kennedy grove wildflowers
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Kennedy Grove Wildflowers
A photographic guide to
showy wildflowers of Kennedy Grove
Regional Recreation Area
Sorted by Flower Color
Photographs by Wilde Legard
Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007
More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized plants grow wild in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most are very difficult to identify without the help of good illustrations. This is designed to be a simple, color photo guide to help you identify some of these plants.
The selection of showy wildflowers displayed in this guide is by no means complete. The intent is to expand the quality and quantity of photos over time. The revision date is shown on the cover and on the header of each photo page. A comprehensive plant list for this area (including the many species not found in this publication) can be downloaded at the East Bay Regional Park District’s wild plant download page at: http://www.ebparks.org.
This guide is published electronically in Adobe Acrobat® format to accommodate these planned updates. You have permission to freely download and distribute, and print this pdf for individual use. You are not allowed to sell the electronic or printed versions.
In this version of the guide, only showy wildflowers are included. These wildflowers are sorted first by flower color, then by plant family (similar flower types), and finally by scientific name within each family. Under each photograph are four lines of information, based on the current standard wild plant reference for California: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, 1993.
Common Name These non-standard names are based on Jepson and other local references.
Scientific Name Scientific names revised since 1993 are NOT included in this edition.
Origin & Longevity Native or Introduced. Annual, Biennial, Perennial, or a combination.
Family Name The common plant family name according to Jepson.
For readers that prefer a more comprehensive guide, sorted by scientific name, please download the “wild plants” version of this guide.
Readers are encouraged to email any suggestions or corrections to [email protected].
All photographs are © 2006 Wilde Legard, all rights reserved.
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area White Page 1 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Aesculus californicaCalifornia Buckeye
Native PerennialBuckeye Family
Polygonum arenastrumCommon Yard Knotweed
Introduced AnnualBuckwheat Family
Conium maculatumPoison Hemlock
Introduced BiennialCarrot Family
Heracleum lanatumCow Parsnip
Native PerennialCarrot Family
Ribes californicum var. californicumHillside Gooseberry
Native PerennialGooseberry Family
Marah fabaceusCommon / California Manroot
Native PerennialGourd Family
Sambucus mexicanaBlue Elderberry
Native PerennialHoneysuckle Family
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianumCommon Soap Plant
Native PerennialLily Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area White Page 2 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Smilacina stellataStarry False Solomon's Seal
Native PerennialLily Family
Convolvulus arvensisField Bindweed
Introduced PerennialMorning-Glory Family
Eucalyptus globulusBlue Gum
Introduced PerennialMyrtle Family
Cerastium glomeratumMouse-ear Chickweed
Introduced AnnualPink Family
Silene gallicaWindmill Pink
Introduced AnnualPink Family
Stellaria mediaCommon Chickweed
Introduced AnnualPink Family
Holodiscus discolorCreambush / Ocean Spray
Native PerennialRose Family
Rubus ursinusNative California Blackberry
Native PerennialRose Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area White Page 3 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Lithophragma affineWoodland Star
Native PerennialSaxifrage Family
Castilleja attenuataValley Tassels
Native AnnualSnapdragon Family
Achillea millefoliumYarrow
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Gnaphalium californicumCalifornia Everlasting
Native BiennialSunflower Family
Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulaefoliaHayfield Tarweed
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Yellow Page 4 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermediaCommon Fiddleneck
Native AnnualBorage Family
Ranunculus californicusCalifornia Buttercup
Native PerennialButtercup Family
Sanicula crassicaulisPacific Woodland Sanicle
Native PerennialCarrot Family
Brassica nigraBlack Mustard
Introduced AnnualMustard Family
Lotus scoparius var. scopariusDeerweed
Native PerennialPea Family
Lotus wrangelianusCalifornia Lotus
Native AnnualPea Family
Medicago polymorphaCalifornia Bur Clover
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Trifolium dubiumShamrock Clover
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Yellow Page 5 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Mimulus aurantiacusBush Monkey Flower
Native PerennialSnapdragon Family
Chamomilla suaveolensPineapple Weed
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorumGolden Yarrow
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Hypochaeris glabraSmooth Cat's-ear
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Madia sativaCommon / Coast Tarweed
Native AnnualSunflower Family
Picris echioidesBristly Ox-tongue
Introduced Annual-BiennialSunflower Family
Sonchus asper ssp. asperPrickly Sow Thistle
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Pink/Purple Page 6 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Erodium cicutariumRed-stem Filaree
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Geranium dissectumPurpletip Cut-leaf Geranium
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Geranium molleHairy Dove's Foot Geranium
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillansHairy Vine Honeysuckle
Native PerennialHoneysuckle Family
Trillium chloropetalumGiant Trillium
Native PerennialLily Family
Sherardia arvensisBlue Field Madder
Introduced AnnualMadder Family
Stachys ajugoides var. rigidaCommon Rigid Hedge Nettle
Native PerennialMint Family
Raphanus sativusWild Radish
Introduced AnnualMustard Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Pink/Purple Page 7 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Rupertia physodesCalifornia Tea
Native PerennialPea Family
Trifolium willdenoviiTomcat Clover
Native AnnualPea Family
Vicia sativa ssp. sativaSpring Vetch
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Dodecatheon hendersoniiMosquitobills Shooting Star
Native PerennialPrimrose Family
Castilleja exserta ssp. exsertaPurple Owl's Clover
Native AnnualSnapdragon Family
Cirsium vulgareBull Thistle
Introduced BiennialSunflower Family
Cynara cardunculusCardoon / Artichoke Thistle
Introduced PerennialSunflower Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Blue Page 8 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Cynoglossum grandeLarge Hound's Tongue
Native PerennialBorage Family
Sisyrinchium bellumBlue-eyed Grass
Native PerennialIris Family
Solanum umbelliferumBlue Witch
Native PerennialNightshade Family
Lupinus bicolorMiniature Dove Lupine
Native AnnualPea Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Red/Orange Page 9 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia Poppy
Native PerennialPoppy Family
Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel
Introduced AnnualPrimrose Family
Castilleja foliolosaWoolly Paintbrush
Native PerennialSnapdragon Family
Scrophularia californica ssp. californicaCalifornia Figwort
Native PerennialSnapdragon Family
Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Green/Brown Page 10 of 10 revision 2/23/2007
Fritillaria affinis var. affinisChecker Lily
Native PerennialLily Family