Contents
The
Wildflowers of Bidwell Park
The most common or
interesting wildflowers in the City of Chico's 4,000- acre Bidwell Park.
Table of Contents
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Table of Contents v
Introduction ix
How to Use This Book x
Anatomy of a Flower xii
Blue
/PurpleGreater Periwinkle,
Vinca major 2Milk Thistle,
Silybum marianum 3Chicory, Cichorium intybus 4
Grand Hound’s Tongue, Cynoglossum grande 5
Winter Vetch, Vicia villosa 6
Rose Clover, Trifolium hirtum 7
Perennial Sweet Pea, Lathyrus latifolius 8
Dwarf Sack Clover, Trifolium depauperatum 9
Miniature Lupine, Lupinus bicolor 10
Silver Bush Lupine, Lupinus albifrons 11
Valley Sky Lupine, Lupinus nanus 12
Short-fruited Stork’s Bill, Erodium brachycarpum 13
Redstem Filaree, Erodium cicutarium 14
Western Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium bellum 15
Vinegar Weed, Trichostema lanceolatum 16
Checker Lily, Fritillaria affinis 17
Four-Spot, Clarkia purpurea 18
Purple Owl’s Clover, Castilleja exserta 19
Persian Speedwell, Veronica persica 20
Bird’s-eye Gilia, Gilia tricolor 21
Royal Larkspur, Delphinium variegatum 22
Foothill Penstemon, Penstemon heterophyllus 23
Parish’s Nightshade, Solanum parishii 24
Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus 25
Harvest Brodiaea, Brodiaea elegans 26
Ithuriel’s-spear, Triteleia laxa 27
Wild Hyacinth, Dichelostemma multiflorum 28
English Violet, Viola odorata 29
California Pink, Silene laciniata 30
Red
/Pink/OrangeGrass Pink,
Petrorhagia dubia 31Henbit, Lamium amplexicaule 32
Hollyhock, Alcea rosea 33
Red Maids, Calandrinia menziesii 34
Scarlet Pimpernel, Lysimachia arvensis 35
White
/PinkLowland Shooting Star,
Primula clevelandii 36Carolina Geranium, Geranium carolinianum 37
Common Soap Plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum 38
Clasping Onion, Gallium amplectens 39
Queen Anne’s Lace, Daucus carota 40
Bur-chervil, Anthriscus caucalis 41
Showy Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa 42
Tropical Horseweed, Erigeron sumatrensis 43
Spreading Fleabane, Erigeron divergens 44
Slender Cottonweed, Micropus californicus 45
California Chicory, Rafinesquia californica 46
Blow-wives, Achyrachaena mollis 47
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium 48
English Daisy, Bellis perennis 49
Variable-leaved Nemophila, Nemophila heterophylla 50
Popcorn Flowers, Plagiobothrys species 51
Rock Phacelia, Phacelia egena 52
Upright Pepper-grass, Lepidium strictum 53
Shiny Pepper-grass, Lepidium nitidum 54
Shepherd’s Purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris 55
Windmill Pink, Silene gallica 56
Common Chickweed, Stellaria media 57
Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis 58
California Man-Root, Marah fabacea 59
White Clover, Trifolium repens 60
White Horehound, Marrubium vulgare 61
Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis 62
White and Rosy Meadowfoam, Limnanthes alba and L. douglasii 63
Common Mallow, Malva neglecta 64
Fremont’s Star Lily, Toxicoscordion fremontii 65
Common Miner’s Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata 66
White-headed Navarretia, Navarretia leucocephala 67
Naked Buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum 68
Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus 69
Goose Grass, Galium aparine 70
Hooker’s Saxifrage, Micranthes integrifolia 71
Hartweg’s Odontostomum, Odontostomum hartwegii 72
White Brodiaea, Triteleia hyacinthina 73
California Brodiaea, Brodiaea californica 74
Yellow
Pacific Sanicle,
Sanicula crassicaulis 75Fitch’s Tarweed, Centromadia fitchii 76
Common Madia, Madia elegans 77
Great Valley Gumplant, Grindelia camporum 78
Yellow Star-Thistle, Centaurea solstitialis 79
California Goldfields, Lasthenia californica 80
Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris 81
Common Woolly Sunflower, Eriophyllum lanatum 82
Yellow Carpet, Blennosperma nanum 83
Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale 84
Fremont’s Tidytips, Layia fremontii 85
Smooth Cat’s Ear, Hypochaeris glabra 86
Large-flowered Agoseris, Agoseris grandiflora 87
Pineapple Weed, Matricaria discoidea 88
Common Fiddleneck, Amsinckia intermedia 89
Charlock, Sinapis arvensis 90
Summer Mustard, Hirschfeldia geniculata 91
Jointed Charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum 92
Dwarf Stonecrop, Sedella pumila 93
Canyon Dudleya, Dudleya cymosa 94
Foothill Lotus, Acmispon brachycarpus 95
Hop Clover, Trifolium campestre 96
Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus 97
California Bur-clover, Medicago polymorpha 98
Klamathweed, Hypericum perforatum 99
Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus 100
Johnny-Tuck, Triphysaria eriantha 101
California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica 102
Frying Pans, Eschscholzia lobbii 103
Seep Monkeyflower, Erythranthe guttata 104
Curly Dock, Rumex crispus 105
Fiddle Dock, Rumex pulcher 106
Prickle-seeded Buttercup, Ranunculus muricatus 107
Sacramento Valley Buttercup, Ranunculus canus 108
Moth Mullein, Verbascum blattaria 109
Woolly Mullein, Verbascum thapsus 110
Puncture Vine, Tribulus terrestris 111
Brown o
r GreenPipevine,
Aristolochia californica 112Doveweed, Croton setigerus 113
Glossary 114
Bibliography 117
Plants Described or Mentioned 119
Index of Illustrated Plants 128
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