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Blue dicks-ookow (Dipterostemon capitatus): one of the most common native bulb species throughout California; found in grassland and dry meadow habitats Mariposa lilies ( Calochortus spp.): available from reputable horticultural sources; taking from the wild is illegal and is resulting in significant declines of some species from over collecting.
A few farms in Southern California grow fields of sunflowers for wandering and picking, with flowers blooming from summer into fall, including Tanaka Farms' Hana Field in Costa Mesa, the Pumpkin ...
This list includes most of the more common plants to be found on the Modoc National Forest in California, USA as well as plants of some particular note, especially rare plants known or suspected to occur there. If you click on the genus, you will be taken to the page for the genus only; you must click on the specific epithet to be taken to the ...
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa), in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), is one of the more conspicuous moist alpine meadow flowers, with deep blue 1 inch (2.5 cm) bell-shaped flowers, and found as high as 13,000 feet (4,000 m), in meadows and on stream banks.
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 [1] to 120 [2] species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, [2] columbine) is a genus of about 130 species [1] of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher elevations throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals [3] of their flowers.
Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Few flowers are also religious symbols, but the sacred lotus qualifies. It sits just above the water like a peaceful pink boat, while its stalk and roots reach deep ...
A UK study of meadow flowers including commercial mixes and common plants such as ragwort and dandelion ranked the California poppy highly in pollen production, although it did not produce a significant amount of nectar. On a per-flower basis it ranked second, with a rate of 8.3 ± 1.1μl.