Scarlet Pimpernel
…petals and five stamens. The seeds mature in a round ovary that opens by the top coming off like the lid of a jar. These are the only salmon (yellowish…
Spokepod
Spokepod is a member of the mustard family. The tiny flowers have four petals and are white. The seed pods are flat disks hanging from delicate stems along the stalk. …
White Meadowfoam
…veins) on the petals, which serve as nectar guides for pollinators. There are no other species of large white flowers at Mather Field which could be confused with White Meadowfoam. …
White Navarretia
White Navarretia is a member of the phlox family. Each small white flower is a long tube with five lobes or petals. The flowers are arranged in heads that have…
Biscuit Root or Lomatium
Biscuit Root is a member of the carrot family. The tiny flowers have five petals. They are arranged in clusters called umbels. The leaves have delicate fern-like divisions. The plant…
Fiddleneck
Fiddleneck is a member of the borage family. Flowers are tubular (shaped like a tube), with five petals. Flower buds are held in tight coils (spirals) at the top of…
Fremont’s Tidy-tips
Fremont’s Tidy-tips is a member of the sunflower family. Each flowerhead is actually made up of 20-40 individual flowers. The outer ray flowers look like petals, while the inner disk…
Frying Pan Poppy
The Frying Pan Poppy is a member of the poppy family. All members of this family have four petals. The flowers are yellow. The leaves are delicate and fern-like. Frying…
Hawkbit
…ray flowers. The center ones just have shorter petals than the outer ones. The flowers of Hawkbit look like those of the common Dandelion, which may grow in your yard. …
Narrow-leaf Mule’s Ear
Narrow-leaf Mule’s Ear is a member of the sunflower family. Each flowerhead is actually made up of 20-100 individual flowers. The outer ray flowers look like petals while the inner…