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This page contains photographs of a small selection of native plant species primarily from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties (there are over 1,200 native species in the Santa Cruz Mountains alone). This is not an identification guide; use the manuals listed in the publications section.There is also a common name index.

Other wildflower photographs: CNPS Vegetation Program Photo Project | CNPS Plant Photograph Program | CNPS State Photo Gallery | CNPS SCV Photo Group for members | Join the CNPS SCV Photo Group | Calphotos | Jepson Online Interchangs for California Floristics | Some personal photo web sites: Carol Mattsson | Patrick Gallagher http://www.greenisles.com/Shows/Alaska%20Nature%202005/ | http://www.greenisles.com/Shows/Russian%20Ridge%202005/ | Karl Gohl particularly “Some Favorites" and "Earlier Edgewood Pix” | Michael Soo's photos from the 2004 Spring Wildflower Show.


Anacardiacaea
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Apiaceae
Daucus pusillus
Araceae
Lysichiton americanum
Asteraceae
Achyrachaena mollis
Anaphalis margaritaceae
Enceliopsis covillei
Helenium puberulum
Hemizonia corymbosa
Madia sativa
Malacothrix glabrata
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis
Brassicaceae
Arabis blepharophylla
Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. glandulosus | Streptanthus tortuosus
Cactaceae
Opuntia erinacea
Crassulaceae
Sedum spathulifolium & San Bruno Elfin
Cistaceae
Helianthemum scoparium
Convolvulacaea
Calystegia soldanella
Ephedraceae
Ephedra viridis
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia polycarpa
Fabaceae
Calliandra eriophylla
Lupinus constancei | Lupinus stiversii | Lupinus sp.
Trifolium monanthum
Garryaceae
Garrya elliptica
Gentianaceae
Swertia puberulenta
Grossulariaceae
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum | Ribes speciosum
Hydrophyllaceae
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Nemophila menziesii
Phacelia imbricata | P. ramosissima
Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
Lamiaceae
Salazaria mexicana
Salvia carduacea | Salvia spathacea
Stachys bullata
Liliaceae
Allium serra
Brodiaea elegans
Calochortus albus | C. luteus | C. tolmiei | C. venustus
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Fritillaria affinis var. tristulis | F. liliacea
Scoliopus bigelovii
Smilacina stellata
Trillium ovata
Triteleia laxa
Limnanthaceae
Limnanthes douglasii var. rosea
Loasaceae
Mentzelia lindleyi
Malvaceae
Sidalcea malvaeflora
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Onagraceae
Camissonia claviformis
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii
Orchidaceae
Calypso bulbosa
Corallorhiza maculata
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis oregana
Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica
Plantaginaceae
Plantago erecta
Plumbaginaceae
Armeria maritima
Poaceae
Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Polemoniaceae
Collomia heterophylla
Gilia tricolor
Portulacaceae
Claytonia exigua | C. gypsophiloides
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Trientalis latifolia
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia formosa
Delphineum decorum
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus jepsonii | C. ramulosus | Ceanothus sp. | C. thyrsiflorus
Rosaceae
Horkelia cuneata ssp. cuneata
Rosa gymnocarpa
Rubus ursinus
Saxifragaceae
Tellima grandiflora
Scrophulariaceae
Collinsia sparsiflora
Mimulus bigelovii | M. douglasii
Pedicularis densiflora
Penstemon heterophyllus
Scrophularia californica
Thymelaeaceae
Dirca occidentalis
Violaceae
Viola pedunculata

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