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

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