Version: June 8, 2003; revised October 2009 Plant Checklist for Nisene Marks State Park and vicinity,
Santa Cruz County, California
Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.
INTRODUCTION This checklist is based on my nearly 20 years of residence locally in the vicinity of Nisene Marks State Park. All vascular plants I have observed growing hereabouts, without the benefit of cultivation, are enumerated (and conversely, many purely horticultural taxa are omitted). Non-native plants (denoted by an asterisk*) are so indicated. Some casually or sparingly introduced cultivars and/or taxa long persistent after cultivation are denoted by the symbol - � - Plants found only on the feeble beach remnants at the creek mouth are indicated by the symbol - # - Nomenclature corresponds to the Jepson Manual (which is considerably out-of-date). REGION TREATED - The area covered by this checklist includes the entire watershed of Aptos Creek to the ocean shoreline, and all of Nisene Marks State Park. There are still sizable areas of the Park in the Soquel Creek watershed, and these portions I have not yet fully explored - therefore this checklist is likely to have enumerated much but NOT all of the local vascular flora. Specifically, the Soquel Demonstration Forest is not treated. VOUCHERS - Those records for which I have collected voucher specimen (or, for a few, for which vouchers were obtained by other botanists) are identified by the herbarium accession number at the University of California herbarium (i.e.JEPS89492 or UC1736181), or by my collection number (i.e. #11111). Locality data for the voucher specimens can be obtained from the web:
WWW.UCJEPS.BERKELEY.EDU - for Consortium of California Herbaria specimens WWW.CALFLORA.ORG - for many of the backlogged collections
Occasional vouchers of which I am aware at the Sharsmith Herbarium, San Jose State University (SJSU) and UCSC are similarly identified, and locality data for these can be obtained from the Consortium of California Herbaria website RARE PLANTS - Plants afforded rare status by the California Native Plant Society are
highlighted in green overlay. Tabulation of the Flora Native Introduced Total Families 75 13 88 Genera 222 112 334 Species 348 191 539 additional ssp/var 3 0 3 TOTALS 351 191 542
FERNS AND ALLIES
Blechnaceae- Chain Fern Family Woodwardia fimbriata Smith ............................................................................................................................. giant chain fern
Dennstaedtiaceae - Bracken Fern Family Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens L. Underw ................................................................................... bracken fern Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. cyclosorum Rupr. ......... ............. .................................................................... ladyfern
Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Maxon ................................................................................................................................. wood fern Polystichum dudleyi Maxon . ............. ............................ #10262 ......................................................................... Dudley's fern Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl. ........................UCSC3300 ........................................................western sword fern
Equisetaceae - Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense L ................................................................................................................................................ field horsetail Equisetum hyemale L. ssp. affine (Engelm.) Calder & R.H. Taylor ................................................... common scouring rush Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.ssp. braunii (Milde) R.L. Hauke ............................................................................. giant horsetail
Polypodiaceae - Polypod Fern Family Polypodium calirhiza S.Whitmore & A.R. Smith ...............UCSC3296 ...................................................................acrid fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza D. Eaton .............................................................................................................................. licorice fern Pteridaceae - Fern Family
Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A. Paris ..................................UCSC2950...............................................................five-fingered fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) G. Yatskievych et al. subsp. triangularis .......................................................................................................................................... gold-back fern
CONIFERS
Cupressaceae - Cypress Family μCupressus macrocarpa D. Don .................................................................................................................... Monterey cypress
Pinaceae - Pine Family Pinus attenuata Lemmon ....................................................................................................................................... knobcone pine μPinus halapensis Miller .............................................................................................................................................. Aleppo Pine *Pinus radiata D. Don .............................................................................................................................................. Monterey pine μPinus torreyana Carrie ssp. torreyana ................................................................................................................... Torrey Pine Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco var. menziesii........................................................................................ Douglas-fir
Taxodiaceae - Bald Cypress Family Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ..............................UCSC3652 ..............................................................Coast redwood
FLOWERING PLANTS – DICOTS
Aceraceae - Carpet Weed Family Acer macrophyllum Pursh. ... ............. ............................ UCSC2976 ......... ......................................................... big leaf maple Acer negundo L. var. californicum (Torrey & A. Gray) Sarg . ............................................................................. box elder Aizoaceae - Carpet Weed Family
*Cypselea humifusa Turp. .................................................................................................................................................. cypselea *Mesembryanthemum chilense Molina .............................................................................................................................. sea-fig
Amaranthaceae - Amaranth Family *Amaranthus deflexus L. ..... ............. ............................ # 13296 .................................................... large-fruited amaranth Amaranthus powellii S. Watson .................................................................................................................................... amaranth
Anacardiaceae - Sumac (Cashew) Family
*Schinus molle L. .......................................................................................................................................... Peruvian pepper tree Toxicodendron diversilobum (T&G) E. Greene ........... UCSC3326 .......................................................................... poison oak
Apiaceae - Carrott Family *Anthriscus caucalis M. Bieb. ...................................................................................................................................... bur-chervil Berula erecta (Hudson) Cov. ................................................................................................................... cutleaf water-parsnip Cicuta douglasii (DC.) J. Coulter & Rose ........................................................................................... western water hemlock
Apiaceae - Carrott Family *Conium maculatum L. ............................................................................................................................................. poison hemlock *Ciclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Britton & E. Wilson JEPS101692 .................................................... false coriander Heracleum lanatum Michaux ...................................................................................................................................... cow parsnip Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f ......... ............................................................................................... floating marsh-pennywort Oenanthe sarmentosa J.S. Presl ....................................................................................................................... Pacific oenanthe Osmorhiza bertoroi DC. ............................................................................................................................ mountain sweet-cicely Osmorhiza brachypoda Torrey ............................................................................................................. California sweet-cicely Perideridia garidneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias ssp. garidneri .......................................................... Garidner’s yampah Perideridia kelloggii (A. Gray) Mathias ........................................................................................................... Kellogg’s yampah Sanicula arctopoides Hook. & Arn. ........................................................................................................... Footstep=s-of-spring Sanicula bipinnatifida Hook. ................................................................................................................................... purple sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis DC. ......................................................................................................................................... Pacific sanicle *Scandix pecten-veneris L. . ............. ............................ UC1584628 .............................................................................Cleavers *Torilis arvensis (Hudson) Link ssp. arvensis ....... ............. ............. ............................ #9788 ................................................................ field hedge-parsley *Torilis arvensis (Hudson) Link ssp. purpurea (Ten.) Hayek ........... ............................ UC1576761 .................................................... purple hedge-parsley
Apocynaceae - Dogbane Family
*Vinca major L. ..................................................................UCSC5702 ........................................................................ periwinkle
Aquifoliaceae - Holly Family
*Ilex aquifolium L........................................................................................................................................................ English holly
Araliaceae - Ginsing Family
Aralia californica S. Watson ..................................................................................................................................... elk's clover *Hedera helix L. .............................................................................................................................................................. English ivy
Aristolochiaceae - Pipe-vine Family
Asarum caudatum Lindley .... ............. ............................ UCSC2994 ....................................................... creeping wild-ginger
Asclepidaceae – Milkweed Family Ascelpias fascicularis DC.......................... UCSC2994 ............................................................................milkweed Asteraceae - Sunflower Family Achillea millefolium Hook........ ........ ............................ ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ............................ yarrow
Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. ........................................................................................................................ American trailplant *Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R. King & H. Robinson ........................................................................... sticky snakeroot *Coreopsis lanceolata L. ................................................................................................................................................... coreopsis Anisocarpus madioides Nutt. . .......................................................................................................................................... tarweed *Anthemis cotula L. ........................................................UCSC5697 .................................................................mayweed
Asteraceae - Sunflower Family continued Arnica discoidea Benth var. alata (Rydb.) Maguire ............ ............................ JEPS89492 .................................................................. rayless arnica var. eradiata (A. Gray) Cronq ....... ............................ JEPS89493 .................................................................. rayless arnica Artemisia californica Less. . ...................................................................................................................... California sagebrush Artemisia douglasiana Besser ........................................................................................................................................ mugwort #Artemisia pycnocephala (Less.) DC . .............................................................................................................. beach mugwort Aster chilensis Nees ............................................................................................................................ common California aster Aster radulinus A. Gray ................................................................................................................................ rough-leaved aster Baccharis pilularis DC. var. consanguinea (DC.) Kuntze ... ............................ #13249 .......................................................................... coyote brush *Bellis perennis L. ...................................................................................................................................................... English daisy *Carduus pycnocephalus L. ..................................................................................................................................... Italian thistle *Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb. ............................................................................................................... pineapple weed *Cichorium intybus L. ........................................................................................................................................................... chicory *Cirsium arvense L. .................................................................................................................................................. Canada thistle Cirsium brevistylum Cronq. ............. ............................ #17459 ......................................................................... Indian thistle *Cirsium vulgare L. .. ............. ........................................................................................................................................ bull thistle *Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronq. ..................................................................................................... South American horseweed Conyza canadensis L ...................................................................................................................................... Canada horseweed *Coreopsis lanceolata L. ....... ............. ............................ #17601 .................................................................................. coreopsis *Cotula australis (Sieber) Hook. f.. . ............................ .................................................................... Australian waterbuttons *Delaria odorata Lem. .......... ............. ............................ #13275... .............................................................. German (Cape) ivy *Erechtites minima (Poiret) DC. ...... ............................ #10406 ............................................................. Australian fireweed Ericameria arborescens (A. Gray) E. Greene .................................................................................................... golden fleece Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jepson ................................................................................................................... mock heather #Erigeron glaucus Ker-Gawler. ..................................................................................................................................... sea daisy *Erigeron karvinskianus DC. ................................................................................................................ Latin American fleabane Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray var. confertiflorum ............................................................................................................................................. golden yarrow Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lagasca ........................................................................................................................ lizard tail Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. ..................................................................................................western flat-topped goldenrod Filago californica Nutt. .... ............. ............................ JEPS89723 ...................................................................... herba impia Gnaphalium bicolor Bioletti ...................................................................................................................... Bioletti=s everlasting Gnaphalium californicum DC. .......... ............................ UC1561063 ..................................................... California everlasting *Gnaphalium luteo-album L. .............................................................................................................................. common cudweed Gnaphalium palustre Nutt. ................................................................................................................. western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium purpureum L. ............................................................................................................................... purple everlasting Gnaphalium ramosissimum Nutt. .... ............................ #10403 .......................................................................... pink cudweed Gnaphalium stramineum Kunth ....... ............................ #10405 .................................................................... Chilean cudweed Grindelia hirsutula Hook. & Arn. var. hirsutula ....................................................................................................... gum-plant Helenium puberulum DC. ...................................................................................................................................................... rosilla Hemizonia corymbosa (DC.) Torrey & A. Gray ssp. corymbosa .......................................................................................................................................central coast tarweed Heterotheca sessiliflora (Nutt.) Shinn. ssp. bolanderi (A. Gray) Semple .. ............................ JEPS87014 .................................................. Bolander=s goldenaster
Asteraceae - Sunflower Family continued Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt. ...... ............................ SJSU8602 ................................................................. telegraph weed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. ............................................................................................................................. white hawkweed *Hypochaeris radicata L. ................................................................................................................................................. catsear *Lapsana communis L. ........... ............. ............................ JEPS100826 ....................................................................... nipplewort Lasthenia californica Lindley .......... ............................ SJSU11866 ......................................................... common goldfields Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane var. californica (DC.) M.A. Lane ..................................................................................................................... California-aster
*Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC. ..................... #12250 ........................................................................... Shasta daisy *Leucanthemum paludosum (Poir.) Bonnet & Barratte ......................................................................................... marsh daisy Madia elegans Lindley ssp. vernalis Keck ................................................................................................ leafy common madia Madia exigua (Smith) A. Gray .......................................................................................................................... meager tarweed Madia gracilis (Smith) Keck ssp. gracilis ....................................................................................................... slender tarweed Madia sativa Molina ................................................................................................................................................ coast tarweed Micropus californicus Fischer & C. Meyer var. californicus .......................................................................................................................................... slender cottonweed Pentachaeta alsinoides E. Greene .......................................................................................................................... pygmy-daisy
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries var. palmatus (Aiton) Cronq. .......... ............................ JEPS104898 ......................................................................... coltsfoot Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt. var. tenellus........... ............. ............. ............................ JEPS89384 ..................................................slender woolly marbles Rafinesquia californica Nutt ............ ............................ JEPS90322 ........................................................... California chicory *Senecio vulgaris L. ......................................................................................................................................................... groundsel Solidago californica Nutt. .................................................................................................................................... oreja de liebre *Sonchus asper (L.) Hill ssp. asper ............................................................................................................... prickly sow-thistle *Sonchus oleraceus L. ................................................................................................................................................... sow thistle *Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip .................... UC1584612 ......................................................................... fever-few *Taraxacum officinale Wigg ........................................................................................................................... common dandelion *Tragopogon porrifolius L. ...................................................................................................................................... purple salsify Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. .................................................................................................................................. silver puffs
*Xanthium spinosum L. .......................................................................................................................................... spiny cocklebur
Balsaminaceae - Touch-me-not Family
*Impatiens balfouri J.D.Hook ............................................................................................................. Balfour's touch-me-not
Berberidaceae - Oregon Grape Family
Vancouveria planipetala Calloni ................................................................................................................................. redwood ivy
Betulaceae - Beach Family
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt...................................................UCSC5854 .......................................................................... white alder Alnus rubra Bong. .............................................................................................................................................................. red alder Corylus californica A. DC. .......................................... UCSC3040 ............................................................. California hazelnut
Boraginaceae - Borage Family
*Borago officinalis L. ............................................................................................................................................................ borage Cryptantha micromeres (A. Gray) E. Greene ............. JEPS90322 ....................................... minute-flowered cryptantha Cynoglossum grande Lehm. ..................................................................................................................................... hounds tongue *Myosotis discolor Pers. ...... ............. ............................ #18493 ........................................................... annual forget-me-not *Myosotis latifolia Poiret ...................................................................................................................................... forget-me-not Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A. Gray ........................................................................................ rusty-haired popcorn *Symphytum officinale L. .................................................................................................................................................. comfrey
Brassicaceae - Mustard Family Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) E. Greene .................................................................................................................. dwarf athysan *Barbarea orthoceras Ledeb. ........... ............................ JEPS90122 ........................................................... American rocket *Brassica rapa L. var. rapa ...................................................................................................................................... field mustard *Cakile maritima Scop. ................................................................................................................................. European sea rocket *Capsella bursa-pastoris L. ............................................................................................................................. shepherd's purse Cardamine californica (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene var. integrifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Rollins ....... #12316 ................................................................................ milk maids Cardamine oligosperma Torrey & A. Gray .................................................................................................. Idaho bittercress *Coronopus didymus (L.) Smith ........ ............................ ...............#9787............... ..................................... lesser swine cress *Hesperis matrionalis L. ..... ............. ............................ ..................................................................................................... rocket *Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Fossat ......................................................................................................... shortpod mustard Lepidium oblongum Small var. oblongum .................................................................................................... veiny pepper-grass Lepidium strictum (S. Watson) Rattan ....................... #10203 ....................................................... prostrate pepper-grass *Raphanus raphanistrum L. ............................................................................................................................. yellow wild radish *Raphanus sativus L. ...................................................................................................................................................... wild radish Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser ssp. occidentalis (S. Watson) Abrams .............................UCSC5824 ............................................................marsh cress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek ............................................................................................................... watercress
*Sisymbrium officinale L. ................................................................................................................................... hedge-mustard Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. ......................................................................................................................................... lace-pod
Callitrichaceae - Waterstarwort Family Callitriche marginata Torrey ............................................................................................................ California water starwort Callitriche palustris L. .......... ............. ............................ SJSU12277 ............................................................. waterr starwort
Campanulaceae - Bellflower Family Campanula prenanthoides Durand................................ PGM5136................................................................................... nodding harebell Githopsis specularioides Nutt. ......................................................................................................................................... bluecup
Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. ..................................................................................................... few-flowered heterocodon *Triodanis biflora (Lopez & Pavon) E. Greene ............ #10210 ................................................................ Venus looking-glass
Cannabinaceae - Marijuana Family μCannibis sativa L. ............................................................no voucher, duh!................................................................Marijuana
Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckel Family Lonicera hispidula Douglas var. vacillans A. Gray ..... JEPS112693 ......................................................... hairy honeysuckle Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ............................................................................................................................... blue elderberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. ....................................................................................................................... creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family *Cerastium arvense L ........................................................................................................................................... field chickweed *Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. ................................................................................................................. mouse-ear chickweed *Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr. ................................................................................................................................... rose campion *Polycarpon depressum Nutt. .......................................................................................................................... prostrate allseed Sagina apetala Ard. ............................................................................................................................................ dwarf pearlwort Sagina decumbens (Elliot) Torrey & A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (S. Watson) G. Crow ..................... ...............#10832.................................................western pearlwort *Silene antirrhina L. ...................................................................................................................................... snapdragon campion *Silene gallica L ........................................................................................................................................................... windmill pink *Spergularia rubra (L.) J.S. Presl & C. Presl .................................................................................................... red sandspurry *Stellaria media (L.) Griseb. ......................................................................................................................... common chickweed
Stellaria nitens Nutt. ...............................................................UCSC5718 ..............................................divergent chickweed Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot Family
*Atriplex lentiformis (Torrey) S. Watson ssp. lentiformis.....................................................................................salt bush #Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D. Dietr .........................................................................................................................sea-scale
#Atrplex patula L. var. patula ................................................................................................................................ Spear orache Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. suffruticosum (Willd.) Aellen .................................................................. Mexican tea
*Chenopodium pumilio R. Br. ............................................................................................................................ clammy goosefoot Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory Family
Calystegia occidentalis (A. Gray) Brummitt ssp. occidentalis . ............. ............. ............................ JEPS90806 .................................................. western morning-glory *Convolvulus arvensis L. ....... ............. ............................ ...................................................................................... field bindweed *Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet........................................... JEPS101187 ........................................................ mile-a-minute-vine *Ipomoea lacunosa L. ............ ............. ............................ JEPS101192 ...................................................... shore morning-glory
Cornaceae - Dogwood Family Cornus sericea L. subsp. occidentalis (Torrey & A. Gray) Fosb. ............................................................. western dogwood Crassulaceae - Stonecrop (Sedum) Family
Crassula connata (Ruiz Lopez & Pavon) A. Berger ................................................................................................. pygmy weed Cucurbitaceae - Pumpkin Family Marah fabaceus (Naudin) E. Greene var. fabaceus .. ..................................................................................... wild-cucumber
Marah oreganus (Torrey & A. Gray) Howell ........................................................................................ Oregon wild-cucumber Cuscutaceae – Dodder Family Cuscuta sp. indet. ...........................................................UCSC 5852 ................................................................................dodder Dipsacaceae - Teasel Family
*Dipsacus fullonum (L.. ............................................................................................................................................ Fuller's teasel *Scabiosa atropurpurea L. .................................................................................................................................... mourning bride
Ericaceae - Heather Family Arbutus menziesii Pursh ................................................................................................................................ madroño (madrone) Arctostaphylos andersonii A. Gray ........................... UC1736501 ............................................... Santa Cruz manzanita Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindley subsp. crustacea (Eastw.) P. Wells .................................................................................................. brittle-leaf manzanita *Erica lusitanica Rudolphi .... ............. ............................ #17603 ................................................................................... heather Gaultheria shallon Pursh .......................................................................................................................................................... salal Vaccinium ovatum Pursh .......................................................................................................................... California huckleberry
Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family Eremocarpus setigerus (Hook.) Benth....................................................................................................................... doveweed *Euphorbia lathyris L. ............................................................................................................................................... gopher purge *Euphorbia peplus L. .............................................................................................................................................................. spurge
Fabaceae - Pea Family *Acacia dealbata Link. .......... ............. ............................ #14759 .............................................................................. blue wattle *Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. .............................#17931 ......................................................................... golden wattle *Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. .. ............. ............................ #10170 ................................................................... blackwood wattle *Genista monspessulana (L.) L. Johnson ............................................................................................................... French broom Hoita orbicularis (Lindley) Rydb. ........................................................................................................... creeping leather root *Lathyrus latifolius L. ............................................................................................................................... everlasting sweet-pea Lathyrus vestitus Nutt. var. vestitus ....................................................................................................... common Pacific pea Lotus crassifolius (Benth.) E. Greene var. crassifolius ...................................................................... broad-leaved trefoil
Fabaceae - Pea Family continued Lotus heermanii (Durand & Hilgard) E. Greene var. orbicularis (A. Gray) Isley ........................................UCSC5596 ..................................................Heerman=s trefoil Lotus micranthus Benth. ....................................................................................................................... small-flowered trefoil Lotus purshianus (Benth.) Clements & E.G. Clements var. purshianus .................................................................................................................................................... Spanish clover Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley var. scoparius ......................................................................................................... deerweed Lotus stipularis (Benth.) E. Greene var. stipularis ..... ............. ............. ............................ #9648 ..................................................................... stipulate trefoil Lupinus arboreus Sims var. arboreus ........................................................................................................coastal bush lupine Lupinus bicolor Lindley ....................................................................................................................................... miniature lupine Lupinus hirsutissimus Benth. .......... ............................ #10205 ........................................................................ stinging lupine Lupinus latifolius J. Agardh. var. latifolius .... ............. ............. ............................ JEPS91340 ............................................................... wide-leaf lupine Lupinus nanus Benth. ..................................................................................................................................................... sky lupine *Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. .........................................UCSC5698 .........................................................................burclover *Medicago polymorpha L ...... ............. ............................ SJSU10776. ......................................................................... burclover *Melilotus alba Medikus...................................................................................................................................... white sourclover *Melilotus indica (L.) All. ................................................................................................................................... yellow sourclover Pickeringia montana Nutt. var. montana ............................................................................................................ chaparral pea *Trifolium angustifolium L ......................................................................................................... narrow-leaved crimson clover Trifolium barbigerum Torrey var. andrewsii A. Gray .... ............. ............................ #10834 ......................................................................... Gray=s c lover Trifolium barbigerum Torrey var. barbigerum A. Gray . ............. ............................ #18031 ...................................................................... bearded c lover Trifolium bifidum A. Gray var. decipiens E. Greene ............. ............................ #10826 ...................................................................notch-leaf clover Trifolium buckwestiorum Isley ... ............................ JEPS83453 ......................................................... Santa Cruz clover *Trifolium dubium Sibth. ................................................................................................................................................. shamrock *Trifolium campestre Schreber. ................................................................................................................................ hop clover Trifolium geminiflorum E. Greene (T. variegatum Nutt. phase 5 ...... ............................ #10823 .................................................................. variegated clover Trifolium gracilentum Torrey & A. Gray var. gracilentum .. ............. ............. ............................ #10827 ...................................................................... pin-point clover *Trifolium hybridum L. ............................................................................................................................................... alsike clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh ..... ............................ JEPS101721 ................................................ small-head field clover Trifolium microdon H&A ............................................. JEPS101726 ....................................................................minor clover *Trifolium repens L. ................................................................................................................................................... white clover *Trifolium subterraneum L. ........................................................................................................................ subterranean clover Trifolium variegatum L. .................................................JEPS89578 ..........................................................variegated clover *Vicia benghalensis L. ................................................................................................................................................. purple vetch Vicia gigantea Hook. ........... ............. ............................ UC1731086 ....................................................................... giant vetch *Vicia sativa L. ssp. nigra (L.) Erhart ...........................UCSC5717 ......................................................................spring vetch *Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreber ................................................................................................................ four-seeded vetch
Fagaceae - Oak Family
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Hook.) Hjelmq. var. minor (Benth.) Munz .................................................. coastal chinquapin Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder var. densiflorus ............................................................................. tanoak Quercus agrifolia Nee var. agrifolia ................................................................................................................... coast live oak Quercus kelloggii Newb .............................................................................................................................. California black oak
Quercus parvula E. Greene var. shrevei (C.H. Muller) K. Nixon ......................... JEPS101112 .............................................................. Santa Cruz oak Quercus X chasei McMinn, Babcock & Righter ....... #11577 .............................................................................. Chase=s oak
Fumariaceae - Bleeding Heart Family Dicentra formosa (Haw.) Walp. ssp. formosa .................................................................................................. bleeding-heart *Fumaria officinalis L. .......... ............. .............................JEPS96580 .......................................................................... fumatory
Garryaceae - Silk Tassel Family Garrya elliptica Lindley ...................................................................................................................................... coast silk tassel Garrya fremontii Torrey .............................................UCSC5851 ........................................................chaparral silk tassel Gentianaceae - Gentian Family
Centaurium davyi (Jepson) Abrams ............................................................................................................... Davy's centaury Cicendia quadrangularis (Lam.) Griseb. ..................................................................................................... common microcalis
Geraniaceae - Geranium Family *Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. .................................................................................................................... long-beaked filaree *Erodium brachycarpum (Godron) Thell. ................................................................................................ short-fruited filaree *Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ................................................................................................................ red-stemmed filaree *Geranium bicknelii Britton .............................................. JEPS112997 ....................................................Bicknel’s geranium Geranium carolinianum L. ................................................................................................................................ Carolina geranium *Geranium dissectum L. ......................................................UCSC5696 ...................................................cut-leaved
geranium *Geranium molle L. ...................................................................................................................................... dove's-foot geranium *Geranium robertianum L. ... ............. ............................ JEPS100769 ....................................................................... red robbin
Grossulariaceae - Gooseberry Family Ribes divaricatum Douglas var. pubiflorum Koehne.......#17950 .................................................... spreading gooseberry Ribes menziesii Pursh var. menziesii .................................UCSC5706 ..................................................canyon gooseberry Ribes sanguineum Pursh var. glutinosum (Benth.) Loudon .............................................................. pink-flowering currant
Hippocastanaceae - Buckeye Family Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. ............................................................................................................ California buckeye
Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf Family Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth. var. penduliflora .................................................................................... whispering bells Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torrey ............................................................................... California yerba santa Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. menziesii ........................................................................................... baby blue eyes Nemophila parviflora Benth. var. parviflora ................................................................................ small-flowered nemophila
Hypericaceae - St. John=s Wort Family Hypericum formosum Kunth var. scouleri (Hook.) J. Coulter ................................................... Scouler's St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum L. ...................................................................................................................................... Klamath weed
Lamiaceae - Mint Family Lepechinia calycina (Benth.) Epling……………………...............................................……………………...……………………….….pitcher sage *Melissa officinalis L. ........... ............. ............................ UC1561046 ........................................................................... bee-balm *Mentha pulegium L ....................................................................................................................................................... pennyroyal *Mentha X piperita L ...................................................................................................................................................... spearmint *Nepeta cataria L ................................................................................................................................................................... catnip
Lamiaceae - Mint Family continued Pogogyne serpylloides (Torrey) A. Gray .................... #10227 .......................................................... thyme-leaf mesa mint Satureja douglasii (Benth.) Briq .... ............................ ........................................................................................... yerba buena
Salvia mellifera E. Greene .......................................................................................................................................... black sage Scutellaria tuberosa Benth. ....................................................................................................................... chaparral skull-cap Stachys ajugoides Benth. var. rigida Jepson & Hoover ...................................................................................................................... rigid hedge-nettle
Lauraceae - Laurel Family Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. var. californica ...................................................................................................................................................... California bay
Lemnaceae - Duckweed Family Lemna minor L. ...... ............. ............. ............................ SJSU7573 .............................................................. lesser duckweed Wolffiella lingulata (Hiegelm.) Hiegelm .................... .SJSU7584 .................................................................... water midget
Linaceae - Flax Family *Linum bienne Miller ...................................................................................................................................... small-flowered flax
Lythraceae - Loosestrife Family Lythrum hyssopifolium L. ................................................................................................................................................ grass poly
Malvaceae - Hollyhock Family *Malva parviflora L. ..................................................................................................................................................... cheeseweed *Malva nicaeensis All. .................................................................................................................................................... Bull mallow Sidalcea malachroides (Hook. & Arn.) A. Gray .. #12436 .............................................. maple-leaved checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) Benth. subsp. malviflora .......................................................................................... checkerbloom
Myricaceae - Wax Myrtle Family Myrica californica Cham. ............................................................................................................................................. wax-myrtle
Myrtaceae - Myrtle Family *Eucalyptus globulus Labill. ............................................................................................................................................... bluegum
Nyctaginaceae - Four-O=Clock Family Abronia umbellata Lam. subsp. umbellata ............................................................................................... purple sand verbena
*Mirabilis jalapa L. ....................................................................................................................................................... four-o=clock Oleaceae - Olive Family
Fraxinus latifolia Benth. ............................................................................................................................................ Oregon ash Onagraceae - Evening-Primrose Family
Camissonia micrantha (Sprengel) Raven .................... JEPS101414 ............................... small-flowered evening-primrose Camissonia ovata (Torrey & A. Gray) Raven ................................................................................................................. sun-cup Clarkia rubicunda (Lindley) Harlan Lewis & M. Lewis ................................................................................ reddened clarkia Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl ................................................................................................................ autumn willowweed Epilobium canum (E. Greene) Raven subsp. canum..................................................................................... California fuchsia Epilobium ciliatum Raf. subsp. ciliatum .................................................................................................................... willowherb Epilobium halleanum Hausskn. ........ ............................ JEPS85196 ............................................................. Hall's willowherb
Epilobium torreyi (S. Watson) P. Hoch & Raven ...................................................................................... narrow boisduvalia Oenothera elata Kunth subsp. hirsutissima (S. Watson) W. Dietr. .............................................................................................. evening-primrose
Oxalidaceae - Sorrel Family Oxalis albicans Kunth ssp. pilosa (Nutt.) Eiten ....... UC1584602 ..................................................radish-root woodsorrel *Oxalis corniculata L. ........... ............. ............................ #12340 ...................................................................... creeping sorrel *Oxalis incarnata L. ............. ............. ............................ JEPS100438 ...................................................... crimson woodsorrel Oxalis oregana Nutt. ......................................................UCSC5711 ................................................................redwood sorrel *Oxalis pes-caprae L. .................................................................................................................................... Bermuda buttercup *Oxalis purpurea L. . ............. ............. ............................ JEPS101958 ................................................................... purple oxalis
Papaveraceae - Poppy Family Dendromecon harfordii Kellogg var. harfordii ...................................................................................................... bush poppy Eschscholzia californica Cham. ........................................................................................................................ California poppy Platystemon californicus Benth. ............................................................................................................................... cream cups
Philadelphaceae - Mock-orange Family Whipplea modesta Torrey ................................................................................................................... yerba de selva, modesty
Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family *Plantago coronopus L. ........................................................................................................................................ cut-leaf plantain *Plantago lanceolata L. ......... ............. ............................ SJSU11082 ..................................................narrow-leaved plantain *Plantago major L. ................................................................................................................................................. English plantain
Platanaceae - Sycamore Family Platanus racemosa Nutt. ............................................................................................................................... California sycamore
Polemoniaceae- Phlox Family Allophyllum divaricatum (Nutt.) A.D. Grant & V. Grant ........ .............................................................................. allophyllum Collomia heterophylla Hook. ............. ............................ UC1561115 ........ ........................................ variable-leaved collomia Gilia achilleifolia Benth. subsp. achilleifolia ............... ............. ............. ........................................................ California gilia
Linanthus parviflorus (Benth.) E. Greene .............................................................................................. small-leaved linanthus Navarretia hamata E. Greene subsp. hamata ............................................................................................. hooked navarretia Navarretia squarrosa (Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn. ........................................................................................................ skunkweed
Polygalaceae - Milkwort Family Polygala cornuta Kellogg var. cornuta ............................................................................................................................ milkwort
Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family Chorizanthe robusta Parry var. robusta ................. Valencia Creek JEPS101888 ........................ robust spineflower *Eriogonum arborescens E. Greene . ............................ #17914 ............................................. Santa Cruz Island buckwheat Eriogonum latifolium Smith .......................................................................................................................................... Tibinagua *Polygonum arenastrum Boreau ...................................................................................................................... common knotweed *Polygonum convolvulus L. .................................................................................................................................................... fallopia *Polygonum hydropiperoides Michaux ..................................................................................................................... pepperweed Pterostegia drymarioides Fischer & C. Meyer ............................................................ “this plant needs a common name” *Rumex acetosella L ......................................................UCSC5643 ......................................................................sheep sorrel *Rumex crispus L. ............................................................................................................................................................ curly dock *Rumex conglomeratus Murrayc .......................................................................................................................... clustered dock *Rumex maritimus L. .............................................................................................................................................. saltmarsh dock *Rumex salicifolius J.A. Weinm. var. transitorius (Rech f.) J. Hickman ................... SJSU10638 ....................................................................... willow dock
Portulacaceae - Purslane Family
Calandrinia ciliata (Ruíz Lopez & Pavón) DC. ............................................................................................................ red maids Claytonia parviflora Hook. subsp. parviflora . ............. ............. ............................ SJSU9880 ..................................... narrow-leaved miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Willd.
subsp. mexicana (Rydb.) John M. Miller & Chambers .......................................................... southern miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Willd ssp. perfoliata ...................................................................................................... miner's lettuce *Portulaca oleracea L. ssp. impolita A. Danin & H.G. Baker........................................................................................ purslane
Primulaceae - Primrose Family *Anagallis arvensis L..........................................................UCSC2958............................................................... scarlet pimpernel *Centunculus minimus L. ................................................................................................................................................ chaffweed Trientalis latifolia Hook. ... ............. ............................ SJSU10849 ................................................................. woodland star
Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family Anemone grayi Behr & Kellogg ....... ............................ UC1736572 ........................................................... Redwood anemone Aquilegia formosa Fischer var. truncata (Fischer & C.Meyer) Baker .............. SJSU7948 ....................................................................red columbine Delphinium nudicaule Torrey & A. Gray ............................................................................................................... red larkspur Ranunculus hebecarpus L. . ............. ............................ #18492 ................................................................. hooked buttercup Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don var. parviflorus (Torrey) L. Benson ......................... UC1731513 ........................................................... hooked buttercup Ranunculus californicus Benth. ................................................................................................................. California buttercup
Rhamnaceae- Buckthorn Family Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. var. dubius J. Howell .... ................................................................................................... Ceanothus oliganthus Nutt. var. sorediatus (Hook. & Arn.) Hoover ………...................……………………………………jimbush Ceanothus papillosus Torrey & A. Gray .................................................................................................. wartleaf buckbrush Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschsch.var. thrysiflorus .............................................................................................. blueblossom Rhamnus californica Eschsch. subsp. californica ............................................................................ California coffeeberry Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg ............................................................................................................................. hollyleaf redberry
Rosaceae - Rose Family Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. ......................................................................................................................... chamise Aphanes occidentalis (Nutt.) Rydb. ...................................................................................................................... ladie's mantle Cercocarpus betuloides Torrey & A. Gray var. betuloides ......................................................................................................................... birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
μCotoneaster lacteus W.W. Smith . ........................... UC1736721 .................................................. Redberry cotoneaster μ Cotoneaster microphyllus Linldey? ...................... JEPS100260 ............................................small leaved cotoneaster
*Cotoneaster pannosus Boiss. ............ ............................ UC1736720 ..................................................... Chinese cotoneaster *Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke .........................................................................................................mock strawberry Fragaria vesca L. ..............................................................UCSC5632 ......................................................woodland strawberry Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley) Roemer ......................................................................................................................... toyon Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim ............................................................................................................................ocean spray Horkelia californica Cham. ssp. ? .................................................................................................................. California horkelia Oemleria cerasiformis (Hook. & Arn.) J.W. Landon . #14743 .............................................................................. Oso berry Potentilla glandulosa Lindley subsp. glandulosa .............................................................................................. sticky cinquefoil *Prunus cerasifera Ehrn.. ........................................................................................................................................... cherry plum
Rosaceae - Rose Family continued *Pyracantha angustifolia (Franchet) C. Schneider .................................................................................................... firethorn *Rosa canina L. .................................................................................................................................................................... dog rose
Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. ....................................................UCSC3342 ...................................................................ground rose *Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees .................................................................................................................. Himalaya blackberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt. var. parviflorus ......................JEPS101830 .............................................................. thimbleberry Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schldl. .......................................UCSC5709 ...................................................California blackberry *Sanguisorba minor Scop. ssp. muricata Briq. ........... #11230 ................................................................................... Burnett
Rubiaceae - Madder Family *Galium aparine L. ............................................................................................................................................. common bedstraw Galium californicum Hook. & Arn. subsp. californicum ......................................................................... California bedstraw Galium divaricatum Lam. .............................................JEPS90071 ........................................................branched bedstraw *Galium parisiense.L. ................................................................................................................................................ wall bedstraw Galium porrigens Dempster var. porrigens ................................................................................................ climbing bedstraw Galium triflorum Michaux .................................................................................................................. three-petaled bedstraw *Sherardia arvensis L. .............................................................................................................................................. field madder
Salicaceae - Willow Family Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa .......................................................................................................... black cottonwood Populus fremontii S. Watson subsp. fremontii .................................................................................... Fremont cottonwood Salix lasiolepis Benth. ............................................................................................................................................. arroyo willow
Salix lucida Muhlenb. subsp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murray ............................................................................ shining willow Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family
Boykinia occidentalis Torrey & A. Gray ....................................................................................................... western boykinia Heuchera micrantha Lindley ........... ............................ SJSU10364 ............................................................ crevice alumroot Lithophragma heterophyllum
(Hook. & Arn.) Torrey & A. Gray ..................................................................................................................... woodland star Saxifraga californica E. Greene ..................................UCSC3357 .......................................................California saxifrage Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Lindley ......................................................................................................................... fringe cups
Scrophulariaceae - Figworf Family #Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. ssp. affinis .................................................................................first Indian paintbrush
Castilleja attenuata (A. Gray) Chuang & Heckard ............................................................................................ valley tassels Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard ssp. densiflora ........................................................................................................................................................... owls-clover Castilleja foliolosa Hook. & Arn. ................................................................................................................... Texas paintbrush Collinsia heterophylla Graham ........................................................................................................................... Chinese houses Collinsia sparsiflora Fischer & C. Meyer var. sparsiflora ............................................................................................................ hillside collinsia Cordylanthus rigidus (Benth.) Jepson ssp. rigidus ................................................................................................................................... birds-beak *Digitalis purpurea L. ........................................................................................................................................... purple foxglove Keckiella breviflora (Lindley) Straw var. breviflora ...................................................................................................................... gaping keckiella *Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. ............. ............................ JEPS87026 ............................................................................. fluellin Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum.-Cours. var. canadensis ....................................................................................................................... blue toad-flax Mimulus aurantiacus Curtis ...................................................................................................................... sticky monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis Benth. ...................................................................................................................... scarlet monkeyflower
Scrophulariaceae - Figworf Family continued Mimulus guttatus DC. .............................................................................................................................................. monkeyflower Mimulus moschatus Lindley.................................. UCSC5821......................................................streambed monkeyflower Mimulus rattanii Gray ssp. decurtatus (Grant) Penn. ................................................................. Santa Cruz monkeyflower Pedicularis densiflora Hook. ............................................................................................................................... Indian warrior Pedicularis dudleyi Elmer . ............. ............................ Aptos in 1884 ................................................. Dudley's lousewort Penstemon rattanii A. Gray
var. kleei (E. Greene) A. Gray ................................................................................ Santa Cruz Mtns. beardtongue Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schldl. subsp. californica ................................................................ California figwort Triphysaria eriantha (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard subsp. eriantha ................................................................................................................................................... butter 'n' eggs Triphysaria pusilla (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard ......................................................................................... little owl's clover *Verbascum blattaria L. ............................................................................................................................................. moth mullein *Verbascum thapsus L. ............................................................................................................................................ turkey mullein Veronica americana (Raf.) Benth. ............................................................................................................. American speedwell *Veronica filiformis Sm.........................................JEPS100282 ........................................................................ lawn speedwell Veronica peregrina L. subsp. xalapensis (Kunth) Pennell .................................................................................................. hairy purslane speedwell Veronica persica Poiret ...................................................................................................................... mediterranen speedwell
Solanaceae - Nightshade Family Solanum americanum Miller ............ ............................ #14733 ............................................................. common nightshade Solanum douglasii Dunal ............................................................................................................................. Douglas' nightshade Solanum umbelliferum Esch. .............................................UCSC5638 ...................................................................Blue Witch
Tropaeolaceae - Nasturtium Family *Tropaeolum majus L. .................................................................................................................................................... nasturtium
Urticaceae - Nettle Family *Parietaria judaica L............. ............. ............................ UC1561079 .......................................................... spreading pellitory
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander ...................................................................................................... Sitka nettle Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne ............................................................................................... hoary nettle
Valerianaceae - Valerian Family *Centranthus ruber (L.) DC. ....................................................................................................................................... kentranthus
Verbenaceae - Vervain Family Verbena bracteata Lagasca & J.D. Rodriguez ............................................................................................ bracted-ververin
Violaceae - Violet Family Viola glabella Nutt. ................................................................................................................................................. pioneer violet Viola ocellata Torrey & A. Gray ............................................................................................................. western heart's ease Viola sempervirens E. Greene ..........................................UCSC5710 ..........................................................evergreen violet
Viscaceae - Mistletoe Family Phoradendron densum Trel. ................................................................................................................... broad-leaved mistletoe
FLOWERING PLANTS
Monocots Alismitaceae - Water Plaintain Family
Alisma plantago-aquatica ....................................................................................................................................... water plantain Araceae - Arum Family
*Aram italicum Miller ............................................................................................................................................................... arum
Commelinaceae - Spiderwort Family
*Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. Conc. ........................................................................................................................ spiderwort Cyperaceae - Sedge Family
Carex bolanderi Olney ........................................................................................................................................ Bolander's sedge Carex comosa Boott ............ ............. ..............White=s Lagoon JEPS79680 ............................................... bristly sedge Carex cusickii Mackenzie ........................................... UCSC5614.................................................................Oregon bog sedge Carex densa L. Bailey............ ............. ............................ #10831 ........................................................................... dense sedge Carex globosa Boott ......................................................................................................................................... round-fruit sedge Carex obnupta L. Bailey.............................................................................................................................................. slough sedge Carex senta Boott ...................................................................................................................................................... swamp sedge Carex serratodens W. Boott ............ ............................ UC1736051 ............................................................. two-tooth sedge Carex subfusca W. Boott .......................................JEPS85223........................................................................ fuscus sedge Carex tumulicola Mackenzie ............. ............................ #17600 ..................................................................... split-awn sedge *Cyperus eragrostis Lam. ........................................................................................................................................ tall flatsedge *Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhlenb. ................................................................................................................. redroot flatsedge Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & Schultes var. acicularis .................................................................................................................................................... needle spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya Britton. ............................................................................................................. wiregrass spikerush Scirpus acutus Bigelow var. occidentalis (S. Watson) Beetle ................................................................................................................................... tule Scripus americanus Pers. ......................................................................................................................................... threesquare
Iridaceae - Iris Family *Crocosmia X crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E. Br. ................ JEPS109764 ............................................................................crocosmia μIris germanica L. ....................................................................................................................................................... bearded iris Iris macrosiphon Torrey ..................................................................................................................................... long-tubed iris *Romulea rosea (L.) Ecklon var. australis (Ewart) De Vos ................................................................................... satin flower Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson .............................................UCSC5656 .....................................................blue-eyed grass
Juncaceae - Rush Family Juncus bufonius L. var. bufonius ................................................................................................................................ toad rush Juncus bufonius L. var. occidentalis F.J. Herm. ..................................................................................... westerm toad rush Juncus effusus L. var. pacificus Fern. & Wieg. ....... #10408 .................................................................................. bog rush Juncus patens E. Meyer .... ............. ............................ JEPS113014 .................................................................. common rush Juncus tenuis Willd. var. congestus Engelm. ............ #10350 ......................................................................... poverty rush Juncus xiphioides E. Meyer .............................................................................................................................. iris-leaved rush Luzula comosa E. Meyer ..... ............. ............................ JEPS101274 ........................................................... hairy wood rush
Liliaceae - Lily Family Allium unifolium Kellogg ..... ............. ............................ #9645 & JEPS85224 ................................................... one-leaf onion Brodiaea elegans Hoover subsp. elegans ..................................................................................................... harvest brodiaea Calochortus albus Benth. ............................................................................................................................. white fairy lantern Calochortus uniflorus Hook. & Arn. ................................................................................................ large-flowered star-tulip Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum ......................................................................................... common soaproot Clintonia andrewsiana Torrey ......... ............................ SJSU10444 .................................................................... red-bead lily Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) A.W. Wood subsp. capitatum ........................................................................................................................................................... blue-dick Fritillaria affinis (Schultes) Sealy var. affinis ................................................................................................. JEPS87046 μLeucojum aestivum L. .....................................................#17950 .............................................................summer snowflake
Liliaceae - Lily Family continued μKniphofia uvaria (L.) Hooker ................................. .............................................................................................. red hot poker Lilium pardalinum Kellogg subsp. pardalinum ............................................................................................................ leopard lily Prosartes hookeri Torrey .............................................UCSC5869 ........................................................Hooker's fairy bell Scoliopus bigelovii Torrey . ...........................................UC1731308 ............................................................................ slink-pod Smilacina racemosa (L.) Link........... ............................ SJSU10448 ........................................... large false-solomon's-seal Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. .......................................................................................................... little false-solomon's-seal Trillium chloropetalum (Torrey) Howell ......................................................................................................... giant wakerobin Trillium ovatum Pursh subsp. ovatum ......................... SJSU10557 ......................................................... western wakerobin Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindley) E. Greene ................................................................................................................... brodiaea Triteleia ixioides (S. Watson) E. Greene subsp. ixioides ................................................................................... pretty face Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. venenosus ................................................................................................ death-camas Zigadenus fremontii (Torrey) S. Watson var. minor (Hook. & Arn.) Jepson ............................................................................................................. snall death-camas
Orchidaceae - Orchid Family Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong. ...................................................................................................................... spotted coralroot Corallorhiza striata Lindley var. striata .........................UCSC5694 ........................................................striped coralroot *Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz ... ............................ JEPS101111 ............................................................ Hellebore orchid Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. ........................................................................................................................ rattlesnake plantain Piperia elegans ssp. elegans.......................................................................................................................................rein orchid Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.. ...................................................................................................... hooded ladies'-tresses
Poaceae - Grass Family Agrostis exarata Trin. var. monolepis (Torrey) A. Hitchc ....................... UCSC5600 .......................... spike bentgrass Agrostis scabra Willd. var. scabra .......................................................................................................................... tickle grass *Agrostis stolonifera L. ........................................................................................................................................... creeping bent *Aira caryophyllea L. .............................................................................................................................................small hairgrass *#Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link ....... ............................ ........................................................................ European beach grass *Apera interrupta (L.) P. Beauv. ....... ............................ JEPS101110 ............................................................ dense silky-bent *Arundo donax L. ............................................................................................................................................................. giant reed *Avena barbata Link ............................................................................................................................................. slender wild oat *Avena barbata L. ................................................................................................................................................. slender wild oat *Avena fatua L. ..................................................................................................................................................................... wild oat *Briza maxima L. .................................................................................................................................................. big quaking grass *Briza minor L. ................................................................................................................................................. little quaking grass Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. var. carinatus ............................................................................................. California brome *Bromus catharticus Vahl ... ............. ............................ #17460 ........................................................................... rescue grass *Bromus diandrus Roth ............................................................................................................................................. ripgut brome *Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. hordeaceus .................................................................................................................... soft chess *Bromus madritensis L. subsp. rubens (L.) Husnot .................................................................................................. red brome Bromus pseudolaevipes Wagnon ... ............................ #17466 ...................................................................... chinook brome *Bromus vulgaris L. . ............. ............. ............................ #17458 ...................................................................... common brome Calamagrostis rubescens Buckley .. ............................ #10370 ................................................................................ pinegrass *Cortaderia jubata (Lemoine) Stapf ...................................................................................................................... pampas grass Danthonia californica Bolander var. americana (Scribner) A. Hitchc. ...................... #10836 ............................................................... American oatgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) E. Greene .. .............................................................................................................................. salt grass *Cynosurus echinatus L. ........................................................................................................................................................dogtail
Poaceae - Grass Family continued *Dactylis glomerata L. ............................................................................................................................................. orchard grass Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv ssp. holciformis (C. Presl) W.E. Lawr ......................................................................................... coastal tufted hair-grass Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro ................................................................................................... annual hairgrass Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro .......................................................................................................... slender hairgrass *Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv .................................................................................................................. barnyard grass *Ehrharta erecta Lam. ......... ............. ............................ JEPS113049 .................................................................... veldt grass Elymus californicus (Bol.) Gould .. ............................ UC1529004 ..................................................... bottle-brush grass Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey subsp. elymoides ............................................................................................... squirreltail Elymus glaucus Buckley subsp. glaucus .................................................................................................................. blue wildrye Festuca californica Vasey var. californica .................................................................................................. California fescue Festuca elmeri Scribner & Merr. .......................................................................................................................... coast fescue Festuca occidentalis Hook. ............ ............................ JEPS101944 ............................................................. western fescue *Festuca pratensis Hudson .................................................................................................................................. meadow fescue Festuca subuliflora Scribner .................................................................................................................... Coast Range fescue Hierochloe occidentalis Buckley .............................................................................................................. western sweetgrass Glyceria indet. ..................................................................UCSC5822 ....................................................................manna grass *Holcus lanatus L. ......................................................................................................................................................... velvet grass Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski ssp. californicum (Covas & Stebb.) V. Bothmer et al. ......................... JEPS85216 ...........................................California meadow barley *Hordeum murinum L. subsp. glaucum (Steudel) Tzvelev .................................................................. Mediterranean barley Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J. A. Schultes ............................................................................................................ junegrass *Lolium multiflorum Lam. ...................................................................................................................................... annual ryegrass *Lolium perenne L. ............................................................................................................................................ perennial ryegrass Melica harfordii Bolander ............................................................................................................................... Harford's melica Melica imperfecta Trin. ..... ............. ............................ UC1738808 ...... ............................................. small-flowered melica Melica subulata (Gris.) Scribner.... ............................ UC1738806 .................................................................. awl-tip melica Melica torreyana Scribner................................................................................................................................ Torrey's melica Nassella cernua (Stebb. & Love) Barkworth ............ #10207 ........................................................... nodding needlegrass Nassella pulchra (A. Hitchc.) Barkworth .................................................................................................. purple needlegrass Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. acuminatum ..................................................................................................... western panicum *Phalaris canariensis L. ............................................................................................................................................... canarygrass *Phalaris caroliniana Walt. . ............. ............................ JEPS105370 ................................................... Carolina canarygrass *Phleum pratense L. ............................................................................................................................................................. timothy μPhyllostachys cf. aurea A.&C. Riviere ....................... #17602 ........................................................................ dwarf bamboo *Piptatherium millaceum (L.) Coss. ..............................JEPS101110 .......................................................................pipta grass *Poa annua L. ........................................................................................................................................................ annual blue grass *Poa bulbosa L. .................................................................................................................................................. bulbous blue grass Poa howellii Vasey & Scribner ....... ............................ #10229 ............................................................. Howell's blue grass *Poa pratensis L. subsp. pratensis ............................................................................................................ Kentucky blue grass Poa secunda J.S. Presl subsp. secunda ................................................................................................. one-sided blue grass *Poa trivialis L. ......... ............. ............. ............................ #10213 ......................................................................... fowl bluegrass *Polypogon australis Brongn. ............. ............................ JEPS91039 ...................................................... southern ditch grass *Polypogon interruptus Kunth ......................................................................................................................... ditch beard grass *Sorghum halapense (L.) Pers ......................................................................................................................................... sorghum Torreyochloa erecta C.L. Hitch. ..................................RSA596247 .....................................................................manna grass Trisetum canescens Buckley ............. ............................ UC1738785 ............................................................ nodding oatgrass
Poaceae - Grass Family concluded *Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray ............................................................................................................................ brome fescue Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro var. pauciflora (Beal) Lonard & Gould ............................................................................................................ Pacific fescue
Potamogetonaceae - Pondweed Family Potamogeton natans L. ................................................................................................................................ common pondweed
Typhaceae - Cattail Family Sparganium emersum Rehmann ssp. emersum ................................................................................................................................................. bur-reed Typha latifolia L. ................................................................................................................................................. broadleaf cattail
Zingberaceae - Ginger Family μHedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe ....JEPS96571 ............................................................................................... ginger