Flora of Caspers Wilderness Park, Orange County, Santa Ana Mountains
Bob Muns, 2002, 2003 Bloom periods have been added by Tom Chester.
The original 2002 flora had 124 taxa (including the two varieties of #26). Bob, Jane Strong and Tom Chester added 42 new taxa on 14 April 2002 and one taxon on 10 July 2003, which included five taxa previously on the list that had not yet had their species identified. Thus the total below is 124 + 38 = 162 taxa.
#, Latin Name Common Name Life
Form
Intro
sp*Bloom
PeriodFerns and Fern Allies
Polypodiaceae Polypody Family 1 Polypodium californicum California Polypody P - Pteridaceae Fern Family 2 Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee Fern P - Dicots
Anacardiaceae Sumac Family 3 Malosma laurina Laurel Sumac S 2-5 4 Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Berry S 2-5 5 Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak S 4-5 Apiaceae Carrot Family 6 Anthriscus caucalis Bur Chervil *A - 7 Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock *A 4-9 8 Sanicula arguta Snake Root P 3-4 9 Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle P 3-5 10 Scandix pecten-veneris Venus' needle *A 4-7 Asteraceae Sunflower Family 11 Acourtia microcephala Perezia P 6-8 12 Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed P 7-11 13 Artemisia californica California Sagebrush S 8-12 14 Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort P 6-10 15 Artemisia dracunculus Wild Tarragon P 8-10 16 Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush S 8-12 17 Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat S 1-12 18 Brickellia californica California Brickellbush S 8-10 19 Carduus pycnocephalus Italian Thistle *A 5-7 20 Centaurea melitensis Yellow Star Thistle *A 5-6 21 Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Yellow Pincushion A 3-5 22 Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple Weed *A 5-9 23 Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle *A B 6-9 24 Conyza bonariensis Little Horseweed *A 6-8 25 Cotula australis Australian Brassbutton *A 1-5 26 Cynara cardunculus Cardoon *P 5-7 27 Erigeron divergens Fleabane Aster A B 3-11 28 Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Golden Yarrow SS 1-7 29 Filago californica California Filago A 3-6 30 Filago gallica Filago *A 4-6 31 Gnaphalium bicolor Everlasting P 1-5 32 Gnaphalium californicum California Everlasting B 1-7 33 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum Felt-Leaf Everlasting P 7-10 34 Gnaphalium leucocephalum White-Headed Cudweed P 8-9 35 Gnaphalium luteo-album Cudweed *A 1-12 36 Hedypnois cretica Crete Weed *A 4-5 37 Hemizonia sp. Tarweed A - 38 Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Weed A/B 1-12 39 Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-Ear *A 3-6 40 Isocoma menziesii Coast Goldenbush S 4-12 41 Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce *A 5-9 42 Lepidospartum squamatum Scale Broom S 8-10 43 Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia Cudweed Aster P SS 7-10 44 Rafinesquia californica California Chicory A 4-7 45 Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel *A 1-12 46 Silybum marianum Milk Thistle *A/B 4-7 47 Sonchus oleraceus Sow Thistle *A 1-12 48 Stylocline gnaphaloides Nest Straw A 3-5 49 Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify *B 4-6 50 Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur A 7-10 Boraginaceae Borage Family 51 Amsinckia menziesii Sm-Flowered Fiddleneck A 4-6 52 Cryptantha intermedia White Forget-Me-Not A 3-7 53 Pectocarya sp. Comb Bur A - 54 Plagiobothrys collinus Red Sap Popcorn Flower - Brassicaceae Mustard Family 55 Brassica nigra Black Mustard *A 4-7 56 Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse *A 1-12 57 Hirschfeldia incana Mediterranean Mustard *A/B 1-12 58 Lepidium sp. Peppergrass A - 59 Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum *P 1-12 60 Raphanus sativus Wild Radish *A 2-7 61 Sisymbrium sp. Hedge Mustard *A 4-7 Cactaceae Cactus Family 62 Opuntia littoralis Coast Prickly Pear S 5-6 63 Opuntia sp. Prickly Pear Hybrid *S - Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family 64 Sambucus mexicana Elderberry S/T 3-9 Caryophyllaceae Pink Family 65 Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-Ear Chickweed *A 2-5 66 Silene gallica Catchfly *A 2-6 67 Spergularia rubra *A P - 68 Stellaria media Chickweed *A 2-9 Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family 69 Chenopodium californicum California Chenopody P 3-6 Convolvulaceae Morning Glory Family 70 Calystegia macrostegia Wild Morning Glory P 3-8 Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family 71 Dudleya edulis Ladies-Fingers P 5-6 72 Dudleya lanceolata Lance-Leaf Liveforever P 5-7 73 Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta Chalk Lettuce P 5-7 Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family 74 Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus Wild Cucumber P V 1-4 Cuscutaceae Dodder Family 75 Cuscuta sp. Dodder A - Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family 76 Croton californicus California Croton P 3-10 77 Eremocarpus setigerus Turkey Mullein A 5-10 Fabaceae Pea Family 78 Lotus purshianus var. purshianus Spanish Clover A 5-10 79 Lotus scoparius Deerweed SS 3-8 80 Lotus strigosus Strigose Lotus A 3-6 81 Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine A 3-6 82 Lupinus sparsiflorus Coulter's Lupine 3-5 83 Lupinus truncatus Truncate Lupine A 3-5 84 Medicago polymorpha Bur Clover *A 3-6 85 Melilotus indicus Sour Clover *A 4-10 86 Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover A 3-6 87 Vicia americana var. americana American Vetch P V 4-6 88 Vicia sp. Vetch A - Fagaceae Oak Family 89 Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak T 3-4 90 Quercus berberidifolia Scrub Oak S 3-5 Geraniaceae Geranium Family 91 Erodium botrys Big Beak Filaree *A 3-5 92 Erodium cicutarium Red Stem Filaree *A 2-5 93 Erodium moschatum White Stem Filaree *A 2-5 Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family 94 Ribes californicum var. hesperium California Gooseberry S 1-3 95 Ribes indecorum Winter White Currant S 11-3 Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia Family 96 Phacelia ramosissima Branching Phacelia P 5-8 97 Pholistoma auritum var. auritum Fiesta Flower A 3-5 Lamiaceae Mint Family 98 Marrubium vulgare Horehound *P 5-8 99 Salvia apiana White Sage S 4-7 100 Salvia mellifera Black Sage S 4-7 Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family 101 Camissonia bistorta Southern Suncups A 3-6 102 Camissonia micrantha Mini Suncups A 3-5 103 Clarkia sp. Lilac Clarkia A - Oxalidaceae Oxalis Family 104 Oxalis albicans Wild Oxalis P 3-5 Paeoniaceae Peony Family 105 Paeonia californica California Peony P 1-3 Plantaginaceae Plantain Family 106 Plantago lanceolata English Plantain *P 4-8 107 Plantago sp. Annual Plantain - Platanaceae Sycamore Family 108 Platanus racemosa Western Sycamore T 2-4 Polemoniaceae Phlox Family 109 Gilia sp. Gilia A - Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family 110 Eriogonum fasciculatum Calif. Wild Buckwheat S 1-12 111 Lastarriaea coriacea Spine-Flower A 4-6 112 Polygonum sp. Knotweed - 113 Pterostegia drymarioides Thread Stem A 3-7 114 Rumex crispus Curly Dock *P 1-12 115 Rumex sp. Dock P - Portulacaceae Purslane Family 116 Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce A 2-5 Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family 117 Thalictrum fendleri Meadow Rue P 5-8 Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family 118 Rhamnus californica ssp. californica Coffeeberry S - 119 Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-Leaf Red Berry S 3-6 Rosaceae Rose Family 120 Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon S 6-7 121 Potentilla glandulosa Cinquefoil P 5-7 122 Rosa californica Wild Rose S 5-8 Rubiaceae Bedstraw Family 123 Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Chaparral Bedstraw SS 4-7 124 Galium aparine Cleavers A 3-7 125 Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii Nuttall's Bedstraw SS 3-7 Salicaceae Willow Family 126 Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow S/T 3-5 Scrophulariaceae Snapdragon Family 127 Castilleja sp. Indian Paintbrush P - 128 Keckiella cordifolia Heart-Leaf Penstemon S 3-8 129 Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkey Flower SS 4-7 130 Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda California Bee Plant P 3-5 131 Verbascum blattaria Moth Mullein *B 5-9 Solanaceae Nightshade Family 132 Datura wrightii Jimson Weed P 4-10 133 Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco *S/T 4-8 Urticaceae Nettle Family 134 Hesperocnide tenella Black-Hair Nettle A 4-6 135 Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea Stinging Nettle P 7-9 Viscaceae Mistletoe Family 136 Phoradendron sp. Sycamore Mistletoe S - Monocots
Cyperaceae Sedge Family 137 Carex triquetra Triangular-Fruit Sedge P 4-6 138 Cyperus sp. Umbrella Sedge P - Iridaceae Iris Family 139 Sisyrinchium bellum Blue Eyed Grass P 3-5 Juncaceae Rush Family 140 Juncus bufonius Toad Rush A 4-9 141 Juncus sp. Wire Grass P - Liliaceae Lily Family 142 Calochortus sp. Mariposa Lily - 143 Chlorogalum sp. Soap Plant - 144 Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Blue Dicks P 2-5 145 Yucca whipplei Chaparral Yucca S 4-6 Poaceae Grass Family 146 Achnatherum coronatum Porcupine Grass P 4-6 147 Avena barbata Slender Oats *A 3-6 148 Avena fatua Wild Oats *A 4-6 149 Bromus diandrus Rip Gut Brome *A 4-6 150 Bromus hordeaceus Soft Chess *A 4-7 151 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Red Brome *A 3-6 152 Distichlis spicata Salt Grass P 4-7 153 Gastridium ventricosum Nit Grass *A 5-9 154 Hordeum murinum Foxtail Barley *A 4-5 155 Lamarckia aurea Goldentop *A 2-5 156 Leymus condensatus Giant Rye Grass P 6-8 157 Melica imperfecta Coast Range Melic P 4-5 158 Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass P 6-9 159 Nassella cernua Nodding Needlegrass P 4-5 160 Piptatherum miliaceum Smilo *P 4-9 161 Schismus barbatus Abu-Mashi *A 3-4 162 Vulpia sp. Fescue *A -
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