California native plants, picture, description, scientific name

California native plants alphabetized by scientific name:M.

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Plant Lists
Alphabetized by scientific name:	A -B -C -D -E -F -G -H -I -J -K -L -M-N -O -P -Q -R -S -T -U -V -W -X -Y -Z
Alphabetized by common name:	A -B -C -D -E -F -G -H -I -J -K -L -M -N -O -P -Q -R -S -T -U -V -W -X -Y -Z
Alphabetized by cultivar:	A -B -C -D -E -F -G -H -I -J -K -L -M -N -O -P -Q -R -S -T -U -V -W -X -Y -Z

Genus	Species	Variety	Cultivar	Common Name
Machaeranthera	lagunensis			None	Description/Order
Machaeranthera	tortifolia			Mojave Aster	Description/Order
Mahonia	aquifolium			Oregon Grape	Description/Order
Mahonia	aquifolium		Compacta	Creeping Oregon Grape.	Description/Order
Mahonia	dictyota			None	Description/Order
Mahonia	fremontii			Desert Mahonia	Description/Order
Mahonia	haematocarpa			Red barberry	Description/Order
Mahonia	M. piperiana x M. aquifolium x M. amplectans		Golden Abundance	None	Description/Order
Mahonia	nervosa			Longleaf Mahonia	Description/Order
Mahonia	nevinii			Nevin's Barberry	Description/Order
Mahonia	pinnata			Shinyleaf Mahonia	Description/Order
Mahonia	repens			Creeping Mahonia	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	clementinus			San Clemente Bush Mallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	davidsonii			Davidsons Bush Mallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	densiflorus			Many Flowered Bushmallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	fasciculatus			Bush mallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	fremontii			Fremont's Bush Mallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	jonesii			San Luis Obispo Bush Mallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	marrubioides			Pinkflowered Bushmallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	orbiculatus			Bush Mallow	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	palmeri			None	Description/Order
Malacothamnus	palmeri	involucratus		Carmel Valley Bush Mallow	Description/Order
Malosma	laurina			Laurel Sumac	Description/Order
Malus	fusca			Western Crabapple	Description/Order
Marah	fabaceus	fabaceus		Wild Cucumber	Description/Order
Maurandya	antirrhiniflora			Snapdragon Vine	Description/Order
Melica	californica			California Melica	Description/Order
Melica	imperfecta			California Melic	Description/Order
Melica	torreyana			None	Description/Order
Mentha	arvensis			Field Mint	Description/Order
Mentzelia	lindleyi			Blazing Star	Description/Order
Mimulus	cardinalis			Scarlet Monkey Flower	Description/Order
Mimulus	fremontii			None	Description/Order
Mimulus	guttatus			Seep Monkey Flower	Description/Order
Mimulus	lewisii			Monkey Flower	Description/Order
Mimulus	moschatus			Musk Flower	Description/Order
Mimulus	primuloides			Monkey Moss	Description/Order
Mimulus	tilingii			Creeping Monkey	Description/Order
Mirabilis	californica			Wishbone Bush	Description/Order
Mirabilis	multiflora			Froebel's Four-O'Clock	Description/Order
Monanthochloe	littoralis			Shoregrass	Description/Order
Monardella	antonina			Butterfly Mint Bush	Description/Order
Monardella	breweri			Mustang Mint	Description/Order
Monardella	crispa			wavyleaf dune mint	Description/Order
Monardella	glauca			Mountain Mint	Description/Order
Monardella	hypoleuca	ssp. hypoleuca		None	Description/Order
Monardella	hypoleuca	ssp. lanata		Felt Leaf Monardella	Description/Order
Monardella	linoides	stricta		Flaxleaf mountainbalm	Description/Order
Monardella	linoides	viminea		Willowy Monardella	Description/Order
Monardella	macrantha			red monardella	Description/Order
Monardella	odoratissima			Western Pennyroyal	Description/Order
Monardella	odoratissima	australis		Southern monardella	Description/Order
Monardella	palmeri			None	Description/Order
Monardella	subglabra			Mint Bush	Description/Order
Monardella	undulata	frutescens		None	Description/Order
Monardella	villosa			Coyote Mint	Description/Order
Monardella	villosa	neglecta		None	Description/Order
Monardella	villosa	obispoensis		San Luis Obispo coyote mint	Description/Order
Monardella	villosa	subserrata		Coyote Mint	Description/Order
Monardella	viridis			Green Monardella	Description/Order
Monolopia	lanceolata			Common Monolopia	Description/Order
Montia	perifoliata			Miner's Lettuce	Description/Order
Mucronea	californica			California Chorizanthe	Description/Order
Muhlenbergia	montana			Mountain Muhly	Description/Order
Muhlenbergia	rigens			Deer Grass	Description/Order
Myrica	californica			Pacific Wax Myrtle	Description/Order