Illustrated Plant List

Achyrachaena mollis Blow-Wives

native

Annual herb

Acmispon brachycarpus hill lotus

native

Annual herb

Acmispon wrangelianus Wrangel lotus

native

Annual herb

Allium crispum Crinkled onion

native

Perennial herb (bulb)

ALLIACEAE

Allium howellii var. howellii Howell's onion

rare native
4.3

Perennial herb (bulb)

ALLIACEAE

Allophyllum gilioides ssp. gilioides Dense false gilia, Dense false gilyflower

native

Annual herb

Amsinckia intermedia Common fiddleneck

native

Annual herb

Amsinckia lycopsoides Bugloss fiddleneck, Tarweed fiddleneck

native

Annual herb

Amsinckia tessellata var. gloriosa Bristly fiddleneck, Large flowered devil's fiddleneck

native

Annual herb

Amsinckia tessellata var. tessellata Bristly fiddleneck, Devil's lettuce

native

Annual herb

Ancistrocarphus filagineus False neststraw, Woolly fishhooks

native

Annual herb

Androsace elongata ssp. acuta California androsace, California rockjasmine

rare native
4.2

Annual herb

PRIMULACEAE

Antirrhinum ovatum Oval leaved snapdragon

rare native
4.2

Annual herb

Aphyllon californicum ssp. condensum California broomrape

native

Perennial herb (parasitic)

OROBANCHACEAE

Artemisia californica California sagebrush, Coast sagebrush, Coastal sage brush

native

Shrub

Astragalus asymmetricus San joaquin milk vetch, San joaquin milkvetch

native

Perennial herb

Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus Common dwarf milkvetch, Dwarf white milkvetch, Two seeded milk vetch

native

Annual herb

Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus

Astragalus douglasii var. douglasii Douglas's milkvetch

native

Perennial herb

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

native

Annual herb

Astragalus oxyphysus Stanislaus milkvetch

native

Perennial herb

Athysanus pusillus Athysanus, Common sandweed, Dwarf athysanus

native

Annual herb

Atriplex coronata var. coronata Crownscale

rare native
4.2

Annual herb

CHENOPODIACEAE

Atriplex fruticulosa Ball saltbush, Valley saltbush

native

Perennial herb

CHENOPODIACEAE

Avena barbata Slender oat, Slim oat

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Avena fatua Wild oat, Wildoat

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Bowlesia incana Hoary bowlesia

native

Annual herb

Bromus arizonicus Arizona brome

native

Annual grass

Bromus diandrus Bromegrass, Ripgut brome, Ripgut grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Bromus madritensis Foxtail chess, foxtail brome, Madrid brome, Spanish brome

non-native

Annual grass

Bromus rubens Red brome

non-native

Annual grass

Calandrinia menziesii red maids, Calandrinia

native

Annual herb

MONTIACEAE

Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

OROBANCHACEAE

Castilleja subinclusa var. jepsonii Franciscan paint brush, Longleaf indian paintbrush

native

Perennial herb

OROBANCHACEAE

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

Centromadia pungens ssp. pungens Common tarweed

native

Annual herb

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Common yellow chaenactis, Yellow pincushion

native

Annual herb

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala Big headed yellow chaenactis, Yellow pincushion

native

Annual herb

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala

Chaenactis stevioides Desert pincushion, Esteve pincushion

native

Annual herb

Chorizanthe biloba var. biloba Two lobed spineflower, Twolobe spineflower

native

Annual herb

Chorizanthe ventricosa Priest valley spineflower

rare native
4.3

Annual herb

Chorizanthe xanti var. xanti Riverside spineflower, Xantus' spineflower

native

Annual herb

Cirsium occidentale var. venustum Cobwebby thistle, Red thistle, Venus 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 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

Collinsia heterophylla Purple chinese houses

native

Annual herb

Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina Hillside collinsia

native

Annual herb

Conium maculatum Poison hemlock

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Convolvulus simulans Small flowered morning glory

rare native
4.2

Annual herb

CONVOLVULACEAE

Corethrogyne filaginifolia Common sandaster

native

Perennial herb

Crassula connata Pigmy weed, Sand pygmy weed, Sand pygmyweed

native

Annual herb

CRASSULACEAE

Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera Bearded cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha clevelandii var. florosa Coastal cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia Common cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha nemaclada Colusa cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha nevadensis var. rigida Rigid cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha oxygona Sharp nut cryptantha, Sharpnut cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Cryptantha sparsiflora Slender cryptantha

native

Annual herb

Deinandra halliana Hall's tarplant

rare native
1B.1

Annual herb

Deinandra kelloggii Kellogg's tarweed

native

Annual herb

Deinandra pallida Kern tarweed

native

Annual herb

Deinandra pentactis Salinas river tarweed

native

Annual herb

Delphinium gypsophilum Gypsum loving larkspur, Pinoche creek larkspur

native

Perennial herb

RANUNCULACEAE

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus Blue dicks

native

Perennial herb

THEMIDACEAE

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

native

Perennial grass

Elymus multisetus Big squirreltail grass

native

Perennial grass

Ephedra viridis Green ephedra, Mormon tea, Mountain ephedra

native

Shrub

EPHEDRACEAE

Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis Kern mallow

rare native
1B.2

Annual herb

MALVACEAE

Eremothera boothii ssp. decorticans Shredding evening-primrose

native

Annual herb

Ericameria linearifolia Interior goldenbush, Linear leaved goldenbush, Narrowleaf goldenbush

native

Shrub

Erigeron canadensis Canada horseweed

native

Annual herb

Eriogonum angulosum Angled stem buckwheat, Anglestem buckwheat

native

Annual herb

Eriogonum covilleanum Coville's buckwheat

native

Annual herb

Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum Long stemmed buckwheat

native

Perennial herb

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

native

Shrub

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat, Eastern mojave buckwheat

native

Shrub

Eriogonum nudum var. indictum Naked buckwheat, Protruding buckwheat

rare native
4.2

Perennial herb

Eriogonum roseum Wand buckwheat

native

Annual herb

Eriogonum temblorense Temblor buckwheat

rare native
1B.2

Annual herb

Eriogonum viridescens Bright green buckwheat, Twotooth 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

Erodium brachycarpum Foothill filaree, Short fruited filaree, Shortfruit stork's bill

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

non-native

Annual herb

Erythranthe cardinalis Cardinal monkey flower

native

Perennial herb

PHRYMACEAE

Eschscholzia californica California poppy

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Eschscholzia hypecoides Leafy stemmed poppy, San benito poppy

rare native
4.3

Annual herb

Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. lemmonii Lemmon's poppy

native

Annual herb

Eschscholzia minutiflora Coville s poppy, Pygmy poppy

native

Annual herb

Euphorbia spathulata Reticulate seeded spurge, Warty spurge

native

Annual herb

EUPHORBIACEAE

Festuca microstachys Small fescue

native

Annual grass

Festuca myuros Rattail sixweeks grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual grass

Festuca perennis Italian rye grass

invasive non-native
moderate

Annual, Perennial grass

Fritillaria agrestis Stinkbells

rare native
4.2

Perennial herb (bulb)

LILIACEAE

Galium aparine Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass

native

Annual herb

RUBIACEAE

Gilia brecciarum Nevada gilia, Small gilia

native

Annual herb

Gilia malior Scrub gilia

native

Annual herb

Gilia tenuiflora ssp. amplifaucalis Greater yellowthroat gilia, Spreading slender flowered gilia

rare native
4.3

Annual herb

Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa Bird's eye gilia, Bird's eyes

native

Annual herb

Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor Bird's eye gilia, Bird's eyes

native

Annual herb

Grindelia hirsutula Gumweed, Hairy gumweed

native

Perennial herb

Gutierrezia californica California matchweed, Matchweed, snakeweed, San joaquin snakeweed

native

Perennial herb, Shrub

Hazardia stenolepis Narrow scaled goldenbush, Serpentine bristleweed

native

Shrub (stem succulent)

Helianthus annuus Common sunflower, Hairy leaved sunflower, Sunflower

native

Annual herb

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

invasive non-native
moderate

Perennial herb

Hollisteria lanata False spikeflower, False spineflower

native

Annual herb

Holocarpha heermannii Heermann's tarweed

native

Annual herb

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

non-native

Annual grass

Hordeum vulgare Common barley

non-native

Annual grass

Isocoma acradenia var. bracteosa Bracted alkali goldenbush

native

Shrub

Juniperus californica California juniper

native

Shrub

CUPRESSACEAE

Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce, Prickly wild lettuce

non-native

Annual herb

Lagophylla ramosissima Branched lagophylla, Common hareleaf

native

Annual herb

Lamarckia aurea Goldentop grass

non-native

Annual grass

Lasthenia gracilis Needle goldfields

native

Annual herb

Lasthenia minor Coastal goldfields, Smooth lasthenia, Woolly goldfields

native

Annual herb

Layia glandulosa White layia, White tidy tips, Whitedaisy tidytips

native

Annual herb

Layia heterotricha Pale yellow layia, Paleyellow tidytips

rare native
1B.1

Annual herb

Layia munzii Munz's tidy tips, Munz's tidytips

rare native
1B.2

Annual herb

Layia pentachaeta ssp. albida Sierra tidytips, White sierra tidy tips

native

Annual herb

Lemna sp. Small Tree-Mallow

Lepidium nitidum Peppergrass, Shining pepper grass, Shining pepperweed

native

Annual herb

Leptosiphon parviflorus Variable linanthus

native

Annual herb

Leptosyne bigelovii Bigelow coreopsis

native

Annual herb

Leptosyne calliopsidea Leafy stemmed coreopsis

native

Annual herb

Linanthus dichotomus ssp. dichotomus Evening snow

native

Annual herb

Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum Pink woodland star, Smallflower woodland star

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum

Logfia filaginoides California cottonrose

native

Annual herb

Lomatium utriculatum Bladder parsnip, Common lomatium, Hog fennel

native

Perennial herb

Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons Silver bush lupine, Silver lupine

native

Shrub

Lupinus bicolor Annual lupine, Bicolored lupine, Miniature lupine

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus Chick lupine, Valley lupine

native

Annual herb

Lupinus succulentus Arroyo lupine, Hollowleaf annual lupine, Succulent lupine

native

Annual herb

Madia radiata Golden madia, Showy madia

rare native
1B.1

Annual herb

Malacothrix coulteri Snake's head

native

Annual herb

Malacothrix floccifera Woolly dandelion, Woolly desertdandelion, Woolly malacothrix

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

Melica californica California melicgrass

native

Perennial grass

Melilotus indicus Annual yellow sweetclover, Sourclover

non-native

Annual herb

Mentzelia pectinata San joaquin blazing star, San joaquin blazingstar

native

Annual herb

LOASACEAE

Micranthes californica Greene's saxifrage

native

Perennial herb

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micropus californicus var. californicus Q tips, Slender cottonweed

native

Annual herb

Microseris campestris San joaquin microseris, San joaquin silverpuffs

native

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

Microsteris gracilis Slender phlox

native

Annual herb

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia California four o'clock

native

Perennial herb

NYCTAGINACEAE

Monolopia lanceolata Common monolopia

native

Annual herb

Navarretia mitracarpa Paso robles navarretia

native

Annual herb

Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes

native

Annual herb

Nemophila pedunculata Littlefoot nemophila, Meadow nemophila

native

Annual herb

Pectocarya anisocarpa Unequal-fruited Pectocarya

native

Annual herb

Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula Sagebrush combseed, Slender comb seed, Slender pectocarya

native

Annual herb

Pectocarya setosa Moth combseed, Stiff stemmed comb bur

native

Annual herb

Phacelia distans Common phacelia, Distant phacelia, Wild heliotrope

native

Annual herb

Phacelia douglasii var. petrophila Douglas' phacelia, Rockloving phacelia

native

Annual herb

Phacelia fremontii Desert Phacelia

native

Annual herb

Phacelia tanacetifolia Lacy phacelia, Tansy leafed phacelia

native

Annual herb

Pholistoma membranaceum White fiesta flower, White fiestaflower

native

Annual herb

Plagiobothrys arizonicus Arizona popcorn flower, Arizona popcornflower

native

Annual herb

Plagiobothrys canescens Grey popcorn flower, Valley popcorn flower, Valley popcornflower

native

Annual herb

Plantago erecta California plantain, Dotseed plantain, Foothill plantain

native

Annual herb

Platystemon californicus Cream cups, Creamcups

native

Annual herb

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

native

Perennial grass

Polypogon interruptus Ditch beard grass, Ditch rabbitsfoot grass

non-native

Perennial grass

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Cottonwood

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Quercus douglasii Blue oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus john-tuckeri Tucker oak, Tucker's oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Quercus lobata California white oak, Valley oak

native

Tree

FAGACEAE

Salix laevigata Polished willow, Red willow

native

Tree

SALICACEAE

Salvia columbariae Chia sage

native

Annual herb

LAMIACEAE

Salvia mellifera Black sage

native

Shrub

LAMIACEAE

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry

native

Tree, Shrub

VIBURNACEAE

Sanicula bipinnata Poison sanicle

native

Perennial herb

Senecio californicus California butterweed, California groundsel, California ragwort

native

Annual herb

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

non-native

Annual herb

Sinapis arvensis Charlock mustard

invasive non-native
limited

Annual herb

Sisymbrium orientale Indian hedge mustard, Oriental hedge mustard

non-native

Annual, Perennial herb

Solanum umbelliferum var. umbelliferum Blue witch nightshade

native

Shrub

SOLANACEAE

Stachys pycnantha Short spike hedge nettle, Shortspike hedgenettle

native

Perennial herb

LAMIACEAE

Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa Grassland stebbinsoseris

native

Annual herb

Stellaria nitens Shining chickweed, Shiny chickweed, Smooth chickweed

native

Annual herb

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Stephanomeria pauciflora Brownplume wirelettuce, Desert straw, Wire lettuce

native

Perennial herb

Stipa speciosa Desert needle grass

native

Perennial grass

Streptanthus anceps Lemmon's mustard

native

Annual herb

Streptanthus lasiophyllus Small Tree-Mallow

Streptanthus lemmonii Jewelweed, Mountain jewelflower, Shieldplant

native

Annual, Perennial herb

Tetrapteron graciliflorum Hill sun cup

native

Annual herb

Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp. curvipes Fringe Pod

native

Annual herb

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

native

Annual herb

Trifolium albopurpureum Indian clover, Rancheria clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium gracilentum Graceful clover, Pin point clover, Pinpoint clover

native

Annual herb

Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat clover

native

Annual herb

Uropappus lindleyi Silver puffs, Uropappus

native

Annual herb