BACKBONE TRAIL, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
SPRING 2002 PAGE THREE

   
Creek monkeyflower
Erythranthe guttata
Phrymaceae
 
Common linanthus
Leptosiphon parviflorus
Polemoniaceae
 
Crimson pitcher sage
Salvia spathacea
Lamiaceae


 
Purple nightshade
Solanum xanti
Solanaceae

[Named for János Xántus, 1825-1894]
  Common deerweed
Acmispon glaber var. glaber
Fabaceae
 


 
 
Elegant clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
Onagraceae

[Named for William Clark, 1770-1838]
 
 
 
 
Fairy lantern
Calochortus albus
Liliaceae
Parry's phacelia
Phacelia parryi
Hydrophyllaceae

[Named for Charles Christopher Parry, 1823-1890]
 
 


   
Fiesta flower
Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
Hydrophyllaceae
 
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum
Asteraceae


   
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
Grossulariaceae
 
Hairy bush monkeyflower
Diplacus longiflorus
Phrymaceae

 
Hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia
Rosaceae


 
 
Large-flowered cryptantha
Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia
Boraginaceae
Mexican elderberry
Sambucus mexicana
Viburnaceae
 


 
Miniature lupine
Lupinus bicolor
Fabaceae
 
 
Brewer's red maids
Calandrinia breweri
Montiaceae

[Named for William Henry Brewer, 1828-1910]
 
 
Pipestems
Clematis lasiantha
Ranunculaceae
 


 
Mountain dandelion
Agoseris grandiflora
Asteraceae


   
Purple clarkia
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera
Onagraceae
 
Short-leaved cliff-aster
Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia
Asteraceae
 
Shiny lomatium
Lomatium lucidum
Apiaceae


 
Oak moss lichen
Evernia prunastri
Parmeliaceae
  Shelf fungus
Polyporales
 




 
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