Sierra College Department of Biological Sciences




Plants of the Week
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The following list of plants are the most likely plants to show up on your "Plants of the Week" list to learn (for either the Fall or Spring semester classes). We will add any new plants that are used in your class this semester. The links provided are to the CalPhoto - Berkeley Digital Library Project Web site.

Spring Plants

Applegate's Indian Paintbrush - Castilleja applegatei (Scrophulariaceae)

Baby Blue-Eyes - Nemophila menziesii (Hydrophllaceae)

Bittercress - Cardamine oligosperma (Brassicaceae)

Blue Dicks - Dichelostemma capitatum (Liliaceae)

California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae)

Cudweed - Gnaphalium luteo-album (Asteraceae)

Douglas Lupine - Lupinus nanus (Fabaceae)

Elegant Clarkia - Clarkia unguiculata (Onagraceae)

Fiddleneck - Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Boraginaceae)

Field Mustard - Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae)

Hedge Parsely - Torilus arvensis (Apiaceae)

Henbit (Giraffe's Heads) - Lamium amplexicaule (Lamiaceae)

Miner's Lettuce - Claytonia perfoliata (Portulacaceae)

Seep-spring Monkey Flower - Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae)

Shephard's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae)

Wild Radish - Rhaphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)

Winter Vetch - Vicia villosa (Fabaceae)

Fall Plants

Blue OakQuercus douglasii (Fagaceae)

Coast RedwoodSequoia sempervirens (Taxodiaceae)

Coyote BushBaccharis pilularis (Asteraceae)

Elegant MadiaMadia elegans (Asteraceae)

Giant SequoiaSequoiadendron giganteum (Taxodiaceae)

Gray PinePinus sabiniana (Pinaceae)

Incense CedarCalocedrus decurrens (Cypressaceae)

Interior Live OakQuercus wislizenii (Fagaceae)

Many-flowered TobaccoNicotiana acuminata var. multiflora (Solanaceae)

Ponderosa PinePinus ponderosa (Pinaceae)

Toyon (Christmas Berry) - Heteromeles arbutifolia (Rosaceae)

Valley OakQuercus lobata (Fagaceae)

Yellow Star ThistleCentaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae)



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