Illustrated Plant List

Acmispon glaber var. glaber Deerweed

native

Perennial herb

Acmispon parviflorus Hill lotus

native

Annual herb

Acourtia microcephala Sacapellote

native

Perennial herb

Adiantum jordanii Adiantum, maiden hair fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Agastache urticifolia Horse mint, Horsemint giant hyssop, Nettle leaf giant hyssop

native

Perennial herb

Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora Giant mountain dandelion

native

Perennial herb

Amorpha californica var. californica California false indigo

native

Shrub

Amsinckia intermedia Common fiddleneck

native

Annual herb

BORAGINACEAE

Aphanes occidentalis Western lady's mantle

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Arctostaphylos glauca Big berry manzanita, Bigberry manzanita

native

Tree, Shrub

ERICACEAE

Artemisia dracunculus Herbaceous sagewort, Pinon wormwood, Tarragon

native

Perennial herb

Asclepias eriocarpa Indian milkweed, Kotolo milkweed, Woolypod milkweed

native

Perennial herb

APOCYNACEAE

Avena barbata Slender oat, Slim oat

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush, Dwarf chaparral broom

native

Shrub

Barbarea orthoceras American rocket, American wintercress, Erectpod wintercress

native

Perennial herb

Bromus hordeaceus Soft brome, Soft chess

invasive non-native
limited

Annual grass

Bromus rubens Red brome

invasive non-native

Annual grass

Calandrinia menziesii red maids, Calandrinia

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Calochortus simulans San luis obispo mariposa lily

rare native
1B.3

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Camissoniopsis micrantha Spencer primrose

native

Annual herb

Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's purse

non-native

Annual herb

Cardamine hirsuta Hairy bitter cress, Hairy bittercress

non-native

Annual herb

Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual herb

Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus Jim brush

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Centaurea cyanus Garden cornflower

non-native

Annual herb

Centaurea melitensis Maltese star thistle, Napa star thistle, Tocalote

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual herb

Centaurea solstitialis Barnaby's thistle, Yellow star thistle

invasive non-native
high

Annual herb

Cerastium glomeratum Large mouse ears, Mouseear chickweed, Sticky chickweed

non-native

Annual herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cirsium occidentale var. californicum Bigelow thistle, California thistle, Cobwebby thistle

native

Perennial herb

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica Speckled clarkia

native

Annual herb

Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Four-spot, Purple clarkia, Purple godetia

native

Annual herb

Clarkia unguiculata Elegant clarkia, Mountain garland, Woodland clarkia

native

Annual herb

Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora Narrow leaved miner's lettuce, Streambank springbeauty, Utah miner s lettuce

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Claytonia, Miner's lettuce

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina Hillside collinsia

native

Annual herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Cornus glabrata Brown dogwood

native

Tree, Shrub

CORNACEAE

Crassula connata Pigmy weed, Sand pygmy weed, Sand pygmyweed

native

Annual herb

CRASSULACEAE

Crassula tillaea Mediterranean pygmy weed, Moss pygmyweed

non-native

Annual herb

CRASSULACEAE

Deinandra pentactis Salinas river tarweed

native

Annual herb

Delphinium cardinale Scarlet larkspur

native

Perennial herb

Delphinium umbraculorum Umbrella larkspur

rare native
1B.3

Perennial herb

Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum Royal larkspur

native

Perennial herb

Diplacus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus Orange Bush Monkeyflower

native

Shrub

PHRYMACEAE

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus Blue dicks

native

Perennial herb

THEMIDACEAE

Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil

native

Perennial herb

Dryopteris arguta California wood fern, Coastal wood fern, Shield fern

native

Fern

DRYOPTERIDACEAE

Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus Blue wild rye, Blue wildrye, Western rye grass

native

Perennial grass

Elymus multisetus Big squirreltail grass

native

Perennial grass

Epilobium canum ssp. canum California fuchsia, Hummingbird trumpet

native

Perennial herb

Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Leafy fleabane, Thread stemmed fleabane

native

Perennial herb, Shrub

Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum Long stemmed buckwheat

native

Perennial herb

Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum Hairy flowered buckwheat, Naked buckwheat

native

Annual herb

Erodium botrys Big heron bill, Broad leaf filaree, Long beaked filaree

non-native

Annual herb

Erodium cicutarium Coastal heron's bill, Red stemmed filaree, Redstem stork's bill

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

Erodium moschatum Musky stork's bill, White stemmed filaree, Whitestem filaree

invasive non-native

Annual herb

Festuca myuros Rattail sixweeks grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass

native

Annual herb

RUBIACEAE

Galium californicum ssp. flaccidum California bedstraw

native

Perennial herb

RUBIACEAE

Galium porrigens var. porrigens Climbing bedstraw, Graceful bedstraw, Oval leaved bedstraw

native

Vine, Shrub

RUBIACEAE

Geranium dissectum Cranesbill, Cut leaved geranium, Cutleaf geranium

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

Hazardia squarrosa var. squarrosa Saw toothed goldenbush, Sawtooth goldenbush

native

Shrub

Hesperocnide tenella Western nettle, Western stinging nettle, Western stingingnettle

native

Annual herb

URTICACEAE

Heteromeles arbutifolia Christmas berry, Toyon

native

Shrub

Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph weed, Telegraphweed

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Hirschfeldia incana Mediterranean hoary mustard, Short podded mustard, Summer mustard

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Holodiscus discolor Cream bush, Ocean spray, Oceanspray

native

Shrub

Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum Farmer's foxtail, Foxtail barley, Hare barley

non-native

Annual grass

Keckiella cordifolia Climbing penstemon, Heart leaved keckiella, Heartleaf keckiella

native

Shrub

PLANTAGINACEAE

Lamium amplexicaule Giraffe head, Henbit deadnettle

non-native

Annual herb

Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Common pacific pea, Hillside pea, Wild sweetpea

native

Perennial herb

Lithophragma cymbalaria Mission star, Mission woodland star

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Logfia gallica Narrowleaf cottonrose

non-native

Annual herb

Lomatium utriculatum Bladder parsnip, Common lomatium, Hog fennel

native

Perennial herb

Madia gracilis Grassy tarweed, Gumweed madia, Slender tarweed

native

Annual herb

Malva parviflora Cheeseweed mallow

non-native

Annual herb

MALVACEAE

Marah fabacea California man-root

native

Perennial herb, Vine

CUCURBITACEAE

Matricaria discoidea Pineapple weed

native

Annual herb

Medicago polymorpha Bur clover, Bur medic, California burclover

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

Micranthes californica Greene's saxifrage

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micropus californicus var. californicus Q tips, Slender cottonweed

native

Annual herb

Microsteris gracilis Slender phlox

native

Annual herb

POLEMONIACEAE

Monardella villosa ssp. obispoensis San luis obispo coyote mint

native

Perennial herb

Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass

native

Perennial grass

Navarretia atractyloides Holly leaf navarretia, Hollyleaf pincushionplant

native

Annual herb

POLEMONIACEAE

Nemophila pedunculata Littlefoot nemophila, Meadow nemophila

native

Annual herb

Nemophila pulchella var. fremontii Foothill nemophila

native

Annual herb

Osmorhiza brachypoda California sweet cicely, California sweetcicely

native

Perennial herb

Paeonia californica California peony

native

Perennial herb

PAEONIACEAE

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Gold back fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis

Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Imbricate Phacelia

native

Annual herb

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum Blue fiesta flower, Blue fiestaflower, Fiesta flower

native

Annual herb

Phoradendron villosum ssp. villosum Mistletoe

native

Shrub (parasitic)

VISCACEAE

Pinus sabiniana Bull pine, California foothill pine, Gray pine

native

Tree

PINACEAE

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Rusty haired popcorn flower, Rusty popcorn flower, Rusty popcornflower

native

Annual herb

BORAGINACEAE

Poa annua Annual blue grass, Annual bluegrass

non-native

Annual grass

Poa secunda ssp. secunda One sided blue grass, Pine bluegrass, Sandberg's bluegrass

native

Perennial grass

Primula clevelandii var. patulum Padre's shooting star

native

Perennial herb

PRIMULACEAE

Pseudognaphalium beneolens Cudweed

native

Perennial herb

Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia California live oak, Coast live oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus douglasii Blue oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus lobata California white oak, Valley oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Ranunculus californicus California buttercup

native

Perennial herb

Ranunculus hebecarpus Delicate buttercup, Pubescent fruited buttercup, Slender annual buttercup

native

Annual herb

Rumex crispus Curly dock, Curly leaved dock, Rhubarb

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

Rumex kerneri Kerner's dock

non-native

Perennial herb

Salvia spathacea Hummingbird sage

native

Perennial herb

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry

native

Tree, Shrub

VIBURNACEAE

Sanicula bipinnata Poison sanicle

native

Perennial herb

Sanicula bipinnatifida Purple sanicle, Snakeroot, Purple Sanicle, Shoe Buttons

native

Perennial herb

Sanicula crassicaulis Gamble weed, Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific sanicle

native

Perennial herb

Senecio vulgaris Common groundsel, Old man in the spring, Old man of spring

non-native

Annual herb

Solidago velutina ssp. californica California goldenrod, Oreja de liebre

native

Perennial herb

Stellaria media Chickweed

non-native

Annual herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Stipa cernua Nodding needle grass

native

Perennial grass

Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Common snowberry, Upright snowberry, Snowberry

native

Shrub

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Fendler's meadow rue, Meadow rue, Torrey's meadow rue

native

Perennial herb

Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. curvipes Fringe Pod

native

Annual herb

Thysanocarpus laciniatus Common lace pod, Mountain fringepod, Narrow leaved fringe pod

native

Annual herb

Torilis arvensis Field hedge parsley, Spreading hedgeparsley, Tall Sock-Destroyer

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual herb

Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak, Poisonoak, Western Poison Oak

native

Vine, Shrub

ANACARDIACEAE

Trichostema lanceolatum Vinegarweed

native

Annual herb

Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida Robust vervain

native

Perennial herb

VERBENACEAE

Vicia villosa ssp. varia Smooth vetch, Thick fruited vetch, Winter vetch

non-native

Annual herb, Vine