On Etsel Ridge, Mendocino County, California, May 27th 2012. This is a crop of the adjacent image I12-8460 to show the maroon flower tube with a yellow throat and other details at a more convenient resolution.Formerly Linanthus rattanii.
[syn. Nesoluma polynesicum]Keahi or Island nesolumaSapotaceae (Sapodilla family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (all the main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe). Keahi is also found in the Cook (New Zealand) and Tubuai (French Polynesia).IUCN: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated)The fruits of keahi look like they might be delicious, but they are extremely sticky and inedible.EtymologyThe generic name Sideroxylon is derived from the Greek sidera, iron, and xylon, wood, in reference to its very hard wood.The specific epithet polynesicum literally means "from the Polynesian islands."NPH00012nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Nesoluma_polynesicum
Andersonia aristata It is interesting to note in this particular species that the stamens exert (get longer) as the flower ages. Andersonia plants are endemic to the South-West Botanical Province of Western Australia.They are a showy plant and often grow in mass in poor soils.Four more photos in first comment below.
Fouquieria macdougaliijaboncillo or Mexican ocotillo tree. The English language common name is unsatisfactory because it is shared with other Mexican Fouquieria trees so it is best to use jaboncillo. F. macdougalli is found in Chihuaha. Sinaloa, and Sonora states in Northern Mexico. Like all ocotillos, it is a semisucculent. Photographed at Cactus Jungle, a cactus & succulent retail store in Berkeley, CA.