Kennedy Grove Wildflowers

A photographic guide to

showy wildflowers of Kennedy Grove

Regional Recreation Area

Sorted by Flower Color

Photographs by Wilde Legard

Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007

More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized plants grow wild in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most are very difficult to identify without the help of good illustrations. This is designed to be a simple, color photo guide to help you identify some of these plants.

The selection of showy wildflowers displayed in this guide is by no means complete. The intent is to expand the quality and quantity of photos over time. The revision date is shown on the cover and on the header of each photo page. A comprehensive plant list for this area (including the many species not found in this publication) can be downloaded at the East Bay Regional Park District’s wild plant download page at: http://www.ebparks.org.

This guide is published electronically in Adobe Acrobat® format to accommodate these planned updates. You have permission to freely download and distribute, and print this pdf for individual use. You are not allowed to sell the electronic or printed versions.

In this version of the guide, only showy wildflowers are included. These wildflowers are sorted first by flower color, then by plant family (similar flower types), and finally by scientific name within each family. Under each photograph are four lines of information, based on the current standard wild plant reference for California: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, 1993.

Common Name These non-standard names are based on Jepson and other local references.

Scientific Name Scientific names revised since 1993 are NOT included in this edition.

Origin & Longevity Native or Introduced. Annual, Biennial, Perennial, or a combination.

Family Name The common plant family name according to Jepson.

For readers that prefer a more comprehensive guide, sorted by scientific name, please download the “wild plants” version of this guide.

Readers are encouraged to email any suggestions or corrections to wlegard@ebparks.org.

All photographs are © 2006 Wilde Legard, all rights reserved.

Wildflowers of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area White Page 1 of 10 revision 2/23/2007

Aesculus californicaCalifornia Buckeye

Native PerennialBuckeye Family

Polygonum arenastrumCommon Yard Knotweed

Introduced AnnualBuckwheat Family

Conium maculatumPoison Hemlock

Introduced BiennialCarrot Family

Heracleum lanatumCow Parsnip

Native PerennialCarrot Family

Ribes californicum var. californicumHillside Gooseberry

Native PerennialGooseberry Family

Marah fabaceusCommon / California Manroot

Native PerennialGourd Family

Sambucus mexicanaBlue Elderberry

Native PerennialHoneysuckle Family

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianumCommon Soap Plant

Native PerennialLily Family

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Smilacina stellataStarry False Solomon's Seal

Native PerennialLily Family

Convolvulus arvensisField Bindweed

Introduced PerennialMorning-Glory Family

Eucalyptus globulusBlue Gum

Introduced PerennialMyrtle Family

Cerastium glomeratumMouse-ear Chickweed

Introduced AnnualPink Family

Silene gallicaWindmill Pink

Introduced AnnualPink Family

Stellaria mediaCommon Chickweed

Introduced AnnualPink Family

Holodiscus discolorCreambush / Ocean Spray

Native PerennialRose Family

Rubus ursinusNative California Blackberry

Native PerennialRose Family

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Lithophragma affineWoodland Star

Native PerennialSaxifrage Family

Castilleja attenuataValley Tassels

Native AnnualSnapdragon Family

Achillea millefoliumYarrow

Native PerennialSunflower Family

Gnaphalium californicumCalifornia Everlasting

Native BiennialSunflower Family

Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulaefoliaHayfield Tarweed

Native PerennialSunflower Family

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Amsinckia menziesii var. intermediaCommon Fiddleneck

Native AnnualBorage Family

Ranunculus californicusCalifornia Buttercup

Native PerennialButtercup Family

Sanicula crassicaulisPacific Woodland Sanicle

Native PerennialCarrot Family

Brassica nigraBlack Mustard

Introduced AnnualMustard Family

Lotus scoparius var. scopariusDeerweed

Native PerennialPea Family

Lotus wrangelianusCalifornia Lotus

Native AnnualPea Family

Medicago polymorphaCalifornia Bur Clover

Introduced AnnualPea Family

Trifolium dubiumShamrock Clover

Introduced AnnualPea Family

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Mimulus aurantiacusBush Monkey Flower

Native PerennialSnapdragon Family

Chamomilla suaveolensPineapple Weed

Introduced AnnualSunflower Family

Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorumGolden Yarrow

Native PerennialSunflower Family

Hypochaeris glabraSmooth Cat's-ear

Introduced AnnualSunflower Family

Madia sativaCommon / Coast Tarweed

Native AnnualSunflower Family

Picris echioidesBristly Ox-tongue

Introduced Annual-BiennialSunflower Family

Sonchus asper ssp. asperPrickly Sow Thistle

Introduced AnnualSunflower Family

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Erodium cicutariumRed-stem Filaree

Introduced AnnualGeranium Family

Geranium dissectumPurpletip Cut-leaf Geranium

Introduced AnnualGeranium Family

Geranium molleHairy Dove's Foot Geranium

Introduced AnnualGeranium Family

Lonicera hispidula var. vacillansHairy Vine Honeysuckle

Native PerennialHoneysuckle Family

Trillium chloropetalumGiant Trillium

Native PerennialLily Family

Sherardia arvensisBlue Field Madder

Introduced AnnualMadder Family

Stachys ajugoides var. rigidaCommon Rigid Hedge Nettle

Native PerennialMint Family

Raphanus sativusWild Radish

Introduced AnnualMustard Family

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Rupertia physodesCalifornia Tea

Native PerennialPea Family

Trifolium willdenoviiTomcat Clover

Native AnnualPea Family

Vicia sativa ssp. sativaSpring Vetch

Introduced AnnualPea Family

Dodecatheon hendersoniiMosquitobills Shooting Star

Native PerennialPrimrose Family

Castilleja exserta ssp. exsertaPurple Owl's Clover

Native AnnualSnapdragon Family

Cirsium vulgareBull Thistle

Introduced BiennialSunflower Family

Cynara cardunculusCardoon / Artichoke Thistle

Introduced PerennialSunflower Family

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Cynoglossum grandeLarge Hound's Tongue

Native PerennialBorage Family

Sisyrinchium bellumBlue-eyed Grass

Native PerennialIris Family

Solanum umbelliferumBlue Witch

Native PerennialNightshade Family

Lupinus bicolorMiniature Dove Lupine

Native AnnualPea Family

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Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia Poppy

Native PerennialPoppy Family

Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel

Introduced AnnualPrimrose Family

Castilleja foliolosaWoolly Paintbrush

Native PerennialSnapdragon Family

Scrophularia californica ssp. californicaCalifornia Figwort

Native PerennialSnapdragon Family

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Fritillaria affinis var. affinisChecker Lily

Native PerennialLily Family