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WHITE FLOWERS
California Saxifrage (Saxifraga
californica), Saxifrage
Caterpillar Plant (Phacelia circutaria), Waterleaf
Common Bedstraw (Galium aperine), Madder
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media), Pink *
Common Pepper Grass (Lepidium densiflorum),
Mustard
Fairy Lantern / Globe Lily (Calochortus albus), Lily
Fivespot (Nemophila maculata) Waterleaf
Orchard Morning-glory / Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis),
Morning-glory *
Hairy Fringepod / Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes),
Mustard
Jimsonweed (Datura meteloides), Nightshade
Mariposa Lily / Tulip (Calochortus venustus), Lily
Meadowfoam (Linanthes spp.), Meadowfoam
Milkmaids (Cardamine californica), Mustard
Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata), Purslane
Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys nothrofulvus), Borage
Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris), Mustard *
Sierra Man-root / Wild Cucumber (Marah spp.),Cucumber
(Gourd)
Sierra Morning-glory (Calystegia malacophylIa),Morning-glory
Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), Lily
Varied-leaf Nemophila (Nemophila heterophylla),
Waterleaf
Water Cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum), Mustard
White-flowered / Whorled Lupine (Lupinus microcarpus var.
densiflorus), Pea
Woodland Star (Lithophragma affine), Saxifrage
YELLOW FLOWERS
Blazing Star (Mentzelia
crocea), Loasa
California Burclover (Medicago polymorpha), Pea
Seep-spring Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus),
Snapdragon
Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum), Mustard
Common Lomatium (Lomatium utriculatum), Carrot
Foothill Pseudobahia (Pseudobahia heermannii),
Sunflower
Tidy Tips (Layia fremontii), Sunflower
Golden Brodiaea / Pretty Face (Triteleia ixioides),
Lily
Goldfields (Lasthenia californica), Sunflower
Gumplant (Grindelia camporum), Sunflower
Live-Forever/Canyon (Dudleya cymosa), Stonecrop
Frying Pans (Eschscholzia lobbii), Poppy
Yellow Pincushion (Chaenactus glabriuscula),
Sunflower
Pineapple Weed (Chamomilla suaveolens), Sunflower *
Yellow Star-thistle (Centaurea solstitialis),
Sunflower *
Tower Mustard (Aribis glabra), Mustard *
Vernal Tarweed / Common Madia (Madia elegans),
Sunflower
Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis),
Buttercup
Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus), Mustard *
ORANGE FLOWERS
Tufted Poppy (Eschscholzia
caespitosa), Poppy
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Poppy
Fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia), Borage
REDDISH FLOWERS
Balloon Clover (Trifolium
depauperatum), Pea
Bilobed Clarkia (Clarkia biloba), Evening Primrose
California Indian Pink (Silene californica), Pink
California Thistle (Cirsium occidentale var. californicum),
Sunflower
Carolina Geranium (Geranium carolinianum), Geranium
Eaton's Aster (Aster eatonii), Sunflower
Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata), Evening
Primrose
Farewell-to-Spring (Clarkia dudleyana), Evening
Primrose
Filaree / Storksbill (Erodium ssp.), Geranium *
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei), Snapdragon
Long-spurred Plectritis (Plectritis ciliosa),Valerian
Mountain Jewelflower / Shieldleaf (Streptanthus tortuosus),
Mustard
Purple Milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia), Milkweed
Purple Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta), Snapdragon
Red Maids (Calandrinia ciliata), Purslane
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), Primrose *
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella), Buckwheat
Henderson’s Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii),
Primrose
Twining Brodiaea / Snake Lily (Dichelostemma volubile),
Lily
Whitestem Hedge Nettle (Stachys albens), Mint
Winecup Clarkia / Four-spot) (Clarkia purpurea),
Evening Primrose
BLUlSH FLOWERS
American Vetch (Vicia
americana), Pea
Baby Blue-Eyes (Nemophila menziesii), Waterleaf
Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus), Sunflower *
Bentham's / Spider Lupine (Lupinus benthamii), Pea
Bird's-Eye Gilia (Gilia tricolor), Phlox
Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum), Lily
Blue Fiesta Flower (Pholistoma auritum), Waterleaf
Blue / Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata), Phlox
Chicory (Cichorium intybus), Sunflower *
Bush Lupine (Lupinus albifrons), Pea
Foothill Penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus),
Snapdragon
Pale Larkspur (Delphinium hansenii), Buttercup
Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea elegans), Lily
Ithuriel's Spear / Wally Basket (Triteleia laxa),
Lily
Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor), Pea
Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla), Snapdragon
Valley Lupine (Lupinus microcarpus), Pea
TREES AND SHRUBS WITH WHITE
OR YELLOW FLOWERS
Blue Elderberry (Sambucus
mexicana), Honeysuckle
Buck Brush (Ceanothus cuneatus), Buckthorn
Buckeye (Aesculus californica), Buckeye
California Bay (Umbellularia californica), Laurel
California/Flowering Ash (Fraxinus dipetala), Olive
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), Rose
Coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica). Buckthorn
Deer Brush (Ceanothus integerrimus), Buckthorn
Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides), Rose
Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia), Olive
Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), Sumac
Sourberry (Rhus trilobata), Sumac
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Rose
White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia), Birch
Yawning Penstemon (Keckiella breviflora), Figwort
SHRUBS WITH PINK FLOWERS
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos
spp.), Heath
Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), Pea
Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum), Waterleaf
* Invasive non-native
species
REFERENCES
Wildflowers of the Hite's
Cove Trail
Stephen J. Botti and Ann
Mendershausen
Pioneer Publishing Company, Fresno, CA, 1985
A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers
Theodore F. Niehaus and Charles L. Ripper
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1976
An Illustrated Flora of
Yosemite National Park
Stephen J. Botti
Yosemite Association, Yosemite, CA, 2001
Wildflowers of the Sierra
Nevada and the Central Valley
Laird
R. Blackwell
Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB, 1999
A Sierra Nevade Flora
Norman
F. Weeden, Ph.D.
Wilderness Press, Berkeley, CA, 1996 (4th ed.)
Discover California
Wildflowers
Mary
Ruth Casebeer
Hooker Press, Sonora, CA, 1998
The Laws Field Guide to the
Sierra Nevada
John
Muir Laws
Heyday Books, Berkeley, CA, 2007
Discover California Shrubs
Mary
Ruth Casebeer
Hooker Press, Sonora, CA, 2003
Updated May 09
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