trichostema lanatum Woolly bluecurls Feb–Aug	Trichostema lanceolatum Turpentine Weed June–Oct
Oleaceae
Fraxinus dipetala Flowering Ash Feb–Apr	Olea europaea European Olive Mar–June
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja affinis Coast Indian Paintbrush Feb–Aug	Castilleja brevistyla Shortstyle Indian paintbrush Apr–May	Castilleja exserta Owl’s clover Mar–June
Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Indian Paintbrush Jan–July	Castilleja minor Lesser Indian paintbrush June–Nov	Cordylanthus rigidus Rigid Bird’s Beak May–Nov
Orobanche fasciculata Clustered Broomrape Mar–May	Pedicularis densiflora Indian Warrior Feb–Apr
Phrymaceae
Mimulus aurantiacus sticky monkeyflower Jan–Sep	Mimulus bigelovii Bigelow’s Monkeyflower Mar–Aug	Mimulus brevipes yellow monkeyflower Feb–July
Mimulus cardinalis scarlet monkeyflower June–Nov	Mimulus guttatus common monkeyflower June
Plantaginaceae
?Antirrhinum coulterianum Coulter’s snapdragon June–Aug	Antirrhinum kelloggii climbing snapdragon Feb–June	Antirrhinum multiflorum Sticky snapdragon Mar–Aug
Collinsia bartsiifolia white blue-eyed Mary Apr–June	Collinsia heterophylla Chinese Houses Feb–July	Keckiella breviflora Gaping Penstemon June–July
Keckiella cordifolia Climbing Penstemon Apr–Aug	Keckiella ternata Blue Stemmed Keckiella June–Aug	Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler Mar–June
Penstemon grinnellii Grinnelli’s Penstemon Apr–June	Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon Apr–Aug	Plantago erecta Foothill Plantain Feb–June
Plantago lanceolata English Plantain All year	Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water Speedwell All year
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia californica California Figwort Jan–Oct	Verbascum virgatum Wand Mullein All year
Verbenaceae
Verbena lasiostachys Western verbena Feb–Sep
Order: Solanales
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia macrostegia Coastal Morning Glory All year	Calystegia malacophylla Woolly Morning Glory May–Aug	Calystegia purpurata-purpurata Pacific false bindweed Dec–Aug
Calystegia soldanella Beach Morning Glory Mar–June	Convolvulus arvensis bindweed Apr–Nov	Cuscuta californica California Dodder All year
Cuscuta salina saltmarsh Dodder Apr–Feb
Solanaceae
Datura wrightii Sacred Datura All year	Nicotiana glauca tree tobacco All year	Solanum douglasii white nightshade All year
Solanum lanceolatum Lance-Leaf Nightshade All year	Solanum umbelliferum Blue Witch Jan–Mar	Solanum xanti purple nightshade All year
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia douglasiana Douglas’ Fiddleneck Feb–July	Amsinckia menziesii common Fiddleneck Feb–June	Amsinckia spectabilis seaside Fiddleneck Feb–July
Amsinckia tessellata bristly fiddleneck March	Cryptantha decipiens Gravel Popcornflower Mar–Apr	Cryptantha sp. popcornflower Jan–Aug
Heliotropium curassavicum Salt Heliotrope May–Nov	Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells Feb–June	Eriodictyon crassifolium Bicolored Yerba Santa Mar–Apr
Eriodictyon tomentosum Woolly yerba santa May–Oct	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia spotted hideseed Jan–July	Nemophila menziesii baby blue eyes Feb–May
Phacelia brachyloba Short Lobed Phacelia Mar–June	Phacelia campanularia California bluebells Mar–May	Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia Mar–June
Phacelia distans common phacelia Feb–Oct	Phacelia grandiflora large flowered phacelia Feb–Aug	Phacelia imbricata Imbricate Phacelia Apr–Oct
Phacelia parryi Parry’s phacelia April	Phacelia ramosissima Rambling Phacelia Apr–Nov	Phacelia tanacetifolia Tansy Phacelia Feb–June
Phacelia viscida-albiflora white Sticky Phacelia Jan–July	Phacelia viscida-viscida Sticky Phacelia April	Pholistoma auritum fiesta flower Jan–June
Order: Cornales
Cornaceae
Cornus sericea Creek Dogwood Mar–Oct
Loasaceae
Mentzelia laevicaulis Giant Blazing Star June	Mentzelia micrantha Stick-Leaf Mar–July	Mentzelia veatchiana Veatch’s Blazing Star March
Order: Ericales
Ericaceae
Arbutus menziesii Pacific Madrone Feb–May	Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood manzanita Jan–May	Arctostaphylos glauca great berry manzanita Nov–Apr
Arctostaphylos refugioensis Refugio Manzanita Jan–Feb	Comarostaphylis diversifolia Summer Holly Feb–July
Polemoniaceae
Allophyllum gilioides Dense false giliflower Mar–Oct	Eriastrum densifolium Dense-flowered Eriastrum May–Aug	Gilia angelensis Chaparral Gilia March
Gilia capitata Globe gilia Feb–July	Leptodactylon californicum Prickly-phlox Jan–July	Leptosiphon bicolor True Babystars May–June
Leptosiphon parviflorus Variable Linanthus Jan–Aug	Linanthus dichotomus Evening Snow March	Navarretia hamata Hooked Pincushionplant Mar–July
Navarretia mitracarpa Paso Robles Navarretia May
Primulaceae
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel Mar–Oct	Dodecatheon clevelandii Shooting Star Jan–May
Styracaceae
Styrax redivivus Snowdrop bush Mar–June
Order: Saxifragales
Crassulaceae
Dudleya cymosa foothill dudleya Apr–July	Dudleya lanceolata Rock Lettuce Apr–July	Dudleya pulverulenta chalk dudleya May–Aug
Grossulariaceae
Ribes amarum Bitter gooseberry Jan–Mar	Ribes californicum Hillside gooseberry Feb–Mar	Ribes indecorum White-flowering currant Dec–Feb
Ribes malvaceum Chaparral currant Sep–May	Ribes menziesii Canyon Gooseberry Dec–Mar	Ribes speciosum Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry Dec–Apr
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia californica California Peony Jan–Apr
Saxifragaceae
Boykinia occidentalis Brook Foam June–Sep	Lithophragma affine Woodland Star Mar–May	Lithophragma cymbalaria Mission Star Feb–May
Micranthes californica California Saxifrage Feb–May
Rosids
Order: Caryophyllales
Aizoaceae
Carpobrotus chilensis Sea Fig All year	Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig All year
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex lentiformis Big Saltbush May–Sep	Atriplex leucophylla Dune Saltbush May	Chenopodium berlandieri Pit Seed Goosefoot Dec–Mar
Chenopodium californicum Soap Plant Feb–May	Chenopodium murale Nettle-leaved goosefoot Dec–June	Extriplex californica California Saltbush June
Salicornia pacifica Pickleweed Aug–Sep	Salsola tragus Tumbleweed Mar–Dec
Caryophyllaceae
Minuartia douglasii Douglas’s Sandwort Mar–Apr	Silene gallica Windmill Pink Jan–July	Silene laciniata Indian Pink Feb–Sep
Spergularia villosa Hairy Sand Spurrey April	Stellaria media chickweed Dec–June
Frankeniaceae
Frankenia salina Alkali heath Apr–Feb
Montiaceae
Calandrinia menziesii Red-maids Jan–May	Claytonia perfoliata miner’s lettuce Jan–June
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia maritima Red sand verbena All year	Abronia umbellata Pink sand verbena All year	Mirabilis laevis Wishbone bush Dec–July
Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe staticoides Turkish Rugging Apr–July	?Eriogonum baileyi Bailey’s Buckwheat May–Dec	Eriogonum elongatum Longstem Buckwheat June–Jan
Eriogonum fasciculatum California Buckwheat Feb–Dec	Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine’s lace May–Aug	Eriogonum nudum Nude Buckwheat June–Dec
Eriogonum parvifolium Seacliff Buckwheat All year	Eriogonum saxatile Rock Buckwheat June	Eriogonum viridescens Bright Green Buckwheat June–July
Persicaria amphibia water knotweed July–Oct	Persicaria lapathifolia Common knotweed Sep–Dec	Pterostegia drymarioides Fairy Mist Feb–May
Rumex crispus Curly dock Jan–July	Rumex fueginus Golden dock June	Rumex pulcher Fiddle dock Nov–Jan
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane April
Order: Brassicales
Brassicaceae
?Boechera arcuata Arching Rockcress June–July	Brassica nigra black mustard Dec–July	Brassica rapa field mustard All year
Brassica sp. May	Cakile maritima sea rocket All year	Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s purse Jan–May
Cardamine californica milk maids Dec–May	Cardamine oligosperma bittercress Jan–Apr	Caulanthus coulteri Coulter’s Jewel Flower March
Caulanthus lasiophyllus California mustard Feb–June	Descurainia pinnata Western Tansy Mustard Feb–May	Draba verna Spring Whitlow Grass Mar–Apr
Erysimum capitatum Western Wallflower Apr–July	Hirschfeldia incana Summer Mustard Feb–Dec	Lepidium nitidum Common Peppergrass
Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Dec–June	Nasturtium officinale watercress Feb–Dec	Raphanus ssp wild radish All year
Sisymbrium irio London Rocket Jan–June	Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Feb–June	Thysanocarpus curvipes Fringe Pod Feb–May
Tropidocarpum gracile Slender Tropidocarpum Feb–Mar
Cleomaceae
Cleome isomeris Bladderpod Jan–June
Tropaeolaceae
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium All year
Order: Geraniales
Geraniaceae
Erodium botrys long-beaked storksbill Jan–Sep	Erodium cicutarium Red-stemmed storksbill Dec–Aug	Geranium dissectum cut-leaved geranium Feb–May
Order: Malvales
Cistaceae
Cistus incanus-creticus Pink rockrose Jan–Aug	Helianthemum scoparium Common Rush-Rose All year
Malvaceae
Fremontodendron californicum Flannelbush Jan–Nov	Malacothamnus fasciculatus Chaparral mallow All year	Malva nicaeensis bull mallow All year
Malvella leprosa Alkali mallow May–Nov	Sidalcea malviflora Checkerbloom Feb–July
Order: Myrtales
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus globulus Blue gum Oct–Apr
Onagraceae
Camissonia strigulosa Sandysoil Suncup Mar–May	Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia Beach Evening Primrose All year	Clarkia bottae Punchbowl Clarkia Mar–Sep
Clarkia epilobiodes Willow Herb Clarkia Mar–May	Clarkia purpurea-purpurea Winecup Apr–July	Clarkia purpurea-quadrivulnera Four-spot Mar–Aug
Clarkia unguiculata Elegant Clarkia Mar–Sep	Epilobium brachycarpum Panicled Willow herb June–Oct	Epilobium canum California-fuchsia May–Jan
Epilobium ciliatum Common Willowherb May–Dec	Epilobium densiflorum Dense-Flowered Willowherb May–Aug	Eulobus californicus California suncup Jan–Aug
Gaura coccinea Linda tarde Mar–Oct	Oenothera elata Evening Primrose All year
Order: Sapindales
Anacardiaceae
Malosma laurina Laurel sumac January	Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Berry Sep–Apr	Rhus ovata Sugar sumac Feb–June
Rhus trilobata Skunkbush Feb–May	Toxicodendron diversilobum poison oak Dec–May
Sapindaceae
Acer macrophyllum big-leaved maple Feb–Apr
Order: Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima Calabazilla May–Dec	Marah fabaceus common manroot Nov–June
Datiscaceae
Datisca glomerata Durango Root Apr–July
Order: Fabales
Fabaceae
Amorpha californica mock locust May–July	Lathyrus vestitus common pacific pea Sep–June	Vicia gigantea Giant Vetch Feb–May
Vicia villosa Hairy Vetch Dec–Sep	Astragalus filipes Milkvetch Feb–June	Genista monspessulana French broom Feb–Aug
Lupinus albifrons Silver Lupine Mar–Aug	Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Feb–June	Lupinus chamissonis Dune lupine Feb–Oct
Lupinus hirsutissimus stinging lupine Jan–June	Lupinus latifolius Canyon Lupine Feb–May	Lupinus microcarpus-densiflorus Chick lupine Mar–June
Lupinus microcarpus-microcarpus Valley Lupine April	Lupinus nanus sky lupine Feb–June	Lupinus sparsiflorus Mojave Lupine Feb–July
Lupinus succulentus arroyo lupine Dec–July	Lupinus truncatus blunt leaved lupine March	Acmispon americanus Spanish clover May–Sep
Acmispon brachycarpus Short Podded Lotus Apr–May	Acmispon glaber Deerweed All year	Acmispon grandiflorus Chaparral lotus Dec–June
Acmispon maritimus Coastal Lotus Jan–July	Hosackia crassifolia big deervetch June	Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Treefoil No Image available January
Hoita macrostachya California Hemp May–Nov	Rupertia physodes California Tea May–July	Pickeringia montana Chaparral-pea Mar–Aug
Medicago polymorpha Bur Clover Dec–June	Medicago sativa alfalfa May–June	Melilotus albus white sweet clover All year
Melilotus indicus yellow sweet clover Sep–July	Trifolium ciliolatum Tree Clover Apr–May	Trifolium hirtum Red Clover Mar–May
Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat clover Apr–June
Order: Fagales
Betulaceae
Alnus rhombifolia white alder Dec–Feb
Fagaceae
Quercus agrifolia Coast live oak Jan–May	Quercus douglasii Blue Oak Feb–Mar	Quercus lobata Valley Oak Feb–Mar
Quercus sp Scrub Oak Feb–May
Juglandaceae
Juglans californica California Walnut
Order: Rosales
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-leaved Ceanothus Jan–June	Ceanothus cuneatus Buck-brush All year	Ceanothus leucodermis Whitethorn Ceanothus Feb–Mar
Ceanothus megacarpus Bigpod Ceanothus Dec–July	Ceanothus spinosus Greenbark Dec–Aug	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Bush Dec–June
Rhamnus californica Coffee Berry Apr–July	Rhamnus crocea Spiny Redberry Feb–Mar	Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-leaved Redberry Feb–May
Rosaceae
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise Mar–Sep	Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Mahogany Feb–June	Drymocallis glandulosa Sticky Potentilla Mar–June
Drymocallis glandulosa-reflexa Reflexed Sticky Cinquefoil Apr–May	Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Feb–Dec	Holodiscus discolor Rockspiraea May–July
Horkelia cuneata Wedge-leaved horkelia Mar–June	Prunus ilicifolia Holly-leaved cherry Jan–June	Rosa californica california wild rose Feb–Nov
Rubus ursinus california blackberry Dec–Aug
Urticaceae
Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle May–Oct
Order: Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Croton californicus California croton All year	Croton setigerus Dove weed May–Dec	Euphorbia crenulata Chinese Caps Jan–May
Euphorbia dendroides Tree Spurge Jan–June	Ricinus communis Castor bean All year
Linaceae
Hesperolinon micranthum Common Dwarf Flax May–June
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii Freemont cottonwood March	Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Feb–Mar	Salix exigua Sandbar Willow July
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow Jan–Mar
Violaceae
Viola pedunculata Johnny jump-up Feb–May
Order: Oxalidales
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis corniculata Yellow Sorrel Dec–June	Oxalis pes-caprae sourgrass Nov–June
Order: Zygophyllales
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris Puncture Vine Aug–Oct
Order: Proteales
Platanaceae
Platanus racemosa Western Sycamore Feb–Apr
Order: Ranunculales
Berberidaceae
Berberis pinnata California barberry Feb–May
Papaveraceae
Dendromecon rigida Bush poppy All year	Ehrendorferia chrysantha Golden Eardrops All year	Ehrendorferia ochroleuca Cream-flowered Eardrops April
Eschscholzia caespitosa Tufted Poppy Jan–Sep	Eschscholzia californica California poppy Dec–Oct	Fumaria officinalis Drug fumitory Mar–May
Fumaria parviflora fine leaved fumitory Jan–Apr	Meconella denticulata Smallflowered Fairypoppy Mar–Apr	Papaver californicum fire poppy Jan–May
Papaver heterophyllum Wind Poppy April	Platystemon californicus Cream Puffs Mar–May
Ranunculaceae
Clematis lasiantha wild clematis Jan–May	Clematis ligusticifolia Creek Clematis June–Nov	Delphinium cardinale cardinal larkspur May–Aug
Delphinium parishii pale larkspur Feb–July	Delphinium parryi purple larkspur Feb–June	Delphinium patens spreading larkspur Jan–June
Ranunculus californicus California Buttercup Jan–May	Thalictrum fendleri Fendler’s Meadow-rue Feb–May
Order: Laurales
Lauraceae
Umbellularia californica california bay laurel Nov–Apr
Order: Piperales
Saururaceae
Anemopsis californica Yerba mansa May

#Families=79, #Genera=286 #Species=475 (#Introduced=90)

Unidentified flowers

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

Other SB wildflower sites

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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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