Flora of Laurel Canyon, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Bob Muns, 2003

#, Latin Name	Common Name	Life Form Intro sp*
Ferns and Fern Allies
Dennstaedtiaceae	Bracken Family
1 Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	Bracken	P
Dryopteridaceae	Woodfern Family
2 Dryopteris arguta	Woodfern	P
Polypodiaceae	Polypody Family
3 Polypodium californicum	California Polypody	P
Pteridaceae	Fern Family
4 Adiantum jordanii	Maiden Hair Fern	P
5 Pellaea andromedifolia	Coffee Fern	P
6 Pentagramma triangularis	Goldback Fern	P
7 Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	goldback fern
Selaginellaceae	Spike Moss Family
8 Selaginella bigelovii	Spike-Moss	P
Dicots
Amaranthaceae	Amaranth Family
9 Amaranthus sp.	Amaranth	A
Anacardiaceae	Sumac Family
10 Malosma laurina	Laurel Sumac	S
11 Rhus integrifolia	Lemonade Berry	S
12 Schinus molle	Pepper Tree	*ST
13 Schinus terebinthifolius	Peruvian pepper tree	*S T
14 Toxicodendron diversilobum	Poison Oak	S
Apiaceae	Carrot Family
15 Anthriscus caucalis	Bur Chervil	*A
16 Apiastrum angustifolium	Wild Celery	A
17 Conium maculatum	Poison Hemlock	*A
18 Foeniculum vulgare	Sweet Fennel	*P
19 Sanicula crassicaulis	Pacific Sanicle	P
Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed Family
20 Asclepias fascicularis	Narrow-Leaf Milkweed	P
Asteraceae	Sunflower Family
21 Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	P
22 Ageratina adenophora	Eupatory	*P
23 Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Annual Bur-Sage	A
24 Ambrosia psilostachya	Western Ragweed	P
25 Artemisia californica	California Sagebrush	S
26 Artemisia douglasiana	Mugwort	P
27 Baccharis pilularis	Coyote Brush	S
28 Baccharis salicifolia	Mule Fat	S
29 Brickellia californica	California Brickellbush	S
30 Carduus pycnocephalus	Italian Thistle	*A
31 Centaurea melitensis	Yellow Star Thistle	*A
32 Chaenactis artemisiifolia	White Pincushion	A
33 Chamomilla suaveolens	Pineapple Weed	*A
34 Chrysanthemum coronarium	Garland Chrysanthemum	*A
35 Cirsium occidentale	Western Thistle	B
36 Cirsium vulgare	Bull Thistle	*A B
37 Conyza bonariensis	Little Horseweed	*A
38 Conyza canadensis	Horseweed	A
39 Cynara cardunculus	Cardoon	*P
40 Encelia californica	California Encelia	S
41 Ericameria pinifolia	Pine Bush	S
42 Erigeron foliosus	Fleabane Aster	P
43 Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	Golden Yarrow	SS
44 Filago gallica	Filago	*A
45 Gnaphalium bicolor	Everlasting	P
46 Gnaphalium californicum	California Everlasting	B
47 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	Felt-Leaf Everlasting	P
48 Gnaphalium sp.	Cudweed	B
49 Hemizonia fasciculata	Tarweed	A
50 Heterotheca grandiflora	Telegraph Weed	A/B
51 Hypochaeris glabra	Smooth Cat's-Ear	*A
52 Isocoma menziesii	Coast Goldenbush	S
53 Lactuca serriola	Prickly Lettuce	*A
54 Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	Cudweed Aster	P SS
55 Rafinesquia californica	California Chicory	A
56 Silybum marianum	Milk Thistle	*A/B
57 Solidago californica	California Goldenrod	P
58 Sonchus asper ssp. asper	Prickly Sow Thistle	*A
59 Sonchus oleraceus	Sow Thistle	*A
60 Stephanomeria virgata	Wand Chicory	A
61 Uropappus lindleyi	Silver Puffs	A
62 Xanthium spinosum	Spiny Cocklebur	A
63 Xanthium strumarium	Cocklebur	A
Boraginaceae	Borage Family
64 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	Fiddleneck	A
65 Cryptantha intermedia	White Forget-Me-Not	A
66 Heliotropium curassavicum	Wild Heliotrope	P
67 Pectocarya sp.	Comb Bur	A
68 Plagiobothrys sp.	Popcorn Flower	A
Brassicaceae	Mustard Family
69 Brassica nigra	Black Mustard	*A
70 Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse	*A
71 Cardamine californica	Milk Maids	P
72 Hirschfeldia incana	Mediterranean Mustard	*A/B
73 Lepidium sp.	Peppergrass	A
74 Raphanus sativus	Wild Radish	*A
75 Sisymbrium irio	London Rocket	*A
76 Sisymbrium orientale	Oriental Mustard	*A
Cactaceae	Cactus Family
77 Opuntia littoralis	Coast Prickly Pear	S
78 Opuntia prolifera	Coast Cholla	S
Capparaceae	Caper Family
79 Isomeris arborea	Bladder Pod	S
Caprifoliaceae	Honeysuckle Family
80 Sambucus mexicana	Elderberry	S/T
81 Symphoricarpos mollis	Snowberry	S
Caryophyllaceae	Pink Family
82 Silene gallica	Catchfly	*A
83 Silene laciniata ssp. major	Indian Pink	P
84 Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis	Sand Spurry	*A
85 Spergularia bocconei	Boccone's Sand Spurry	*A
86 Stellaria media	Chickweed	*A
Chenopodiaceae	Goosefoot Family
87 Chenopodium album	Lamb's Quarters	*A
88 Chenopodium ambrosioides	Mexican Tea	*P
89 Chenopodium californicum	California Chenopody	P
90 Chenopodium murale	Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot	*A
Convolvulaceae	Morning Glory Family
91 Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	south coast morning-glory
92 Convolvulus arvensis	Bindweed	*P
Crassulaceae	Stonecrop Family
93 Crassula connata	Pygmy Weed	A
94 Dudleya edulis	Ladies-Fingers	P
95 Dudleya lanceolata	Lance-Leaf Liveforever	P
96 Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta	California chalk lettuce
97 Dudleya stolonifera	Laguna Beach dudleya
Cucurbitaceae	Gourd Family
98 Cucurbita foetidissima	Calabazilla	P
99 Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	Wild Cucumber	P
Euphorbiaceae	Spurge Family
100 Chamaesyce polycarpa	Sand Mat	P
101 Eremocarpus setigerus	Turkey Mullein	A
Fabaceae	Pea Family
102 Amorpha fruticosa	False Indigo	S
103 Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	San Diego Sweet Pea	P
104 Lotus hamatus	San Diego Lotus	A
105 Lotus salsuginosus var. salsuginosus	Alkali Lotus	A
106 Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	deerweed
107 Lotus strigosus	Strigose Lotus	A
108 Lupinus bicolor	Miniature Lupine	A
109 Lupinus hirsutissimus	Stinging Lupine	A
110 Lupinus longifolius	Bush Lupine	S
111 Lupinus succulentus	Arroyo Lupine	A
112 Lupinus truncatus	Truncate Lupine	A
113 Medicago polymorpha	Bur Clover	*A
114 Melilotus indica	Sour Clover	*A
115 Trifolium hirtum	rose clover	*
116 Trifolium willdenovii	Tomcat Clover	A
117 Vicia americana var. americana	American Vetch	P
118 Vicia sativa ssp. sativa	spring vetch	*
Fagaceae	Oak Family
119 Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	coast live oak
120 Quercus berberidifolia	Scrub Oak	S
121 Quercus berberidifolia X Q. engelmannii	scrub oak X Engelmann oak
Geraniaceae	Geranium Family
122 Erodium botrys	Big Beak Filaree	*A
123 Erodium cicutarium	Red Stem Filaree	*A
124 Erodium moschatum	White Stem Filaree	*A
125 Geranium carolinianum	Carolina Geranium	A
Grossulariaceae	Gooseberry Family
126 Ribes speciosum	Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry	S
Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia Family
127 Emmenanthe penduliflora	Whispering Bells	A
128 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	Eucrypta	A
129 Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	Caterpillar Phacelia	A
130 Phacelia parryi	Parry Phacelia	A
131 Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis	south coast branching phacelia
132 Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	Fiesta Flower	A
Lamiaceae	Mint Family
133 Marrubium vulgare	Horehound	*P
134 Salvia apiana	White Sage	S
135 Salvia mellifera	Black Sage	S
136 Stachys sp.	hedge-nettle
Malvaceae	Mallow Family
137 Malacothamnus fasciculatus	Bush Mallow	S
138 Malva parviflora	Round Leaf Mallow	*A
139 Malva sylvestris	high mallow	*
Onagraceae	Evening Primrose Family
140 Camissonia bistorta	Southern Suncups	A
141 Camissonia californica	Mustard Suncups	A
142 Clarkia unguiculata	Elegant Clarkia	A
143 Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California Fuchsia	SS
Papaveraceae	Poppy Family
144 Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	A/P
Plantaginaceae	Plantain Family
145 Plantago erecta	California Plantain	A
146 Plantago lanceolata	English Plantain	*P
147 Plantago major	Common Plantain	*P
Platanaceae	Sycamore Family
148 Platanus racemosa	Western Sycamore	T
Polygonaceae	Buckwheat Family
149 Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	Wand Buckwheat	P
150 Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	California buckwheat
151 Polygonum arenastrum	Knotweed	*A
152 Pterostegia drymarioides	Thread Stem	A
153 Rumex crispus	Curly Dock	*P
154 Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus	willow-leaved dock
Portulacaceae	Purslane Family
155 Calandrinia ciliata	Red Maids	A
156 Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	southern miner's lettuce
157 Portulaca oleracea	Purslane	*A
Primulaceae	Primrose Family
158 Anagallis arvensis	Scarlet Pimpernel	*A
Ranunculaceae	Buttercup Family
159 Clematis ligusticifolia	Virgin's Bower	S
160 Ranunculus californicus	California Buttercup	P
Rhamnaceae	Buckthorn Family
161 Rhamnus ilicifolia	Holly-Leaf Red Berry	S
Rosaceae	Rose Family
162 Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon	S
163 Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	sticky cinquefoil
164 Rosa californica	Wild Rose	S
165 Rubus ursinus	Black Berry	S
Rubiaceae	Bedstraw Family
166 Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	Chaparral Bedstraw	SS
167 Galium aparine	Cleavers	A
168 Galium porrigens var. porrigens	graceful bedstraw
Salicaceae	Willow Family
169 Salix laevigata	Red Willow	S/T
170 Salix lasiolepis	Arroyo Willow	S/T
Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage Family
171 Lithophragma affine	Woodland Star	P
Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon Family
172 Antirrhinum nuttallianum	Purple Snapdragon	A
173 Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis	Coast Paint Brush	P SS
174 Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	Owl's Clover	A
175 Collinsia heterophylla	Chinese Houses	A
176 Keckiella cordifolia	Heart-Leaf Penstemon	S
177 Linaria canadensis var. texana	rough-seeded blue toad-flax
178 Mimulus aurantiacus	Bush Monkey Flower	SS
179 Mimulus guttatus	Creek Monkey Flower	P
180 Scrophularia californica	California Bee Plant	P
Solanaceae	Nightshade Family
181 Datura wrightii	Jimson Weed	P
182 Nicotiana glauca	Tree Tobacco	*S/T
183 Nicotiana sp.	wild tobacco
184 Solanum douglasii	White Nightshade	SS
185 Solanum parishii	Parish's Purple Nightshade	SS
Urticaceae	Nettle Family
186 Parietaria hespera	Pellitory	A
187 Urtica dioica	Stinging Nettle	P
188 Urtica urens	Ann. Stinging Nettle	*A
Verbenaceae	Vervain Family
189 Verbena lasiostachys	Vervain	P
Viscaceae	Mistletoe Family
190 Phoradendron macrophyllum	Sycamore Mistletoe	S
Zygophyllaceae	Caltrop Family
191 Tribulus terrestris	Puncture Vine	*A
Monocots
Iridaceae	Iris Family
192 Sisyrinchium bellum	Blue Eyed Grass	P
Juncaceae	Rush Family
193 Juncus patens	common rush
Liliaceae	Lily Family
194 Bloomeria crocea	Golden Star	P
195 Calochortus catalinae	White Mariposa Lily	P
196 Calochortus splendens	Splendid Mariposa Lily	P
197 Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	soap plant
198 Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	Blue Dicks	P
199 Zigadenus fremontii	White Star Lily	P
Poaceae	Grass Family
200 Achnatherum coronatum	Porcupine Grass	P
201 Avena barbata	Slender Oats	*A
202 Avena fatua	Wild Oats	*A
203 Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome
204 Bromus catharticus	Rescue Grass	*A/B
205 Bromus diandrus	Rip Gut Brome	*A
206 Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Chess	*A
207 Bromus madritensis	Red Brome	*A
208 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	Red Brome	*A
209 Cynodon dactylon	Bermuda Grass	*P
210 Distichlis spicata	Salt Grass	P
211 Ehrharta calycina	perennial veldt grass	*
212 Hordeum murinum	Foxtail Barley	*A
213 Lamarckia aurea	Goldentop	*A
214 Leymus condensatus	Giant Rye Grass	P
215 Leymus triticoides	Alkali Ryegrass	P
216 Lolium sp.	Rye Grass	*A
217 Melica imperfecta	Coast Range Melic	P
218 Nassella cernua	nodding needlegrass
219 Nassella lepida	Foothill Stipa	P
220 Nassella pulchra	Purple Needlegrass	P
221 Piptatherum miliaceum	Smilo	*P
222 Polypogon monspeliensis	Rabbitfoot Grass	*A
223 Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	Foxtail Fescue	*A
Typhaceae	Cat Tail Family
224 Typha sp.	Cat-tail	P

In the above, 35 taxa were added by Tom Chester, Jane Strong and Bob Muns, on Bob's Plant ID Walk of 4/13/03. Tom and Jane added most of the subspecies determinations. This webpage is incomplete, in that the common names that are not capitalized come from the database of Chester and Strong, and some of the lifeform information is not online.

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