sibley volcanic wildflowers
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Sibley Volcanic Wildflowers
A photographic guide to
showy wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic
Regional Preserve
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 Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve White Page 1 of 13 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
Arctostaphylos pallidaPallid Manzanita
Native PerennialHeath Family
Sambucus mexicanaBlue Elderberry
Native PerennialHoneysuckle Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve White Page 2 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianumCommon Soap Plant
Native PerennialLily Family
Marrubium vulgareCommon Horehound
Introduced PerennialMint Family
Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulisShortstem Morning Glory
Native PerennialMorning-Glory Family
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticumWhite Water Cress
Native PerennialMustard Family
Eucalyptus globulusBlue Gum
Introduced PerennialMyrtle Family
Trifolium subterraneumSubterranean Clover
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Cerastium glomeratumMouse-ear Chickweed
Introduced AnnualPink Family
Silene gallicaWindmill Pink
Introduced AnnualPink Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve White Page 3 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Plantago erectaCalifornia Dwarf Plantain
Native AnnualPlantain Family
Plantago lanceolataEnglish Plantain
Introduced AnnualPlantain Family
Fragaria vescaWoodland Strawberry
Native PerennialRose Family
Holodiscus discolorCreambush / Ocean Spray
Native PerennialRose Family
Physocarpus capitatusPacific Ninebark
Native PerennialRose Family
Prunus virginiana var. demissaWestern Chokecherry
Native PerennialRose Family
Rubus ursinusNative California Blackberry
Native PerennialRose Family
Heuchera micranthaSmall-flower Alumroot
Native PerennialSaxifrage Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve White Page 4 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Lithophragma affineWoodland Star
Native PerennialSaxifrage Family
Achillea millefoliumYarrow
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Anthemis cotulaMayweed
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Gnaphalium californicumCalifornia Everlasting
Native BiennialSunflower Family
Dipsacus sativusWild Teasel
Introduced BiennialTeasel Family
Phacelia distansWild Heliotrope Phacelia
Native AnnualWaterleaf Family
Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricataRock Phacelia
Native PerennialWaterleaf Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 5 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermediaCommon Fiddleneck
Native AnnualBorage Family
Ranunculus californicusCalifornia Buttercup
Native PerennialButtercup Family
Foeniculum vulgareSweet Fennel
Introduced PerennialCarrot Family
Sanicula crassicaulisPacific Woodland Sanicle
Native PerennialCarrot Family
Brassica nigraBlack Mustard
Introduced AnnualMustard Family
Cytisus scopariusScotch Broom
Introduced PerennialPea Family
Genista monspessulanaFrench Broom
Introduced PerennialPea Family
Lotus corniculatusBird's-foot Deerweed
Introduced PerennialPea Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 6 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Medicago polymorphaCalifornia Bur Clover
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Trifolium dubiumShamrock Clover
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Mimulus aurantiacusBush Monkey Flower
Native PerennialSnapdragon Family
Agoseris grandifloraLarge-flower Native Dandelion
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Centaurea solstitialisYellow Star Thistle
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Chamomilla suaveolensPineapple Weed
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorumGolden Yarrow
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Hypochaeris glabraSmooth Cat's-ear
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Yellow Page 7 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Hypochaeris radicataRough Cat's-ear
Introduced PerennialSunflower 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
Sonchus oleraceusCommon Sow Thistle
Introduced AnnualSunflower Family
Wyethia angustifoliaNarrow-leaf Mule's Ear
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Wyethia helenioidesGray Mule's Ear
Native PerennialSunflower Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 8 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Sanicula bipinnatifidaPurple Sanicle
Native PerennialCarrot Family
Epilobium brachycarpumPanicled / Weedy Willowherb
Native AnnualEvening Primrose Family
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatumCommon Willowherb
Native PerennialEvening Primrose Family
Erodium cicutariumRed-stem Filaree
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Erodium moschatumWhite-stem Filaree
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Geranium dissectumPurpletip Cut-leaf Geranium
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Geranium molleHairy Dove's Foot Geranium
Introduced AnnualGeranium Family
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosumFlowering/Pinkflower Currant
Native PerennialGooseberry Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 9 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillansHairy Vine Honeysuckle
Native PerennialHoneysuckle Family
Triteleia laxaIthuriel's Spear
Native PerennialLily Family
Lythrum hyssopifoliumGrass Poly Loosestrife
Introduced Annual-PerennialLoosestrife Family
Sherardia arvensisBlue Field Madder
Introduced AnnualMadder Family
Asclepias fascicularisWhorled/Narrow-leaf Milkweed
Native PerennialMilkweed Family
Mentha pulegiumPennyroyal
Introduced PerennialMint Family
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolataNarrow-leaf Selfheal
Native PerennialMint Family
Stachys ajugoides var. rigidaCommon Rigid Hedge Nettle
Native PerennialMint Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Pink/Purple Page 10 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Lupinus albifrons var. albifronsBlue Bush / Silver Lupine
Native PerennialPea Family
Trifolium fragiferumStrawberry Clover
Introduced PerennialPea Family
Trifolium hirtumRose Clover
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Trifolium willdenoviiTomcat Clover
Native AnnualPea Family
Vicia sativa ssp. sativaSpring Vetch
Introduced AnnualPea Family
Spergularia rubraRuby Sand Spurry
Introduced Annual-PerennialPink Family
Bellardia trixagoBellardia
Introduced AnnualSnapdragon Family
Cirsium vulgareBull Thistle
Introduced BiennialSunflower Family
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Cynara cardunculusCardoon / Artichoke Thistle
Introduced PerennialSunflower Family
Silybum marianumMilk Thistle
Introduced Annual-BiennialSunflower Family
Phacelia californicaCalifornia / Rock Phacelia
Native PerennialWaterleaf Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Blue Page 12 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Sisyrinchium bellumBlue-eyed Grass
Native PerennialIris Family
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatumBlue Dicks
Native PerennialLily Family
Lupinus bicolorMiniature Dove Lupine
Native AnnualPea Family
Lupinus succulentusArroyo Lupine
Native AnnualPea Family
Cichorium intybusChicory
Introduced PerennialSunflower Family
Wildflowers of Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Red/Orange Page 13 of 13 revision 2/23/2007
Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia Poppy
Native PerennialPoppy Family
Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel
Introduced AnnualPrimrose Family
Castilleja affinis ssp. affinisCommon Indian Paintbrush
Native PerennialSnapdragon Family
Scrophularia californica ssp. californicaCalifornia Figwort
Native PerennialSnapdragon Family