California Phenology Project Species List
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Something to demonstrate how easy it is to make a list. Names were obtained from WWW and may not be the current list of species being monitored.
27 PLANTS
Aesculus californica    Buckeye
native
Tree

SAPINDACEAE

Aesculus californica Aesculus californica
© 2003 George W. Hartwell © 2009 Neal Kramer

Amsinckia menziesii    Fiddleneck
native
Annual herb

BORAGINACEAE

Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii
© 2012 Gary McDonald © 2010 Dee E. Warenycia

Arctostaphylos patula    Green leaf manzanita
native
Shrub

ERICACEAE

Arctostaphylos patula Arctostaphylos patula
Gerald and Buff Corsi © 2010 California Academy of Sciences © 2009 Keir Morse

Calochortus macrocarpus    Sagebrush mariposa lily
native
Perennial herb

LILIACEAE

Calochortus macrocarpus Calochortus macrocarpus
© 2003 Christopher L. Christie © 2005 Christopher L. Christie

Castilleja applegatei    Wavy leaf paintbrush
native
Perennial herb

OROBANCHACEAE

Castilleja applegatei Castilleja applegatei
© 2005 Christopher L. Christie Benjamin C. Hammett © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Castilleja miniata    Great red paintbrush
native
Perennial herb

OROBANCHACEAE

Castilleja miniata Castilleja miniata
© 2005 Christopher L. Christie © 2007 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

Cornus nuttallii    Mountain dogwood
native
Shrub

CORNACEAE

Cornus nuttallii Cornus nuttallii
© 2000 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org © 2009 Neal Kramer

Erysimum capitatum    Wallflower
native
Perennial herb

BRASSICACEAE

Erysimum capitatum Erysimum capitatum
© 2002 Lynn Watson © 2011 Steven Thorsted

Hulsea algida    High mountain hulsea
native
Perennial herb

ASTERACEAE

Hulsea algida Hulsea algida
© 2003 Michael Charters © 2009 Barry Breckling

Leptodactylon pungens    Granite prickly phlox
(TJM2: Linanthus pungens)
native
Shrub

POLEMONIACEAE

Leptodactylon pungens Leptodactylon pungens
© 2006 Steve Matson © 1998 Larry Blakely

Lupinus polyphyllus    Bog lupine
native
Perennial herb

FABACEAE

Lupinus polyphyllus Lupinus polyphyllus
© 2004 Nick Kurzenko © 2007 Dianne Fristrom

Mimulus guttatus    Yellow monkey flower
native
Annual, Perennial herb (rhizomatous)

PHRYMACEAE

Mimulus guttatus Mimulus guttatus
© 2001 George W. Hartwell © 2011 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

Monardella odoratissima    Mountain monardella
native
Perennial herb

LAMIACEAE

Monardella odoratissima Monardella odoratissima
Jo-Ann Ordano © 2000 California Academy of Sciences © 2004 Steve Matson

Penstemon davidsonii    Davidson's penstemon
native
Perennial herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Penstemon davidsonii Penstemon davidsonii
© 2004 Penn Martin II © 2011 Dee E. Warenycia

Penstemon newberryi    Mountain pride
native
Perennial herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Penstemon newberryi Penstemon newberryi
© 2006 Heath McAllister © 2001 Jeff Abbas

Pinus contorta    Lodgepole pine
native
Tree

PINACEAE

Pinus contorta Pinus contorta
Sherry Ballard© 2000 California Academy of Sciences © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Polemonium eximium    Showy sky pilot
native
Perennial herb

POLEMONIACEAE

Polemonium eximium Polemonium eximium
© 2008 Aaron Schusteff © 2011 Vernon Smith

Populus tremuloides    Quaking aspen
native
Tree

SALICACEAE

Populus tremuloides Populus tremuloides
© 2008 John Dittes © 2005 Louis-M. Landry

Prunus emarginata    Bitter cherry
native
Tree, Shrub

ROSACEAE

Prunus emarginata Prunus emarginata
© 2004 Steve Matson J. E.(Jed) and Bonnie McClellan © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

Quercus


Quercus douglasii    Blue oak
native
Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California © 2007 Neal Kramer

Rhododendron occidentale    Western azalea
native
Tree, Shrub

ERICACEAE

Rhododendron occidentale Rhododendron occidentale
© 2009 Neal Kramer © 2009 Barry Breckling

Ribes roezlii    Sierra gooseberry
native
Shrub

GROSSULARIACEAE

Ribes roezlii Ribes roezlii
© 2004 Christopher L. Christie © 2004 Steve Matson

Sambucus mexicana    Blue elderberry
(TJM2: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea)
native
Shrub

ADOXACEAE

Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana
© 2008 Thomas Stoughton © 2004 George W. Hartwell

Solidago californica    Oreja de liebre
(TJM2: Solidago velutina ssp. californica)
native
Perennial herb

ASTERACEAE

Solidago californica Solidago californica
© 2008 Keir Morse © 2008 Keir Morse

Taraxacum officinale    Red seeded dandelion
invasive non-native
Perennial herb

ASTERACEAE

Taraxacum officinale Taraxacum officinale
© 2005 Louis-M. Landry © 2002 Nick Kurzenko

Yucca whipplei    Chaparral yucca
(TJM2: Hesperoyucca whipplei)
native
Shrub

AGAVACEAE

Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei
© 2009 Thomas Stoughton © 2008 Thomas Stoughton

 

 

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