Bloom Identification Guide For The San Gabriel Mountains - Green, Blue and Purple Blooms

2001

Plant	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Plant
Green Flowers
Euphorbia characias*	beginning												Euphorbia characias*
Ragweed* Ambrosia artemisiifolia													Ragweed* Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Wild Oats* Avena fatua				full									Wild Oats* Avena fatua
Blue Flowers
Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii			full	full	full								Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii
Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum				full	full								Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum
Blue-eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora					full								Blue-eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora
California Lilac Hairy Ceanothus C. oliganthus			full	full									California Lilac Hairy Ceanothus C. oliganthus
Chia Salvia columbariae				full									Chia Salvia columbariae
Blue Larkspur Delphinium sp.					full								Blue Larkspur Delphinium sp.
Woolstar Eriastrum densifolium					full	full	full						Woolstar Eriastrum densifolium
Purple Flowers
Beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii					full								Beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii
Blue Dicks or Wild Hyacinth Dichelostemma capitatum			full	full	full								Blue Dicks or Wild Hyacinth Dichelostemma capitatum
Bush Mallow Malacothamnus fremontii													Bush Mallow Malacothamnus fremontii
Wild Canterbury Bells or California Bells Phacelia minor				full	full								Wild Canterbury Bells or California Bells Phacelia minor
Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla													Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla
Clarkia Clarkia sp.					full								Clarkia Clarkia sp.
Desert Sage Salvia dorrii													Desert Sage Salvia dorrii
Redstem Filaree* Erodium cicutarium	full	full	full	full	full								Redstem Filaree* Erodium cicutarium
Fleabane Daisy or Leafy Daisy Erigeron foliosus						full	full						Fleabane Daisy or Leafy Daisy Erigeron foliosus
Gilia Gilia sp.					full	full							Gilia Gilia sp.
Lupine Lupinus spp.	beginning	full	full	full	full								Lupine Lupinus spp.
Mustang Mint Monardella lanceolata													Mustang Mint Monardella lanceolata
Purple Nightshade Solanum xanti		beginning	full	full	full								Purple Nightshade Solanum xanti
Foothill Penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus				full	full								Foothill Penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus
Showy Penstemon Penstemon spectabilis				beginning	full								Showy Penstemon Penstemon spectabilis
Caterpillar Phacelia Phacelia cicutaria			beginning	full	full								Caterpillar Phacelia Phacelia cicutaria
Common Phacelia Phacelia distans				full	full								Common Phacelia Phacelia distans
Giant-flowered Phacelia Phacelia grandiflora					full								Giant-flowered Phacelia Phacelia grandiflora
Poodle-dog Bush Turricula parryi					full	full	full						Poodle-dog Bush Turricula parryi
Wild Radish* Raphanus sativus		full	full										Wild Radish* Raphanus sativus
Rockcress Arabis sparsiflora				full	full								Rockcress Arabis sparsiflora
Black Sage Salvia mellifera				beginning	full								Black Sage Salvia mellifera
Wild Sweet Pea Lathyrus vestitus				full	full								Wild Sweet Pea Lathyrus vestitus
Thistle Cirsium sp.				full	full		ending						Thistle Cirsium sp.
Yerba Santa Eriodictyon crassifolium					full								Yerba Santa Eriodictyon crassifolium
Water Speedwell* Veronica anagallis-aquatica				full									Water Speedwell* Veronica anagallis-aquatica

* = non-native