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

Lacy phacelia ¹
Phacelia tanacetifolia

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
Pholistoma auritum auritum

Racemed Fiestaflower ²
Pholistoma racemosum

Shortlobe Phacelia ³
Phacelia brachyloba

caterpillar scorpionweed ⁴
Phacelia cicutaria

Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida ⁵
Phacelia cicutaria hispida

Davidson's phacelia ⁶
Phacelia davidsonii

distant phacelia ⁷
Phacelia distans

Large-flowered Phacelia ⁸
Phacelia grandiflora

Mountain Phacelia ⁹
Phacelia imbricata

Santiago Peak phacelia ¹⁰
Phacelia keckii

stinging phacelia ⁴
Phacelia malvifolia

wild canterbury bells ¹¹
Phacelia minor

Parry's phacelia ⁶
Phacelia parryi

Sweet Scented Phacelia ¹²
Phacelia suaveolens

Sticky Phacelia ¹³
Phacelia viscida

Phacelia nemoralis ssp. nemoralis ¹⁴
Phacelia nemoralis nemoralis

White nemophila ¹⁵
Nemophila heterophylla

Menzies' baby blue eyes ¹⁶
Nemophila menziesii

small-flowered nemophila ¹⁷
Nemophila parviflora

Fiesta Flower ¹⁸
Pholistoma auritum

white fiesta flower ¹⁹
Pholistoma membranaceum

common eucrypta ²⁰
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia ²¹
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia chrysanthemifolia

whispering bells ⁶
Emmenanthe penduliflora

Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora ²²
Emmenanthe penduliflora penduliflora

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa ²³
Eriodictyon crassifolium

Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium ²⁴
Eriodictyon crassifolium crassifolium

Eriodictyon parryi ²⁵
Turricula parryi

Amsinckia intermedia ⁹
Amsinckia menziesii intermedia

Cleveland's Cryptantha ²⁶
Cryptantha clevelandii

flaccid cryptantha ²⁷
Cryptantha flaccida

Clearwater cryptantha ²⁸
Cryptantha intermedia

Tejon cryptantha ⁹
Cryptantha microstachys

pointed cryptantha
Cryptantha muricata

Cryptantha micrantha ²⁹
Eremocarya micrantha

Cryptantha micromeres
Johnstonella micromeres

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California Fire Follower Flowers

Lacy phacelia 1 Phacelia tanacetifolia

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum Pholistoma auritum auritum

Racemed Fiestaflower 2 Pholistoma racemosum

Shortlobe Phacelia 3 Phacelia brachyloba

caterpillar scorpionweed 4 Phacelia cicutaria

Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida 5 Phacelia cicutaria hispida

Davidson's phacelia 6 Phacelia davidsonii

distant phacelia 7 Phacelia distans

Large-flowered Phacelia 8 Phacelia grandiflora

Mountain Phacelia 9 Phacelia imbricata

Santiago Peak phacelia 10 Phacelia keckii

stinging phacelia 4 Phacelia malvifolia

wild canterbury bells 11 Phacelia minor

Parry's phacelia 6 Phacelia parryi

Sweet Scented Phacelia 12 Phacelia suaveolens

Sticky Phacelia 13 Phacelia viscida

Phacelia nemoralis ssp. nemoralis 14 Phacelia nemoralis nemoralis

White nemophila 15 Nemophila heterophylla

Menzies' baby blue eyes 16 Nemophila menziesii

small-flowered nemophila 17 Nemophila parviflora

Fiesta Flower 18 Pholistoma auritum

white fiesta flower 19 Pholistoma membranaceum

common eucrypta 20 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia 21 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia chrysanthemifolia

whispering bells 6 Emmenanthe penduliflora

Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora 22 Emmenanthe penduliflora penduliflora

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa 23 Eriodictyon crassifolium

Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 24 Eriodictyon crassifolium crassifolium

Eriodictyon parryi 25 Turricula parryi

Amsinckia intermedia 9 Amsinckia menziesii intermedia

Cleveland's Cryptantha 26 Cryptantha clevelandii

flaccid cryptantha 27 Cryptantha flaccida

Clearwater cryptantha 28 Cryptantha intermedia

Tejon cryptantha 9 Cryptantha microstachys

pointed cryptantha Cryptantha muricata

Cryptantha micrantha 29 Eremocarya micrantha

Cryptantha micromeres Johnstonella micromeres