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

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 1999

PlantJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPlant
 
Yellow-Green Flowers
Euphorbia characias*   fullfull         Euphorbia characias*
Green Flowers
Wild Oats*
Avena fatua
  fullfullfull        Wild Oats*
Avena fatua
Blue Flowers
Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
  fullfullfull        Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
    beginning        Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Lilac
Hairy Ceanothus
C. oliganthus
  fullfullfullendingendinggone     California Lilac
Hairy Ceanothus
C. oliganthus
Chia
Salvia columbariae
   fullfullfullendinggone     Chia
Salvia columbariae
Blue Larkspur
Delphinium sp.
     full       Blue Larkspur
Delphinium sp.
Woolstar
Eriastrum densifolium
      fullfullendingendinggone  Woolstar
Eriastrum densifolium
Purple Flowers
Beardtongue
Penstemon grinnellii
     fullfullendingendinggone   Beardtongue
Penstemon grinnellii
Blue Dicks
(Wild Hyacinth)
Dichelostemma capitatum
   beginningfull        Blue Dicks
(Wild Hyacinth)
Dichelostemma capitatum
Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus fremontii
       fullfullendinggone  Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus fremontii
California Bells
Phacelia minor
   beginningfullfull       California Bells
Phacelia minor
Clarkia
Clarkia sp.
     beginning       Clarkia
Clarkia sp.
Redstem Filaree*
Erodium cicutarium
 beginningfullfullfull        Redstem Filaree*
Erodium cicutarium
Fleabane
like an aster
Erigeron foliosus
      beginningfullfullendinggone  Fleabane
like an aster
Erigeron foliosus
Gilia
Gilia sp.
     beginningfullfullendinggone   Gilia
Gilia sp.
Lupine
Lupinus sp.
  beginningfullfullfullfullendinggone    Lupine
Lupinus sp.
Purple Nightshade
Solanum xanti
  fullfullfullfull       Purple Nightshade
Solanum xanti
Penstemon
Penstemon sp.
more
     beginningfullfull     Penstemon
Penstemon sp.
more
Caterpillar Phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria
   fullfull        Caterpillar Phacelia
Phacelia cicutaria
Poodle-dog Bush
Turricula parryi
       fullfullendinggone  Poodle-dog Bush
Turricula parryi
Wild Radish*
Raphanus sativus
   full         Wild Radish*
Raphanus sativus
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
  beginningfullfull        Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus vestitus
  beginningfull         Sweet Pea
Lathyrus vestitus
Thistle
Cirsium sp.
(more)
  beginningbeginningfullfull       Thistle
Cirsium sp.
(more)
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
    beginningfullfullendinggone    Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Water Speedwell*
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
   fullfullfull   endinggone  Water Speedwell*
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
* = non-native

"Full bloom" means the majority of the plants are in full bloom.
"Beginning" means that some plants are blooming somewhere.
"Ending" means that the majority of plants have finished blooming, although some plants in some locations may still be in full bloom.
"Gone" means we haven't seen any in bloom anywhere.


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