Wildflowers
The following photographs, taken in Homestead, document the variety of plants and flowers that grow there.
*non-native
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Albizia*
Albizia lophantha
Albizia lophantha
Alum root
Heuchera micrantha
Heuchera micrantha
American speedwell
Veronica americana
Veronica americana
American trailplant
Adenocaulon bicolor
Adenocaulon bicolor
American vetch
Vicia americana
Vicia americana
American wild carrot
Daucus pusillus
Daucus pusillus
Andrews clinton
Clintonia andrewsiana
Clintonia andrewsiana
Barberry
Berberis pinnata
Berberis pinnata
Bear's breach*
Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis
Belladonna lily*
Amaryllis belladonna
Amaryllis belladonna
Bigleaf periwinkle*
Vinca major
Vinca major
Black elderberry
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
Blue dicks
Dichelostemma capitatus
Dichelostemma capitatus
Blue eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Sisyrinchium bellum
Bluff lettuce
Dudleya farinosa
Dudleya farinosa
Bristly ox-tongue*
Helminthotheca echioides
Helminthotheca echioides
Broadleaf hellebore*
Epipactis helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
Brown headed rush
Juncus phaeocephalus v paniculatus
Juncus phaeocephalus v paniculatus
Buckeye
Aesculus californica
Aesculus californica
Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans
Bur clover*
Medicago polymorpha
Medicago polymorpha
California acaena
Acaena pinnatifida v californica
Acaena pinnatifida v californica
California angelica
Angelica californica
Angelica californica
California blackberry
Rubus ursinus
Rubus ursinus
California buttercup
Ranunculus californicus
Ranunculus californicus
California coffeeberry
Frangula californica
Frangula californica
California everlasting
Pseudognaphalium californicum
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California goldenrod
Solidago velutina ssp californica
Solidago velutina ssp californica
California goldfields
Lasthenia californica
Lasthenia californica
California honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
Lonicera hispidula
California horkelia
Horkelia californica
Horkelia californica
California huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Vaccinium ovatum
California mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
Artemisia douglasiana
California plantain
Plantago erecta
Plantago erecta
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Eschscholzia californica
California spikenard
Aralia californica
Aralia californica
California tea
Rupertia physodes
Rupertia physodes
Calla lily*
Zantedeschia aethicopia
Zantedeschia aethicopia
Candy flower
Claytonia sibirica
Claytonia sibirica
Canyon gooseberry
Ribes menziesii
Ribes menziesii
Canyon nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla
Nemophila heterophylla
Celery leaved lovage
Ligusticum apiifolium
Ligusticum apiifolium
Chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Chasmanthe*
Chasmanthe floribunda
Chasmanthe floribunda
Checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
Fritillaria affinis
Chick lupine
Lupinus microcarpus v. densiflorus
Lupinus microcarpus v. densiflorus
Chickweed*
Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Chilean trefoil
Acmispon wrangelianus
Acmispon wrangelianus
Cleavers
Galium aparine
Galium aparine
Climbing bedstraw
Galium nuttallii
Galium nuttallii
Clustered dock*
Rumex conglomeratus
Rumex conglomeratus
Clustered thistle
Cirsium brevistylum
Cirsium brevistylum
Coast piperia
Piperia elegans
Piperia elegans
Coast silk tassel
Garrya elliptica
Garrya elliptica
Coast tarweed
Madia sativa
Madia sativa
Coastal burnweed*
Senecio minimus
Senecio minimus
Common California aster
Symphyotrichum chilense
Symphyotrichum chilense
Common catchfly*
Silene gallica
Silene gallica
Common snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus v laevigatus
Symphoricarpos albus v laevigatus
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Common vetch*
Vicia sativa
Vicia sativa
Cow parsnip
Heracleum maximum
Heracleum maximum
Cowbag clover
Trifolium depauperatum
Trifolium depauperatum
Coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
Baccharis pilularis
Coyote mint
Monardella villosa
Monardella villosa
Creek dogwood
Cornus sericea
Cornus sericea
Creeping snowberry
Symphoricarpos mollis
Symphoricarpos mollis
Crimson columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia formosa
Crimson woodsorrel*
Oxalis incarnata
Oxalis incarnata
Cut leaved geranium*
Geranium dissectum
Geranium dissectum
Cutleaf burnweed*
Senecio glomeratus
Senecio glomeratus
Dandelion*
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
Iris douglasiana
Dwarf checkerbloom
Sidalcea malvaeflora
Sidalcea malvaeflora
English daisy*
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
English plantain*
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Fairy bells
Prosartes hookeri
Prosartes hookeri
Featherweed
Gamochaeta ustulata
Gamochaeta ustulata
Feathery false lily of the valley
Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum racemosum
Fetid adder's tongue
Scoliopus bigelovii
Scoliopus bigelovii
Feverfew*
Tenacetum parthenium
Tenacetum parthenium
Field madder*
Sherardia arvensis
Sherardia arvensis
Figwort
Scrophularia californica
Scrophularia californica
Filaree*
Erodium botrys
Erodium botrys
Flax*
Linum bienne
Linum bienne
Footsteps of spring
Sanicula arctopoides
Sanicula arctopoides
Forget-me-not*
Myosotis latifolia
Myosotis latifolia
Fremont's deathcamas
Toxicoscordion fremontii
Toxicoscordion fremontii
French lavender*
Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas
Fringe cups
Tellima grandiflora
Tellima grandiflora
Fuller's teasel*
Dipsacus sativus
Dipsacus sativus
Giant trillium
Trillium chloropetalum
Trillium chloropetalum
Green wattle*
Acacia decurrens
Acacia decurrens
Greene's saxifrage
Micranthes californica
Micranthes californica
Ground iris
Iris macrosiphon
Iris macrosiphon
Hairy golden aster
Heterotheca sessilflora ssp bolanderi
Heterotheca sessilflora ssp bolanderi
Hairy vetch*
Vicia villosa
Vicia villosa
Hairy wood sorrel
Oxalis pilosa
Oxalis pilosa
Harvest brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans
Brodiaea elegans
Hawthorn*
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Hayfield tarweed
Hemizonia congesta s. lutescens
Hemizonia congesta s. lutescens
Hedgemustard*
Sisymbrium officinale
Sisymbrium officinale
Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida quercetorum
Stachys rigida quercetorum
Herb robert*
Geranium purpureum
Geranium purpureum
Hill lotus
Acmispon parviflorus
Acmispon parviflorus
Himalayan blackberry*
Rubus armeniacus
Rubus armeniacus
Ithuriel’s spear
Triteleia laxa
Triteleia laxa
Kellogg's yampah
Perideridia kelloggii
Perideridia kelloggii
Lance leaf selfheal
Prunella vulgaris v. lanceolata
Prunella vulgaris v. lanceolata
Latin American fleabane*
Erigeron karvinskianus
Erigeron karvinskianus
Lesser wart-cress*
Lepidium didymum
Lepidium didymum
Wild cucumber
Marah fabacea
Marah fabacea
Coast manroot
Marah oregana
Marah oregana
Marin checker lily
Fritillaria lanceolata v. tristulis
Fritillaria lanceolata v. tristulis
Meadow rue
Thalictrum fendleri v. polycarpum
Thalictrum fendleri v. polycarpum
Milkflower cotoneaster*
Cotoneaster lacteus
Cotoneaster lacteus
Milkmaids
Cardamine californica
Cardamine californica
Milkwort
Polygala californica
Polygala californica
Miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
Claytonia perfoliata
Mock orange*
Philadelphus coronarius
Philadelphus coronarius
Montbretia*
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora
Naked buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum v. nudum
Eriogonum nudum v. nudum
Narrow leaved clover*
Trifolium angustifolium
Trifolium angustifolium
Narrow-leaf bird's foot trefoil*
Lotus tenuis
Lotus tenuis
Narrowleaf cottonrose*
Logfia gallica
Logfia gallica
Narrowleaf mule ears
Wyethia angustifolia
Wyethia angustifolia
Nasturtium*
Tropaeolum majus
Tropaeolum majus
Nipplewort*
Lapsana communis
Lapsana communis
Oakland star tulip
Calochortus umbellatus
Calochortus umbellatus
Oblong spurge*
Euphorbia oblongata
Euphorbia oblongata
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
Holodiscus discolor
Old man's beard*
Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba
Ookow
Dichelostemma congestum
Dichelostemma congestum
Orange cotoneaster*
Cotoneaster franchetii
Cotoneaster franchetii
Oso berry
Oemleria cerasiformis
Oemleria cerasiformis
Owl's clover
Castilleja densiflora
Castilleja densiflora
Pacific bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa
Dicentra formosa
Pacific hounds tongue
Adelinia grandis
Adelinia grandis
Pacific sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific star flower
Lysimachia latifolia
Lysimachia latifolia
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
Trillium ovatum
Pacific woodrush
Luzula comosa
Luzula comosa
Pacific pea
Lathyrus vestitus var vestitus
Lathyrus vestitus var vestitus
Passionflower*
Passiflora mixta
Passiflora mixta
Pennyroyal*
Mentha pulegium
Mentha pulegium
Petty spurge*
Euphorbia peplus
Euphorbia peplus
Pigmy weed
Crassula connata
Crassula connata
Pincushion flower*
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Pineappleweed
Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria discoidea
Pink cudweed
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum
Poison hemlock*
Conium maculatum
Conium maculatum
Poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Prickly sow thistle*
Sonchus asper
Sonchus asper
Pride of Madeira*
Echium fastuosum
Echium fastuosum
Primrose jasmine*
Jasminum mesnyi
Jasminum mesnyi
Purple cestrum*
Cestrum elegans
Cestrum elegans
Purple clarkia
Clarkia purpurea s. quadrivulnera
Clarkia purpurea s. quadrivulnera
Purple salsify*
Tragopogon porrifolius
Tragopogon porrifolius
Purple sanicle
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple western morning glory
Calystegia purpurata s. purpurata
Calystegia purpurata s. purpurata
Purple woodsorrel*
Oxalis purpurea
Oxalis purpurea
Q-tips
Micropus californicus
Micropus californicus
Queen Anne's lace*
Daucus carota
Daucus carota
Red baneberry
Actaea rubra
Actaea rubra
Red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Sambucus racemosa
Red maids
Calandrinia menziesii
Calandrinia menziesii
Redstem filaree*
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium cicutarium
Redwood sorrel
Oxalis oregana
Oxalis oregana
Rose clover*
Trifolium hirtum
Trifolium hirtum
Rosilla
Helenium puberulum
Helenium puberulum
Rosy sandcrocus*
Romulea rosea
Romulea rosea
Roughleaf aster
Eurybia radulina
Eurybia radulina
Ruby sandspurry*
Spergularia rubra
Spergularia rubra
Sand fringepod
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Scarlet pimpernel*
Anagallis arvensis
Anagallis arvensis
Service berry
Amelanchier utahensis
Amelanchier utahensis
Shamrock clover*
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium dubium
Shepherd's needle*
Scandix pecten-veneris
Scandix pecten-veneris
Shooting star
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Short podded mustard*
Hirschfeldia incana
Hirschfeldia incana
Shortspur seablush
Plectritis congesta s brachystemon
Plectritis congesta s brachystemon
Silver lupine
Lupinus albifrons
Lupinus albifrons
Silverleaf cotoneaster*
Cotoneaster pannosus
Cotoneaster pannosus
Skunkweed
Navarretia squarrosa
Navarretia squarrosa
Sky lupine
Lupinus nanus
Lupinus nanus
Small flowered nemophila
Nemophila parviflora
Nemophila parviflora
Sourgrass*
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalis pes-caprae
Sowthistle*
Sonchus oleraceus
Sonchus oleraceus
Spicebush
Calycanthus occidentalis
Calycanthus occidentalis
Spiny buttercup*
Ranunculus muricatus
Ranunculus muricatus
Spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
Corallorhiza maculata
Spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring gold
Lomatium utriculatum
Lomatium utriculatum
Starry false lily of the valley
Maianthemum stellatum
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky cinquefoil
Drymocallis glandulosa
Drymocallis glandulosa
Sticky monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Diplacus aurantiacus
Stinking iris*
Iris foetidissima
Iris foetidissima
Striped coralroot
Corallorhiza striata
Corallorhiza striata
Subterranean clover*
Trifolium subterraneum
Trifolium subterraneum
Suncups
Taraxia ovata
Taraxia ovata
Sweet bedstraw
Galium triflorum
Galium triflorum
Sweet fennel*
Foeniculum vulgare
Foeniculum vulgare
Tansy ragwort*
Senecio jacobaea
Senecio jacobaea
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus parviflorus
Tomcat clover
Trifolium willdenovii
Trifolium willdenovii
Umbrella sedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Cyperus eragrostis
Vanilla grass
Anthoxanthum occidentale
Anthoxanthum occidentale
Warrior's plume
Pedicularis densiflora
Pedicularis densiflora
Wavyleaf soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
White flowered onion*
Allium triquetrum
Allium triquetrum
White ramping fumitory*
Fumaria capreolata
Fumaria capreolata
White hawkweed
Hieracium albiflorum
Hieracium albiflorum
Wild radish*
Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus
Wintercress
Barbarea orthoceras
Barbarea orthoceras
Wood rose
Rosa gymnocarpa v. gymnocarpa
Rosa gymnocarpa v. gymnocarpa
Wood rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
Rosa gymnocarpa
Wood sweet-cicely
Osmorhiza berteroi
Osmorhiza berteroi
Woodland madia
Anisocarpus madioides
Anisocarpus madioides
Woodland star
Lithophragma affine
Lithophragma affine
Woodland strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca
Woolly lomatium
Lomatium dasycarpum
Lomatium dasycarpum
Yellow coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata v. occidentalis
Corallorhiza maculata v. occidentalis
Yerba buena
Clinopodium douglasii
Clinopodium douglasii