Illustrated Plant List

Acmispon americanus var. americanus American bird's foot trefoil, American trefoil, Spanish lotus

native

Annual herb

Acmispon brachycarpus hill lotus

native

Annual herb

Acmispon glaber var. glaber Deerweed

native

Perennial herb

Acmispon micranthus Small flowered lotus

native

Annual herb

Acmispon strigosus Strigose lotus

native

Annual herb

Acourtia microcephala Sacapellote

native

Perennial herb

Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla Annual agoseris

native

Annual herb

Allium lacunosum var. davisiae Davis' pitted onion

native

Perennial herb (bulb)

ALLIACEAE

Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare Mexicali onion, Penisula onion

native

Perennial herb (bulb)

ALLIACEAE

Amsinckia menziesii Menzies' fiddleneck, Small flowered fiddleneck

native

Annual herb

Antirrhinum thompsonii

native

Perennial herb

Aphanes occidentalis Western lady's mantle

native

Annual, Perennial herb

ROSACEAE

Aphyllon purpureum Purple broomrape

native

Annual herb

Apiastrum angustifolium Mock parsley, Wild celery, Wild parsley

native

Annual herb

Astragalus gambelianus Dwarf loco weed, Gambel's dwarf milk vetch, Gambel's locoweed

native

Annual herb

Athysanus pusillus Athysanus, Common sandweed, Dwarf athysanus

native

Annual herb

Avena barbata Slender oat, Slim oat

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat., seep willow, Mule's fat, Mulefat

native

Shrub

Blepharizonia laxa Glandular big tarweed

native

Annual herb

Bloomeria crocea var. aurea Common goldenstar

native

Perennial herb

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. kernensis Kern brodiaea, Kern dwarf brodiaea

native

Perennial herb

Bromus arenarius Australian brome, Australian chess

non-native

Annual 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

Calandrinia menziesii red maids, Calandrinia

native

Annual herb

Callitriche marginata California water starwort, Winged water starwort

native

Annual herb (aquatic)

Calochortus simulans San luis obispo mariposa lily

rare native
1B.3

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Calycadenia villosa Dwarf calycadenia

rare native
1B.1

Annual herb

Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata Jepson's morning glory, Sierra false bindweed

native

Perennial herb

CONVOLVULACEAE

Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata

Camissonia strigulosa Contorted primrose, Sandysoil suncup, Strigose sun cup

native

Annual herb

Camissoniopsis intermedia Intermediate sun cups

native

Annual herb

Camissoniopsis micrantha Spencer primrose

native

Annual herb

Castilleja attenuata Narrow leaved owl's clover, Valley tassels

native

Annual herb

Castilleja densiflora ssp. densiflora Dense flower owl's clover, Denseflower indian paintbrush

native

Annual herb

Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta Exserted indian paintbrush, Pale purple owlclover, Purple owl's clover

native

Annual herb

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Buck brush, Buckbrush

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

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

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Birch leaf mountain mahogany

native

Tree, Shrub

ROSACEAE

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Common soaproot, Wavyleaf soap plant

native

Perennial herb

AGAVACEAE

Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum

Chorizanthe biloba var. biloba Two lobed spineflower, Twolobe spineflower

native

Annual herb

Chorizanthe douglasii Douglas's spineflower, San benito spineflower

rare native
4.3

Annual herb

Chorizanthe polygonoides var. polygonoides Knotweed spineflower

native

Annual herb

Chorizanthe polygonoides var. polygonoides

Chorizanthe staticoides Turkish rugging

native

Annual herb

Chorizanthe xanti var. xanti Riverside spineflower, Xantus' spineflower

native

Annual herb

Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Clarkia affinis Chaparral clarkia, Chaparral fairyfan

native

Annual herb

Clarkia cylindrica ssp. cylindrica Speckled clarkia

native

Annual herb

Clarkia epilobioides Canyon clarkia, Willow herb clarkia

native

Annual herb

Clarkia modesta Waltham Creek clarkia

native

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

Clarkia speciosa ssp. speciosa Red spot clarkia, Redspot clarkia

native

Annual herb

Clarkia unguiculata Elegant clarkia, Mountain garland, Woodland clarkia

native

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Claytonia, Miner's lettuce

native

Annual herb

Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina Hillside collinsia

native

Annual herb

Crassula aquatica Aquatic pygmy weed, Pigmy weed, Water pygmyweed

native

Annual herb

CRASSULACEAE

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

Croton setiger Turkey-mullein

native

Annual herb

EUPHORBIACEAE

Cryptantha clevelandii var. florosa Coastal cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha microstachys Popcorn flower, Tejon cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii Jones' cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cuscuta californica var. californica California dodder, Chaparral dodder, Short flowered dodder

native

Annual herb, Vine (parasitic)

CONVOLVULACEAE

Daucus pusillus American wild carrot, Rattlesnake weed

native

Annual herb

Delphinium gypsophilum Gypsum loving larkspur, Pinoche creek larkspur

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi Parry's larkspur, San bernardino larkspur

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Deschampsia danthonioides Annual hairgrass

native

Annual grass

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus Blue dicks

native

Perennial herb

Eleocharis macrostachya Common spikerush, Creeping spike rush, Pale spikerush

native

Perennial grasslike herb

CYPERACEAE

Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora Whispering bells, Whisperingbells

native

Annual herb

HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora

Epilobium densiflorum Dense boisduvalia, Dense flowered boisduvalia, Dense flowered spike primrose

native

Annual herb

Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus Leafy fleabane, Thread stemmed fleabane

native

Perennial herb, Shrub

Eriodictyon tomentosum Woolly yerba santa

native

Shrub

NAMACEAE

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum California buckwheat, Eastern mojave buckwheat, Red topped buckwheat

native

Shrub

Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum Hairy flowered buckwheat, Naked buckwheat

native

Annual herb

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

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

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

GERANIACEAE

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

invasive non-native

Annual herb

GERANIACEAE

Erythranthe guttata Seep monkey flower, Yellow monkey flower

native

Annual, Perennial herb (rhizomatous)

PHRYMACEAE

Erythranthe latidens Broad toothed monkeyflower

native

Annual herb

PHRYMACEAE

Festuca microstachys Small fescue

native

Annual grass

Festuca myuros Rattail sixweeks grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Festuca octoflora Sixweeks grass

native

Annual grass

Galium andrewsii Needlemat galium, Phlox leaved bedstraw, Phloxleaf bedstraw

native

Perennial herb

RUBIACEAE

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass

native

Annual herb

RUBIACEAE

Gastridium phleoides Nit grass

non-native

Annual grass

Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia Ball gilia, Blue field gilia, Bluehead gilia

native

Annual herb

Gilia clivorum Many stemmed gilia, Purple spot gilia, Purplespot gilia

native

Annual herb

Githopsis specularioides Common bluecup, Venus' looking glass

native

Annual herb

CAMPANULACEAE

Hesperomecon linearis Narrowleaf queen poppy

native

Annual herb

PAPAVERACEAE

Hooveria purpurea var. reducta Camatta Canyon amole

native
1B.1

AGAVACEAE

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

non-native

Annual grass

Hypochaeris glabra Smooth cat's ear

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

Isoetes nuttallii Nuttall's quillwort

native

ISOETACEAE

Juncus luciensis Santa lucia dwarf rush, Santa lucia rush

rare native
1B.2

Annual grasslike herb

JUNCACEAE

Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce, Prickly wild lettuce

invasive non-native

Annual herb

Lasthenia gracilis Needle goldfields

native

Annual herb

Layia platyglossa Coastal tidytips

native

Annual herb

Lepechinia calycina White pitcher sage, Woodbalm, pitcher sage

native

Shrub

Lepidium nitidum Peppergrass, Shining pepper grass, Shining pepperweed

native

Annual herb

Lepidium strictum Peppergrass, Prostrate pepper grass, Upright pepperweed

native

Annual herb

Leptosiphon liniflorus Narrowflower flaxflower

native

Annual herb

Leptosiphon parviflorus Variable linanthus

native

Annual herb

Leptosiphon pygmaeus ssp. continentalis Pygmy linanthus

native

Annual herb

Linanthus bigelovii ssp. johnsonii

native

Shrub

Linanthus dichotomus ssp. dichotomus Evening snow

native

Annual herb

Logfia filaginoides California cottonrose

native

Annual herb

Logfia gallica Narrowleaf cottonrose

non-native

Annual herb

Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum Woolly fruited lomatium, Woollyfruit desertparsley

native

Perennial herb

Lomatium utriculatum Bladder parsnip, Common lomatium, Hog fennel

native

Perennial herb

Lupinus bicolor Annual lupine, Bicolored lupine, Miniature lupine

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Lupinus nanus Sky lupine

native

Annual herb

Madia exigua Little tarweed, Meager tarweed, Small tarweed

native

Annual herb

Madia gracilis Grassy tarweed, Gumweed madia, Slender tarweed

native

Annual herb

Malacothamnus jonesii Jones's bushmallow

rare native

Shrub

MALVACEAE

Malacothrix clevelandii Cleveland's dandelion, Cleveland's desertdandelion, Cleveland's malacothrix

native

Annual herb

Marah fabacea California man-root

native

Perennial herb, Vine

CUCURBITACEAE

Matricaria discoidea Pineapple weed

native

Annual herb

Melica californica California melicgrass

native

Perennial grass

Micranthes californica Greene's saxifrage

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micropus californicus var. californicus Q tips, Slender cottonweed

native

Annual herb

Microseris acuminata Needle microseris, Sierra foothill silverpuffs, Sierra foothills microseris

native

Annual herb

Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii Douglas' microseris, Douglas' silverpuffs

native

Annual herb

Microseris elegans Elegant silverpuffs

native

Annual herb

Mimetanthe pilosa Snouted monkey flower

native

Annual herb

PHRYMACEAE

Muilla maritima Common muilla, Sea muilla

native

Perennial herb

Navarretia atractyloides Holly leaf navarretia, Hollyleaf pincushionplant

native

Annual herb

Nemacladus secundiflorus var. secundiflorus Large-flowered nemacladus

rare native
4.3

Annual herb

CAMPANULACEAE

Nemacladus secundiflorus var. secundiflorus

Nemophila pedunculata Littlefoot nemophila, Meadow nemophila

native

Annual herb

HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Pectocarya penicillata Sleeping combseed, Winged comb seed, Winged pectocarya

native

Annual herb

Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee cliffbrake, Coffee fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata Bird's foot fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Pentachaeta alsinoides Tiny pygmy daisy, Tiny pygmydaisy

native

Annual herb

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Gold back fern

native

Fern

PTERIDACEAE

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis

Phacelia distans Common phacelia, Distant phacelia, Wild heliotrope

native

Annual herb

HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Phoradendron villosum ssp. villosum Mistletoe

native

Shrub (parasitic)

VISCACEAE

Pinus sabiniana Bull pine, California foothill pine, Gray pine

native

Tree

PINACEAE

Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus Adobe allocarya, Adobe popcornflower

native

Annual herb

Plagiobothrys fulvus var. campestris Common popcorn flower, Fulvous popcornflower, Tawny popcorn flower

native

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

Plagiobothrys shastensis Shasta popcorn flower, Shasta popcornflower

native

Annual herb

Plagiobothrys tenellus Pacific popcornflower, Popcorn flower, Slender popcorn flower

native

Annual herb

Plagiobothrys trachycarpus Rough fruited allocarya, Roughfruit popcornflower

native

Annual herb

Plantago elongata Annual coast plantago, Coastal plantain, Long leaf plantain

native

Annual herb

Plantago erecta California plantain, Dotseed plantain, Foothill plantain

native

Annual herb

Plectritis ciliosa Long spurred plectritis, Longspur seablush

native

Annual herb

VALERIANACEAE

Poa annua Annual blue grass, Annual bluegrass

non-native

Annual grass

Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara Bulbous blue grass

non-native

Perennial grass

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

native

Perennial grass

Primula clevelandi Small Tree-Mallow

Pseudognaphalium beneolens Cudweed

native

Perennial herb

Pseudognaphalium californicum Ladies' tobacco

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed

non-native

Annual herb

Psilocarphus chilensis Round woolly marbles

native

Annual herb

Psilocarphus tenellus Slender woolly marbles, Slender woollyheads

native

Annual herb

Quercus douglasii Blue oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus john-tuckeri Tucker oak, Tucker's oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus xalvordiana Alvord oak, Alvord's oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Rafinesquia californica California chicory, California plumseed

native

Annual herb

Rhamnus ilicifolia Evergreen buckthorn, Hollyleaf redberry

native

Shrub

RHAMNACEAE

Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Skunk Bush

native

Shrub

ANACARDIACEAE

Rigiopappus leptocladus Rigiopappus, Wire weed, Wireweed

native

Annual herb

Rumex crispus Curly dock, Curly leaved dock, Rhubarb

invasive non-native
limited

Perennial herb

Sabulina californica California Sandwort

native

Annual herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Salix gooddingii Goodding's black willow, Goodding's willow, Gooding's willow

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Salix laevigata Polished willow, Red willow

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow

native

Tree, Shrub

SALICACEAE

Salvia columbariae Chia sage

native

Annual herb

Salvia mellifera Black sage

native

Shrub

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

Scribneria bolanderi

native

Perennial grass

Scutellaria tuberosa Danny's skullcap, Scullcap

native

Perennial herb

Senecio aphanactis California groundsel, Chaparral ragwort, Rayless ragwort

rare native
2B.2

Annual herb

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Bush groundsel, Bush senecio, Douglas' groundsel

native

Shrub

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

non-native

Annual herb

Solanum umbelliferum var. umbelliferum Blue witch nightshade, Bluewitch nightshade

native

Shrub

SOLANACEAE

Sonchus oleraceus Common sow thistle, Common sowthistle, Sow thistle

non-native

Annual herb

Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa Grassland stebbinsoseris

native

Annual herb

Stellaria pallida Pale starwort

non-native

Annual herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Stipa cernua Nodding needle grass

native

Perennial grass

Stylocline gnaphaloides Everlasting nest straw, Everlasting stylocline, Mountain neststraw

native

Annual herb

Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. curvipes Fringe Pod

native

Annual herb

Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak, Poisonoak, Western Poison Oak

native

Vine, Shrub

ANACARDIACEAE

Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum Desert death camas

native

Perennial herb

MELANTHIACEAE

Toxicoscordion fremontii Star lily, Death Camas

native

Perennial herb

MELANTHIACEAE

Trifolium albopurpureum Indian clover, Rancheria clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium gracilentum Graceful clover, Pin point clover, Pinpoint clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium macraei Chilean clover, Macrae's clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium microcephalum Hairy clover, Small headed clover

native

Annual herb

Triphysaria micrantha Little butter 'n' eggs, Purplebeak owl's clover

native

Annual herb

Turricula parryi Poodle-dog bush

native

Perennial herb

NAMACEAE

Typha domingensis Narrowleaf cattail, Southern cattail

native

Perennial herb

TYPHACEAE

Uropappus lindleyi Silver puffs, Uropappus

native

Annual herb

Viola douglasii Douglas' golden violet, Douglas' violet

native

Perennial herb

VIOLACEAE

Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum Goosefoot violet, Goosefoot yellow violet

native

Perennial herb

VIOLACEAE

Yabea microcarpa California hedge parsley, False carrot

native

Annual herb