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• Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
  • Bilabiate flowers - 2-lipped disc flowers only

    -- Acourtia microcephala (Perezia) -- Trixis californica (California Trixis) --  --  --

  • Disciform flowers - May have marginal Ray Flowers

    -- Cotula (Brassbuttons)## -- Gnaphalium   (Everlasting) -- Psilocarphus   (Woolly Marbles) --  -- ## means non-native

  • Discoid flowers - Only Disc Flowers, No Ray Flowers

    -- Chaenactis (Pincushion) -- Palafoxia (Spanish Needle) -- Cirsium (Thistle) --  --

  • Ligulate flowers - Only Ray Flowers, No Disc Flowers

    -- Hedypnois -- Stephanomeria (Wreath-Plant) --  --  --

  • Radiate flowers - Both Disc and Ray Flowers

    --  -- Baileya(Desert Marigold) -- Osmadenia (Three-Spot) -- Encelia (Sunflower) --

   

• Aizoaceae  (Carpetweed Family)

  Mesembryanthemum (Iceplant) - non-native Carpobrotus (Fig-Marigold) - non-native --  --  -- Sesuvium (Western Sea Purslane) - native but shown under 5 Petals, Separated, Radial

  
  
• Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

  --  6 S.D. Genera, examples: Ferocactus (Barrel Cactus) Mammillaria (Fish-Hook Cactus) Opuntia (Prickly Pear Cactus) Cylindropuntia (Cholla) --  -- See Family for details