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MONTH COMMON NAME GENUS & SPECIES FAMILY NAME COMMON FAMILY NAME
May 2009 Twining Snapdragon Antirrhinum kelloggii Scrophulariaceae Figwort
January 2008 Manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa, Arctostaphylos glauca Ericaceae Heath
May 2007 Prickly Poppy Argemone munita Papaveraceae Poppy
October 2009 Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis Asteraceae Sunflower
May 2008 Mariposa Lily Calochortus species Liliaceae Lily
February 2009 Milkmaids Cardamine californica Brassicaceae Mustard
March 2006 Ceanothus Ceanothus Species Rhamnaceae Buckthorn
July 2010 California Thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum Asteraceae Sunflower
June 2007 Speckled Clarkia Clarkia cylindrica Onagraceae Evening Primrose
June 2009 Elegant Clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Onagraceae Evening Primrose
April 2008 Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Portulacaceae Purslane
May 2010 Virgin's Bower Clematis lasiantha, Clematis ligusticifolia Ranunculaceae Buttercup
March 2009 Giant Coreopsis Coreopsis gigantea Asteraceae Sunflower
July 2007 Calabazilla Cucurbita foetidissima Cucurbitaceae Gourd
September 2008 Datura Datura species Solanaceae Nightshade
July 2008 Scarlet Larkspur Delphinium cardinale Ranunculaceae Buttercup
April 2009 Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum Amaryllidaceae Amaryllis
March 2008 Shooting Star Dodecatheon clevelandii Primulaceae Primrose
July 2009 Chalk Live-Forever Dudleya pulverulenta Crassulaceae Stonecrop
June 2010 Bush Sunflower Encelia californica Asteraceae Sunflower
September 2009 California Fuchsia Epilobium canum Onagraceae Evening Primrose
October 2007 Turkey Mullein Eremocarpus setigerus Euphorbiaceae Spurge
December 2008 Yerba Santa Eriodichtyon crassifolium Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf
August 2007 California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum Polygonaceae Buckwheat
December 2009 Red-Stem Filaree Erodium cicutarium Geraniaceae Geranium
February 2008 Eucrypta Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf
December 2007 Fire's Impact - Volume 1 Fire's Impact - Volume 1 n/a n/a
February 2010 Chocolate Lily Fritillaria biflora Liliaceae Lily
September 2007 Wild Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum Boraginaceae Borage
December 2005 Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia Rosaceae Rose
November 2009 Bladderpod Isomeris arborea Capparaceae Caper
November 2007 California Aster Lessingia filaginifolia, Corethrogyne filaginifolia Asteraceae Sunflower
April 2006 Lupine Lupinus Species Fabaceae Pea
April 2007 Wild Cucumber Marah macrocarpus Cucurbitaceae Gourd
May 2006 Monkey Flower Mimulus Species Scrophulariaceae Figwort
January 2007 Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca Solanaceae Nightshade
August 2009 Prickly Pear Opuntia oricola, Opuntia littoralis Cactaceae Cactus
February 2006 Wild Peony Paeonia californica Paeoniaceae Peony
March 2007 Large-Flowered Phacelia Phacelia grandiflora Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf
November 2006 Sycamore Platanus racemosa Platanaceae Sycamore
November 2008 Cottonwood Populus fremontii Salicaceae Willow
October 2008 Holly-Leaved Cherry Prunus ilicifolia Rosaceae Rose
January 2010 Wild radish Raphanus sativus Brassicaceae Mustard
August 2006 Lemonade Berry Rhus integrifolia Anacardiaceae Sumac
February 2007 Chaparral Currant Ribes malvaceum Saxifragaceae Saxifrage
January 2009 Castor Bean Ricinis communis Euphorbiaceae Spurge
March 2010 Crimson Pitcher Sage Salvia spathacea Lamiaceae Mint
August 2008 Elderberry Sambucus mexicana Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle
June 2008 Fringed Indian Pink Silene laciniata Caryophyllaceae Pink
April 2010 Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum Iridaceae Iris
January 2006 Purple Nightshade Solanum xanti Solanaceae Nightshade
August 2010 Hedge Nettle Stachys bullata Lamiaceae Mint
December 2006 Poison Oak Toxicodendron diversilobum Anacardiaceae Sumac
July 2006 Woolly Blue Curls Trichostema lanatum Lamiaceae Mint
September 2006 Vinegar Weed Trichostema Lanceolatum Lamiaceae Mint
September 2010 Common Vervain Verbena lasiostachys Verbenaceae Vervain
October 2006 Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium Asteraceae Sunflower
June 2006 Yucca Yucca whipplei Agavaceae Agave