Bloom Identification Guide For The Santa Rosa Plateau - White Blooms

2000

Plant	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Plant
White flowers, no woody stems, plants less than 3" tall
Rattlesnake Weed Chamaesyce albomarginata; small-seeded spurge, Chamaesyce polycarpa				full	ending	ending							Rattlesnake Weed Chamaesyce albomarginata small-seeded spurge, Chamaesyce polycarpa
White flowers, no woody stems, plants between 3" and 12" tall
Bristly Bird's Beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus													Bristly Bird's Beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus
Common Chickweed* Stellaria media													Common Chickweed* Stellaria media
Elk Thistle Cirsium scariosum				full	full								Elk Thistle Cirsium scariosum
White Fairy Lantern Calochortus albus													White Fairy Lantern Calochortus albus
White Forget-Me-Not Cryptantha intermedia (C. muricata looks very similar, but has a smaller calyx and is less common here)				full									White Forget-Me-Not Cryptantha intermedia (C. muricata looks very similar, but has a smaller calyx and is less common here)
Common Linanthus, Linanthus parviflorus													Common Linanthus, Linanthus parviflorus
Milkmaids Cardamine californica				full									Milkmaids Cardamine californica
Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata				full									Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata
Muilla Muilla maritima			beginning	ending									Muilla Muilla maritima
Peppergrass Lepidium nitidum													Peppergrass Lepidium nitidum
Popcorn Flower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Plagiobothrys fulvus				full	ending								Popcorn Flower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Plagiobothrys fulvus
Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris				full									Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Windmill Pink Silene gallica					full								Windmill Pink Silene gallica
White flowers, no woody stems, plants more than 12" tall
Bedstraw* or Goose Grass Galium aparine					beginning	full							Bedstraw* or Goose Grass Galium aparine
Himalaya blackberry*, Rubus discolor													Himalaya blackberry*, Rubus discolor
California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum						full							California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum
Longstem Buckwheat Eriogonum elongatum	full		beginning	full	full								Longstem Buckwheat Eriogonum elongatum
virgin's bower, Clematis pauciflora													virgin's bower, Clematis pauciflora
Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis													Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
Wild Cucumber Marah macrocarpus "porcupine eggs"	beginning		full	ending									Wild Cucumber Marah macrocarpus "porcupine eggs"
California Everlasting Gnaphalium californicum					full	full							California Everlasting Gnaphalium californicum
bicolored everlasting, Gnaphalium bicolor													bicolored everlasting, Gnaphalium bicolor
fragrant everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens white everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum													fragrant everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens white everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum
Fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes				ending	ending								Fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes
Rigid Hedge Nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida													Rigid Hedge Nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida
Wild Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum													Wild Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum
Horehound* Marrubium vulgare													Horehound* Marrubium vulgare
Horseweed Conyza canadensis													Horseweed Conyza canadensis
Little Horseweed Conyza bonariensis													Little Horseweed Conyza bonariensis
Lace Parsnip or Woolly-fruited Lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum			beginning	full	ending								Lace Parsnip or Woolly-fruited Lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum
Locoweed Astragalus pomonensis			beginning	full									Locoweed Astragalus pomonensis
Narrow Leaf Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis													Narrow Leaf Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis
Morning Glory Calystegia macrostegia				full	full	ending							Morning Glory Calystegia macrostegia
Mugwort Artemisia douglasiana													Mugwort Artemisia douglasiana
Soap Plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum					beginning	full	ending						Soap Plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum
San Diego wreathplant, Stephanomeria diegensis; slender wreathplant, Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei													San Diego wreathplant, Stephanomeria diegensis; slender wreathplant, Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei
White Sage Salvia apiana						ending							White Sage Salvia apiana
Yucca Yucca whipplei													Yucca Yucca whipplei
Hoaryleaf Ceanothus Ceanothus crassifolius			beginning	full									Hoaryleaf Ceanothus Ceanothus crassifolius
Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum					beginning	ending							Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum
White-Flowered Currant Ribes indecorum	beginning		full										White-Flowered Currant Ribes indecorum
Elderberry Sambucus mexicana					beginning	ending							Elderberry Sambucus mexicana
Hollyleaf Cherry Prunus ilicifolia													Hollyleaf Cherry Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia													Hollyleaf Redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia
Southern Honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata					beginning	ending							Southern Honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata
Laurel Sumac Malosma laurina						full							Laurel Sumac Malosma laurina
San Diego mountain mahogany Cercocarpus minutiflorus													San Diego mountain mahogany Cercocarpus minutiflorus
Mule Fat Baccharis salicifolia	full			full	ending								Mule Fat Baccharis salicifolia
Poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum					ending	(red leaves beginning)							Poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum
Squawbush or Skunkbush or Three-leafed Sumac Rhus trilobata				full									Squawbush or Skunkbush or Three-leafed Sumac Rhus trilobata
Sugar Bush Rhus ovata													Sugar Bush Rhus ovata
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia						full							Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
White flowers, one woody trunk
Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremontii													Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremontii

* = non-native