Placerita Canyon County Park Flora: A Check List
Bob Muns, April 2001
#, Latin Name Common Name Life
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sp*Flower
PeriodHabitat /
Plant CommunityFerns and Fern Allies
Dryopteridaceae Woodfern Family 1 Cystopteris fragilis Brittle Fern P - shaded moist pl, streamsides 2 Dryopteris arguta Woodfern P - open, wooded slopes, <8000' Equisetaceae Horsetail Family 3 Equisetum sp. Horsetail P - moist places Polypodiaceae Polypody Family 4 Polypodium californicum California Polypody P 1-5 shaded places, cliffs, bluffs, rocks Pteridaceae Fern Family 5 Adiantum capillus-veneris Venus Hair Fern P - shaded rock, moist banks 6 Adiantum jordanii Maiden Hair Fern P - shaded hillsides, moist woods 7 Cheilanthes covillei Bead Fern P - crevices, bases of rocks 8 Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee Fern P 1-4 rocky or dry areas 9 Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern P - rocky or dry areas 10 Pentagramma triangularis Goldback Fern P 12-4 shaded slopes or rocky areas Selaginellaceae Spike Moss Family 11 Selaginella bigelovii Spike-Moss P - open sites, rocks, shrublands Conifers
Pinaceae Pine Family 12 Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Big Cone Spruce T - scattered on slopes, 1000-8000' Dicots
Aceraceae Maple Family 13 Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple T 4-5 streambanks, canyons, <5000' Amaranthaceae Amaranthus Family 14 Amaranthus albus Pigweed *A 5-10 weed of waste places, roadsides, fields 15 Amaranthus sp. Amaranth A - waste places Anacardiaceae Sumac Family 16 Rhus ovata Sugar Bush S 3-5 canyons, Ch, <4300' 17 Rhus trilobata Squaw Bush S 3-4 slopes, washes, shrublands 18 Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak S 4-5 canyons, slopes, Ch, OW, <5200' Apiaceae Carrot Family 19 Lomatium dasycarpum Woolly Lomatium P 3-6 dry ridges, <5000' 20 Lomatium utriculatum Hog Fennel P 3-4 open grassy slopes and meadows, woodlands 21 Osmorhiza brachypoda Sweet-Cicely P 3-5 shaded pl, <5500', OW, YPF 22 Sanicula arguta Snake Root P 3-4 open grassy or rocky slopes, <2000' 23 Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle P 3-5 open slopes, ravines, woodlands 24 Tauschia arguta Tauschia P 4-6 Ch, OW Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family 25 Asclepias californica California Milkweed P 4-7 flats, grassy, brushy slopes 26 Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-Leaf Milkweed P 6-8 dry places, valleys, foothills Asteraceae Sunflower Family 27 Acourtia microcephala Perezia P 6-8 dry slopes, Ch, <4000' 28 Agoseris sp. Mountain Dandelion - - Ch 29 Ambrosia acanthicarpa Annual Bur-Sage A 8-11 weedy places, dry stream bottoms 30 Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed P 7-11 weedy pl, Ch, CSS, <2500' 31 Artemisia californica California Sagebrush S 8-12 Ch, CS, CSS, <2500' 32 Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort P 6-10 open to shady places, often in drainages 33 Artemisia tridentata Basin Sagebrush S 8-10 dry slopes and plains, Ch, YPF, PJW 34 Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush S 8-12 hillsides, canyons, CSS, CS, <2500' 35 Baccharis salicifolia Mule Fat S most along water courses, <3500' 36 Brickellia californica California Brickellbush S 8-10 dry washes, slopes, Ch, CSS, <8000' 37 Brickellia nevinii Nevin's Brickellbush SS 9-11 dry slopes and washes, Ch, CSS, 800-5500' 38 Centaurea melitensis Yellow Star Thistle *A 5-6 weed of waste pl, roadsides, etc. 39 Chaenactis artemisiifolia White Pincushion A 4-7 dry slopes, disturbed places, burns 40 Chaenactis glabriuscula Yellow Pincushion A 3-7 Ch, VG 41 Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple Weed *A 5-8 disturbed places 42 Chrysothamnus sp. Rabbitbrush S - dry benches, MCF, PJW, SS 43 Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California Thistle B 4-7 often disturbed places, woodland, Ch 44 Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale Cobwebby Thistle B 4-7 grassy, brushy places, Ch, CSS, CS 45 Conyza bonariensis Little Horseweed *A 6-8 weed of waste places 46 Conyza canadensis Horseweed A 6-9 weed of waste places 47 Cotula australis Australian Brassbutton *A 1-5 weedy places, <1000' 48 Ericameria palmeri Palmer's Goldenbush S 8-12 dry plains, CSS, <2500' 49 Ericameria parishii var. parishii Parish's Goldenbush S 7-10 dry slopes, 1500-7000', Ch 50 Ericameria pinifolia Pine Bush S 4-7,
9-1dry fans and banks, <5500', Ch, CSS, OW 51 Erigeron foliosus Fleabane Aster P 5-7 grassy or brushy places, Ch, YPF, OW 52 Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden Yarrow SS 4-8 dry sl and washes, CSS, Ch 53 Filago californica California Filago A 3-6 dry pl, burns, <3500', Ch, CSS 54 Gnaphalium bicolor Everlasting P 1-5 dry pl, <2500', CSS, Ch 55 Gnaphalium californicum California Everlasting A/B 1-7 dry hills, disturbed places, <4500' 56 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum Felt-Leaf Everlasting B/P 7-10 dry, open places, <4000', Ch 57 Gnaphalium sp Cudweed A - disturbed places 58 Gutierrezia sp. Matchweed SS - Ch, VG 59 Hazardia squarrosa Saw-Tooth Goldenbush S 7-10 dry sl, <4500', Ch, CSS 60 Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower A/B 2-10 roadsides and waste places 61 Helianthus gracilentus Slender Sunflower P 5-10 dry sl, <6000', Ch, YPF 62 Heterotheca grandiflora Telegraph Weed A most weedy roadsides, Ch, CSS 63 Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. sessiliflora Golden Aster SS 7-11 dry pl, <6500', Cs, CSS, VG 64 Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-Ear *A 3-6 weed of waste places, fields 65 Lasthenia californica Goldfields A 2-6 dry open places, <3000', CSS, VG 66 Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips A 3-5 grassy slopes, <4000', Ch, CSS, VG 67 Lepidospartum squamatum Scale Broom S 8-10 dry washes, stream terraces 68 Lessingia filaginifolia Cudweed Aster SS 7-11 Ch, CSS, OW 69 Madia gracilis Tarweed A 4-8 grassy pl, woodland, forests 70 Malacothrix saxatilis Cliff Aster P most open places, roadcuts, Ch, CSS etc. 71 Micropus californicus Cottonweed A 4-6 dry or moist places, <5000' 72 Rafinesquia californica California Chicory A 4-7 burns and disturbed places 73 Senecio californicus California Butterweed A 3-5 dry open places, <3500', Ch, etc. 74 Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Bush Senecio S 6-10 washes, dry stream beds, <6000' 75 Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel *A most weed of gardens and waste places 76 Solidago californica California Goldenrod P 7-10 dry or moist places, <8000' 77 Sonchus oleraceus Sow Thistle *A most weed of waste places, etc. 78 Stephanomeria cichoriacea Tejon Milk-Aster P 8-10 rocky slopes and canyons, <6000' 79 Stephanomeria virgata Wand Chicory A 7-10 dry, open slopes, <7000' 80 Tetradymia comosa Horsebrush S 6-9 CSS, Ch, SS 81 Uropappus lindleyi Silver Puffs A 4-6 open grassy pl, woods, Ch 82 Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur A 7-10 disturbed areas, <1500' Betulaceae Birch Family 83 Alnus rhombifolia White Alder T 1-4 along permanent streams, <6500' Boraginaceae Borage Family 84 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Fiddleneck A 3-6 grassy or open pl, <5000' 85 Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii Small-Flowered Fiddleneck A 4-6 grassy or open pl, <5000' 86 Cryptantha intermedia White Forget-Me-Not A 3-7 common in cis, <3000' 87 Cryptantha muricata Popcorn Flower A 4-6 open areas, <9000' 88 Pectocarya penicillata Comb Bur A 3-5 dry sandy and gravelly places, <4500' 89 Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Popcorn Flower A 3-5 grassy fields and hillsides, <2500' 90 Plagiobothrys sp. Popcorn Flower A - Ch, VG Brassicaceae Mustard Family 91 Arabis sparsiflora Sicklepod Rock Cress A 2-5 dry slopes, 2500-6000', Ch, FW, YPF 92 Brassica nigra Black Mustard *A 4-7 dry grassy hills, disturbed pl 93 Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse *A most weed of disturbed pl, <7000' 94 Erysimum capitatum Wallflower B 3-7 dry places, <8000', Ch, etc. 95 Hirschfeldia incana Mediterranean Mustard *A/B 5-10 weed of waste pl, roadsides, etc. 96 Lepidium nitidum Peppergrass A 2-5 open places, <3000', Ch, CSS, VG 97 Raphanus sativus Wild Radish *A 2-7 weed in waste places, fields 98 Sisymbrium altissimum Tumbling Mustard *A 5-7 weed in waste pl, <7000' 99 Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard *A 4-7 weed of waste places and waysides 100 Sisymbrium orientale Oriental Mustard *A 4-6 weed of roadsides etc. 101 Thysanocarpus curvipes Lace-Pod A 3-5 grassy or brushy slopes, Ch, VG, FW 102 Thysanocarpus laciniatus Fringe-Pod A 3-5 grassy slopes, <3500', Ch, CSS, VG 103 Tropidocarpum gracile Dobie Pod A 3-5 grassy sl, open pl, <3500' Cactaceae Cactus Family 104 Opuntia sp. Prickly Pear S - Ch, CSS, VG, YPF Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family 105 Lonicera interrupta Chaparral Honeysuckle S 5-7 dry slopes, 1000-6000', Ch, YPF 106 Lonicera subspicata Southern Honeysuckle S 6-7 dry slopes, <3000', Ch 107 Sambucus mexicana Elderberry S/T 3-9 open flats, valleys, Ch, OW, CSS 108 Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry S 4-6 shaded slopes, <5000', Ch, OW Caryophyllaceae Pink Family 109 Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-Ear Chickweed A 2-5 waste pl, along roads, etc. 110 Minuartia douglasii Douglas sandwort A 4-6 Ch, OW, <7000' 111 Silene californica California Indian Pink P - Ch, OW, MCF, <7000' 112 Silene laciniata ssp. major Indian Pink P 5-7 slopes, <5000', Ch, CSS, CS 113 Stellaria media Chickweed *A 2-9 weed in shaded places Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family 114 Atriplex lentiformis Quail Brush S 7-10 alkaline pl, VG, CSS 115 Atriplex rosea Annual Saltbush *A 7-10 alkaline pl, <7000' 116 Atriplex semibaccata Australian Saltbush *P 4-12 saline waste pl, roadsides, etc. 117 Chenopodium album Lamb's Quarters *A 6-10 weed in waste pl, <6000' 118 Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican Tea *P 6-10 weed in waste places
119 Chenopodium botrys Jerusalem Oak *A 6-10 weedy places, <7000' 120 Chenopodium californicum California Chenopody P 3-6 Ch, CSS etc., <5000' 121 Chenopodium murale Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot *A most weed of disturbed places 122 Chenopodium sp. Annual Chenopodium A - - 123 Salsola tragus Russian Thistle *A 7-10 disturbed places, <9000' Cistaceae Rock Rose Family 124 Helianthemum scoparium Wild Rock Rose SS 3-6 dry slopes and ridges, CSS, Ch, <4000' Convolvulaceae Morning Glory Family 125 Calystegia macrostegia Wild Morning Glory P 5-6 dry slopes, <3000', CSS, Ch 126 Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed *P 5-10 weed of fields and waste pl Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family 127 Crassula connata Pygmy Weed A 2-5 parasitic on shrubs of Ch 128 Dudleya cymosa Liveforever P 5-6 dry rocky pl, Ch, FW, YPF 129 Dudleya lanceolata Lance-Leaf Liveforever P 5-7 dry slopes and banks, <3500' 130 Dudleya pulverulenta Chalk Liveforever P 5-7 rocky cliffs and canyons, <3000' Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family 131 Cucurbita foetidissima Calabazilla P 6-8 sandy, gravelly pl, <2000', Ch, CSS 132 Marah macrocarpus Wild Cucumber P 1-4 dry places, <3000', CSS, Ch, OW Cuscutaceae Dodder Family 133 Cuscuta sp. Dodder A - - Datiscaceae Datisca Family 134 Datisca glomerata Durango Root P 5-7 dry stream beds, washes, <6500', Ch, YPF, FW Ericaceae Heath Family 135 Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood Manzanita S 1-4 dry sl, <6000', Ch, YPF 136 Arctostaphylos glauca Big Berry Manzanita S 12-3 dry slopes, <4500', Ch Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family 137 Chamaesyce albomarginata Rattlesnake Weed P 4-11 dry sl, <4000', CSS, Ch 138 Eremocarpus setigerus Turkey Mullein A 5-10 dry open pl, <2500', CSS, VG, OW Fabaceae Pea Family 139 Amorpha californica False Indigo S 5-7 dry sl, <7500', Ch, YPF, etc. 140 Astragalus trichopodus Locoweed P 2-6 brushy sl, <1100', CSS, Ch 141 Glycyrrhiza lepidota Wild Licorice P 5-7 patches in low, moist places, <4500' 142 Lathyrus odoratus Sweetpea *P 4-6 garden escape 143 Lathyrus vestitus Wild Sweetpea P 4-6 Ch, OW, coniferous forest 144 Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Lotus P 6-9 open disturbed areas <3500' 145 Lotus hamatus San Diego Lotus A 3-6 dry sl, <5000', Ch, CSS 146 Lotus purshianus var. purshianus Spanish Clover A 5-10 dry fields and disturbed pl, <7000' 147 Lotus scoparius Deerweed SS 3-8 dry slopes and fans, <5000', CSS, Ch 148 Lotus strigosus Strigose Lotus A 3-6 disturbed pl, <7500, Ch, etc. 149 Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine A 3-6 open or disturbed pl, VG, YPF, etc. 150 Lupinus formosus Summer Lupine A 4-8 dry, open places, CSS, Ch 151 Lupinus hirsutissimus Stinging Lupine A 3-5 dry areas, burns, <4000', Ch 152 Lupinus latifolius Giant Lupine P 4-7 moist areas, Ch, MCF, etc. 153 Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus White Whorled Lupine A 4-5 grasslands, <2500', Ch, VG, CSS 154 Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine A 2-5 grassy pl, <2000', MC 155 Lupinus truncatus Truncate Lupine A 3-5 open grassy pl, burns, Ch, etc. 156 Medicago polymorpha Bur Clover *A 3-6 grassy, disturbed places 157 Medicago sativa Alfalfa *P 4-10 waste pl, along roadsides 158 Melilotus alba White Sweet Clover *A 5-9 waste and damp places 159 Melilotus indica Sour Clover *A 4-10 waste and disturbed places 160 Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust *S 5-6 roadsides, stream banks 161 Spartium junceum Spanish Broom *S 4-6 dry waste places, roadcuts 162 Trifolium ciliolatum Tree Clover A 3-6 open grassy slopes, <5000' 163 Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover A 3-6 disturbed, moist places Fagaceae Oak Family 164 Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak T 3-4 valleys, slopes, <3000', OW, FW, MEF 165 Quercus berberidifolia Scrub Oak S 3-5 dry slopes, Ch, 1000-5000' 166 Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Oak T 4-5 canyons, shaded slopes, Ch, MEF 167 Quercus wislizenii Interior Live Oak T 3-5 interior canyons, sl, Ch, FW Geraniaceae Geranium Family 168 Erodium botrys Big Beak Filaree *A 3-5 dry, open or disturbed pl, <3000' 169 Erodium cicutarium Red Stem Filaree *A 2-5 open, disturbed places, statewide, <6500' 170 Erodium moschatum White Stem Filaree *A 2-5 open disturbed pl, <5000' Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family 171 Ribes aureum Golden Currant S 2-4 many habitats, <8000' 172 Ribes malvaceum Chaparral Currant S 10-3 dry pl, Ch, OW, <5000' 173 Ribes speciosum Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry S 1-5 shaded canyons, Ch, CSS, <1500' Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia Family 174 Emmenanthe penduliflora Whispering Bells A 4-7 dry, open sl, common after fires 175 Eriodictyon crassifolium Yerba Santa S 4-6 dry sl, roadsides, washes, <6000' 176 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta A 3-6 canyons, Ch, <3000', after fires 177 Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes A 2-6 meadows, woodlands, etc., <6000' 178 Nemophila pedunculata Meadow Nemophila A 4-8 moist pl, shaded, FW, <7000' 179 Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar Phacelia A 3-5 rocky pl, <4000', VG, OW 180 Phacelia distans Fern-Leaf Phacelia A 3-6 fields, slopes, MC, <6500' 181 Phacelia ramosissima Branching Phacelia P 5-8 Ch, YPF 182 Phacelia sp. Mountain Phacelia P - open places, Ch Juglandaceae Walnut Family 183 Juglans californica Calif. Black Walnut T 4-5 slopes, canyons, <3000', woodlands Lamiaceae Mint Family 184 Lamium amplexicaule Dead Nettle *A 4-9 disturbed pl, widespread, <1150' 185 Marrubium vulgare Horehound *P 4-8 disturbed pl, widespread, <1100' 186 Monardella lanceolata Mustang Mint A 5-8 open rocky pl, Ch, OW, <8000' 187 Salvia apiana White Sage S 4-7 dry slopes, CSS, Ch, YPF, <5000' 188 Salvia columbariae Chia A 3-6 dry open places, CSS, Ch, <4000' 189 Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage S 5-7 dry open hills, CSS, Ch, <2500' 190 Salvia mellifera Black Sage S 4-7 dry slopes and benches, CSS, Ch, <4000' 191 Scutellaria tuberosa Skullcap A 4-5 dry openings, Ch, FW, <2000' 192 Stachys albens White Hedge Nettle P 5-10 wet to seepy places, <9000' 193 Trichostema lanatum Wooly Blue Curls S 5-8 dry slopes, <4500', Ch, CSS 194 Trichostema lanceolatum Vinegar Weed A 8-10 dry open pl, <3500', CSS, Ch Lauraceae Laurel Family 195 Umbellularia californica California Bay S/T 12-5 canyons, valleys, <5000', Ch, FW Loasaceae Stick-Leaf Family 196 Mentzelia micrantha Blazing Star A 4-5 open, often disturbed places, Ch, FW Malvaceae Mallow Family 197 Malva parviflora Round Leaf Mallow *A most weed of disturbed pl, <5000' Nyctaginaceae 4-O'Clock Family 198 Mirabilis californica Wish Bone Plant P 12-6 grassy areas, Ch, dunes, <3000' Oleaceae Olive Family 199 Fraxinus dipetala Flowering Ash S/T 4-5 canyons, sl, Ch, FW, <3500' Onagraceae Ev. Primrose Family 200 Camissonia bistorta Southern Suncups A 3-6 openings in CSS and Ch 201 Camissonia californica Mustard Suncups A 4-5 open pl, CSS, Ch, desert scrub 202 Camissonia ignota Suncups A 3-5 CSS, Ch, <3500' 203 Camissonia micrantha Mini Suncups A 3-5 washes, sandy fields, coastal dunes 204 Camissonia pusilla Dwarf Contorted Primrose A 5-6 sandy soils, sagebrush scrub 205 Clarkia bottae Clarkia A 4-6 openings in Ch, OW, CSS 206 Clarkia purpurea Wine Cup Clarkia A 4-7 grassy or shrubby pl, <2000' 207 Clarkia unguiculata Elegant Clarkia A 5-6 often shaded pl, Ch, VG, CS 208 Epilobium canum ssp. canum California Fuchsia SS 8-10 dry slopes, ridges, <2000' 209 Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium Humming Bird Trumpet SS 8-9 dry slopes, <10,000', MCF, etc. Orobanchaceae Broom-Rape Family 210 Orobanche bulbosa Broom-Rape P 4-7 on Adenostema, <5000' Paeoniaceae Peony Family 211 Paeonia californica California Peony P 1-3 brushy pl, <4000', Ch, CSS, OW Papaveraceae Poppy Family 212 Dicentra chrysantha Golden Ear Drops P 4-9 burns, disturbed pl, Ch, OW, YPF 213 Meconella denticulata Meconella A 3-5 shaded canyons, <3300', Ch, CSS 214 Papaver californicum Fire Poppy A 4-5 burns, disturbed pl, Ch, OW Plantaginaceae Plantain Family 215 Plantago erecta California Plantain A 3-5 dry open pl, <2500', CSS, Ch, VG 216 Plantago lanceolata English Plantain *P 4-8 weed of wet places 217 Plantago major Common Plantain *P 4-9 weed of damp waste places Platanaceae Sycamore Family 218 Platanus racemosa Western Sycamore T 2-4 along stream beds, <4000' Polemoniaceae Phlox Family 219 Eriastrum sp. Wool Star A - open places, Ch, CSS 220 Gilia angelensis Angel Gilia A 3-5 CSS, Ch, YPF, <6300' 221 Gilia sp. Gilia A - open grassy places 222 Leptodactylon californicum Prickly Phlox SS 3-6 dry slopes and banks, <5000', Ch, FW 223 Linanthus androsaceus False Baby Stars A 4-5 dry sl, <5000', Ch, FW 224 Navarretia atractyloides Skunkweed A 5-7 dry pl, <2000', CSS, Ch Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family 225 Chorizanthe staticoides Turkish Rugging A 4-7 dry slopes and flats, <6500', CSS, Ch 226 Chorizanthe sp. Spiny Herb A - open places 227 Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum Wand Buckwheat P 8-11 dry pl, <6000', Ch, CSS 228 Eriogonum fasciculatum Calif. Wild Buckwheat S most Ch, CSS 229 Eriogonum gracile Annual Buckwheat A 7-10 dry washes, mesas, <6000', Ch, CSS 230 Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat P - Ch 231 Polygonum arenastrum Knotweed *A 8-10 disturbed places, <8000' 232 Pterostegia drymarioides Thread Stem A 3-7 shady, often moist pl, <5000' 233 Rumex crispus Curly Dock *P most disturbed places, <8000' 234 Rumex sp. Dock P - - Portulacaceae Purslane Family 235 Calandrinia ciliata Red Maids A 2-5 grassy pl, <6500', VG, OW 236 Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce A 2-5 Ch, CSS, OW Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family 237 Clematis lasiantha Virgin's Bower S 3-6 hillsides, canyons, near streams, Ch, woods 238 Delphinium patens Blue Larkspur P 4-6 grassland, woodlands, forest, <9000' 239 Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Meadow Rue P 5-8 moist open to shaded pl, Ch, OW Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family 240 Ceanothus crassifolius Hoary-Leaf Ceanothus S 1-4 dry slopes and fans, <3500', Ch, CSS 241 Ceanothus leucodermis Chaparral Whitethorn S 4-6 dry rocky sl, <6000', Ch, OW 242 Ceanothus oliganthus Hairy-Leaf Ceanothus S 2-4 dry slopes, <4500', Ch 243 Rhamnus crocea Red Berry S 3-4 dry washes and canyons, Ch, CSS, <3000' 244 Rhamnus ilicifolia Holly-Leaf Red Berry S 3-6 dry slopes, <5000', Ch, YPF Rosaceae Rose Family 245 Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise S 5-6 dry slopes and ridges, <5000', Ch 246 Cercocarpus betuloides Mountain Mahogany S 3-4 dry sl & washes, <6000', Ch 247 Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon S/T 6-7 Ch, <4000' 248 Potentilla sp. Cinquefoil P - dry to damp open pl, <7000' 249 Prunus ilicifolia Holly-Leaf Cherry S 4-5 Ch, <5000' 250 Rosa californica Wild Rose S 5-8 moist places, canyons, near streams, <6000' 251 Rubus ursinus Black Berry S 3-7 canyons, waste pl, <3000' Rubiaceae Coffee Family 252 Galium angustifolium Shrubby Bedstraw SS 4-6 dry rocky places, <8000', Ch 253 Galium aparine Cleavers A 3-7 shaded banks, <7500' 254 Galium nuttallii Shrubby Bedstraw SS 3-6 dry slopes, CSS, Ch Salicaceae Willow Family 255 Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Black Cottonwood T 2-4 along streams, <6000' 256 Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Fremont Cottonwood T 3-4 moist places, <6500', Rp 257 Salix exigua Sandbar Willow S 3-5 wet places, <8000', Rp 258 Salix laevigata Red Willow S/T 3-5 along streams, <5000' 259 Salix lasiolepis Arroyo Willow S 2-4 along streams, <7000' Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family 260 Boykinia rotundifolia Boykinia P 6-7 wet pl, in canyons, <6000' 261 Lithophragma heterophyllum Woodland Star A 3-6 OW, FW, <4500' 262 Saxifraga californica California Saxifrage A 2-6 shaded grassy banks, <4000' Scrophulariaceae Snapdragon Family 263 Antirrhinum coulterianum White Snapdragon A 4-7 dry places, burns, <5000', Ch, CSS 264 Antirrhinum kelloggii Twining Snapdragon A 3-5 dry slopes, burns, <2000', Ch 265 Antirrhinum multiflorum Pink Snapdragon P 5-7 Ch, dry slopes, <4000' 266 Antirrhinum nuttallianum Purple Snapdragon A 3-7 CSS, Ch, dry slopes, <2500' 267 Castilleja exserta Owl's Clover A 3-5 grassy slopes, <3000', VG, CSS 268 Castilleja minor Lesser Indian Paintbrush A - wet places 269 Castilleja sp. Indian Paintbrush P - Ch, OW 270 Collinsia heterophylla Chinese Houses A 3-7 ± shaded places, <2500', VG, OW, etc. 271 Collinsia parryi Blue-Eyed Mary A 3-6 disturbed places, burns, Ch 272 Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus Bird's Beak A 5-8 Ch, OW, CSS, <6500' 273 Keckiella cordifolia Heart-Leaf Penstemon S 5-7 dry slopes and canyons, Ch 274 Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkey Flower SS 3-7 CSS, Ch, dry slopes, <5000' 275 Mimulus brevipes Yellow Monkey Flower A 4-6 dry places, <5000', Ch, CSS 276 Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet Monkey Flower A 4-10 stream banks, seeps, <8000' 277 Mimulus floribundus Slimy Monkey Flower A 4-8 moist places, <8000', cis 278 Mimulus pilosus Downy Monkey Flower A 4-9 moist places, <8500' 279 Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet Bugler P 4-7 dry disturbed places, Ch, <6500' 280 Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill Penstemon P 4-7 Ch, FW, YPF, <5500' 281 Penstemon sp. Penstemon P - Ch, OW 282 Scrophularia californica California Bee Plant A 3-5 dry to moist places, CSS, Ch 283 Veronica sp. Speedwell A - wet or moist places Solanaceae Nightshade Family 284 Datura wrightii Jimson Weed P 4-10 CSS, VG, etc., cis & desert 285 Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco *S/T 3-10 waste pl, on burns, <3000' 286 Solanum douglasii White Nightshade SS most partly shaded slopes, CSS, Ch, etc. 287 Solanum xanti Purple Nightshade SS 2-6 Ch, FW, <4000' Tamaricaceae Tamarisk Family 288 Tamarix sp. Tamarisk *S/T - - Urticaceae Nettle Family 289 Hesperocnide tenella Black-Hair Nettle A 4-6 shaded slopes, CSS, Ch 290 Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle P 6-9 low damp pl, <9000', MC Verbenaceae Vervain Family 291 Verbena lasiostachys Vervain P 5-9 dry to moist places, <8000' Violaceae Violet Family 292 Viola pedunculata Johnny-Jump-Up P 2-4 VG, CSS, grassy pl, <2500' Viscaceae Mistletoe Family 293 Phoradendron macrophyllum Sycamore Mistletoe S - on Platanus, Populus, etc. Vitaceae Grape Family 294 Vitis girdiana Wild Grape S 5-6 canyon bottoms, along streams Zygophyllaceae Caltrop Family 295 Tribulus terrestris Puncture Vine *A 4-10 waste pl, along roadsides, etc. Monocots
Cyperaceae Sedge Family 296 Carex sp. Sedge P - wet or moist places 297 Eleocharis sp. Spike-Rush P - marshes and wet places Iridaceae Iris Family 298 Sisyrinchium bellum Blue Eyed Grass P 3-5 open, gen. moist grassy places Juncaceae Rush Family 299 Juncus sp. Iris-Leaved Rush P - streambanks and meadows 300 Juncus sp. Pleated-Leaf Rush P - moist places 301 Juncus sp. Wire Grass P - moist places Liliaceae Lily Family 302 Allium haematochiton Wild Onion P 3-5 Ch, CSS, VG, dry slopes, <2500' 303 Bloomeria crocea Golden Star P 4-6 Ch, CSS, VG, OW, dry flats, hillsides 304 Calochortus catalinae White Mariposa Lily P 3-5 VG, Ch, open grassy slopes, <2000' 305 Calochortus clavatus Yellow Mariposa Lily P 4-6 Ch, canyons, <2500' 306 Chlorogalum parviflorum Soap Lily P 5-6 VG, CSS, Ch, <2000' 307 Dichelostemma capitatum Blue Dicks P 3-5 Ch, CSS, OW, desert, grasslands 308 Lilium humboldtii Humboldt Lily P 6-7 Ch, OW, canyons, <3000' 309 Muilla maritima Muilla P 3-6 grasslands, Ch, woodlands 310 Yucca whipplei Chaparral Yucca S 4-6 dry slopes, Ch, CSS, 1000-4000' 311 Zigadenus fremontii White Star Lily P 3-5 VG, CSS, Ch, <3500' Poaceae Grass Family 312 Agropyron sp. Wheat Grass P - Ch, YPF, dry slopes, <5000' 313 Avena barbata Slender Oats *A 3-6 weed of waste places, open slopes 314 Avena fatua Wild Oats *A 4-6 weed of waste places, open slopes 315 Bromus diandrus Rip Gut Brome *A 4-6 weed of waste places, open slopes 316 Bromus hordeaceus Soft Chess *A 4-7 weed of waste places, open slopes 317 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Red Brome *A 3-6 weed of disturbed, open pl 318 Bromus tectorum Cheat Grass *A 5-6 open disturbed places, mostly <3000' 319 Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass *P 6-8 waste and low places, forming tough sod 320 Hordeum murinum Foxtail Barley *A 4-5 weed of waste pl, <5000' 321 Lamarckia aurea Goldentop *A 2-5 weed of disturbed places 322 Leymus condensatus Giant Rye Grass P 6-8 CSS, Ch, OW 323 Lolium sp. Rye Grass *A - disturbed places and fields 324 Melica imperfecta Coast Range Melic P 4-5 CSS, Ch, OW, YPF 325 Piptatherum miliaceum Smilo *P 4-9 waste and disturbed places, low elevation 326 Poa annua Annual Bluegrass *A 1-7 weed of disturbed places, gardens 327 Polypogon monspeliensis Rabbitfoot Grass *A 4-8 moist places, along streams, ditches 328 Schismus barbatus Abu-Mashi *A 3-4 disturbed places, deserts 329 Stipa sp. Needlegrass P - Ch, CSS, OW 330 Vulpia sp. Fescue A - Ch, CSS, OW Typhaceae Cat-tail Family 331 Typha sp. Cat-tail P - freshwater marsh
Abbreviations:
A = Annual
B = Biennial
P = Perennial Herb
SS = Subshrub
S = Shrub
T = Tree* = Introduced Species
pl = Places
sl = Slopes
cis = Cismontane
Ch = Chaparral
CSS = Coastal Sage Scrub
CS = Coastal StrandSS = Sagebrush Scrub
MCF = Montane Coniferous Forest
YPF = Yellow Pine Forest
PJW = Pinyon Juniper Wood-
land
Rp = Riparian
OW = Oak Woodland
FW = Foothill Woodland
VG = Valley Grassland
MEF = Mixed Evergreen Forest
MC = Many CommunitiesPlant list digitized and blooming periods added from Munz A Flora of Southern California and A California Flora and Supplement by Michael Charters 10 September 2002.
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