Vascular Plants of the Whittier Hills, Los Angeles County

Vascular Plants of the Whittier Hills, Los Angeles County

Julie A. Schneider Ljubenkov and Timothy S. Ross, 2002

# Latin Name (*)Common Name Bloom
Period
Ferns and Fern Allies

Polypodiaceae Polypody Family
1 Polypodium californicum California polypody -

Pteridaceae Fern Family
2 Pellaea andromedifolia [var. andromedifolia] coffee fern -
3 Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis goldback fern -

Selaginellaceae Spike Moss Family
4 Selaginella bigelovii Bigelow's spike-moss -
Dicots

Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
5 Amaranthus albus *tumble pigweed 4-10
6 Amaranthus blitoides mat amaranth 5-11

Anacardiaceae Sumac Family
7 Malosma laurina laurel sumac 2-5
8 Rhus integrifolia lemonade berry 2-5
9 Rhus trilobata [var. pilosissima] basketbush 3-4
10 Schinus molle *Peruvian pepper tree 3-6
11 Toxicodendron diversilobum poison oak 4-5

Apiaceae Carrot Family
12 Apium graveolens *celery 5-7
13 Conium maculatum *poison hemlock 4-9
14 Foeniculum vulgare *fennel 5-9
15 Sanicula bipinnatifida purple sanicle 3-5
16 Torilis nodosa *hedge parsley 4-6

Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
17 Asclepias californica California milkweed 4-7
18 Asclepias eriocarpa Indian milkweed 6-8
19 Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf milkweed 6-8

Asteraceae Sunflower Family
20 Achillea millefolium yarrow 3-7
21 Achyrachaena mollis blow-wives 4-5
22 Acourtia microcephala acourtia 6-8
23 Ambrosia confertiflora weak-leaved burweed 5-11
24 Ambrosia psilostachya [var. californica] western ragweed 7-11
25 Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting 6-8
26 Artemisia californica California sagebrush 8-12
27 Artemisia douglasiana mugwort 6-10
28 Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon 8-10
29 Baccharis cf. emoryi Emory's baccharis 8-12
30 Baccharis douglasii salt marsh baccharis 7-9
31 Baccharis pilularis [ssp. consanguinea] coyote bush 8-12
32 Baccharis salicifolia mule fat 1-12
33 Brickellia californica California brickellbush 8-10
34 Carduus pycnocephalus *Italian thistle 5-7
35 Centaurea melitensis *tocalote 5-6
36 Chamomilla suaveolens *pineapple weed 5-9
37 Cirsium vulgare *bull thistle 6-9
38 Conyza bonariensis *little horseweed 6-8
39 Conyza canadensis horseweed 6-9
40 Cotula australis *Australian brass-buttons 1-5
41 Encelia californica California encelia 2-6
42 Encelia farinosa brittlebush 3-5
43 Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus leafy daisy 5-7
44 Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 1-7
45 Filago californica California filago 3-6
46 Filago gallica *narrowleaf filago 4-6
47 Gazania linearis *gazania 1-12
48 Gnaphalium bicolor bicolored everlasting 1-5
49 Gnaphalium californicum California everlasting 1-7
50 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum white everlasting 7-10
51 Gnaphalium stramineum cotton-batting plant 6-10
52 Grindelia camporum var. camporum Great Valley gumweed 4-8
53 Gutierrezia californica California matchweed 5-10
54 Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides saw-toothed goldenbush 6-10
55 Helianthus gracilentus slender sunflower 5-10
56 Hemizonia fasciculata slender tarweed 5-8
57 Heterotheca grandiflora telegraph weed 1-12
58 Hypochaeris glabra *smooth cat's ear 3-6
59 Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii coastal goldenbush 4-11
60 Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides coastal goldenbush 4-12
61 Lactuca serriola *prickly lettuce 5-9
62 Lagophylla ramosissima ssp. ramosissima common hareleaf 5-10
63 Lasthenia californica [ssp. californica] goldfields 2-6
64 Layia platyglossa common tidy-tips 3-5
65 Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia California-aster 7-10
66 Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia short-leaved cliff-aster 1-12
67 Picris echioides *bristly ox-tongue 6-12
68 Rafinesquia californica California chicory 4-7
69 Senecio californicus California groundsel 3-5
70 Senecio vulgaris *common groundsel 1-12
71 Silybum marianum *milk thistle 4-7
72 Solidago californica goldenrod 7-10
73 Sonchus oleraceus *sow thistle 1-12
74 Stephanomeria diegensis San Diego wreathplant 8-11
75 Stephanomeria virgata ssp. virgata twiggy wreath plant 7-10
76 Stylocline gnaphaloides everlasting nest-straw 3-5
77 Xanthium spinosum spiny cocklebur 7-10
78 Xanthium strumarium [var. canadense] cocklebur 7-10

Boraginaceae Borage Family
79 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia common fiddleneck 3-6
80 Cryptantha intermedia popcorn flower 3-7
81 Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula slender combseed 3-5
82 Plagiobothrys canescens grey popcorn flower 3-5

Brassicaceae Mustard Family
83 Brassica nigra *black mustard 4-7
84 Brassica rapa [ssp. sylvestris] *field mustard 1-5
85 Capsella bursa-pastoris *shepherd's purse 1-12
86 Hirschfeldia incana *shortpod mustard 1-12
87 Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum hairy-podded pepper-grass 2-5
88 Lepidium nitidum shining peppergrass 2-5
89 Lepidium strictum prostrate pepper-grass 3-5
90 Lobularia maritima *sweet alyssum 1-12
91 Raphanus sativus *purple wild radish 2-7
92 Sisymbrium irio *London rocket 1-4
93 Sisymbrium officinale *hedge mustard 4-7
94 Sisymbrium orientale *Oriental mustard 1-5
95 Thysanocarpus laciniatus [var. laciniatus] lace-pod 3-5

Cactaceae Cactus Family
96 Opuntia littoralis [var. littoralis] coast prickly-pear 5-6

Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family
97 Sambucus mexicana blue elderberry 3-9
98 Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry 4-6

Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
99 Cerastium glomeratum *mouse-ear chickweed 2-5
100 Silene gallica *windmill pink 2-6
101 Silene laciniata ssp. major southern Indian pink 5-7
102 Stellaria media *common chickweed 2-9

Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
103 Atriplex semibaccata *creeping Australian saltbush 4-12
104 Chenopodium album *white goosefoot 6-10
105 Chenopodium berlandieri [var. sinuatum] pit-seed goosefoot -
106 Chenopodium californicum California goosefoot 3-6
107 Chenopodium murale *nettle-leaved goosefoot 1-12
108 Salsola tragus *Russian thistle 7-10

Convolvulaceae Morning Glory Family
109 Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia south coast morning-glory 5-6

Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
110 Crassula connata [var. erectoides] pygmy-weed 2-5
111 Dudleya lanceolata lanceleaf dudleya 5-7
112 Dudleya multicaulis many-stemmed dudleya 5-6

Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family
113 Cucurbita foetidissima stinking gourd 6-8
114 Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus wild-cucumber 1-4

Cuscutaceae Dodder Family
115 Cuscuta californica California dodder 5-8

Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
116 Chamaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake weed 4-11
117 Chamaesyce melanadenia red-gland spurge 12-5
118 Chamaesyce polycarpa small-seeded spurge 1-12
119 Eremocarpus setigerus dove weed 5-10
120 Euphorbia peplus *petty spurge 2-8
121 Ricinus communis *castor bean 1-12

Fabaceae Pea Family
122 Amorpha californica var. californica California false-indigo 5-7
123 Astragalus gambelianus Gambel's dwarf milk-vetch 3-6
124 Astragalus trichopodus var. trichopodus Santa Barbara milk-vetch 2-6
125 Coronilla valentina ssp. glauca *crown vetch -
126 Lathyrus vestitus common Pacific pea 4-6
127 Lotus salsuginosus var. salsuginosus coastal lotus 3-6
128 Lotus scoparius var. scoparius deerweed 3-8
129 Lotus strigosus [var. strigosus] Bishop's lotus 3-6
130 Lupinus bicolor [ssp. microphyllus] dwarf lupine 3-6
131 Lupinus hirsutissimus stinging lupine 3-5
132 Lupinus longifolius long-leaf bush lupine 1-12
133 Lupinus succulentus arroyo lupine 2-5
134 Lupinus truncatus collar lupine 3-5
135 Medicago polymorpha [ssp. polymorpha] *California burclover 3-6
136 Melilotus albus *white sweetclover 5-9
137 Melilotus indicus *sourclover 4-10
138 Robinia pseudoacacia [ssp. bessoniana] *black locust 5-6
139 Spartium junceum *Spanish broom 4-6
140 Trifolium fucatum [var. gambelii] bull clover 4-6
141 Vicia benghalensis *purple vetch 3-5
142 Vicia sativa *spring vetch 4-7
143 Vicia villosa ssp. varia *winter vetch 4-7
144 Vicia villosa ssp. villosa *hairy vetch 4-7

Fagaceae Oak Family
145 Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia coast live oak 3-4

Geraniaceae Geranium Family
146 Erodium botrys *long-beaked filaree 3-5
147 Erodium brachycarpum *short-fruited filaree 4-8
148 Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree 2-5
149 Erodium moschatum *white-stemmed filaree 2-5
150 Geranium carolinianum Carolina geranium 4-6

Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family
151 Ribes aureum var. gracillimum golden currant 2-4
152 Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium chaparral currant -
153 Ribes speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry 1-5

Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia Family
154 Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora whispering bells 4-7
155 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia eucrypta 3-6
156 Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia 3-5
157 Phacelia distans common phacelia 3-6
158 Phacelia grandiflora giant-flowered phacelia 4-6
159 Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells 3-6
160 Phacelia parryi Parry's phacelia 3-5
161 Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia branching phacelia 5-8
162 Phacelia tanacetifolia tansy-leafed phacelia 3-5
163 Phacelia viscida sticky phacelia 3-6
164 Pholistoma auritum var. auritum fiesta flower 3-5

Juglandaceae Walnut Family
165 Juglans californica var. californica Southern California black walnut 4-5

Lamiaceae Mint Family
166 Lamium amplexicaule *henbit 4-9
167 Marrubium vulgare *horehound 5-8
168 Salvia apiana white sage 4-7
169 Salvia columbariae [ssp. columbariae] chia 3-6
170 Salvia leucophylla purple sage 5-7
171 Salvia leucophylla X S. mellifera hybrid sage 4-7
172 Salvia mellifera black sage 4-7
173 Stachys ajugoides var. rigida rigid hedge-nettle 7-8
174 Stachys bullata southern hedge-nettle 4-9
175 Trichostema lanceolatum vinegar weed 8-10

Lauraceae Laurel Family
176 Persea americana var. drymifolia *avocado -

Malvaceae Mallow Family
177 Malacothamnus fasciculatus chaparral bush mallow 4-7
178 Malva parviflora *cheeseweed 1-12
179 Malvella leprosa alkali mallow 3-10
180 Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora checkerbloom -

Myrtaceae Myrtle Family
181 Eucalyptus globulus *blue gum 12-5
182 Eucalyptus sp. *Eucalyptus -

Nyctaginaceae Four-O'Clock Family
183 Mirabilis californica California four o'clock 12-6

Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family
184 Camissonia californica California suncup 4-5
185 Camissonia intermedia intermediate sun-cups -
186 Clarkia bottae punch-bowl godetia 4-6
187 Clarkia purpurea purple clarkia 4-7
188 [Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium] California fuchsia 8-10
189 Epilobium canum ssp. canum California fuchsia 8-10

Oxalidaceae Oxalis Family
190 Oxalis pes-caprae *Bermuda buttercup 11-3

Papaveraceae Poppy Family
191 Eschscholzia californica [var. peninsularis] California poppy 2-9

Passifloraceae Passion-Flower Family
192 Passiflora caerulea *passion flower -

Plantaginaceae Plantain Family
193 Plantago major *common plantain 4-9

Platanaceae Sycamore Family
194 Platanus racemosa western sycamore 2-4

Polemoniaceae Phlox Family
195 Eriastrum sapphirinum [ssp. dasyanthum] sapphire woolly-star 5-8
196 Gilia angelensis angel's gilia 3-5

Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family
197 Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat 8-11
198 Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum California buckwheat 3-10
199 Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum approaches polifolium California buckwheat 3-11
200 Polygonum arenastrum *knotweed 5-11
201 Pterostegia drymarioides threadstem 3-7
202 Rumex crispus *curly dock 1-12

Portulacaceae Purslane Family
203 Calandrinia ciliata [var. menziesii] red maids 2-5
204 Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora narrow-leaved miner's lettuce 2-5
205 Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana southern miner's lettuce 2-5

Primulaceae Primrose Family
206 Anagallis arvensis *scarlet pimpernel 3-7

Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family
207 Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi blue larkspur 4-6

Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family
208 Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry 3-6

Rosaceae Rose Family
209 Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany 3-4
210 Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon 6-7
211 Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa sticky cinquefoil 5-7
212 Prunus persica *peach 4-5
213 Rosa californica California wild rose 5-8
214 Rosa x hybrida ex hort. *hybrid tea rose -
215 Rubus discolor *Himalaya blackberry 5-8
216 Rubus ursinus California blackberry 3-5

Rubiaceae Bedstraw Family
217 Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrowleaf bedstraw 4-7
218 Galium aparine common bedstraw 3-7
219 Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii climbing bedstraw 3-7

Salicaceae Willow Family
220 Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa black cottonwood 2-4
221 Salix laevigata red willow 3-5
222 Salix lasiolepis [var. lasiolepis] arroyo willow 3-5

Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family
223 Lithophragma affine [ssp. mixtum] woodland star 2-6

Scrophulariaceae Snapdragon Family
224 Antirrhinum kelloggii twining snapdragon 3-5
225 Keckiella cordifolia heartleaf penstemon 3-8
226 Mimulus aurantiacus [var. pubescens] bush monkeyflower 4-7
227 Penstemon centranthifolius scarlet bugler 4-7
228 Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda California bee plant 3-5
229 Verbascum virgatum *wand mullein 5-9

Simaroubaceae Quassia Family
230 Ailanthus altissima *tree-of-heaven 6-6

Solanaceae Nightshade Family
231 Datura wrightii sacred datura 4-10
232 Nicotiana glauca *tree tobacco 4-8
233 Solanum douglasii white nightshade 1-12

Ulmaceae Elm Family
234 Ulmus parvifolia *Chinese elm 8-8

Urticaceae Nettle Family
235 Parietaria hespera var. hespera pellitory 2-6
236 Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea stinging nettle 7-9
237 Urtica urens *dwarf nettle 1-4

Valerianaceae Valerian Family
238 Centranthus ruber *Jupiter's beard 4-8

Verbenaceae Vervain Family
239 Verbena lasiostachys western vervain 4-9

Violaceae Violet Family
240 Viola pedunculata johnny jump-up 2-4

Vitaceae Grape Family
241 Vitis girdiana wild grape 5-6
Monocots

Arecaceae Palm Family
242 Phoenix canariensis *Canary Island date palm -

Iridaceae Iris Family
243 Sisyrinchium bellum blue-eyed grass 3-5

Liliaceae Lily Family
244 Agave elephantipes *elephant-foot yucca -
245 Agave sisalana *sisal -
246 Bloomeria crocea goldenstar 4-6
247 Calochortus plummerae Plummer's mariposa lily 5-7
248 Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum soap plant 5-7
249 Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 2-5

Poaceae Grass Family
250 Agrostis viridis *green bentgrass 5-6
251 Avena barbata *slender wild oats 3-6
252 Avena fatua *wild oats 4-6
253 Bromus catharticus *rescue grass 4-11
254 Bromus diandrus *ripgut brome 4-6
255 Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordaceus *soft chess 4-7
256 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome 3-6
257 Bromus tectorum *downy brome 5-6
258 Cynodon dactylon *Bermuda grass 6-8
259 Digitaria sanguinalis *crabgrass 6-9
260 Echinochloa crus-galli *barnyard grass 7-10
261 Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus blue wildrye 6-8
262 Festuca arundinacea *tall fescue 5-6
263 Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum *foxtail barley 4-5
264 Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum *foxtail barley 4-7
265 Lamarckia aurea *goldentop 2-5
266 Leptochloa fascicularis sprangletop 6-10
267 Leptochloa uninervia Mexican sprangletop 4-12
268 Leymus condensatus giant wild rye 6-8
269 Lolium multiflorum *Italian rye-grass 5-9
270 Melica imperfecta small-flowered melica 4-5
271 Nassella lepida foothill needlegrass 3-5
272 Nassella pulchra purple needlegrass 3-5
273 Pennisetum setaceum *fountain grass 7-10
274 Poa annua *annual blue grass 1-7
275 Polypogon interruptus *ditch beard grass 5-8
276 Polypogon monspeliensis *rabbits-foot grass 4-10
277 Schismus arabicus *Mediterranean grass 3-5
278 Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus 3-4
279 Triticum aestivum *common wheat 4-7
280 Vulpia myuros var. myuros *rattail fescue 3-5

Typhaceae Cat Tail Family
281 Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail 6-7
Copyright © 2004 by Julie A. Schneider Ljubenkov and Timothy S. Ross
Crossosoma 27: 1-23, 2001
http://tchester.org/plants/floras/pr/whittier_hills.html
Last update: 2 February 2004

#	Latin Name	(*)Common Name	Bloom Period
Ferns and Fern Allies
Polypodiaceae		Polypody Family
1	Polypodium californicum	California polypody	-

Pteridaceae		Fern Family
2	Pellaea andromedifolia [var. andromedifolia]	coffee fern	-
3	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	goldback fern	-

Selaginellaceae		Spike Moss Family
4	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss	-
Dicots
Amaranthaceae		Amaranth Family
5	Amaranthus albus	*tumble pigweed	4-10
6	Amaranthus blitoides	mat amaranth	5-11

Anacardiaceae		Sumac Family
7	Malosma laurina	laurel sumac	2-5
8	Rhus integrifolia	lemonade berry	2-5
9	Rhus trilobata [var. pilosissima]	basketbush	3-4
10	Schinus molle	*Peruvian pepper tree	3-6
11	Toxicodendron diversilobum	poison oak	4-5

Apiaceae		Carrot Family
12	Apium graveolens	*celery	5-7
13	Conium maculatum	*poison hemlock	4-9
14	Foeniculum vulgare	*fennel	5-9
15	Sanicula bipinnatifida	purple sanicle	3-5
16	Torilis nodosa	*hedge parsley	4-6

Asclepiadaceae		Milkweed Family
17	Asclepias californica	California milkweed	4-7
18	Asclepias eriocarpa	Indian milkweed	6-8
19	Asclepias fascicularis	narrow-leaf milkweed	6-8

Asteraceae		Sunflower Family
20	Achillea millefolium	yarrow	3-7
21	Achyrachaena mollis	blow-wives	4-5
22	Acourtia microcephala	acourtia	6-8
23	Ambrosia confertiflora	weak-leaved burweed	5-11
24	Ambrosia psilostachya [var. californica]	western ragweed	7-11
25	Anaphalis margaritacea	pearly everlasting	6-8
26	Artemisia californica	California sagebrush	8-12
27	Artemisia douglasiana	mugwort	6-10
28	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon	8-10
29	Baccharis cf. emoryi	Emory's baccharis	8-12
30	Baccharis douglasii	salt marsh baccharis	7-9
31	Baccharis pilularis [ssp. consanguinea]	coyote bush	8-12
32	Baccharis salicifolia	mule fat	1-12
33	Brickellia californica	California brickellbush	8-10
34	Carduus pycnocephalus	*Italian thistle	5-7
35	Centaurea melitensis	*tocalote	5-6
36	Chamomilla suaveolens	*pineapple weed	5-9
37	Cirsium vulgare	*bull thistle	6-9
38	Conyza bonariensis	*little horseweed	6-8
39	Conyza canadensis	horseweed	6-9
40	Cotula australis	*Australian brass-buttons	1-5
41	Encelia californica	California encelia	2-6
42	Encelia farinosa	brittlebush	3-5
43	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy	5-7
44	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	1-7
45	Filago californica	California filago	3-6
46	Filago gallica	*narrowleaf filago	4-6
47	Gazania linearis	*gazania	1-12
48	Gnaphalium bicolor	bicolored everlasting	1-5
49	Gnaphalium californicum	California everlasting	1-7
50	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	white everlasting	7-10
51	Gnaphalium stramineum	cotton-batting plant	6-10
52	Grindelia camporum var. camporum	Great Valley gumweed	4-8
53	Gutierrezia californica	California matchweed	5-10
54	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush	6-10
55	Helianthus gracilentus	slender sunflower	5-10
56	Hemizonia fasciculata	slender tarweed	5-8
57	Heterotheca grandiflora	telegraph weed	1-12
58	Hypochaeris glabra	*smooth cat's ear	3-6
59	Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii	coastal goldenbush	4-11
60	Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides	coastal goldenbush	4-12
61	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce	5-9
62	Lagophylla ramosissima ssp. ramosissima	common hareleaf	5-10
63	Lasthenia californica [ssp. californica]	goldfields	2-6
64	Layia platyglossa	common tidy-tips	3-5
65	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California-aster	7-10
66	Malacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia	short-leaved cliff-aster	1-12
67	Picris echioides	*bristly ox-tongue	6-12
68	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory	4-7
69	Senecio californicus	California groundsel	3-5
70	Senecio vulgaris	*common groundsel	1-12
71	Silybum marianum	*milk thistle	4-7
72	Solidago californica	goldenrod	7-10
73	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle	1-12
74	Stephanomeria diegensis	San Diego wreathplant	8-11
75	Stephanomeria virgata ssp. virgata	twiggy wreath plant	7-10
76	Stylocline gnaphaloides	everlasting nest-straw	3-5
77	Xanthium spinosum	spiny cocklebur	7-10
78	Xanthium strumarium [var. canadense]	cocklebur	7-10

Boraginaceae		Borage Family
79	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	common fiddleneck	3-6
80	Cryptantha intermedia	popcorn flower	3-7
81	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	slender combseed	3-5
82	Plagiobothrys canescens	grey popcorn flower	3-5

Brassicaceae		Mustard Family
83	Brassica nigra	*black mustard	4-7
84	Brassica rapa [ssp. sylvestris]	*field mustard	1-5
85	Capsella bursa-pastoris	*shepherd's purse	1-12
86	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard	1-12
87	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	hairy-podded pepper-grass	2-5
88	Lepidium nitidum	shining peppergrass	2-5
89	Lepidium strictum	prostrate pepper-grass	3-5
90	Lobularia maritima	*sweet alyssum	1-12
91	Raphanus sativus	*purple wild radish	2-7
92	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket	1-4
93	Sisymbrium officinale	*hedge mustard	4-7
94	Sisymbrium orientale	*Oriental mustard	1-5
95	Thysanocarpus laciniatus [var. laciniatus]	lace-pod	3-5

Cactaceae		Cactus Family
96	Opuntia littoralis [var. littoralis]	coast prickly-pear	5-6

Caprifoliaceae		Honeysuckle Family
97	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	3-9
98	Symphoricarpos mollis	creeping snowberry	4-6

Caryophyllaceae		Pink Family
99	Cerastium glomeratum	*mouse-ear chickweed	2-5
100	Silene gallica	*windmill pink	2-6
101	Silene laciniata ssp. major	southern Indian pink	5-7
102	Stellaria media	*common chickweed	2-9

Chenopodiaceae		Goosefoot Family
103	Atriplex semibaccata	*creeping Australian saltbush	4-12
104	Chenopodium album	*white goosefoot	6-10
105	Chenopodium berlandieri [var. sinuatum]	pit-seed goosefoot	-
106	Chenopodium californicum	California goosefoot	3-6
107	Chenopodium murale	*nettle-leaved goosefoot	1-12
108	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle	7-10

Convolvulaceae		Morning Glory Family
109	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	south coast morning-glory	5-6

Crassulaceae		Stonecrop Family
110	Crassula connata [var. erectoides]	pygmy-weed	2-5
111	Dudleya lanceolata	lanceleaf dudleya	5-7
112	Dudleya multicaulis	many-stemmed dudleya	5-6

Cucurbitaceae		Gourd Family
113	Cucurbita foetidissima	stinking gourd	6-8
114	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	wild-cucumber	1-4

Cuscutaceae		Dodder Family
115	Cuscuta californica	California dodder	5-8

Euphorbiaceae		Spurge Family
116	Chamaesyce albomarginata	rattlesnake weed	4-11
117	Chamaesyce melanadenia	red-gland spurge	12-5
118	Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge	1-12
119	Eremocarpus setigerus	dove weed	5-10
120	Euphorbia peplus	*petty spurge	2-8
121	Ricinus communis	*castor bean	1-12

Fabaceae		Pea Family
122	Amorpha californica var. californica	California false-indigo	5-7
123	Astragalus gambelianus	Gambel's dwarf milk-vetch	3-6
124	Astragalus trichopodus var. trichopodus	Santa Barbara milk-vetch	2-6
125	Coronilla valentina ssp. glauca	*crown vetch	-
126	Lathyrus vestitus	common Pacific pea	4-6
127	Lotus salsuginosus var. salsuginosus	coastal lotus	3-6
128	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	deerweed	3-8
129	Lotus strigosus [var. strigosus]	Bishop's lotus	3-6
130	Lupinus bicolor [ssp. microphyllus]	dwarf lupine	3-6
131	Lupinus hirsutissimus	stinging lupine	3-5
132	Lupinus longifolius	long-leaf bush lupine	1-12
133	Lupinus succulentus	arroyo lupine	2-5
134	Lupinus truncatus	collar lupine	3-5
135	Medicago polymorpha [ssp. polymorpha]	*California burclover	3-6
136	Melilotus albus	*white sweetclover	5-9
137	Melilotus indicus	*sourclover	4-10
138	Robinia pseudoacacia [ssp. bessoniana]	*black locust	5-6
139	Spartium junceum	*Spanish broom	4-6
140	Trifolium fucatum [var. gambelii]	bull clover	4-6
141	Vicia benghalensis	*purple vetch	3-5
142	Vicia sativa	*spring vetch	4-7
143	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	*winter vetch	4-7
144	Vicia villosa ssp. villosa	*hairy vetch	4-7

Fagaceae		Oak Family
145	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	coast live oak	3-4

Geraniaceae		Geranium Family
146	Erodium botrys	*long-beaked filaree	3-5
147	Erodium brachycarpum	*short-fruited filaree	4-8
148	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	2-5
149	Erodium moschatum	*white-stemmed filaree	2-5
150	Geranium carolinianum	Carolina geranium	4-6

Grossulariaceae		Gooseberry Family
151	Ribes aureum var. gracillimum	golden currant	2-4
152	Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium	chaparral currant	-
153	Ribes speciosum	fuchsia-flowered gooseberry	1-5

Hydrophyllaceae		Phacelia Family
154	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells	4-7
155	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	eucrypta	3-6
156	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	3-5
157	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	3-6
158	Phacelia grandiflora	giant-flowered phacelia	4-6
159	Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells	3-6
160	Phacelia parryi	Parry's phacelia	3-5
161	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	branching phacelia	5-8
162	Phacelia tanacetifolia	tansy-leafed phacelia	3-5
163	Phacelia viscida	sticky phacelia	3-6
164	Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	fiesta flower	3-5

Juglandaceae		Walnut Family
165	Juglans californica var. californica	Southern California black walnut	4-5

Lamiaceae		Mint Family
166	Lamium amplexicaule	*henbit	4-9
167	Marrubium vulgare	*horehound	5-8
168	Salvia apiana	white sage	4-7
169	Salvia columbariae [ssp. columbariae]	chia	3-6
170	Salvia leucophylla	purple sage	5-7
171	Salvia leucophylla X S. mellifera	hybrid sage	4-7
172	Salvia mellifera	black sage	4-7
173	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	rigid hedge-nettle	7-8
174	Stachys bullata	southern hedge-nettle	4-9
175	Trichostema lanceolatum	vinegar weed	8-10

Lauraceae		Laurel Family
176	Persea americana var. drymifolia	*avocado	-

Malvaceae		Mallow Family
177	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	chaparral bush mallow	4-7
178	Malva parviflora	*cheeseweed	1-12
179	Malvella leprosa	alkali mallow	3-10
180	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora	checkerbloom	-

Myrtaceae		Myrtle Family
181	Eucalyptus globulus	*blue gum	12-5
182	Eucalyptus sp.	*Eucalyptus	-

Nyctaginaceae		Four-O'Clock Family
183	Mirabilis californica	California four o'clock	12-6

Onagraceae		Evening Primrose Family
184	Camissonia californica	California suncup	4-5
185	Camissonia intermedia	intermediate sun-cups	-
186	Clarkia bottae	punch-bowl godetia	4-6
187	Clarkia purpurea	purple clarkia	4-7
188	[Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium]	California fuchsia	8-10
189	Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California fuchsia	8-10

Oxalidaceae		Oxalis Family
190	Oxalis pes-caprae	*Bermuda buttercup	11-3

Papaveraceae		Poppy Family
191	Eschscholzia californica [var. peninsularis]	California poppy	2-9

Passifloraceae		Passion-Flower Family
192	Passiflora caerulea	*passion flower	-

Plantaginaceae		Plantain Family
193	Plantago major	*common plantain	4-9

Platanaceae		Sycamore Family
194	Platanus racemosa	western sycamore	2-4

Polemoniaceae		Phlox Family
195	Eriastrum sapphirinum [ssp. dasyanthum]	sapphire woolly-star	5-8
196	Gilia angelensis	angel's gilia	3-5

Polygonaceae		Buckwheat Family
197	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	long-stemmed buckwheat	8-11
198	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	California buckwheat	3-10
199	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum approaches polifolium	California buckwheat	3-11
200	Polygonum arenastrum	*knotweed	5-11
201	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem	3-7
202	Rumex crispus	*curly dock	1-12

Portulacaceae		Purslane Family
203	Calandrinia ciliata [var. menziesii]	red maids	2-5
204	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	2-5
205	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	southern miner's lettuce	2-5

Primulaceae		Primrose Family
206	Anagallis arvensis	*scarlet pimpernel	3-7

Ranunculaceae		Buttercup Family
207	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	4-6

Rhamnaceae		Buckthorn Family
208	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	3-6

Rosaceae		Rose Family
209	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	3-4
210	Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon	6-7
211	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	sticky cinquefoil	5-7
212	Prunus persica	*peach	4-5
213	Rosa californica	California wild rose	5-8
214	Rosa x hybrida ex hort.	*hybrid tea rose	-
215	Rubus discolor	*Himalaya blackberry	5-8
216	Rubus ursinus	California blackberry	3-5

Rubiaceae		Bedstraw Family
217	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	narrowleaf bedstraw	4-7
218	Galium aparine	common bedstraw	3-7
219	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	climbing bedstraw	3-7

Salicaceae		Willow Family
220	Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa	black cottonwood	2-4
221	Salix laevigata	red willow	3-5
222	Salix lasiolepis [var. lasiolepis]	arroyo willow	3-5

Saxifragaceae		Saxifrage Family
223	Lithophragma affine [ssp. mixtum]	woodland star	2-6

Scrophulariaceae		Snapdragon Family
224	Antirrhinum kelloggii	twining snapdragon	3-5
225	Keckiella cordifolia	heartleaf penstemon	3-8
226	Mimulus aurantiacus [var. pubescens]	bush monkeyflower	4-7
227	Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler	4-7
228	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California bee plant	3-5
229	Verbascum virgatum	*wand mullein	5-9

Simaroubaceae		Quassia Family
230	Ailanthus altissima	*tree-of-heaven	6-6

Solanaceae		Nightshade Family
231	Datura wrightii	sacred datura	4-10
232	Nicotiana glauca	*tree tobacco	4-8
233	Solanum douglasii	white nightshade	1-12

Ulmaceae		Elm Family
234	Ulmus parvifolia	*Chinese elm	8-8

Urticaceae		Nettle Family
235	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	pellitory	2-6
236	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	stinging nettle	7-9
237	Urtica urens	*dwarf nettle	1-4

Valerianaceae		Valerian Family
238	Centranthus ruber	*Jupiter's beard	4-8

Verbenaceae		Vervain Family
239	Verbena lasiostachys	western vervain	4-9

Violaceae		Violet Family
240	Viola pedunculata	johnny jump-up	2-4

Vitaceae		Grape Family
241	Vitis girdiana	wild grape	5-6
Monocots
Arecaceae		Palm Family
242	Phoenix canariensis	*Canary Island date palm	-

Iridaceae		Iris Family
243	Sisyrinchium bellum	blue-eyed grass	3-5

Liliaceae		Lily Family
244	Agave elephantipes	*elephant-foot yucca	-
245	Agave sisalana	*sisal	-
246	Bloomeria crocea	goldenstar	4-6
247	Calochortus plummerae	Plummer's mariposa lily	5-7
248	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	soap plant	5-7
249	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	2-5

Poaceae		Grass Family
250	Agrostis viridis	*green bentgrass	5-6
251	Avena barbata	*slender wild oats	3-6
252	Avena fatua	*wild oats	4-6
253	Bromus catharticus	*rescue grass	4-11
254	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome	4-6
255	Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordaceus	*soft chess	4-7
256	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome	3-6
257	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	5-6
258	Cynodon dactylon	*Bermuda grass	6-8
259	Digitaria sanguinalis	*crabgrass	6-9
260	Echinochloa crus-galli	*barnyard grass	7-10
261	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	blue wildrye	6-8
262	Festuca arundinacea	*tall fescue	5-6
263	Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum	*foxtail barley	4-5
264	Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	*foxtail barley	4-7
265	Lamarckia aurea	*goldentop	2-5
266	Leptochloa fascicularis	sprangletop	6-10
267	Leptochloa uninervia	Mexican sprangletop	4-12
268	Leymus condensatus	giant wild rye	6-8
269	Lolium multiflorum	*Italian rye-grass	5-9
270	Melica imperfecta	small-flowered melica	4-5
271	Nassella lepida	foothill needlegrass	3-5
272	Nassella pulchra	purple needlegrass	3-5
273	Pennisetum setaceum	*fountain grass	7-10
274	Poa annua	*annual blue grass	1-7
275	Polypogon interruptus	*ditch beard grass	5-8
276	Polypogon monspeliensis	*rabbits-foot grass	4-10
277	Schismus arabicus	*Mediterranean grass	3-5
278	Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus	3-4
279	Triticum aestivum	*common wheat	4-7
280	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	*rattail fescue	3-5

Typhaceae		Cat Tail Family
281	Typha latifolia	broadleaf cattail	6-7