Flowering Plants of Tilden Regional Park
A guide to the common flowering plants (Magnoliophyta) of Tilden Nature Area and Tilden Regional Park.
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tocalote
Centaurea melitensis (called Maltese star thistle in Europe, tocalote or tocolote in western North America) is an annual plant of the Asteraceae, 1- 11 dm high, with resin-dotted leaves and spine-tipped phyllaries. This plant is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Africa. It was introduced to North America in the 18th Century; the first ...more ↓
Yellow Starthistle
Centaurea solstitialis, yellow star-thistle, is a member of the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin region. The plant is also known as golden starthistle, yellow cockspur and St. Barnaby's thistle (or Barnaby thistle) The plant is a thorny winter annual species in the knapweed genus.
Gray Mule-ears
Wyethia helenioides is a species of flowering plants in the sunflower family commonly referred to as gray mule's ears.
velvety goldenrod
Solidago velutina, the Velvety goldenrod or Three-nerved goldenrod, is a plant species native to Mexico and to the western United States. It is classified as a member of Subsection Nemorales.
English daisy
Bellis perennis is a common European species of daisy, of the Asteraceae family, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy. Historically, it has also been commonly known as ...more ↓
Artichoke Thistle
The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), also called the artichoke thistle, cardone, cardoni, carduni or cardi, is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae. It is the naturally occurring form of the same species as the globe artichoke, and has many cultivated varieties. It is native to the western and central Mediterranean region, where it was ...more ↓
sessileflower false goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name sessileflower false goldenaster. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. This is a perennial herb which is quite variable in appearance, particularly across its four subspecies. It may be a small clumping or mat-forming ...more ↓
Bristly Ox-Tongue
Helminthotheca echioides, bristly ox-tongue, is a stiff annual or biennial herb native to Europe and North Africa. It was traditionally used as an antihelminthic treatment.
