Mill Creek

Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Pellaea

andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern

pallida (Pityrogramma triangularis v. p.) silverback fern

triangularis (Pityrogramma t.)

Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Toxicodendron (Rhus)

diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Bowlesia

incana
Lomatium

utriculatum bladder/wild parsnip, hog fennel
Osmorhiza

brachypoda sweet-cicely

Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Chaenactis pincushion

glabriuscula yellow pincushion
Chamomilla

suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle

occidentale
Filago herba impia

gallica narrow-leaf filago
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear

glabra smooth cat's ear
Lasthenia goldfields

sp.
Microseris

sylvatica
Rafinesquia

californica California chicory

Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed

menziesii common fiddleneck, rancher's fireweed
Cryptantha forget-me-not

sp.
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower

arizonicus (no vars) arizona popcorn flower

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Capsella shepherd's purse

bursa-pastoris
Lepidium peppergrass

nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod

curvipes (no vars)

Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion

californica Indian pink

Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root

horridus

Datiscaceae (datisca family)
Datisca

glomerata Durango root

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Lotus birds-foot trefoil

scoparius deerweed, California broom
Lupinus lupine

benthamii spider lupine

bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine

microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus) chick/whorled/clay lupine
Trifolium clover

albopurpureum rancheria clover

willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover

Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak

douglasii blue oak

wislizenii interior live oak, chaparral oak

Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree

cicutarium red stemmed filaree

Hippocastanaceae (buckeye family)
Aesculus buckeye, horse chestnut

californica California buckeye

Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Nemophila

menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia

cicutaria caterpillar phacelia

tanacetifolia lacy/tansy leaf phacelia
Pholistoma

auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower

membranaceum white fiesta flower

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Salvia

columbariae chia

Liliaceae (lily family)
Calochortus mariposa lily

venustus
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)

capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Triteleia (Brodiaea)

laxa ithuriel's spear
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca

whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet

Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)

parryi ssp. parryi

Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Clarkia

heterandra (Heterogaura h.)

unguiculata elegant clarkia

Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Orobanche broomrape

uniflora naked broomrape

Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia

caespitosa

californica (no vars) California poppy

Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine

ponderosa ponderosa pine

sabiniana digger/grey pine

Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain

erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain

Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus

racemosa California/western sycamore

Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum

gilioides
Gilia

capitata globe/ball gilia

tricolor bird's eye gilia
Linanthus

ciliatus whisker brush

dichotomus evening snow

montanus mustang clover

Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower

membranacea pink spineflower

xanti turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat

fasciculatum California buckwheat
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed

sp.
Pterostegia

drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet

Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Claytonia (Montia)

perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur

hansenii
Thalictrum meadow-rue

fendleri var. polycarpum (T. p.)

Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac

greggii var. vestitus mojave/desert ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn

ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry

Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers

aparine common bedstraw, goose grass

Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star

bolanderi (L. scabrella)
Saxifraga

californica

Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush

attenuata (Orthocarpus a.) valley tassels

exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Collinsia

childii

heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
Keckiella

breviflora
Mimulus monkeyflower

aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower

floribundus (M. dudleyi) granite/slimy monkey flower
Scrophularia figwort

californica bee plant

Valerianceae (valerian family)
Plectritis

ciliosa

Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet

purpurea ssp. quercetorum (V. q.) oak yellow violet

number of families = 33
number of genera = 66
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 83