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Mike's Favorite Wildflower Photos



Raphanus sativus
Wild radish




Orobanche fasciculata
Clustered broom-rape




Centaurium venustum
Canchalagua




Calystegia soldanella
Beach morning glory




Dodecatheon clevelandii
Shooting star (white variant)




Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii
San Diego pea

Stylomecon heterophylla
Wind poppy

Fritillaria pinetorum
Pinewoods fritillary

Solanum douglasii
White nightshade

Erigeron glaucus
Seaside daisy

Xylococcus bicolor
Mission manzanita

Silene laciniata
Indian pink

Sarcostemma cynanchoides
Climbing milkweed




Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses




Keckiella cordifolia
Heartleaf penstemon




Fritillaria biflora
Chocolate lily




Calochortus striatus
Alkali mariposa lily




Nemophila menziesii
Baby blue eyes




Pectocarya linearis
Slender pectocarya




Viola pedunculata
Johnny jump-up




Castilleja exserta
Purple owl's clover




Heliotropium curassavicum
Wild heliotrope




Ribes californicum
Hillside gooseberry




Erodium botrys
Longbeaked storksbill




Mimulus cardinalis
Scarlet monkeyflower




Calochortus catalinae
Catalina mariposa lily




Linanthus dianthiflorus
Ground pink




Plantago lanceolata
English plantain




Sisyrinchium bellum
Blue-eyed grass




Eriogonum fasciculatum
California wild buckwheat




Delphinium patens
Spreading larkspur

Cardamine californica
Milk maids

Eremalche rotundifolia
Desert five spot

Iris douglasiana
Douglas iris

Lilium humboldtii
Humboldt lily




Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant blazing star




Aquilegia formosa
Columbine




Madia elegans
Common madia




Cichorium intybus
Chicory




Camissonia bistorta
Sun cups




Erodium moschatum
Whitestem filaree




CCalochortus albus
Fairy lantern




Silene verecunda ssp. platyota
White catchfly




Clarkia unguiculata
Elegant clarkia




Mimulus brevipes
Yellow monkeyflower




Tragopogon porrifolius
Purple salsify




Castilleja affinis
Indian paintbrush




Trichostema lanatum
Woolly blue curls




Lepechinia fragrans
Fragrant pitcher sage




Bloomeria crocea
Golden stars

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis
Earth brodiaea

Ferocactus cylindraceus Barrel cactus

and

Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo

Gilia brecciarum
Argus gilia




Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow pincushion




Marah macrocarpus
Wild cucumber




Mirabilis californica
Wishbone bush

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