Native hummingbird-pollinated flowers of the Santa Monica Mountains
In the nearby Santa Monica Mountains, the following native perennials have the classic flower design for hummingbirds are regularly visited by them.
- Castilleja affinis, Indian paintbrush
- C. applegatei ssp. martinii, Indian paintbrush
- C. foliolosa, woolly Indian paintbrush
- C. minor ssp. spiralis, California threadtorch
- Delphinium cardinale, scarlet larkspur
- Epilobium canum, California fuchsia, zauschneria
- Keckiella cordifolia, climbing penstemon
- Mimulus cardinalis, scarlet monkeyflower
- Pedicularis densiflora, Indian warrior
- Penstemon centranthifolius, scarlet bugler, hummingbird's dinner horn
- Ribes speciosum, fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
- Salvia spacthacea, pitcher sage, hummingbird sage
- Silene laciniata ssp. major, fringed Indian pink
- Trichostema lanatum, woolly bluecurls
Numerous other native, naturalized, and cultivated species have flowers that are frequently visited for nectar by hummingbirds.
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