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Wildflower Mount Diablo Yellow Glandweed Scientific Name: Bellardia viscosa Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Blooms: Apr-Oct Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Larkspur Scientific Name: Delphinium californicum Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Blooms: May - Jun Color: White Perennial herb Native, endemic to California White, pink and green; intermediate between ssp californicum (sepals lavender) and interius (sepals green) Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Stephen Smith Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Chaparral Sunflower, Slender Sunflower Scientific Name: Helianthus gracilentus Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: May-Sep Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native, found only slightly beyond California borders Growing in abundance along Knobcone Point Road in a clearing in the chaparral. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo Silver Puff, seed pod Scientific Name: Uropappus lindleyi Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Jun Color: White Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring Seed pod Mike Woodring Flower

Wildflower Mount Diablo Eastwood Manzanita Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Family: Ericaceae (Heath Family) Blooms: March Color: White Shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Berries Daniel Fitzgerald Bark detail Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf detail

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Buttercup Scientific Name: Ranunculus californicus var. californicus Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Blooms: Feb - Mar Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb Native 9-17 petals Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Short Spurred Plectritis Scientific Name: Plectritis macrocera Family: Valerianaceae (Valerian Family) Blooms: Mar - May Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Everlasting Scientific Name: Pseudognaphalium californicum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: Jun - Jul Color: White Annual or perennial herb Native Also called cudweed. During the dry summer months this everlasting smells like sweet maple syrup. Everlastings can be found throughout the mountain, especially along the road to the summit. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Hank Fabian, iNaturalist

Wildflower Mount Diablo Ferdler’s Meadow Rue Scientific Name: Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Family: Ranunculaceae Blooms: Apr-May Color: Red-Pink Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Barberry Scientific Name: Berberis pinnata Family: Berberidaceae Blooms: Mar Color: Yellow-Orange Shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Rock Phacelia Scientific Name: Phacelia imbricata ssp. Imbricata Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Blooms: Jun Color: White Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Bitterroot Scientific Name: Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva Family: Montiaceae (Spring Beauty Family) Blooms: Apr - Jun Color: White Perennial herb Native The scientific name originates from Meriweather Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804. Lewisia is also the state flower of Montana. Found at higher elevations on the mountain, especially in rocky scree. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Ruth Ann Kishi