Acacia
Acacia baileyana flowers showing many showy stamen
Acacia dealbata flowers and leaves
Acacia greggii inflorescences of our native Acaci
Prosopis
Prosopis glandulosa curved pods and foliage
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana inflorescences that show fewer stamens per flower than in Acacia if you use your imagination
Prosopis pubescens twisted pods
Cercis
Cercis canadensis var. texensis flowers
Cercis canadensis var. texensis overall view
Cercis occidentalis flowers and leaves
Astragalus
Astragalus amphioxys racemes and odd-pinnately compound leaves
Astragalus bolanderi pods and leaves
The more upright Astragalus curvicarpus var. curvicarpus with ochroleucous (yellowish-white) flower
Genista
Genista radiata flowers
Genista monspessulana overall view
Lathyrus
Lathyrus vestitus flowers
Lathyrus jepsonii fruits, flowers, and tendrils
Lotus
Lotus argophyllus var. argenteus showing umbels of yellow flowers
Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius showing non-yellow flowers in umbels
Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius fruits
Lotus scoparius, a shrubby Lotus
Lupinus
Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons a general view
Lupinus albifrons fruits
Lupinus andersonii showing palmately compound leaves
Medicago
Medicago lupulina coiled fruits
Medicago polymorpha showing pinnately trifoliate leaves and prickly, coiled fruits
Melilotus
Melilotus indica short, not-coiled fruits
Melilotus alba general view
Melilotus alba pinnately trifoliate leaf
Trifolium
Trifolium attenuatum condensed racemes and palmately trifoliate leaves
Trifolium repens commonly grows in lawns
Vicia
Vicia sativa ssp. sativa showing even-pinnate leaves with tendrils
Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea showing young leaflets that are folded
Brassica
Brassica nigra with beaked fruits
Brassica rapa general view
Cakile
Cakile maritima succulent leaves and purple flowers
Cakile maritima distinctive fruits
Capsella
Capsella bursa-pastoris obtriangular/obcordate fruits
Cardamine
Cardamine oligosperma showing flattened siliques
Lepidium
Lepidium fremontii closeup of fruits ( silicles ) and flowers
Lepidium montanum var. cinereum general view
The yellow-flowered Lepidium flavum var. flavum showing fruits like the other Lepidium
Thysanocarpus
Thysanocarpus curvipes fruits
Thysanocarpus radians flowers and fruits
A patch of Thysanocarpus radians
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum
Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum flower, showing partially connate filaments
Malva
Malva alcea showing connate filaments surrounding the style
Malva nicaeensis showing shallowly-lobed upper cauline leaves
Malva parviflora (schizocarps) fruits
Sidalcea
Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata showing the crenate basal leaves and palmately compound upper cauline leaves
Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsiflora showing anthers coming off very top of filament tube
A patch of Sidalcea malviflora
Ptelea
Ptelea crenulata flowers and leaves
Ptelea crenulata two-seeded, winged fruits
Rhus
Rhus integrifolia terminal inflorescences of sessile flowers
Rhus trilobata red berries
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron diversilobum foliage
Toxicodendron diversilobum white fruits
Toxicodendron diversilobum inflorescence showing pedicelled flowers
Acer
Acer circinatum samaras
Acer circinatum flowers showing developing samaras
Acer macrophyllum leaves and flowers
Acer negundo var. californicum pinnately compound leaf
Aesculus
Aesculus californica capsule opening to show a large seed
Aesculus californica flowers
Aesculus californica leaves and inflorescence
Aesculus californica plant in flower