Illustrated Plant List

Acmispon glaber var. glaber Deerweed

native

Perennial herb

Acmispon parviflorus Hill lotus

native

Annual herb

Acmispon strigosus Strigose lotus

native

Annual herb

Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum Chamise

native

Tree, Shrub

Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum

Adiantum jordanii Adiantum, maiden hair fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora Giant mountain dandelion

native

Perennial herb

Agrostis pallens Leafy bent grass, Diego bent grass, Seashore bentgrass

native

Perennial grass

Aira caryophyllea Shiver grass, Silver hairgrass, Silvery hairgrass

invasive non-native

Annual grass

Amaryllis belladonna Belladonna lily

non-native

Perennial herb

AMARYLLIDACEAE

Anthemis cotula Dog fennel, Mayweed, dog fennel, Stinking chamomile

invasive non-native

Annual herb

Antirrhinum kelloggii Climbing snapdragon, Kellogg's snapdragon, Lax snapdragon

native

Annual herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Arctostaphylos obispoensis Bishop manzanita, Serpentine manzanita

rare native
4.3

Shrub

ERICACEAE

Artemisia californica California sagebrush, Coast sagebrush, Coastal sage brush

native

Shrub

Artemisia douglasiana California mugwort, Douglas' sagewort

native

Perennial herb

Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush, Dwarf chaparral broom

native

Shrub

Bellardia trixago Mediterranean lineseed

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

OROBANCHACEAE

Bloomeria crocea var. aurea Common goldenstar

native

Perennial herb

THEMIDACEAE

Brachypodium hybridum Small Tree-Mallow

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California brome, Mountain brome

native

Perennial grass

Bromus diandrus Bromegrass, Ripgut brome, Ripgut grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Bromus hordeaceus Soft brome, Soft chess

invasive non-native
limited

Annual grass

Bromus rubens Red brome

invasive non-native

Annual grass

Calochortus albus White fairy lantern, White globe lily

native

Perennial herb

LILIACEAE

Calochortus clavatus var. clavatus Club haired mariposa lily, Clubhair mariposa lily

rare native
4.3

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia Coast morning glory, Island false bindweed

native

Perennial herb, Vine

CONVOLVULACEAE

Calystegia subacaulis ssp. episcopalis Cambria morning glory, San luis obispo county morning glory

rare native
4.2

Perennial herb (rhizomatous)

CONVOLVULACEAE

Cardamine californica California toothwort, milkmaids

native

Perennial herb

Cardamine oligosperma Bitter cress, Idaho bittercress

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual herb

Carthamus lanatus Woolly distaff thistle

invasive non-native
high

Annual herb

Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis Coast indian paintbrush

native

Perennial herb

OROBANCHACEAE

Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus Buck brush

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Ceanothus spinosus Greenbark ceanothus, Redheart

native

Tree, Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Cenchrus longisetus Feathertop

invasive non-native
watch (high risk)

Perennial grass

Cenchrus setaceus Small Tree-Mallow

Centaurea calcitrapa Purple starthistle, Purple star thistle, Red star thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual, Perennial herb

Centaurea melitensis Maltese star thistle, Napa star thistle, Tocalote

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual herb

Cerastium glomeratum Large mouse ears, Mouseear chickweed, Sticky chickweed

non-native

Annual herb

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Common soaproot, Wavyleaf soap plant

native

Perennial herb

AGAVACEAE

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum

Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Clarkia affinis Chaparral clarkia, Chaparral fairyfan

native

Annual herb

ONAGRACEAE

Clarkia epilobioides Canyon clarkia, Willow herb clarkia

native

Annual herb

ONAGRACEAE

Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua Little spring beauty, Serpentine springbeauty, Viridis

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Claytonia, Miner's lettuce

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Clinopodium douglasii Yerba buena

native

Perennial herb

Conium maculatum Poison hemlock

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Corethrogyne filaginifolia Common sandaster

native

Perennial herb

Cynosurus echinatus Annual dogtail, Bristly dogstail grass, Dogtail grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Daucus pusillus American wild carrot, Rattlesnake weed

native

Annual herb

Deinandra fasciculata Clustered tarweed

native

Annual herb

Delairea odorata Cape ivy

invasive non-native
high

Perennial herb

Deschampsia danthonioides Annual hairgrass

native

Annual grass

Diplacus aurantiacus var. aurantiacus Orange Bush Monkeyflower

native

Shrub

PHRYMACEAE

Dipsacus sativus Fuller's teasel, Indian teasel

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual, Biennial herb

DIPSACACEAE

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

Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae Blochman's dudleya, Blochman's liveforever

rare native
1B.1

Perennial herb

CRASSULACEAE

Dudleya lanceolata Lanceleaf liveforever, Southern california dudleya

native

Perennial herb

CRASSULACEAE

Elymus condensatus Giant wild rye

native

Perennial grass

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

native

Perennial grass

Epilobium canum ssp. canum California fuchsia, Hummingbird trumpet

native

Perennial herb

ONAGRACEAE

Equisetum laevigatum Horsetail, Smooth horsetail, Smooth scouring rush

native

Fern

EQUISETACEAE

Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant horse tail, Giant horsetail

native

Fern

EQUISETACEAE

Erigeron canadensis Canada horseweed

native

Annual herb

Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Leafy fleabane, Thread stemmed fleabane

native

Perennial herb, Shrub

Eriogonum parvifolium Dune eriogonum, Sea cliff buckwheat, Seacliff buckwheat

native

Shrub

Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Golden yarrow, Yellow yarrow

native

Shrub

Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum

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

non-native

Annual herb

GERANIACEAE

Erythranthe microphylla Small leaved monkeyflower

rare native

Annual herb

PHRYMACEAE

Eucalyptus globulus Blue gum, Tasmanian bluegum

invasive non-native
limited

Tree

MYRTACEAE

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia Common eucrypta, Spotted hideseed

native

Annual herb

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia

Festuca perennis Italian rye grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual, Perennial grass

Foeniculum vulgare Biscuit root, Sweet fennel

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Fritillaria biflora var. biflora Chocolate lily

native

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass

native

Annual herb

Galium californicum ssp. californicum California bedstraw

native

Perennial herb

Galium californicum ssp. flaccidum California bedstraw

native

Perennial herb

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

native

Vine, Shrub

Gamochaeta ustulata Featherweed

native

Perennial herb

Gastridium phleoides Nit grass

non-native

Annual grass

Geranium carolinianum Carolina geranium

native

Annual herb

GERANIACEAE

Geranium dissectum Cranesbill, Cut leaved geranium, Cutleaf geranium

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

GERANIACEAE

Hazardia squarrosa var. squarrosa Saw toothed goldenbush, Sawtooth goldenbush

native

Shrub

Hedypnois rhagadioloides Crete weed

non-native

Annual herb

Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora Erect dwarf cudweed, Few flowered evax

native

Annual herb

Heteromeles arbutifolia Christmas berry, Toyon

native

Shrub

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 marinum subsp gussoneanum Small Tree-Mallow

Horkelia cuneata var. cuneata Wedge leaved horkelia

native

Perennial herb

Juncus patens Common rush, Spreading rush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus Brown headed rush, Brownhead rush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Lagophylla ramosissima Branched lagophylla, Common hareleaf

native

Annual herb

Lasthenia gracilis Needle goldfields

native

Annual herb

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

native

Perennial herb

Leptosiphon parviflorus Variable linanthus

native

Annual herb

POLEMONIACEAE

Logfia gallica Narrowleaf cottonrose

non-native

Annual herb

Lonicera hispidula Pink honeysuckle

native

Vine, Shrub

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Luzula subsessilis Pacific woodrush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Lysimachia arvensis Scarlet pimpernel

non-native

Annual herb

MYRSINACEAE

Madia exigua Little tarweed, Meager tarweed, Small tarweed

native

Annual herb

Madia gracilis Grassy tarweed, Gumweed madia, Slender tarweed

native

Annual herb

Mahonia pinnata ssp. pinnata California barberry, Coast barberry, Shiny leaf barberry

native

Shrub

BERBERIDACEAE

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

Melica imperfecta California melic, Coast range melic, Small flowered melica

native

Perennial grass

Micranthes californica Greene's saxifrage

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micropus californicus var. subvestitus Hairy slender cottonweed, Q tips

native

Annual herb

Monardella villosa ssp. obispoensis San luis obispo coyote mint

native

Perennial herb

Myrtus communis Myrtle

non-native

Shrub

MYRTACEAE

Nasturtium officinale Watercress

native

Perennial herb (aquatic)

Navarretia atractyloides Holly leaf navarretia, Hollyleaf pincushionplant

native

Annual herb

POLEMONIACEAE

Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda buttercup, Sourgrass

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

OXALIDACEAE

Oxalis pilosa Hairy wood sorrel

native

Annual herb

OXALIDACEAE

Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee cliffbrake, Coffee fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Gold back fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis

Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Imbricate Phacelia

native

Annual herb

Phacelia malvifolia Stinging phacelia

native

Annual herb

Phalaris paradoxa Hood canarygrass

non-native

Annual grass

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

native

Annual herb

Pholistoma membranaceum White fiesta flower, White fiestaflower

native

Annual herb

Pinus radiata Monterey pine

native
1B.1

Tree

PINACEAE

Plantago erecta California plantain, Dotseed plantain, Foothill plantain

native

Annual herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Plantago lanceolata English plantain, Narrow leaved plantain, Ribgrass

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

PLANTAGINACEAE

Platanus racemosa California sycamore, Western sycamore

native

Tree

PLATANACEAE

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

Pogogyne serpylloides Thyme leaf mesa mint, Thymeleaf mesamint

native

Annual herb

Polypodium californicum California polypody

native

Fern

POLYPODIACEAE

Polypodium calirhiza Acrid fern, Licorice fern, Nested polypody

native

Fern

POLYPODIACEAE

Primula clevelandi Small Tree-Mallow

Prunus ilicifolia var. ilicifolia Holly leaf cherry, Hollyleaf cherry

native

Tree, Shrub

Pseudognaphalium californicum Ladies' tobacco

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed

non-native

Annual herb

Psilocarphus tenellus Slender woolly marbles, Slender woollyheads

native

Annual herb

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Hairy brackenfern, Western bracken fern

native

Fern

DENNSTAEDTIACEAE

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

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Ranunculus californicus California buttercup

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Rhamnus crocea Redberry buckthorn

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Ribes malvaceum var. malvaceum Chaparral currant

native

Shrub

GROSSULARIACEAE

Ribes speciosum Fuchsia flowered gooseberry, Fuchsiaflower gooseberry

native

Shrub

GROSSULARIACEAE

Rosa californica California wild rose, California wildrose

native

Shrub

Rosa spithamea Ground rose, Sonoma rose

native

Shrub

Rubus ursinus California blackberry, Pacific blackberry

native

Vine, Shrub

Rumex conglomeratus Clustered dock, Green dock

non-native

Perennial herb

Rumex crispus Curly dock, Curly leaved dock, Rhubarb

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

Rumex pulcher Fiddle dock

non-native

Perennial herb

Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis Western pearlwort

native

Annual herb

Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow

native

Tree, Shrub

SALICACEAE

Salvia mellifera Black sage

native

Shrub

Salvia spathacea Hummingbird sage

native

Perennial herb

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry

native

Tree, Shrub

VIBURNACEAE

Sanicula arguta Sharp toothed sanicle, Sharp toothed snakeroot, Sharptooth blacksnakeroot

native

Perennial herb

Sanicula crassicaulis Gamble weed, Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific sanicle

native

Perennial herb

Sanicula laciniata Coast sanicle, Coastal blacksnakeroot

native

Perennial herb

Scrophularia californica ssp. californica California bee plant, California figwort

native

Perennial herb

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Scrophularia californica ssp. californica

Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's moss fern, Bigelow's spike moss, Bushy spikemoss

native

SELAGINELLACEAE

Senecio glomeratus Cutleaf burnweed

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual, Perennial herb

Sidalcea malviflora ssp. laciniata Dwarf checkerbloom, Laciniate checker mallow

native

Perennial herb (rhizomatous)

MALVACEAE

Silene gallica Common catchfly, Windmill pink

non-native

Annual herb

Silene laciniata ssp. laciniata Cardinal catchfly

native

Perennial herb

Sisyrinchium bellum Western blue eyed grass

native

Perennial herb

IRIDACEAE

Solanum douglasii Douglas' nightshade, Greenspot nightshade

native

Perennial herb

SOLANACEAE

Solanum umbelliferum var. xanti Blue witch nightshade, Bluewitch nightshade

native

Shrub

SOLANACEAE

Solidago velutina ssp. californica California goldenrod, Oreja de liebre

native

Perennial herb

Soliva sessilis Common soliva, Field burrweed, South american soliva

non-native

Annual herb

Sonchus oleraceus Common sow thistle, Common sowthistle, Sow thistle

non-native

Annual herb

Spergularia villosa Hairy sand spurrey, Hairy sandspurry, Villous sand spurry

non-native

Perennial herb

Stachys bullata California hedge nettle, California hedgenettle, Southern hedge nettle

native

Perennial herb

Stellaria media Chickweed

non-native

Annual herb

Stephanomeria cichoriacea Chicory leaved stephanomeria, Chicoryleaf wirelettuce, Fort tejon milk aster

native

Perennial herb

Stipa lepida Foothill needle grass

native

Perennial grass

Stipa miliacea var. miliacea Smilo grass

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial grass

Stipa pulchra Purple needle grass

native

Perennial grass

Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping snowberry, Trailing snowberry

native

Shrub

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

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

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Torilis nodosa Hedge parsley, Knotted hedge parsley, Knotted hedgeparsley

non-native

Annual herb

Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak, Poisonoak, Western Poison Oak

native

Vine, Shrub

ANACARDIACEAE

Tragopogon porrifolius Purple salsify

non-native

Perennial herb

Trifolium bifidum var. decipiens Notch leaf clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum Dwarf sack clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium dubium Shamrock clover, Little Hop Clover, Suckling clover

non-native

Annual herb

Trifolium microcephalum Hairy clover, Small headed clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat clover

native

Annual herb

Triphysaria pusilla Dwarf owl's clover, Little owl's clover

native

Annual herb

OROBANCHACEAE

Turritis glabra Tower rockcress

native

Perennial herb

Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys Vervain, Western vervain

native

Perennial herb

VERBENACEAE

Vicia hassei Hasse's vetch

native

Vine

Vicia sativa ssp. sativa Garden vetch, Pubescent common vetch, Spring vetch

non-native

Annual herb, Vine

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

non-native

Annual herb, Vine