Common linanthus, Variable linanthus Leptosiphon parviflorus Polemoniaceae

Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum Rosaceae

Desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata Asteraceae

Globe gilia Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia Polemoniaceae

Golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Asteraceae

White snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterianum Plantaginaceae [Named for Thomas Coulter, 1783-1843]

Yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Asteraceae

White alder Alnus rhombifolia Betulaceae		Wild rose Rosa californica Rosaceae

Parry's collinsia Collinsia parryi Plantaginaceae [Named for Zacheus Collins, 1764-1831, and Charles Christopher Parry, 1823-1890]

California milkweed Asclepias californica Apocynaceae

Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Orobanchaceae [Named for Domingo Castillejo Muñoz, 1744?-1793, and Elmer Ivan Applegate, 1867-1949. The subspecific epithet martinii apparently refers to Martin's Camp near Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriels owned at one time by a Clarence Sinclair Martin.]

Golden ear drops Dicentra chrysantha Papaveraceae

 

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