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
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
Annual grass

Bromus hordeaceus Soft brome, Soft chess

• invasive non-native
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
Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Calycadenia villosa Dwarf calycadenia

• rare native
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
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
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
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, Fremont's Wild 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
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
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

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
Annual herb

Isoetes nuttallii Nuttall's quillwort

native

ISOETACEAE

Juncus luciensis Santa lucia dwarf rush, Santa lucia rush

• rare native
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
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
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 Scribner's grass, Scribneria

native
Annual grass

Scutellaria tuberosa Danny's skullcap, Scullcap

native
Perennial herb

Senecio aphanactis California groundsel, Chaparral ragwort, Rayless ragwort

• rare native
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 Fremont's star lily, Fremont's 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