Indian rhubarb’s broad, shield-shaped leaves form dense streambank colonies by midsummer. Photo: Wouter Hagens / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Darmera peltata (syn. Peltiphyllum peltatum), commonly
Chalk liveforever’s powdery white rosettes cling directly to rock crevices with almost no visible soil. Photo: Z3lvs / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Dudleya pulverulenta, commonly called
Canyon liveforever sends up slender pink flower stalks from a compact rosette wedged into a rock crevice. Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY
Bluff lettuce forms tight clusters of pale, pink-edged rosettes directly on coastal rock. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Dudleya farinosa,
Splendid mariposa lily in bloom among spring wildflowers. Photo: Steve Berardi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Calochortus splendens, known as the splendid mariposa lily,
Sierra fawn lily flowers and mottled foliage, Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA (cultivated from a wild-origin Sierra Nevada foothill population). Photo: John Rusk /
Harvest brodiaea in bloom, Bolinas Lagoon, Stinson Beach, California. Photo: Franco Folini / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Brodiaea elegans, commonly called harvest brodiaea or
Golden star in full bloom, its rounded umbel packed with striped yellow flowers. Photo: Jane S. Richardson (Dcrjsr) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Triteleia
Checker lily flowering on Mt. Diablo, California, showing its distinctive mottled “checkered” petals. Photo: Eric Hunt / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Fritillaria affinis, commonly
Scarlet larkspur in bloom on Otay Mountain, San Diego County. Photo: Joe Decruyenaere / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Delphinium cardinale, commonly known as scarlet
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