Wildflowers | Santa Barbara Hikes

Common name	Botanical Name
Godetia Clarkia	Clarkia amoena I identified this one from a gardener's web site. It looks just like a flower I used to sell at the flower stand, but a little different. It is definitely Clarkia, but I am not perfectly sure that Godetia is its exact common name. four petals, pink, purple, red, summer, sun, white
Golden Ear-drops	Dicentra chrysantha Manzana Trail It grew in the sun near but away from the river. summer, sun, yellow
Golden Stars	Bloomeria crocea Upper Davy Brown Trail These are summer blooming and like grassy meadows and hills. six petals, summer, sun, yellow
Golden Yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum Cold Springs Trail summer, sun, yellow
Gumplant	Grindelia camporum Summer, Bill Wallace Trail Actually not on the trail, but wandering in the hills above the campground. sticky, summer, sun, yellow
Gumplant	Grindelia camporum Summer, Malibu In a natural area near the beach. sticky, summer, sun, yellow
Hairy Bur-marigold or Beggar-ticks	Bidens pilosa Cold Springs Trail A weed. shade, yellow
Hairy or Narrowleaf Fringe-pod	Thysanocarpus curvipes Spring, Carrizo Plain shade, sun
Hareweed, Gumweed Tarweed or Sticky Madia	Madia gracilis Romero Trail These small flowers grow next to the trail kind of as if they were weeds instead of wildflowers. Maybe they are. eight petals, sticky, yellow
Harvest Brodiaea	Brodiaea jolonensis Much purpler than this picture. Member of the Amaryllis family. Seen on the Tresspass trail near Gaviota. blue, purple, six petals, sun
Hawkweed	Hieracium argutum Tunnel Trail Summer blooming member of sunflower family. summer, yellow
Hedge Nettle	Stachys bullata Cold Springs Trail past Forbush Flat These are members of the mint family. pink, purple, shade, white
Horsetail	Equisetum arvense Romero Trail These grow in or next to creeks. They are also purchased at the nursery for the garden. green
Humboldt Lily	Lillium paradalinum Late spring, Fir Canyon Sometimes the flowers don't make it because of a bug that eats it before it can bloom. orange, sun
Hummingbird Sage	Salvia spathacea Common in shady moist places under oak trees. pink, red, shade
Ice Plant	Conicosia pugioniformis March, Oso Flaco Dunes sun, yellow
Indian Paintbrush	Castilleja affinis Spring, Little Pine Mountain along the trail gray, red, shade, summer, sun
Indian Paintbrush	Castilleja affinis Spring, near Forbush Flat gray, red, shade, summer, sun
Indian Pink	Silene californica Boulder Creek Trail out of Dough Flat More toward Ojai. pink, red
Indian Pinks	Silene laciniata Rattlesnake Trail These grow in the shade in the lower sections of our frontcountry trails and bloom in summer or spring. pink, red, shade, summer
Indian Pinks	Silene laciniata Cold Springs Trail These are rather strange-looking Indian pinks. They are larger with a dark center. We thought maybe there was a bug in the center, but it was just the stamens. pink, red, shade, summer
Indian Warrior	Pedicularis densiflora Trail to the Playgrounds These flowers are members of the figwort family and are parasitic on the roots of certain chaparral plants. I saw them growing under chamise bushes. pink, red, shade
Islay Cherry	Prunus ilicifolia Grows all over in Chaparral, has edible cherries in early fall. Also called Holly-leaf cherry. sun, white
Johnny Jump-up	Viola pedunculata Early Spring, Arroyo Burro Trail going down the North side These are common on Snyder Trail near Paradise Road, too. shade, yellow
Lanceleaf Dudleya	Dudleya lanceolata Lost Valley Trail at the Pine Tree Actually right underneath the pine tree. The flowers extend from a stalk from the middle of the plant and form a little umbrella of smaller stems with these waxy little flowers attached. gray, orange, red, silver, sun, yellow
Large-flowered lotus	Lotus grandiflorus Blue Canyon Trail These are pretty common near the coast in the early spring. They last pretty long, but they don't smell like anything. pink, red, shade, summer, sun, yellow
Long-beaked filaree	Erodium botrys McMenemy Trail These are a type of geranium. Very small, about 2-3 inches high with a flower about 1/2 inch in diameter. five petals, pink, purple, sun
Lupine	Lupinus bicolor Spring, near Zaca Peak You can drive out to the end of Cataway road and walk a little ways to see this display. blue, purple, shade, sun
Lupine	Lupinus bicolor Spring, near Zaca Peak These were exceptionally blue. blue, purple, shade, sun
Maidenhair Fern	Madiantum jordanii These can be found in the shade in moist places like near creeks. They are pretty common. They also like waterfalls. green, shade
Manzanita	Arctostaphylos ssp. Trail to the Playgrounds A common chaparral plant, easily recognized by the red, peeling bark. Blooms in spring. white, sun
Mariposa Lily	Calochortus catalinae Spring, Little Pine Mountain Grew in a recently burned area. Also called Catalina Marioposa Lily. pink, sun
Mariposa Lily	Calochortus clavatus Manzana Trail Here's a yellow mariposa lily. shade, summer, sun, yellow
Milkmaids	Cardamine californica Cold Springs Trail Milkmaids are some of the first to bloom in spring. They like the deepest shade and moist canyon hillsides not to far from creeks. pink, shade, white
Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata Spring, Rattlesnake Connector Trail Miner's Lettuce is very common in shady areas and is edible. green, shade, white
Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata Willow Springs Trail Very common in front and backcountry. Grows in shade, very tiny, sometimes the leaf is reddish. Edible. This one was varigated. five petals, green, shade, white
Mission bells or checkered lily	Fritillaria ojaiensis Cold Srings Trail near the Santa Ynez River I've seen a good patch of these on the Santa Cruz trail near the trailhead (the real trailhead, not the dirt road). Some other flower web sites show pictures of these the color of chocolate lillies. Grows in deep shade and blooms in spring. brown, green, shade, six petals, yellow
Morning Glory	Calystegia macrostegia West Fork Cold Springs This picture is good to see the buds, which are flat and triangular. The leaves are shaped like triangular arrowheads, too. shade, summer, white
Mountain Lilac or Ceanothus	Ceanothus spp. Late winter/early spring (same thing for Santa Barbara) Ceanothus blooms in shades of white to lilac. Smells wonderful as you walk under canopies of it. sun, white
Mountain Lilac or Spiny ceanothus	Ceanothus spinosus These can be white to blue to purple to lavender. Grows pretty much everywhere in the chaparral mountains. When it's young and encroaching the trails, the bark is green and the spines are terrible to walk through. blue, white, lavender, purple, sun
Mountain Mahogany seeds	Cerocarpus betuloides These can be found in the chaparral. The flowers are white. These are the seeds. summer, sun, white
Mountain violet	Viola purpurea Mission Pine Basin Grew in sandy washes. Bloomed in April. yellow
Mulefat	Baccharis salicifolia Romero Canyon These are members of the sunflower family. They are invasive. They like to grow near creeks. invasive, white
Mustang Mint	Monardella lanceolata Davy Brown Trail Likes sun. Blooms in June. Attracts butterflies. Found also on Manzana trail toward Schoolhouse. purple, summer, sun
Mustard Evening Primrose	Camissonia californica Romero Trail These small flowers are recognizable by their four petals and slender, bare stalks. four petals, sun, yellow
narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia Hurricane Deck There are many kinds of flowers that look similar to this and that are related. Seems like half the flowers in our region are some variation of the sunflower, which are also a variation of Aster. sun, yellow
Nevada Cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis Manzana Creek The distribution map of this sub species does not put it in Santa Barbara County, but it is in Ventura County. Perhaps it has arrived here on somebody's boot. It was found in the shade on the bank of Manzana Creek on the way to the schoolhouse. five petals, shade, sticky, yellow
Owl's Clover	Orthocarpus purpurascens Spring, Aliso Trail Owl's clover is pretty common and likes grassy meadows. pink, sun
Oyster Plant	Tragopogon porrifolius Parma Park European biennial found near dirt roads. It produces a large dandilion like seed display. The roots are edible. purple, summer, weed
Pearly Everlast	Gnaphalium californicum Manzana Trail Also called California Everlasting. Has a nice butterscotch smell especially after it dries more. summer, sun, white