Yellow mariposa lily blooming in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Knights Ferry. Photo: Calibas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Calochortus luteus, the yellow mariposa
White fairy lantern’s nodding, lantern-shaped flowers at Cerro Alto, San Luis Obispo County. Photo: Alan Schmierer / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Calochortus albus, usually called white
Wavyleaf soap plant flowers open in late afternoon, each tepal marked with a thin purple midvein. Photo: oliveoligarchy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Chlorogalum
Superb mariposa lily blooming near Placerville in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Photo: Eric in SF / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Calochortus superbus, the superb
A pink-flowered form of butterfly mariposa lily at Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County. Photo: Alan Schmierer / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Calochortus venustus,
Giant chain fern fronds arching over a streambank at the Forest of Nisene Marks, Santa Cruz County. Photo: Awinch1001, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Woodwardia fimbriata, the
Coffee fern growing in its typical low, spreading habit on a rocky California slope. Photo: John Rusk, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Pellaea andromedifolia, commonly
California polypody rooted in a shaded rock crevice, its typical growing spot. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Polypodium californicum, commonly known as California polypody,
A California nutmeg along Scott Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where coastal fog keeps the canyon cool and moist. Photo: Connie Barlow, Wikimedia Commons
California maidenhair fern growing on a shaded slope at Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County. Photo: John Rusk, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Adiantum jordanii,
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