- Members of Fabaceae (Pea Family) -
subfamilies other than Papilionoideae
Cercidium (Palo Verde)
-- Caesalpinioideae subfamily
-- Slightly bilateral, Petals & Sepals all alike but one Petal slightly out of rotational symmetry.
-- Small pinnate leaves fall early before flowers appear.
-- Shrub is a mass of grey-green branches with pointed tips. Common in desert areas.
- Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family) - Obsolete Family: Myoporaceae
Myoporum laetum (Ngaio)
-- Native of New Zealand
-- Common chaparral shrub
-- 4 Fertile Stamens, 1 Infertile Stamen (occasional)
-- Stamens attached to Petal edges
-- Petals have purple spots, and are hairy
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Polemoniaceae (Pink Family)
A few Polemoniaceae species have 5 similar petals spaced at irregular angular intervals.
Some of these have colored marks near bases of some of the petals.
Eriastrum eremicum (Desert Woolly-Star)
Loeseliastrum matthewsii (Desert Calico)
-- Examples on both sides of mountains
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Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium Family)
-- Native to South America
-- Escaped from gardens in California
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Violaceae (Violet Family)
-- 2 upper Petals equal, but differ from others
-- 2 side Petals also equal, but differ from others
-- 9 Species in San Diego area, all but 2 yellow-orange
-- 2 blue-violet Species at 3000+ ft (V.adunca & V.sororia)
-- Flower stem length & leaf shape differ among Species
-- Leaves Entire (except V.douglasii in S.D.County)
-- Dark veins not helpful to identify Species