The plant commonly known as just Miner’s Lettuce (or Indian Lettuce, or Spring Beauty) holds a little surprise: including all subspecies, no less than 13 different ones grow in San Diego County. The two most common ones are Claytonia parviflora and Claytonia perfoliata, but their ranges and bloom periods overlap.
Plant Tag: White
Sambucus cerulea
Common name: Blue Elder, Blue Elderberry
Photographic plant portrait for Sambucus cerulea, commonly known as Blue Elder (with alternative scientific names Sambucus mexicana and Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea).
Allium praecox
Common name: Early Onion
Photographic plant portrait for Allium praecox (Early Onion), a perennial herb that grows in Southern California’s chaparral and sage scrub plant communities.
Platystemon californicus
Common name: Creamcups
Photographic plant portrait for Platystemon californicus, commonly known as Creamcups — a pretty little flower in the poppy family that will show in surprisingly large numbers!
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Common name: California Buckwheat, Eastern Mojave Buckwheat, Flat-Top Buckwheat
Photographic plant portrait of Eriogonum fasciculatum, the ubiquitous California Buckwheat, with an attempt to describe the differences between its varieties in San Diego County… :)
Collinsia heterophylla
Common name: Purple Chinese Houses
Photographic plant portrait for Collinsia heterophylla (Purple Chinese Houses). Too many photos, but this annual herb is just too pretty!