Bloom Identification Guide For The San Gabriel Mountains - Pink, Red and Orange Blooms

1999

Plant	January	February	March	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Plant
Pink Flowers
Beavertail Cactus Opuntia basilaris						beginning							Beavertail Cactus Opuntia basilaris
Wright's Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum							full	full	full	ending	ending		Wright's Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum
Chaparral Currant Ribes malvaceum			beginning	full	fruit								Chaparral Currant Ribes malvaceum
Squaw Currant Ribes cereum						beginning			fruit leaf				Squaw Currant Ribes cereum
Gilia Gilia sp.						beginning	full	full	ending	gone			Gilia Gilia sp.
Prickly Phlox Leptodactylon californicum					beginning	full	ending	ending	gone				Prickly Phlox Leptodactylon californicum
Red Maids Calandrinia ciliata				full									Red Maids Calandrinia ciliata
Rose Rosa californica						beginning	full	fruit			leaf		Rose Rosa californica
Snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius							beginning	full	fruit				Snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Red Flowers
California Fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium							beginning	full	full	full	ending	ending	California Fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium
Columbine Aquilegia formosa				beginning	beginning	full	full	full	ending	gone			Columbine Aquilegia formosa
Castor Bean Ricinus communis						beginning	full						Castor Bean Ricinus communis
Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry Ribes speciosum		beginning	fruit										Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry Ribes speciosum
Indian Pink Silene californica						beginning							Indian Pink Silene californica
Scarlet Larkspur Delphinium cardinale							full	ending	gone				Scarlet Larkspur Delphinium cardinale
Paintbrush Castilleja sp.			beginning	full	full	full	full	full	ending	ending	ending		Paintbrush Castilleja sp.
Heartleaf Penstemon Keckiella cordifolia						beginning	full	full	ending	gone			Heartleaf Penstemon Keckiella cordifolia
Scarlet Bugler Penstemon centranthifolius					beginning	full	full	ending	ending	gone			Scarlet Bugler Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis							full	full	ending	gone			Scarlet Monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis
Snowplant Sarcodes sanguinea					beginning	full	full	ending	ending	gone			Snowplant Sarcodes sanguinea
Orange Flowers
Calif. Poppy Eschscholzia californica			beginning	full	full	full							Calif. Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Dodder Cuscuta sp. "orange spaghetti"		full	full	full	full	full	full	full	ending				Dodder Cuscuta sp. "orange spaghetti"
Live-Forever Dudleya sp.						beginning							Live-Forever Dudleya sp.
Orange Bush Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus			beginning	full	full	full	ending	ending	gone				Orange Bush Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus

* = non-native