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

Shortlobe Phacelia ²
Phacelia brachyloba

caterpillar scorpionweed ³
Phacelia cicutaria

Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida ⁴
Phacelia cicutaria hispida

Davidson's phacelia ⁵
Phacelia davidsonii

distant phacelia ⁶
Phacelia distans

Large-flowered Phacelia ⁷
Phacelia grandiflora

Mountain Phacelia ⁸
Phacelia imbricata

Santiago Peak phacelia ⁹
Phacelia keckii

stinging phacelia ³
Phacelia malvifolia

wild canterbury bells ¹⁰
Phacelia minor

Parry's phacelia ⁵
Phacelia parryi

Sweet Scented Phacelia ¹¹
Phacelia suaveolens

Sticky Phacelia ¹²
Phacelia viscida

Phacelia nemoralis ssp. nemoralis ¹³
Phacelia nemoralis nemoralis

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California Fire Follower Flowers

Lacy phacelia 1 Phacelia tanacetifolia

Shortlobe Phacelia 2 Phacelia brachyloba

caterpillar scorpionweed 3 Phacelia cicutaria

Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida 4 Phacelia cicutaria hispida

Davidson's phacelia 5 Phacelia davidsonii

distant phacelia 6 Phacelia distans

Large-flowered Phacelia 7 Phacelia grandiflora

Mountain Phacelia 8 Phacelia imbricata

Santiago Peak phacelia 9 Phacelia keckii

stinging phacelia 3 Phacelia malvifolia

wild canterbury bells 10 Phacelia minor

Parry's phacelia 5 Phacelia parryi

Sweet Scented Phacelia 11 Phacelia suaveolens

Sticky Phacelia 12 Phacelia viscida

Phacelia nemoralis ssp. nemoralis 13 Phacelia nemoralis nemoralis