Yellowray goldfields in full bloom, its golden daisy heads often mingling with other California vernal-pool annuals. Photo: Cliff Hutson, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5) Lasthenia
A single miniature lupine plant, rarely taller than a few inches, blooming among spring grasses. Photo: Walter Siegmund, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Lupinus bicolor,
Golden eardrops in bloom, showing the odd, locket-like shape typical of the genus. Photo: Stickpen, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Dicentra chrysantha (accepted name Ehrendorferia chrysantha),
Broadleaf lupine in bloom at Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park. Photo: Joe Mabel, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Lupinus latifolius, commonly known as broadleaf lupine
Bicolor monkeyflower growing on open, rocky ground, showing its striking magenta and yellow color forms side by side. Photo: Mike Heine, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY
Winecup clarkia’s deep wine-red flowers mingling with California poppies in a spring wildflower field. Photo: peganum, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Clarkia purpurea, commonly called
Summer lupine’s lavender-purple flower spikes and palmate leaves, with developing seed pods at the base. Photo: USDA NRCS, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Lupinus formosus, commonly
A spreading clump of ruby chalice clarkia in bloom, showing its sprawling habit and narrow leaves. Photo: marlin harms, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Clarkia
Oregon checkerbloom in bloom, sending up spikes of rose-pink flowers from a wet mountain meadow. Photo: Dcrjsr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Sidalcea oregana, commonly
Ground pink can carpet open, sunny ground in dense drifts after a good rainy season. Photo: Stickpen, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Linanthus dianthiflorus, commonly called
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