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2014 Southern California Wildflower Reports

May 20, 2014 Lee reports: The annual field flowers are gone for the most part, the yuccas are getting their bloom on now. Going up Lone Pine Canyon Rd (the back way to Wrightwood) there are a few thousand white spikes of yuccas on both sides of the road over a 5 mile stretch, with a few flannel bush thrown in for good measure.

yuccas
yuccas

May 20, 2014 Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve reports: The last update of the season- there’s still a few poppies, but they’re pretty small and mostly yellow. And it’s hot out there! There’s a smattering right up the trail at the east end of the parking lot, and a couple good patches along the lower Antelope loop still going. I’d give it a couple weeks until they’re completely done. The buckwheat is now flowering along the south facing slopes.

via Desert Wildflower Reports for Southern California by DesertUSA.

Survey Questions 18,19: Wildflowers: Top 10 Wildflowers (Page 1)

The Wayne’s Word Top 10 Spectacular
Wildflowers Of Southern California (1)

See Southern California’s Most Unusual Wildflower

Arranged Alphabetically By Common Name

1. California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica)

Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)

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2. Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora)

Lily Family (Liliaceae)


via Top 10 Wildflowers (Page 1).

18,19 Wildflowers & Bloom Dates: Otay Mountain Species List


Otay Mt. (Mark Elvin 2-13-03)

Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss 

Torrey Pines Flowering Plants List 1995

Torrey Pines list Park Publication 1995

Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss 

via Torrey Pines list Park Publication 1995.

Survey Questions #18-19: Key to Overlapped or Fused Petal San Diego Flowers

Key to Overlapped Or Fused
(5 Petals, Overlapped or Fused) Shared-Characteristic Group 


Asclepias eriocarpa
Indian Milkweed

Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii
Climbing Milkweed

Amsinckia menziesii
Rancher’s Fiddleneck

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Rusty Popcornflower

Calystegia macrostegia
Morning Glory

Dudleya lanceolata
Dudleya

Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
Wild Cucumber

Arctostaphylos pungens
Manzanita

Xylococcus bicolor
Mission Manzanita

Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens
Ocotillo

Ribes indecorum
White-Flower Currant

Eriodictyon crassifolium
Yerba Santa

Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia
Baby Blue Eyes

Phacelia grandiflora
Large-flowered Phacelia

Limnanthes gracilis ssp. parishii
Parish’s Meadowfoam

Eremalche rotundifolia
Desert Five-Spot

Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. sparsifolia
Checker-Bloom

Limonium sinuatum
Marsh Rosemary a.k.a. Statice

Ipomopsis tenuifolia
Slender-leaved Ipomopsis

Calandrinia ciliata
Red Maids

Anagallis arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel

Dodecatheon clevelandii
Shooting-Star

Nicotiana Glauca
Tree Tobacco

Solanum parishii
Parish’s Nightshade

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via OverlappedOrFused Key.

Survey Question #19: San Diego County Wildflowers -Identifying (top level key)

Top Level Photo-Key to FamiliesFor unknown plant: Return to S.D.Wildflowers overview page To show next level
as a list with short
descriptions, click
a flower icon
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3 or 6 Petals

4 Petals

5 Petals

“Petals” numerous

Petals not apparent
   
 
Bilateral

Dense Heads

Radial
 

Pea Family

Very Non Radial

Almost Radial

Petals ± Separate

Overlapped or Fused

 

Families Index:  Common,  Botanic,  Botanic with Species Names     Species Index:  Common,  Botanic

via Top Level Key.

Survey Question #19: San Diego County Wildflowers – Identifying

San Diego County Wildflowers – Identifying Them

via San Diego County Wildflowers – Identifying.