SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE
MAY 2010
PAGE TWO

   
Hall's bush lupine
Lupinus excubitus var. hallii
Fabaceae

[Named for Harvey Monroe Hall, 1874-1932]
 
Rusty-haired popcorn flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Boraginaceae
 


 
 
Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida
Boraginaceae
 


 
Hedge-parsley *
Torilis nodosa
Apiaceae
 
 
Winter vetch *
Vicia villosa
Fabaceae
 
 
Windmill pink *
Silene gallica
Caryophyllaceae
 


 
Purple clarkia
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera
Onagraceae

[Named for William Clark, 1770-1838]
 
   
Soft chess *
Bromus hordaceus
Poaceae


 
 
Fairy lantern, Globe lily
Calochortus albus
Liliaceae
 
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum
Asteraceae
Bush monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus var. puniceus
Phrymaceae
 
 


   
Red-skinned onion
Allium haematochiton
Alliaceae
 
 
Splendid mariposa lily and California
poppies
Calochortus splendens and Eschscholzia californica


 
 
White-flowered bluecup
Githopsis diffusa ssp. ?
Campanulaceae
 
 



     
  White-leaf monardella
Monardella hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca
Lamiaceae
 


   
Small-flowered dwarf flax
Hesperolinon micranthum
Linaceae


 
 
Cheeseweed *
Malva parviflora
Malvaceae
 
Variegated meadowhawk female
Sympetrum corruptum
Just emerged from the main vernal pool
[Thanks to Hartmut Wisch for ID]
 


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CALIFORNIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS
VIRGINIA PLANT NAMES: LATIN AND GREEK MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS