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
Royal larkspur in bloom at Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, Contra Costa County. Photo: Tom Hilton / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Delphinium variegatum, commonly known
Heart-leaved penstemon scrambling through chaparral, its red tubular flowers held above the foliage. Photo: John Rusk / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Keckiella cordifolia, commonly
Desert beardtongue in bloom in Arizona, visited here by a hairstreak butterfly. Photo: Alan Schmierer / Wikimedia Commons (public domain, CC0) Penstemon pseudospectabilis, commonly called
Cleveland’s penstemon in bloom, its magenta flower spikes rising above gray-green foliage. Photo: nmoorhatch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Penstemon clevelandii, known as Cleveland’s
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