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

splendid woodland-gilia ¹
Saltugilia splendens

fringed linanthus ²
Linanthus dianthiflorus

Orcutt's linanthus ³
Linanthus orcuttii

California gilia ⁴
Gilia achilleifolia

chaparral gilia ⁵
Gilia angelensis

bluehead gilia ⁶
Gilia capitata

Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia
Gilia capitata abrotanifolia

Gilia capitata ssp. capitata ⁷
Gilia capitata capitata

purplespot gilia ⁸
Gilia clivorum

coastal gilia ⁹
Gilia diegensis

purple false gilia ⁸
Allophyllum divaricatum

Sticky false gilia
Allophyllum glutinosum

Allophyllum gilioides gilioides ¹⁰

Calistoga Pincushionplant ¹¹
Navarretia heterodoxa

Honey-scented pincushion plant ¹²
Navarretia mellita

sticky pincushionplant ¹³
Navarretia viscidula

variableleaf collomia ¹³
Collomia heterophylla

Whiskerbrush ¹⁴
Leptosiphon ciliatus

broad-lobed leptosiphon ¹⁵
Leptosiphon latisectus

variable linanthus ¹⁶
Leptosiphon parviflorus

slender phlox ¹⁷
Microsteris gracilis

Southern gilia ¹⁸
Saltugilia australis

caraway-leaved woodland-gilia ⁹
Saltugilia caruifolia

Saltugilia splendens ssp. grantii
Saltugilia splendens grantii

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California Fire Follower Flowers

splendid woodland-gilia 1 Saltugilia splendens

fringed linanthus 2 Linanthus dianthiflorus

Orcutt's linanthus 3 Linanthus orcuttii

California gilia 4 Gilia achilleifolia

chaparral gilia 5 Gilia angelensis

bluehead gilia 6 Gilia capitata

Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia Gilia capitata abrotanifolia

Gilia capitata ssp. capitata 7 Gilia capitata capitata

purplespot gilia 8 Gilia clivorum

coastal gilia 9 Gilia diegensis

purple false gilia 8 Allophyllum divaricatum

Sticky false gilia Allophyllum glutinosum

Allophyllum gilioides gilioides 10

Calistoga Pincushionplant 11 Navarretia heterodoxa

Honey-scented pincushion plant 12 Navarretia mellita

sticky pincushionplant 13 Navarretia viscidula

variableleaf collomia 13 Collomia heterophylla

Whiskerbrush 14 Leptosiphon ciliatus

broad-lobed leptosiphon 15 Leptosiphon latisectus

variable linanthus 16 Leptosiphon parviflorus

slender phlox 17 Microsteris gracilis

Southern gilia 18 Saltugilia australis

caraway-leaved woodland-gilia 9 Saltugilia caruifolia

Saltugilia splendens ssp. grantii Saltugilia splendens grantii