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Plant Guide – By Common Name

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    white flowers on tree branch with bee on them
    Common Name:

    Wart-stemmed Ceanothus

    Scientific Name:

    Ceanothus verrucosus

    Family Name:

    Rhamnaceae

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    sprays of white and purple flowers
    Common Name:

    Wavyleaf Sea Lavender (not native)

    Scientific Name:

    Limonium sinuatum

    Family Name:

    Plumbaginaceae

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    Common Name:

    Western Goldenrod

    Scientific Name:

    Euthamia occidentalis

    Family Name:

    Asteraceae

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    showy, yellow flower
    Common Name:

    Western Prickly Pear

    Scientific Name:

    Opuntia cf. x occidentalis

    Family Name:

    Cactaceae

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    plants in late afternoon light
    Common Name:

    Western Ragweed

    Scientific Name:

    Ambrosia psilostachya

    Family Name:

    Asteraceae

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    yellow flowers in field
    Common Name:

    Western Wallflower

    Scientific Name:

    Erysimum capitatum

    Family Name:

    Brassicaceae

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    leaves of four related species
    Common Name:

    White Fiesta Flower

    Scientific Name:

    Pholistoma racemosum

    Family Name:

    Boraginaceae

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    white flowers on plant branch
    Common Name:

    White Sage

    Scientific Name:

    Salvia apiana

    Family Name:

    Lamiaceae

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    Green spikey ovals in tree
    Common Name:

    Wild Cucumber

    Scientific Name:

    Marah macrocarpa

    Family Name:

    Cucurbitaceae

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    white flowers in bushes
    Common Name:

    Wild Morning Glory

    Scientific Name:

    Calystegia macrostegia

    Family Name:

    Convolvulaceae

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    purple flowers with 4 petals on stem
    Common Name:

    Wild Radish (not native)

    Scientific Name:

    Raphanus sativus

    Family Name:

    Brassicaceae

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    bushes along trail
    Common Name:

    Wild Tarragon (native status uncertain)

    Scientific Name:

    Artemisia dracunculus

    Family Name:

    Asteraceae

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    orange flower with 4 petals
    Common Name:

    Wind Poppy

    Scientific Name:

    Papaver heterophyllum

    Family Name:

    Papaveraceae

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    bush with tiny white flowers and textured green leaves
    Common Name:

    Winter Currant

    Scientific Name:

    Ribes indecorum

    Family Name:

    Grossulariaceae

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    bright purple wishbone bushes surrounding brush
    Common Name:

    Wishbone Bush

    Scientific Name:

    Mirabilis laevis

    Family Name:

    Nyctaginaceae