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Wildflowers of Metro Phoenix

This is a concise list of commonly seen native wildflowers in Metro Phoenix.

Wildflowers are considered those that grow freely without human intervention, or seasonal flowering plants characteristic of a particular region.

This guide was created by the Metro Phoenix EcoFlora ...more ↓

bajada lupine 1
Lupinus concinnus
desert pincushion 2
Chaenactis stevioides
slender phlox 3
Microsteris gracilis
Santa Catalina mountain phlox 4
Phlox tenuifolia
desert mariposa lily 5
Calochortus kennedyi
American wild carrot 6
Daucus pusillus
common goldfields 7
Lasthenia gracilis
Mexican poppy 8
Eschscholzia californica mexicana
Fiddlenecks 9
Amsinckia
Pringle's woolly sunflower 5
Eriophyllum pringlei
Woollystars 10
Eriastrum
Blue Dicks 11
Dichelostemma capitatum
trailing windmills 12
Allionia incarnata
desert lily 13
Hesperocallis undulata
Gordon's bladderpod 14
Physaria gordonii
white bladderpod 15
Physaria purpurea
western wallflower 16
Erysimum capitatum
Yager's woollystar 17
Eriastrum eremicum yageri
spreading woollystar 18
Eriastrum diffusum
Douglas' stitchwort 19
Sabulina douglasii
Bigelow's linanthus 20
Linanthus bigelovii
whispering bells 10
Emmenanthe penduliflora
redmaids 21
Calandrinia menziesii
Jewelflowers 21
Streptanthus
few-flowered bluedicks 22
Dipterostemon capitatus pauciflorus
Paintbrushes 23
Castilleja
Linanthus 11
catseyes 24
Cryptantha
Eucrypta 10
sand blazingstar 25
Mentzelia involucrata
Coulter's lupine 26
Lupinus sparsiflorus
lesser yellowthroat gilia 27
Gilia flavocincta
star gilia 28
Gilia stellata
desert chicory 29
Rafinesquia neomexicana
white woolly daisy 30
Eriophyllum lanosum
whitedaisy tidytips 20
Layia glandulosa
desert marigold 31
Baileya multiradiata
Emory's rock daisy 3
Perityle emoryi
California primrose 32
Eulobus californicus
purple owl's-clover 33
Castilleja exserta exserta
chia 34
Salvia columbariae
Parry's beardtongue 4
Penstemon parryi
California poppy 35
Eschscholzia californica
southwestern prickly poppy 36
Argemone pleiacantha
tuber anemone 37
Anemone tuberosa
notch-leaf scorpion-weed 38
Phacelia crenulata
distant phacelia 5
Phacelia distans
Fiesta Flower 39
Pholistoma auritum
bristly fiddleneck 40
Amsinckia tessellata

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