Flora of Bolsa Chica Marsh
Bob Muns, 1983, 1999 Latin names in parentheses are probable, but not certain, identifications.
An enhanced version of this page has been created by Mark Bixby. It contains the following additions:
- Each Latin name has been hyperlinked into the http://plants.usda.gov/ database.
- A column has been added which shows the wetland indicator status (if any) for each species.
- A column has been added with links to photographs of each species, usually from CalPhotos.
- Some of the Latin names have been updated. Those names have been highlighted in yellow but with the original names retained here.
- Red highlighting has been added for wetland status indicators with conflicting information in the USDA PLANTS database; i.e. different varieties of a species are listed with different indicator values, etc.
Due primarily to the links, this enhanced version of the page is significantly larger, 164 kB compared to the 30 kB of this page.
#, Latin Name Common Name Life
Form
Intro
sp*Flower
PeriodPlant Communities Dicots
Aizoaceae Carpet-Weed Family 1 Carpobrotus chilensis Sea Fig *P 4-9 sand dunes, bluffs, CS, CSS 2 Carpobrotus chilensis X C. edulis (hybrid) *P - along coast 3 Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig *P 4-10 dunes along coast 4 Malephora crocea Red Ice Plant *P 11-9 wetlands, coastal bluffs 5 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Crystalline Ice Plant *A 3-10 CS, CSS, coastal bluffs 6 Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Little Ice Plant *A 4-11 CS, CSS, saline wetlands 7 Sesuvium verrucosum Sea Purslane P 4-11 margins of saline wetlands 8 Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach *A 4-9 beaches, near salt marshes Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family 9 Amaranthus albus Pigweed *A 6-12 cultivated & waste places 10 Amaranthus deflexus Prostrate Amaranth *A 5-11 W Anacardiaceae Sumac Family 11 Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper tree *S/T - edges of CSM 12 Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak S 4-5 canyons, slopes, Ch, OW Apiaceae Carrot Family 13 Apium graveolens Celery *P 5-7 wet places, edges of marsh 14 Ciclospermum leptophyllum Marsh Parsley *A 4-8 weed in gardens, etc. 15 Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock *B 4-9 moist, disturbed places 16 Foeniculum vulgare Fennel *P 5-9 roadsides, W Asteraceae Sunflower Family 17 Amblyopappus pusillus Coast Weed A 3-4 coastal bluffs, old dunes 18 Ambrosia chamissonis Silver Beach Bur P 7-11 beaches, dunes, CS 19 Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed P 7-11 roadsides, fields, Ch, CSS 20 Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort P 6-10 W, drainages 21 Aster subulatus var. ligulatus - - - - 22 Baccharis douglasii Marsh Baccharis P 7-10 near streams, CSM, CSS 23 Baccharis emoryi Emory Baccharis S 8-12 river banks, washes, marshes 24 Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush S 8-11 coastal, CS, CSS 25 Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat S 1-12 streamsides, moist places 26 Bidens pilosa var. pilosa Beggar-Ticks *A 5-11 W 27 Centaurea melitensis Tocalote *A 5-6 W, along trails 28 Chrysanthemum sp. Chrysanthemum * - escape from cultivation, coastal 29 Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle *B 6-9 W 30 Conyza bonariensis Little Horseweed *A 6-8 W, urban sites 31 Conyza canadensis Horseweed A 6-9 W 32 Conyza coulteri Coulter's Horseweed A 5-10 moist flats, CSS 33 Cotula australis Australian Brassbutton *A 1-5 urban weed, coastal areas 34 Cotula coronopifolia Brassbutton *A 3-12 CSM, FWM 35 Encelia californica California Bush Sunflower S 3-6 coastal bluffs, CSS, Ch 36 Euthamia occidentalis Western Goldenrod P 7-11 streambanks, CSM, FWM 37 Gazania linearis - * - - 38 Gnaphalium californicum Green Everlasting B 1-7 open wooded slopes, CSS, Ch 39 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum Felt-Leaf Everlasting B/P 7-10 open slopes, Ch, CSS 40 Gnaphalium luteo-album Cudweed *A 4-10 fields, W 41 Gnaphalium (stramineum) White Everlasting A/B 6-10 W 42 Hedypnois cretica Crete Weed *A 3-5 W 43 Hemizonia fasciculata Tarweed A 5-9 coastal plains, CSS, OW, VG 44 Hemizonia sp. - - - - 45 Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Weed A 1-12 W, dry streams 46 Hypochaeris glabra Cat's-Ear *A 3-6 W 47 Isocoma menziesii Coast Goldenbush S 4-12 CS, CSS, CSM 48 Jaumea carnosa Jaumea P 5-10 CSM, bases of sea cliffs 49 Lasthenia californica California Goldfields A 2-6 open pl, CSS. VG, etc. 50 Lasthenia glabrata Marsh Goldfield A 4-5 CSM, AS, vernal pools 51 Osteospermum fruticosum Freeway Daisy *P - escape from cultivation, coastal 52 Picris echioides Prickly Ox-Tongue *A 6-12 W, fields, etc. 53 Pluchea odorata Marsh Fleabane A/P 7-11 alkaline wet places, CSM, FWM 54 Pulicaria paludosa Pulicaria *A/P - along streams, marsh edges 55 Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel *A 1-12 weed of gardens and waste places 56 Sonchus asper ssp. asper Prickly Sow Thistle *A 1-12 W 57 Sonchus oleraceus Sow Thistle *A 1-12 W, garden weed 58 Stephanomeria sp. Wreath Plant A - - 59 Stephanomeria virgata Wand Chicory A 7-10 W, open slopes 60 Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur A 7-10 weed of moist disturbed places Bataceae Batis Family 61 Batis maritima Saltwort P 7-10 along coast, CSM Boraginaceae Borage Family 62 Amsinckia spectabilis Seaside Fiddleneck A 3-6 sandy places, edges of marshes 63 Cryptantha clevelandii Popcorn Flower A 4-6 slopes, rocky places, CSS, CS, Ch 64 Heliotropium curassavicum Wild Heliotrope P 3-10 moist to dry, saline soils Brassicaceae Mustard Family 65 Brassica nigra Black Mustard *A 4-7 grassy hills & fields 66 Brassica rapa Field Mustard *A 1-5 W 67 Cakile maritima Sea Rocket *A 3-10 sand dunes, CS 68 Coronopus didymus Wart Cress *A 3-7 W, gardens 69 Hirschfeldia incana Mediterranean Mustard *B 5-10 weed of waste places, along roads 70 Lepidium latifolium Perennial Peppergrass *P 6-8 beaches, roadsides, saline places 71 Lepidium sp. Peppergrass A - - 72 Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum *A 1-12 garden escape, coastal 73 Matthiola incana Purple Stock *P 3-5 sandy pl, bluffs, coastal 74 Raphanus sativus Wild Radish *A 2-7 W 75 Sisymbrium irio London Rocket *A 1-4 W Cactaceae Cactus Family 76 Opuntia ficus-indica Mission Cactus *S/T 5-6 - 77 Opuntia prolifera Coast Cholla S 4-6 - 78 Opuntia sp. Prickly Pear *S - Ch, CSS, VG, YPF Capparaceae Caper Family 79 Isomeris arborea Bladder Pod S 1-12 coastal bluffs, deserts Caryophyllaceae Pink Family 80 Polycarpon depressum Allseed A 4-6 bluffs, Ch, W 81 Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-Leaf Allseed *A 5-7 W, along roads 82 Silene gallica Common Catchfly *A 2-5 W 83 Spergularia bocconei Boccone's Sand Spurry *A 4-9 CSM, alkaline areas, sandy places 84 Spergularia marina Sand Spurry A 3-9 CSM, mud flats, alkaline places Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family 85 Atriplex californica California Saltbush P 4-11 sandy places, coastal dunes, CSM 86 Atriplex canescens Four Wing Saltbush S 6-8 CS, CSS, along coast, deserts 87 Atriplex lentiformis Quail Bush S 7-10 CSM, saline places, CSS, deserts 88 Atriplex (rosea) Annual Saltbush *A 7-10 W 89 Atriplex semibaccata Australian Saltbush *P 4-12 saline waste places, roadsides, etc. 90 Atriplex sp. Saltbush SS - border of salt marshes 91 Atriplex triangularis Arrow-Leaf Saltbush A 6-11 moist saline pl, AS, CSM 92 Atriplex watsonii Watson's Saltbush P 2-10 CS, CSM, CSS, coastal bluffs 93 Bassia hyssopifolia Five-Hook *A 7-10 weed of alkaline places 94 Beta vulgaris Beet *A/P 7-10 low damp places 95 Chenopodium album Lamb's Quarters *A 6-10 weed in waste places 96 Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican Tea *A/P 6-10 weed in waste & damp places 97 Chenopodium macrospermum var. halophilum Coast Goosefoot A 7-10 moist places, CSM, CS 98 Chenopodium multifidum Cut-Leaf Goosefoot *A 6-11 wayside weed 99 Chenopodium murale Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot *A 1-12 weed of disturbed places, gardens 100 Salicornia bigelovii Annual Pickleweed A 7-11 CSM 101 Salicornia subterminalis Bushy Pickleweed P/SS 4-9 CSM 102 Salicornia virginica Pickleweed P/SS 8-11 CSM 103 Salsola tragus Russian Thistle *A 7-10 weed of disturbed places 104 Suaeda taxifolia Sea Blite SS 7-10 CSM Convolvulaceae Morning Glory Family 105 Calystegia soldanella Beach Morning Glory P 4-5 beaches, CS 106 Cressa truxillensis Alkali Weed P 5-10 saline, alkaline places Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family 107 Crassula connata Pygmy Weed A 2-5 dry places, after burns Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family 108 Marah macrocarpus Wild Cucumber P 1-4 dry places, CSS, Ch, OW Cuscutaceae Dodder Family 109 Cuscuta salina Salt Marsh Dodder A 5-9 CSM 110 Cuscuta sp. Dodder A - - Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family 111 Chamaesyce prostrata Mat Spurge *A 8-9 W 112 Chamaesyce (serpens) Mat Spurge A - W Fabaceae Pea Family 113 Lotus scoparius Deerweed SS 3-8 CSS, Ch 114 Lotus strigosus Bishop's Lotus A 3-6 dry, disturbed places 115 Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine A 3-6 CSS, & 116 Medicago polymorpha Bur Clover *A 3-6 W 117 Melilotus alba White Sweet Clover *A 5-9 waste and damp places 118 Melilotus indica Sour Clover *A 4-10 open disturbed areas Frankeniaceae Frankenia Family 119 Frankenia salina Alkali Heath P 6-10 CSM, CS Geraniaceae Geranium Family 120 Erodium botrys Big Beak Filaree *A 3-5 open, dry, disturbed places 121 Erodium cicutarium Red Stem Filaree *A 2-5 W 122 Erodium moschatum White Stem Filaree *A 2-5 W Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia Family 123 Phacelia distans Fern-Leaf Phacelia A 3-6 fields, slopes, MC Lamiaceae Mint Family 124 Marrubium vulgare Horehound *P most waste places, old fields, etc. Lythraceae Loosestrife Family 125 Lythrum hyssopifolium Grass Poly *A/P 4-10 moist places Malvaceae Mallow Family 126 Malva parviflora Round Leaf Mallow *A most W 127 Malvella leprosa Alkali Mallow P 5-10 moist, saline places Myoporaceae Myoporum Family 128 Myoporum laetum Campground Shrub *S 1-8 W Nyctaginaceae Four-O'Clock Family 129 Abronia umbellata Pink Sand Verbena P most sandy places, CS 130 Mirabilis californica Wish Bone Plant P 12-6 grassy areas, Ch, dunes Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family 131 Camissonia cheiranthifolia Beach Primrose P 4-8 coastal dunes, beaches, CS 132 Camissonia (lewisii) Suncups A 4-5 grassland, coastal 133 Camissonia (micrantha) Mini Suncups A 3-5 coastal dunes, beaches, sandy places 134 Oenothera elata Hooker's Evening Primrose B/P 6-8 moist places, Ch, CSS 135 Oenothera (laciniata) Evening Primrose *A spring - Oxalidaceae Oxalis Family 136 Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda buttercup *P 11-3 disturbed, waste places Papaveraceae Poppy Family 137 Eschscholzia californica California Poppy A/P 2-9 grassy, open places Plantaginaceae Plantain Family 138 Plantago coronopus Cut-Leaf Plantain *A/B 4-7 sea cliffs, about salt marshes 139 Plantago indica Sand Plantain *A 7-11 sandy, waste places 140 Plantago major English Plantain *P 4-9 weed of damp waste places Plumbaginaceae Leadwort Family 141 Limonium californicum Sea Lavender P 7-12 CSM, CS 142 Limonium perezii Marsh Rosemary *P 3-9 coastal sandy places, beaches Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family 143 Emex spinosa Devil's Thorn *A 7-11 W 144 Nemacaulis denudata Woolly-Heads A 4-9 dunes, CS, deserts 145 Polygonum arenastrum Knotweed *A 5-11 disturbed places 146 Pterostegia drymarioides Thread Stem A 3-7 shady places, MC 147 Rumex crispus Curly Dock *P 3-6 W 148 Rumex salicifolius Willow Dock P 5-10 moist places Primulaceae Primrose Family 149 Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel *A 2-10 disturbed places, beaches, etc. Rubiaceae Bedstraw Family 150 Galium aparine Cleavers A 3-5 half-shaded places Saururaceae Lizard-Tail Family 151 Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa P 3-9 CSM, saline, alkaline soils Scrophulariaceae Snapdragon Family 152 Castilleja exserta Owl's Clover A 3-5 open grassy places, CSS, etc. 153 Linaria canadensis Blue Toadflax A/B 3-5 dry slopes, waste places, CSS, Ch Solanaceae Nightshade Family 154 Lycium californicum California Box Thorn S 1-3 coastal bluffs, CSS 155 Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato *A/P 7-9 W 156 Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco *S/T 3-9 open disturbed places 157 Solanum americanum Little Flowered Nightshade A/P 4-11 open disturbed, damp places 158 Solanum sp. White Nightshade P/SS most CSS, Ch, CS Tamaricaceae Tamarisk Family 159 Tamarix sp. Tamarisk *S - edges of marsh, moist places Tropaeolaceae Nasturtium Family 160 Tropaeolum majus Garden nasturtium *A/P most moist, shaded places Urticaceae Nettle Family 161 Parietaria hespera Pellitory A 4-5 moist, shaded places 162 Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea Stinging Nettle P 6-10 moist places, streambanks 163 Urtica urens Dwarf Nettle *A 1-4 weed of garden, disturbed places Monocots
Arecaceae Palm Family 164 Washingtonia filifera California Fan Palm *T 6 desert springs, other moist places Cyperaceae Sedge Family 165 Carex sp. Sedge P - wet or moist places 166 Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis Tule P 4-10 marshes, lakes, streambanks 167 Scirpus americanus Three-Square P 1-8 marshes, ponds 168 Scirpus californicus California Bulrush P 4-10 marshes, wet places 169 Scirpus cernuus Low Club Rush A 5-8 moist sandy places, CSM, FWM 170 Scirpus robustus Bull Tule P 4-8 CSM, FWM, AS Juncaceae Rush Family 171 Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Spiny Rush P 5-6 moist saline places, CSM, alkali seep 172 Juncus (balticus) Wire Grass P 5-8 moist places, MC 173 Juncus bufonius Toad Rush A 4-9 moist places Poaceae Grass Family 174 Arundo donax Giant Reed *P 3-9 moist places, seeps, ditch banks 175 Avena barbata Slender Oats *A 3-6 disturbed places, grassy fields 176 Avena fatua Wild Oats *A 4-6 disturbed places, grassy fields 177 Avena sativa Cultivated Oats *A 4-6 W 178 Brachypodium distachyon False Brome *A 4-5 W, dry sites 179 Bromus catharticus Rescue Grass *A/B 4-11 disturbed places, fields 180 Bromus diandrus Rip Gut *A 4-6 open fields, disturbed sites 181 Bromus hordeaceus Soft Chess *A 3-6 open, often disturbed places 182 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Red Brome *A 3-6 open, disturbed places 183 Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass *P late summer along coastal bluffs, etc. 184 Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass *P 6-8 W 185 Distichlis spicata Salt Grass P 4-9 CSM, alkaline places 186 Hordeum (intercedens) Slender Foxtail A - grassy areas, coastal 187 Hordeum murinum Foxtail *A 3-7 moist, disturbed sites 188 Lamarckia aurea Goldentop *A 3-5 W, rocky places, trails 189 Lolium multiflorum Italian Rye *A 4-10 W 190 Monanthochloe littoralis Salt-Cedar P 5-6 CSM 191 Parapholis incurva Sicklegrass *A 4-6 edges of CSM 192 Paspalum dilatatum Dallis Grass *P 5-11 moist places, ditches, roadsides 193 Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu Grass *P 7-10 roadsides, W 194 Poa annua Annual Bluegrass *A 1-7 disturbed, moist places 195 Polypogon monspeliensis Rabbitsfoot *A 4-8 moist places, along streams 196 Schismus barbatus Abu-Mashi *A 3-4 dry open places, W 197 Spartina foliosa Cord Grass P 7-11 CSM 198 Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine Grass *P 7-9 fields, roadsides, moist places 199 Triticum aestivum Wheat *A 4-5 W 200 Vulpia myuros Rattail Fescue *A 3-4 open places, sandy soils Typhaceae Cat-Tail Family 201 Typha sp. Cat-Tail P 6-7 marshy areas
Legend:
T = Tree
S = Shrub
SS = Subshrub
* = Introduced
A = Annual
P = Perennial
B = Biennial
CS = Coastal Strand
CSS = Coastal Sage Scrub
CSM = Coastal Salt Marsh
FWM = Freshwater MarshCh = Chaparral
OW = Oak Woodland
VG = Valley Grassland
AS = Alkali Sink
W = Weedy, Waste and Disturbed Places
& = And Other Communities
Maps showing locations of the following taxa:
- Tetragonia tetragonioides, Baccharis pilularis, Matthiola incana, Apium graveolens, Pulicaria paludosa and Atriplex canescens
- Sesuvium verrucosum, Pluchea odorata, Amsinckia spectabilis, Calystegia soldanella and Malvella leprosa
- Atriplex watsonii, Atriplex californica, Lotus scoparius, Euthamia occidentalis, Lycium californicum, Arundo donax, Atriplex lentiformis and Juncus (balticus)
- Anemopsis californica, Phacelia distans, Oenothera elata, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis and Scirpus robustus
- Oenothera (laciniata), Emex spinosa, Parapholis incurva, Pennisetum clandestinum, Brachypodium distachyon and Malephora crocea
- Hordeum (intercedens), Cortaderia selloana, Nemacaulis denudata, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis and Cressa truxillensis
Plant list digitized by Tom Chester and Michael Charters 3 November 2002; maps scanned by Michael Charters 3 November 2002.The only changes made from the printed edition of 1999 were to incorporate the additional species into the main list, the addition of the non-native designation for #125, Lythrum hyssopifolium, and a re-alphabetization.
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