The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits

by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

[CALIFORNIAN PITCHER-PLANT—Darlingtonia Californica.]

The fluid at the bottom of the well is secreted by the plant, and seems to have somewhat the action of a gastric juice in disintegrating the insects submerged in it. Many species of ants, flies, bees, hornets, grasshoppers, butterflies, moths, dragon-flies, beetles, etc., are to be found in the tube, sometimes filling it to a depth of two or three inches.

The disagreeableness of the vicinity of these plants can be imagined upon a hot day when the sun is shining "upon this sad abode of death" and all the air is tainted with their sickening odor.

The mountaineers call the plant "calf's-head," because of the large yellowish domes of the pitchers.

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INDEX TO LATIN NAMES

[To assist in the pronunciation of the Latin names, the accented syllable in each word is indicated by an accent mark. If this syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel has the long sound; but if it ends in a consonant, the vowel has a short sound. Either the English or the Continental sounds may be given the vowels, though the former are more generally authorized.]

• Abro´nia latifo´lia, [146]
• marit´ima,[292]
• umbella´ta,[292]
• villo´sa,[292]
• Achille´a Millefo´lium, [97]
• Aconi´tum Columbia´num, [328]
• Fisch´eri, [328]
• Adenos´toma fascicula´tum, [60]
• sparsifo´lium, [60]
• Æs´culus Califor´nica, [69]
• Amelan´chier alnifo´lia, [88]
• Amor´pha Califor´nica, [315]
• Amsinck´ia, [128]
• Anagal´lis arven´sis, [126]
• Anaph´alis Margarita´cea, [102]
• Anemo´ne nemoro´sa, [18]
• quinquefo´lia, [18]
• Anemop´sis Califor´nica, [76]
• Antenna´ria, [102]
• Antirrhi´num Coulteria´num, [46]
• glandulo´sum, [320]
• Orcuttia´num, [46]
• va´gans, [320]
• Apoc´ynum androsæmifo´lium, [236]
• cannab´inum, [238]
• Aquile´gia cœru´lea, [348]
• trunca´ta, [348]
• Ar´abis blepharophyl´la, [196]
• Ara´lia Califor´nica, [76]
• Ar´butus Menzie´sii, [37]
• Arctostaph´ylos bi´color, [14]
• glau´ca, [14]
• manzani´ta, [12]
• pun´gens, [12]
• Argemo´ne platy´ceras, [74]
• Aristolo´chia Califor´nica, [374]
• Artemis´ia Califor´nica, [377]
• tridenta´ta, [378]
• vulga´ris, [377]
• As´arum cauda´tum, [310]
• Hartwe´gi, [310]
• Ascle´pias Mexica´na, [312]
• As´ter Chamisso´nis, [332]
• salsugino´sus, [32]
• Astragalus, [xxxv]
• leucop´sis, [40]
• Audiber´tia grandiflo´ra, [350]
• stachyoi´des, [294]
• niv´ea, [296]
• Bac´charis Douglas´ii, [106]
• pilula´ris, [104]
• Bae´ria gra´cilis, [124]
• Ber´beris Aquifo´lium, [122]
• nervo´sa, [118]
• re´pens, [118]
• Bloome´ria au´rea, [154]
• Clevelan´di, [156]
• Boykin´ia occidenta´lis, [81]
• Bras´sica ni´gra, [140]
• Brevoor´tia coccin´ea, [238]
• Brodiæ´a capita´ta, [262]
• coccin´ea, [238]
• conges´ta, [264]
• grandiflo´ra, [318]
• ixioi´des, [156]
• lac´tea, [156]
• lax´a, [302]
• multiflo´ra, [262]
• terres´tris, [318]
• Brodiæ´a volu´bilis, [232]
• Brunel´la vulga´ris, [322]
• Bryan´thus Brew´eri, [246]
• Calandrin´ia caules´cens, [212]
• Calochor´tus, [xl]
• al´bus, [54]
• Ben´thami, [130]
• Catali´næ, [306]
• clava´tus, [150]
• lu´teus, [174]
• lu´teus ocula´tus, [81]
• macrocar´pus, [268]
• Mawea´nus, [278]
• pulchel´lus, [144]
• splen´dens, [306]
• umbella´tus, [278]
• uniflo´rus, [278]
• venus´tus, [78]
• Weed´ii, [150]
• Calycan´thus occidenta´lis, [352]
• Calyp´so boreal´is, [210]
• Camas´sia esculen´ta, [292]
• Campan´ula prenanthoi´des, [322]
• Cardam´ine paucisec´ta, [4]
• Castille´ia foliolo´sa, [344]
• parviflo´ra, [344]
• Ceano´thus, [xxxiv]
• divarica´tus, [258]
• integer´rimus, [84]
• prostra´tus, [326]
• thyrsiflo´rus, [274]
• velu´tinus, [39]
• Cephalan´thera Orega´na, [388]
• Cephalan´thus occidenta´lis, [98]
• Cer´cis occidenta´lis, [198]
• Cercocar´pus parvifo´lius, [373]
• Chamæba´tia foliolo´sa, [92]
• (Pronounced Kameba´tia.)
• Cheiran´thus as´per, [132]
• Chimaph´ila Menzie´sii, [104]
• umbella´ta, [104]
• Chlorog´alum pomeridia´num, [82]
• Chorizan´the staticoi´des, [218]
• Cicho´rium In´tybus, [312]
• Clar´kia concin´na, [236]
• el´egans, [228]
• Clayto´nia perfolia´ta, [16]
• Clem´atis lasian´tha, [91]
• ligusticifo´lia, [91]
• Clinto´nia Andrewsia´na, [202]
• Collin´sia bi´color, [294]
• Collo´mia grandiflo´ra, [178]
• Convol´vulus arven´sis, [42]
• lute´olus, [40]
• occidenta´lis, [40]
• Soldanel´la, [210]
• villo´sus, [42]
• Corallorhi´za Bigelo´vii, [272]
• multiflo´ra, [272]
• Cor´nus Nuttal´lii, [94]
• Cot´ula coronopifo´lia, [151]
• Cotyle´don Califor´inicum, [142]
• ed´ulis, [142]
• lanceola´ta, [141]
• pulverulen´ta, [142]
• Cucur´bita fœtidis´sima, [117]
• peren´nis, [117]
• Cus´cuta, [160]
• sali´na, [161]
• Cynoglos´sum gran´de, [258]
• Cypripe´dium Califor´nicum, [384]
• monta´num, [382]
• Darlingto´nia Califor´nica, [390]
• Datu´ra meteloi´des, [54]
• Stramo´nium, [96]
• suaveo´lens, [96]
• Delphin´ium, [276]
• cardina´le, [364]
• nudicau´le, [346]
• scopulo´rum, [330]
• Dendrome´con rig´idum, [118]
• Denta´ria Califor´nica, [4]
• Dicen´tra chrysan´tha, [162]
• formo´sa, [242]
• Dip´sacus Fullon´um, [386]
• Dis´porum Hook´eri, [376]
• Dodeca´theon Clevelan´di, [206]
• Henderso´ni, [204]
• Mea´dia, [204]
• Downin´gia el´egans, [315]
• pulchel´la, [314]
• Echinocac´tus virides´cens, [374]
• Echinocys´tis faba´cea, [26]
• macrocar´pa, [26]
• Echinosperm´um floribun´dum, [334]
• Ellis´ia chrysanthemifo´lia, [36]
• Emmenan´the penduliflo´ra, [130]
• Ence´lia Califor´nica, [128]
• Epilo´bium angustifo´lium, [244]
• obcorda´tum, [254]
• panicula´tum, [244]
• spica´tum, [244]
• Epipac´tis gigante´a, [388]
• Erig´eron Coul´teri, [106]
• Erig´eron glau´cus, [304]
• Philadel´phicus, [216]
• salsugino´sus, [332]
• Eriodic´tyon glutino´sum, [56]
• tomento´sum, [58]
• Eriog´onum fascicula´tum, [34]
• nu´dum, [34]
• umbella´tum, [178]
• ursi´num, [178]
• Eriophyl´lum cæspito´sum, [182]
• confertiflo´rum, [180]
• Eritrich´ium, [30]
• Ero´dium Bo´trys, [194]
• cicuta´rium, [194]
• moscha´tum, [194]
• Erys´imum as´perum, [132]
• grandiflo´rum, [132]
• Erythræ´a venus´ta, [218]
• Erythro´nium gigante´um, [136]
• grandiflo´rum, [138]
• Eschschol´tzia Califor´nica, [114]
• Eucharid´ium concin´num, [236]
• Flœr´kia Douglas´ii, [126]
• Fraga´ria Califor´nica, [10]
• Chilen´sis, [10]
• Fremon´tia Califor´nica, [158]
• Fritilla´ria biflo´ra, [266]
• coccin´ea, [346]
• lanceola´ta, [264]
• lilia´cea, [267]
• pluriflo´ra, [266]
• pu´dica, [267]
• recur´va, [346]
• Ga´lium Apari´ne, [28]
• angustifo´lium, [29]
• Gar´rya ellip´tica, [370]
• Fremon´ti, [370]
• Gaulthe´ria Shal´lon, [75]
• Gentia´na calyco´sa, [330]
• Gil´ia, [xxxvii]
• achilleæfo´lia, [296]
• aggrega´ta, [360]
• androsa´cea, [222]
• Califor´nica, [206]
• capita´ta, [296]
• Chamisso´nis, [296]
• dianthoi´des, [216]
• dicho´toma, [50]
• grandiflo´ra, [178]
• tri´color, [288]
• Gnapha´lium decur´rens, [68]
• Sprenge´lii, [68]
• Gode´tia, [xxxvi]
• Bot´tæ, [240]
• grandiflo´ra, [240]
• vimine´a, [240]
• Gomphocar´pus tomento´sus, [380]
• Goodye´ra Menzie´sii, [98]
• Grinde´lia cuneifo´lia, [176]
• hirsu´tula, [178]
• robus´ta, [176]
• Habena´ria el´egans, [384]
• leucosta´chys, [94]
• Helian´thus an´nuus, [185]
• Califor´nicus, [186]
• Heliotro´pium Curassa´vicum, [47]
• Hemizo´nia luzulæfo´lia, [188]
• Heterome´les arbutifo´lia, [90]
• Heu´chera micran´tha, [58]
• Hosack´ia bi´color, [165]
• crassifo´lia, [166]
• gla´bra, [152]
• gra´cilis, [166]
• Purshia´na, [252]
• Tor´reyi, [165]
• Hyper´icum anagalloi´des, [172]
• concin´num, [162]
• I´ris longipet´ala, [280]
• macrosi´phon, [280]
• Iso´meris arbo´rea, [144]
• Krynitz´kia, [30]
• Lar´rea Mexica´na, [191]
• Lath´yrus splen´dens, [212]
• Tor´reyi, [25]
• vesti´tus, [25]
• Lava´tera assurgentiflo´ra, [226]
• Lay´ia glandulo´sa, [28]
• platyglos´sa, [148]
• Le´dum glandulo´sum, [103]
• Lepto´syne Douglas´ii, [148]
• marit´ima, [146]
• Lessin´gia Germano´rum, [252]
• lepto´clada, [252]
• Lewis´ia redivi´va, [224]
• Lil´ium Humbold´tii, [185]
• marit´imum, [356]
• pardali´num, [182]
• par´vum, [180]
• rubes´cens, [72]
• Limnan´thes Douglas´ii, [126]
• Lina´ria Canaden´sis, [304]
• Lobe´lia splen´dens, [365]
• Lonic´era hispid´ula, [226]
• involucra´ta, [122]
• Lupi´nus, xxxiv
• al´bifrons, [161]
• arbo´reus, [161]
• bi´color, [300]
• densiflo´rus, [85]
• Sti´veri, [161]
• Lysichi´ton Camtschatcen´sis, [166]
• Ma´dia el´egans, [182]
• sati´va, [182]
• Maho´nia Aquifo´lium, [122]
• Malaco´thrix Califor´nica, [151]
• saxat´ilis, [75]
• tenuifo´lia, [75]
• Malvas´trum Thur´beri, [220]
• Mamilla´ria Goodridg´ii, [24]
• Marru´bium vulga´re, [47]
• Meconop´sis heterophyl´la, [129]
• Medica´go denticula´ta, [132]
• sati´va, [326]
• Megarrhi´za Califor´nica, [26]
• Melilo´tus al´ba, [156]
• parviflo´ra, [156]
• Mentze´lia lævicau´lis, [168]
• Lind´leyi, [168]
• Mesembryan´themum æquilatera´le, [220]
• crystalli´num, [51]
• Micram´pelis, [26]
• Microme´ria Douglas´ii, [62]
• Mim´ulus, xxxviii
• brev´ipes, [134]
• cardina´lis, [360]
• Douglas´ii, [222]
• glutino´sus, [138]
• Lewis´ii, [248]
• lu´teus, [134]
• moscha´tus, [134]
• Mirab´ilis Califor´nica, [208]
• Monardel´la lanceola´ta, [324]
• odoratis´sima, [324]
• villo´sa, [324]
• Mon´tia perfolia´ta, [16]
• Muil´la marit´ima, [369]
• seroti´na, [369]
• Neil´lia opulifo´lia, [85]
• Nemoph´ila atoma´ria, [39]
• auri´ta, [278]
• insig´nis, [290]
• interme´dia, [284]
• macula´ta, [39]
• Menzie´sii, [284]
• parviflo´ra, [39]
• Nicotia´na glau´ca, [129]
• Nu´phar polysep´alum, [184]
• Nuttal´lia cerasifor´mis, [18]
• œnothe´ra, [xxxv]
• bien´nis, [175]
• bistor´ta, [136]
• Califor´nica, [48]
• cheiranthifo´lia, [136]
• ova´ta, [110]
• Opun´tia basila´ris, [225]
• Engelman´ni, [170]
• prolif´era, [356]
• serpenti´na, [357]
• Orthocar´pus, xxxviii
• densiflo´rus, [228]
• erian´thus, [151]
• purpuras´cens, [228]
• versic´olor, [52]
• Ox´alis cornicula´ta, [196]
• Orega´na, [195]
• Pæo´nia Brown´ii, [340]
• Papa´ver Califor´nicum, [116]
• Pedicula´ris attol´lens, [253]
• densiflo´ra, [336]
• Grœnlan´dica, [253]
• Pentachæ´ta au´rea, [126]
• Penste´mon, xxxix
• azu´reus, [308]
• Bridge´sii, [358]
• centranthifo´lius, [358]
• cordifo´lius, [350]
• heterophyl´lus, [308]
• Menzie´sii, [250]
• Phace´lia, xxxvii
• Douglas´ii, [282]
• grandiflo´ra, [267]
• Par´ryi, [288]
• tanacetifo´lia, [282]
• vis´cida, [267]
• Whitla´via, [288]
• Phlox Douglas´ii, [248]
• Pickerin´gia monta´na, [230]
• Pipto´calyx, [30]
• Plagioboth´rys, [30]
• Platyste´mon Califor´nicus, [112]
• Polyg´ala Califor´nica, [286]
• Polyg´ala cornu´ta, [286]
• cuculla´ta, [286]
• Potentil´la Anseri´na, [175]
• glandulo´sa, [175]
• Primu´la suffrutes´cens, [250]
• Prosar´tes Hook´eri, [376]
• Menzie´sii, [377]
• Pru´nus demis´sa, [36]
• ilicifo´lia, [61]
• subcorda´ta, [34]
• Pteros´pora andromede´a, [186]
• Pyr´ola aphyl´la, [100]
• denta´ta, [100]
• pic´ta, [100]
• rotundifo´lia, [100]
• Ranun´culus Califor´nicus, [110]
• Rham´nus Califor´nica, [67]
• Purshia´na, [68]
• Rhododen´dron Califor´nicum, [234]
• occidenta´le, [86]
• Rhus aromat´ica, [154]
• Canaden´sis, [152]
• diversilo´ba, [8]
• integrifo´lia, [203]
• lauri´na, [203]
• ova´ta, [204]
• Ri´bes glutino´sum, [214]
• Menzie´sii, [338]
• sanguin´eum, [214]
• specio´sum, [338]
• subves´titum, [338]
• Romanzof´fia Sitchen´sis, [22]
• Romne´ya Coul´teri, [64]
• Ro´sa Califor´nica, [234]
• gymnocar´pa, [236]
• Ru´bus Nutka´nus, [24]
• spectab´ilis, [25]
• Ru´mex hymenosep´alus, [378]
• Salicor´nia ambig´ua, [387]
• Sal´via cardua´cea, [307]
• Columba´riæ, [298]
• Sambu´cus glau´ca, [45]
• Sarco´des sanguin´ea, [362]
• Saxif´raga Califor´nica, [14]
• pelta´ta, [242]
• Virginien´sis, [14]
• Scoli´opus Bigelo´vii, [256]
• Scrophula´ria Califor´nica, [342]
• Scutella´ria angustifo´lia, [270]
• Califor´nica, [270]
• tubero´sa, [270]
• Se´dum spathulifo´lium, [170]
• Sidal´cea malvæflo´ra, [198]
• Sile´ne Califor´nica, [354]
• Gal´lica, [246]
• lacinia´ta, [354]
• Sisyrin´chium bel´lum, [284]
• Califor´nicum, [284]
• Smilaci´na amplexicau´lis, [22]
• sessilifo´lia, [22]
• Sola´num Douglas´ii, [80]
• ni´grum, [80]
• umbellif´erum, [268]
• Xan´ti, [268]
• Solida´go Califor´nica, [190]
• occidenta´lis, [191]
• Spha´cele calyci´na, [42]
• Spiræ´a betulifo´lia, [85]
• dis´color, [85]
• Douglas´ii, [85]
• Spiran´thes Romanzoffia´num, [92]
• Spra´guea umbella´ta, [70]
• Sta´chys bulla´ta, [230]
• Stropholi´rion Califor´nicum, [232]
• Symphoricar´pos racemo´sus, [225]
• Telli´ma af´finis, [32]
• grandiflo´ra, [342]
• Thermop´sis Califor´nica, [148]
• Trichoste´ma lanatum, [316]
• lanceola´tum, [315]
• Trienta´lis Europæ´a, [202]
• Tril´lium ova´tum, [10]
• ses´sile, [260]
• Umbellula´ria Califor´nica, [372]
• Vaccin´ium ova´tum, [200]
• Vancouve´ria parviflo´ra, [88]
• Venegas´ia carpesioi´des, [171]
• Vera´trum Califor´nicum, [108]
• fimbria´tum, [108]
• Verbas´cum Blatta´ria, [190]
• Thap´sus, [190]
• Vic´ia gigante´a, [358]
• Vi´ola Beckwith´ii, [29]
• cani´na, [307]
• ocella´ta, [50]
• sarmento´sa, [140]
• Whip´plea modes´ta, [32]
• Whitla´via grandiflo´ra, [288]
• Wye´thia angustifo´lia, [157]
• gla´bra, [157]
• Wye´thia helenioi´des, [157]
• mol´lis, [157]
• Xerophyl´lum te´nax, [51]
• Yuc´ca arbores´cens, [44]
• bacca´ta, [20]
• Yuc´ca Mohaven´sis, [20]
• Whip´plei, [70]
• Zauschne´ria Califor´nica, [366]
• Zygade´nus Fremon´ti, [6]
• veneno´sus, [6]

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INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES