A mature clump of Grinnell’s beardtongue in full bloom along a rocky trail on Mt. Baldy, California. Photo: Davefoc (CC BY-SA 3.0) Penstemon grinnellii, commonly
Foothill needlegrass growing on a sunny, rocky slope, its fine seedheads catching the light. Photo: John Rusk (CC BY 2.0) Nassella lepida (syn. Stipa lepida),
A compact bird’s foot fern rooted in a rock crevice, Iron Mountain Trailhead, San Diego County, California. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (CC BY-SA 4.0) Pellaea
A flowering white bractspine blazing star in its native rocky desert habitat. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Mentzelia involucrata, known as
Torrey’s melic flowering spike rising above a forest-floor clump. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Melica torreyana, commonly called Torrey’s melic or Torrey’s melicgrass, is
Sand blossoms blanketing a gravelly flat in the Owens Valley drainage. Photo: Jim Morefield / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Linanthus parryae, commonly called sand
Nodding needlegrass showing the long, drooping awns that give the species its common name. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Nassella cernua (formerly classified as
Common muilla’s umbel of small, star-shaped white flowers on wiry stalks. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Muilla maritima, known as common muilla or sea
Coast melic’s slender, open flowering stalk rising above its fine-leaved tufts. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Melica imperfecta, known as coast melic or small-flowered melic,
Trailing ratany sprawling across rocky gravel soil, its favored habitat. Photo: Patrick Alexander, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Krameria lanceolata, known as Trailing Ratany, Texas Ratany, or
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