Genus Species Common Name County Annual/Perennial Grass/Forb Bloom Dates
Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Tulare Perennial Forb April-September
Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort Tulare Perennial Forb May-October
Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort Stanislaus Perennial Forb May-October
Asclepias californica California milkweed Mariposa Perennial Forb April-July
Asclepias eriocarpa Indian milkweed Tulare Perennial Forb June-August
Asclepias erosa Desert milkweed Tulare Perennial Forb April-October
Asclepias erosa Desert milkweed Kern Perennial Forb April-October
Asclepias fascicularis Narrowleaf milkweed Merced Perennial Forb June-September
Asclepias fascicularis Narrowleaf milkweed Tulare Perennial Forb June-September
Atriplex polycarpa Cattle saltbush Kern Perennial Forb July-August
Atriplex spinifera Mojave saltbush Kern Perennial Forb April-June
Baccharis glutinosa Saltmarsh baccharis Merced Perennial Forb June-October
Centromadia pungens Spikeweed Tulare Annual Forb April-September
Clarkia unguiculata Elegant clarkia Tulare Annual Forb April-July
Eleocharis macrostachya Common spikerush Merced Perennial Grass May-June
Elymus elymoides Bottlebrush squirreltail Tulare Perennial Grass April-May
Elymus glaucus Blue wild rye Santa Clarita Perennial Grass May-July
Elymus triticoides Creeping wild rye Merced Perennial Grass June-July
Elymus triticoides Creeping wild rye Stanislaus Perennial Grass June-July
Epilobium ciliatum Fringed willowherb Stanislaus Perennial Forb March-September
Erigeron foliosus Leafy daisy Stanislaus Perennial Forb May-August
Eschscholzia californica California poppy Tulare Perennial Forb February-September
Euthamia occidentalis Western goldenrod Stanislaus Perennial Forb July-November
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Wild licorice Stanislaus Perennial Forb July-August
Grindelia camporum Great valley gumplant Stanislaus Perennial Forb May-October
Grindelia camporum Great valley gumplant Tulare Perennial Forb May-October
Gutierrezia californica San Joaquin snakeweed Kern Perennial Forb May-October
Heliotropium curassavicum Seaside heliotrope Merced Perennial Forb May-June
Isocoma acradenia Alakali goldenbush Tulare Perennial Forb June-July
Isocoma acradenia Alakali goldenbush Kern Perennial Forb June-July
Isocoma acradenia Alakali goldenbush Merced Perennial Forb June-July
Melica californica California oniongrass Tulare Perennial Grass April-August
Muhlenbergia rigens Deer grass Tulare Perennial Grass May-June
Oenothera elata Tall evening primrose Stanislaus Perennial Forb June-September
Phacelia cicutaria Catepilar phacelia Kern Annual Forb March-May
Phacelia tanacetifolia Lacy Phacelia Kern Annual Forb March-May
Poa secunda One sided blue grass Kern Perennial Grass May-June
Poa secunda One sided blue grass Tulare Perennial Grass May-June
Salvia columbariae Chia sage Kern Annual Forb March-July
Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton Merced Perennial Grass July-August
Sporobolus airoides Alakali sacaton Tulare Perennial Grass July-August
Stipa pulchra Purple needle grass Merced Perennial Grass March-May
Stipa pulchra Purple needle grass Tulare Perennial Grass March-May
Trifolium microcephalum Dwarf clover Kern Annual Forb April-June