Black Diamond - Markley Canyon

Region: Black Diamond AreaKey
Mount Diablo manzanita (*A2)

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Brewer's calandrinia (*A2)

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Diablo helianthella (*A2)

(c) Ken-ichi Ueda (CC BY)

Scientific NameNotesRarity RanksCommon Name
Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellataCNPS-EB: A1desert fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Arctostaphylos auriculataCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.3
Mount Diablo manzanita
Calandrinia breweriCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.2
Brewer's calandrinia
Dendromecon rigidaCNPS-EB: A2bush poppy
Helianthella castaneaCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Diablo helianthella
Hesperolinon breweriCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 1B.2
Brewer's western flax
Lastarriaea coriaceaCNPS-EB: A2leather-spineflower, lastarriaea
Navarretia atractyloidesCNPS-EB: A2holly-leaved navarretia
Nuttallanthus texanusCNPS-EB: A2blue toadflax
Triodanis bifloraCNPS-EB: A2Venus' looking-glass
Allophyllum gilioides subsp. gilioidesCNPS-EB: A2straggling gilia
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. manzanitaCNPS-EB: A2common manzanita
Festuca octofloraCNPS-EB: A2sixweeks grass, slender fescue
Githopsis diffusa subsp. robustaCNPS-EB: A2southern bluecup
Microseris acuminataCNPS-EB: A1Sierra Foothills microseris
Piperia michaeliiCNPS-EB: *A2
State CNPS: 4.2
Michael's rein-orchid
Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophyllaCNPS-EB: C
Allophyllum gilioides subsp. violaceum(ssp. gilioides is more commonCNPS-EB: B-PVstraggling gilia
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustaceaCNPS-EB: Cbrittleleaf manzanita
Balsamorhiza deltoideaCNPS-EB: B-PVdeltoid balsamroot
Blennosperma nanum var. nanumCNPS-EB: Cblennosperma
Blepharizonia laxa(formerly B. plumosa ssp. viscCNPS-EB: Bbig tarplant
Camissonia contortaCNPS-EB: B-PVcontorted primrose
Camissoniopsis intermediaCNPS-EB: B-PVsmall primrose
Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare(formerly Helianthemum scoparium var. vulgare)CNPS-EB: Bpeak rush-rose
Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoidesCNPS-EB: Cwoolly sunflower
Forestiera pubescensCNPS-EB: B-PVdesert olive
Lepechinia calycinaCNPS-EB: Cpitcher sage
Leptosiphon ciliatus(formerly Linanthus c.)CNPS-EB: Cwhisker brush
Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifoliumCNPS-EB: Bcaraway-leaved lomatium
Navarretia mellitaCNPS-EB: Choney-scented navarretia
Pinus coulteriCNPS-EB: B-PVCoulter pine
Piperia transversaCNPS-EB: Bflat spurred piperia, transverse piperia
Scribneria bolanderiCNPS-EB: BScribner's grass
Scutellaria tuberosaCNPS-EB: CDannie's skullcap
Stylocline gnaphaloidesCNPS-EB: Beverlasting neststraw, nest-straw
Agoseris heterophylla var. unknownAgoseris heterophylla split into 2 vars. in 2011 Jepson Manual, need field work to resolve vars.CNPS-EB: B?annual agoseris
Aphyllon purpureumCNPS-EB: Cnaked broomrape
Collinsia sparsiflora var. unknownCNPS-EB: C?few-flowered blue-eyed Mary
Delphinium variegatum subsp. variegatumCNPS-EB: Croyal larkspur
Githopsis specularioidesCNPS-EB: Bcommon bluecup
Leptosiphon pygmaeus subsp. continentalis(formerly Linanthus p. ssp. c.CNPS-EB: Bpygmy linanthus, pygmy leptosiphon
Malacothamnus fremontii var. fremontiiCNPS-EB: B-PVwhite-coat mallow
Nemophila parviflora var. parvifloraCNPS-EB: Bsmall-flowered nemophila
Trifolium oliganthumCNPS-EB: Cfew-flowered clover