Botanical Inhabitants of Pinnacles National Park

Guide to the plant communities of Pinnacles

Species list taken from the Pinnacles Vascular Species List from the NPS Inventory and Monitoring

chia 1
Salvia columbariae
black sage 2
Salvia mellifera
blue skullcap 3
Scutellaria tuberosa
whitestem hedgenettle 4
Stachys albens
California Hedge Nettle 5
Stachys bullata
short-spiked hedge nettle 6
Stachys pycnantha
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum 7
Stachys rigida quercetorum
Coast Range dwarf flax 8
Hesperolinon disjunctum
Smallflower Dwarf Flax 9
Hesperolinon micranthum
Grass-poly 10
Lythrum hyssopifolia
grass blazingstar 11
Mentzelia gracilenta
San Luis blazingstar 12
Mentzelia micrantha
woolly bluecurls 13
Trichostema lanatum
Vinegar Weed 14
Trichostema lanceolatum
Eremalche parryi ssp. parryi 15
Eremalche parryi parryi
Indian Valley bush-mallow 15
Malacothamnus aboriginum
cheeseweed mallow 16
Malva parviflora
alkali mallow 17
Malvella leprosa
fringed redmaids 18
Calandrinia ciliata
common pussypaws 19
Calyptridium monandrum
Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua 20
Claytonia exigua exigua
gypsum springbeauty 21
Claytonia gypsophiloides
Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora 22
Claytonia parviflora parviflora
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
Claytonia perfoliata perfoliata
Bitterroot 23
Lewisia rediviva
blinks
Montia fontana
Sidalcea malviflora ssp. laciniata 24
Sidalcea malviflora laciniata
Anagallis arvensis 25
Lysimachia arvensis
Anagallis minima 26
Lysimachia minima
Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia 3
Mirabilis laevis crassifolia
Stretchberry 27
Forestiera pubescens
California Ash 7
Fraxinus dipetala
Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris 28
Camissonia campestris campestris
plains evening primrose 29
Camissonia contorta
sandysoil suncup 30
Camissonia strigulosa
San Bernardino suncup 31
Camissoniopsis confusa
hairy suncup 6
Camissoniopsis hirtella
Jurupa Hills Sun Cup 32
Camissoniopsis ignota
miniature suncup 33
Camissoniopsis micrantha
Chaparral Clarkia 34
Clarkia affinis
fairy fans 9
Clarkia breweri
Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica 35
Clarkia cylindrica cylindrica
canyon clarkia 36
Clarkia epilobioides
Waltham Creek Clarkia 37
Clarkia modesta
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera
Clarkia purpurea quadrivulnera
Ramona Clarkia 38
Clarkia similis
Clarkia speciosa ssp. speciosa 39
Clarkia speciosa speciosa
Elegant Clarkia 6
Clarkia unguiculata
panicled willowherb 40
Epilobium brachycarpum
Epilobium canum ssp. canum 12
Epilobium canum canum
denseflower willowherb 6
Epilobium densiflorum
little willowherb 41
Epilobium minutum
Torrey's willowherb 42
Epilobium torreyi
Eremothera boothii ssp. intermedia 29
Eremothera boothii intermedia
hill sun cup 6
Tetrapteron graciliflorum
Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis 43
Castilleja affinis affinis
valley tassels 44
Castilleja attenuata
Shortstyle Indian Paintbrush 45
Castilleja brevistyla
Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta 46
Castilleja exserta exserta
Woolly Indian Paintbrush 47
Castilleja foliolosa
Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. rigidus 48
Cordylanthus rigidus rigidus
Orobanche bulbosa 44
Aphyllon tuberosum
Orobanche fasciculata 49
Aphyllon fasciculatum
Orobanche uniflora 50
Aphyllon uniflorum
Orobanche vallicola 21
Aphyllon vallicola
Warrior's Plume 42
Pedicularis densiflora
flatbud prickly poppy 51
Argemone munita
Bush Poppy 52
Dendromecon rigida
golden eardrops 6
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Tufted Poppy 53
Eschscholzia caespitosa
California poppy 54
Eschscholzia californica
San Benito poppy 55
Eschscholzia hypecoides
Narrowleaf Queen Poppy 7
Hesperomecon linearis
fire poppy 56
Papaver californicum
wind poppy 37
Papaver heterophyllum
creamcups 30
Platystemon californicus
Mimulus androsaceus 57
Erythranthe androsacea
orange bush monkeyflower 58
Mimulus aurantiacus
Mimulus cardinalis 59
Erythranthe cardinalis
Mimulus congdonii 7
Diplacus congdonii
Mimulus douglasii 60
Diplacus douglasii
Mimulus floribundus 61
Erythranthe floribunda
Mimulus fremontii 15
Diplacus fremontii
Mimulus guttatus 62
Erythranthe guttata
Mimulus pilosus 38
Mimetanthe pilosa
Mimulus rattanii 44
Diplacus rattanii
Antirrhinum kelloggii 13
Neogaerrhinum strictum
Antirrhinum multiflorum 44
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum 63
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus
Winged Water-starwort 56
Callitriche marginata
Collinsia bartsiifolia var. davidsonii
Collinsia bartsiifolia davidsonii
Purple Chinese Houses 64
Collinsia heterophylla
small-flowered blue-eyed mary 65
Collinsia parviflora
Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina 21
Collinsia sparsiflora collina
Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora 66
Keckiella breviflora breviflora
Texas toadflax 67
Nuttallanthus texanus
scarlet bugler 68
Penstemon centranthifolius
Penstemon heterophyllus var. heterophyllus 44
Penstemon heterophyllus heterophyllus
Buck's-horn Plantain 69
Plantago coronopus
dot-seed plantain 6
Plantago erecta

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