California Fire Follower Flowers

Compiled from multiple sources, this guide represents mostly herbaceous (but a few showy shrubs) plants that respond to fire in California.
It includes both native and non-native species; please send additions to boschniakia!

All 403

flatbud prickly poppy ¹
Argemone munita

California mugwort ²
Artemisia douglasiana

fringed redmaids ³
Calandrinia ciliata

miniature suncup ⁴
Camissoniopsis micrantha

Coast Paintbrush ⁵
Castilleja affinis

purple owl's-clover ⁶
Castilleja exserta

Turkish rugging ⁷
Chorizanthe staticoides

Cobwebby Thistle ⁸
Cirsium occidentale

seaside calandrinia ⁷
Cistanthe maritima

small-flowered morning-glory ⁹
Convolvulus simulans

turkey mullein ¹⁰
Croton setiger

California dodder ¹¹
Cuscuta californica

Clustered Tarweed ¹²
Deinandra fasciculata

Zigzag Larkspur ¹³
Delphinium patens

Western Tansymustard ¹⁴
Descurainia pinnata

western ponysfoot ¹⁵
Dichondra occidentalis

southern bush monkeyflower ¹⁶
Diplacus longiflorus

Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus
Erigeron foliosus foliosus

smallseed sandmat ⁴
Euphorbia polycarpa

San Diego bedstraw
Galium nuttallii

Carolina crane's-bill ¹⁷
Geranium carolinianum

heartleaf keckiella ¹⁸
Keckiella cordifolia

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii ¹⁹
Lepidium virginicum menziesii

Spreading Pygmyleaf ²⁰
Loeflingia squarrosa

Shiny Biscuitroot ²¹
Lomatium lucidum

bajada lupine ²²
Lupinus concinnus

arroyo lupine ¹⁶
Lupinus succulentus

Cliff Aster ²³
Malacothrix saxatilis

False Monkeyflower ²⁴
Mimetanthe pilosa

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia ²⁵
Mirabilis laevis crassifolia

Nuttall's threadplant ²⁶
Nemacladus ramosissimus

California woodsorrel ⁴
Oxalis californica

Lacy phacelia ²⁷
Phacelia tanacetifolia

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
Pholistoma auritum auritum

Racemed Fiestaflower ²⁸
Pholistoma racemosum

white rabbit-tobacco ²⁹
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum

splendid woodland-gilia ³⁰
Saltugilia splendens

purple nightshade ³¹
Solanum xanti

Southern Umbrellawort ³²
Tauschia arguta

Hairy Horsebrush ³³
Tetradymia comosa

pinpoint clover ²²
Trifolium gracilentum

clasping Venus's looking glass ³⁴
Triodanis perfoliata

canyon sunflower ³⁵
Venegasia carpesioides

foothill deervetch ²⁵
Acmispon brachycarpus

California broom ³⁶
Acmispon glaber glaber

Gambel's milkvetch ³⁷
Astragalus gambelianus

Tree Clover ³¹
Trifolium ciliolatum

forest scurfpea ³⁸
Rupertia physodes

Rose Clover ³⁹
Trifolium hirtum

small-headed clover ³¹
Trifolium microcephalum

Loma Prieta hoita ⁴⁰
Hoita strobilina

Big deervetch ¹⁶
Hosackia crassifolia

Polygala californica ⁴¹
Rhinotropis californica

Meadow Bird's Foot Trefoil ¹⁶
Hosackia pinnata

Dwarf Nettle ³⁵
Urtica urens

Acmispon strigosus ¹¹
Ottleya strigosa

Western Star Flower ⁴²
Lysimachia latifolia

Primula clevelandii var. clevelandii ⁴³
Primula clevelandii clevelandii

fringed linanthus ⁴⁴
Linanthus dianthiflorus

deerweed ¹²
Acmispon glaber

Orcutt's linanthus ⁴⁵
Linanthus orcuttii

Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus ⁴⁶
Acmispon glaber brevialatus

California gilia ⁴⁷
Gilia achilleifolia

chaparral gilia ⁴⁸
Gilia angelensis

chaparral bird's-foot trefoil ⁴⁹
Acmispon grandiflorus

bluehead gilia ⁵⁰
Gilia capitata

Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus ⁵¹
Acmispon grandiflorus grandiflorus

coastal bird's-foot trefoil ⁵²
Acmispon maritimus

Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia
Gilia capitata abrotanifolia

Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus ⁵³
Acmispon maritimus maritimus

Gilia capitata ssp. capitata ⁵⁴
Gilia capitata capitata

Small-flowered Lotus ⁵⁵
Acmispon micranthus

purplespot gilia ⁵⁶
Gilia clivorum

Chile trefoil ⁵⁷
Acmispon wrangelianus

coastal gilia ⁵⁸
Gilia diegensis

Spanish clover ⁵⁹
Acmispon americanus americanus

purple false gilia ⁵⁶
Allophyllum divaricatum

Sticky false gilia
Allophyllum glutinosum

Silver Lupine ⁵⁴
Lupinus albifrons

Miniature Lupine ⁶⁰
Lupinus bicolor

Allophyllum gilioides gilioides ⁶¹

Stinging Lupine ⁶²
Lupinus hirsutissimus

Calistoga Pincushionplant ⁵⁷
Navarretia heterodoxa

Honey-scented pincushion plant ⁶³
Navarretia mellita

cobb mountain lupine ⁶⁴
Lupinus sericatus

Coulter's lupine ⁶⁵
Lupinus sparsiflorus

sticky pincushionplant ¹⁶
Navarretia viscidula

variableleaf collomia ¹⁶
Collomia heterophylla

collared annual lupine ⁶²
Lupinus truncatus

Whiskerbrush ⁶⁶
Leptosiphon ciliatus

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus ⁶⁷
Lathyrus vestitus vestitus

broad-lobed leptosiphon ³⁸
Leptosiphon latisectus

Braunton's milkvetch ⁴
Astragalus brauntonii

variable linanthus ⁶⁸
Leptosiphon parviflorus

Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus ⁶⁹
Astragalus didymocarpus dispermus

slender phlox ¹⁰
Microsteris gracilis

Southern gilia ⁷⁰
Saltugilia australis

Santa Ynez goldenbanner
Thermopsis macrophylla

caraway-leaved woodland-gilia ⁵⁸
Saltugilia caruifolia

Saltugilia splendens ssp. grantii
Saltugilia splendens grantii

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California Fire Follower Flowers

flatbud prickly poppy 1 Argemone munita

California mugwort 2 Artemisia douglasiana

fringed redmaids 3 Calandrinia ciliata

miniature suncup 4 Camissoniopsis micrantha

Coast Paintbrush 5 Castilleja affinis

purple owl's-clover 6 Castilleja exserta

Turkish rugging 7 Chorizanthe staticoides

Cobwebby Thistle 8 Cirsium occidentale

seaside calandrinia 7 Cistanthe maritima

small-flowered morning-glory 9 Convolvulus simulans

turkey mullein 10 Croton setiger

California dodder 11 Cuscuta californica

Clustered Tarweed 12 Deinandra fasciculata

Zigzag Larkspur 13 Delphinium patens

Western Tansymustard 14 Descurainia pinnata

western ponysfoot 15 Dichondra occidentalis

southern bush monkeyflower 16 Diplacus longiflorus

Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Erigeron foliosus foliosus

smallseed sandmat 4 Euphorbia polycarpa

San Diego bedstraw Galium nuttallii

Carolina crane's-bill 17 Geranium carolinianum

heartleaf keckiella 18 Keckiella cordifolia

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii 19 Lepidium virginicum menziesii

Spreading Pygmyleaf 20 Loeflingia squarrosa

Shiny Biscuitroot 21 Lomatium lucidum

bajada lupine 22 Lupinus concinnus

arroyo lupine 16 Lupinus succulentus

Cliff Aster 23 Malacothrix saxatilis

False Monkeyflower 24 Mimetanthe pilosa

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia 25 Mirabilis laevis crassifolia

Nuttall's threadplant 26 Nemacladus ramosissimus

California woodsorrel 4 Oxalis californica

Lacy phacelia 27 Phacelia tanacetifolia

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum Pholistoma auritum auritum

Racemed Fiestaflower 28 Pholistoma racemosum

white rabbit-tobacco 29 Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum

splendid woodland-gilia 30 Saltugilia splendens

purple nightshade 31 Solanum xanti

Southern Umbrellawort 32 Tauschia arguta

Hairy Horsebrush 33 Tetradymia comosa

pinpoint clover 22 Trifolium gracilentum

clasping Venus's looking glass 34 Triodanis perfoliata

canyon sunflower 35 Venegasia carpesioides

foothill deervetch 25 Acmispon brachycarpus

California broom 36 Acmispon glaber glaber

Gambel's milkvetch 37 Astragalus gambelianus

Tree Clover 31 Trifolium ciliolatum

forest scurfpea 38 Rupertia physodes

Rose Clover 39 Trifolium hirtum

small-headed clover 31 Trifolium microcephalum

Loma Prieta hoita 40 Hoita strobilina

Big deervetch 16 Hosackia crassifolia

Polygala californica 41 Rhinotropis californica

Meadow Bird's Foot Trefoil 16 Hosackia pinnata

Dwarf Nettle 35 Urtica urens

Acmispon strigosus 11 Ottleya strigosa

Western Star Flower 42 Lysimachia latifolia

Primula clevelandii var. clevelandii 43 Primula clevelandii clevelandii

fringed linanthus 44 Linanthus dianthiflorus

deerweed 12 Acmispon glaber

Orcutt's linanthus 45 Linanthus orcuttii

Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus 46 Acmispon glaber brevialatus

California gilia 47 Gilia achilleifolia

chaparral gilia 48 Gilia angelensis

chaparral bird's-foot trefoil 49 Acmispon grandiflorus

bluehead gilia 50 Gilia capitata

Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus 51 Acmispon grandiflorus grandiflorus

coastal bird's-foot trefoil 52 Acmispon maritimus

Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia Gilia capitata abrotanifolia

Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus 53 Acmispon maritimus maritimus

Gilia capitata ssp. capitata 54 Gilia capitata capitata

Small-flowered Lotus 55 Acmispon micranthus

purplespot gilia 56 Gilia clivorum

Chile trefoil 57 Acmispon wrangelianus

coastal gilia 58 Gilia diegensis

Spanish clover 59 Acmispon americanus americanus

purple false gilia 56 Allophyllum divaricatum

Sticky false gilia Allophyllum glutinosum

Silver Lupine 54 Lupinus albifrons