Flora of Malibu Lagoon State Park

Bob Muns, 1988

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees until we finish checking
it. The information below is incomplete, and there may be errors we haven't caught yet.

#, Latin Name	Common Name	Life Form Intro sp*	Flower Period	Plant Communities
Conifers
Cupressaceae	Cypress Family
1 Cupressus sp.	Cypress	*T	-	planted
Pinaceae	Pine Family
2 Pinus sp.	Pine	*T	-	planted
Dicots
Aizoaceae	Carpet-Weed Family
3 Carpobrotus edulis	Hottentot Fig	*P	4-10	border of CSM, &
4 Malephora crocea	Orange Ice Plant	*P	11-9	border of CSM, &
5 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	Ice Plant	*A	3-10	border of CSM, CS
6 Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum	Little Ice Plant	*A	4-11	border of CSM, CS
7 Tetragonia tetragonioides	New Zealand Spinach	*A	4-9	border of CSM, CSS, CS
Amaranthaceae	Amaranth Family
8 Amaranthus albus	Pigweed	*A	6-12	W
Anacardiaceae	Sumac Family
9 Schinus terebinthifolius	Brazilian pepper tree	*S/T	-	occasional along coast
Apiaceae	Carrot Family
10 Apium graveolens	Celery	*P	5-9	Rp, FWM
11 Conium maculatum	Poison Hemlock	*B	5-7	W
12 Foeniculum vulgare	Sweet Fennel	*B/P	5-9	W
Asteraceae	Sunflower Family
13 Achillea sp.	Yarrow	*P	-	planted
14 Ambrosia chamissonis	Silver Beach Bur	P	3-9	border of CSM, CS
15 Ambrosia psilostachya	Western Ragweed	P	8-10	MC
16 Artemisia californica	California Sagebrush	S	8-12	CSS, Ch
17 Artemisia douglasiana	Mugwort	P	7-11	Rp, CSS, &
18 Baccharis pilularis	Coyote Brush	S	8-11	border of CSM, CSS
19 Baccharis salicifolia	Mule Fat	S	1-12	Rp, CSS
20 Centaurea melitensis	Tocalote	*A	5-7	W
21 Chrysanthemum coronarium	Garland Chrysanthemum	*A	4-6	naturalized along coast
22 Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California Thistle	B	4-6	CSS, Ch, OW
23 Conyza bonariensis	Little Horseweed	*A	4-10	W
24 Conyza canadensis	Horseweed	A	5-12	W
25 Coreopsis gigantea	Giant Coreopsis	*S	3-5	planted
26 Cotula coronopifolia	Brassbutton	*A	1-4	border of CSM
27 Cynara cardunculus	Cardoon	*P	5-7	grassy places along coast
28 Heterotheca grandiflora	Telegraph Weed	A/B	1-12	W
29 Hypochaeris glabra	Smooth Cat's-Ear	*A	3-6	grassy areas
30 Jaumea carnosa	Marsh Jaumea	P	5-10	CSM, low zone
31 Lactuca serriola	Prickly Lettuce	*A	6-9	W
32 Malacothrix saxatilis	Cliff Aster	P	1-12	MC
33 Picris echioides	Bristly Ox Tongue	*A/B	6-12	W
34 Senecio vulgaris	Common Groundsel	*A	1-12	W
35 Silybum marianum	Milk Thistle	*A/B	5-7	W
36 Sonchus oleraceus	Sow Thistle	*A	1-12	W
37 Xanthium strumarium	Cocklebur	A	7-10	moist waste places
Betulaceae	Birch Family
38 Alnus rhombifolia	White Alder	*T	2-3	planted
Boraginaceae	Borage Family
39 Heliotropium curassavicum	Salt Heliotrope	P	4-10	CSM & borders
Brassicaceae	Mustard Family
40 Cakile maritima	Sea Rocket	*A	3-10	CS, lagoon margin
41 Hirschfeldia incana	Mediterranean Mustard	*A/P	3-9	W
42 Lepidium latifolium	Perennial Pepper Grass	*P	4-5	near streams, &
43 Lepidium oblongum	Pepper Grass	A	3-5	bluffs, W
44 Lobularia maritima	Sweet Alyssum	*A/P	2-10	W
45 Raphanus sativus	Wild Radish	*A/B	3-5	W
Caprifoliaceae	Honeysuckle Family
46 Sambucus mexicana	Elderberry	S/T	4-8	Rp, Ch
Caryophyllaceae	Pink Family
47 Spergularia bocconii	Sand Spurrey	*A	4-9	paths, beach dunes
48 Spergularia marina	Sand Spurrey	A	3-9	CSM & border
Chenopodiaceae	Goosefoot Family
49 Atriplex lentiformis	Quail Brush	S	7-11	border of CSM, CSS
50 Atriplex semibaccata	Australian Saltbush	*P	4-12	saline waste pl, roadsides, etc.
51 Atriplex sp.	New Saltbush	*S	-	border of CSM
52 Atriplex triangularis	Arrow-Leaf Saltbush	*A	6-11	border of CSM
53 Bassia hyssopifolia	Five-Hook Bassia	*A	5-9	W, coastal
54 Beta vulgaris	Garden Beet	*B	7-8	brackish places
55 Chenopodium album	Lamb's Quarters	*A	6-10	W
56 Chenopodium ambrosioides	Mexican Tea	*A/P	6-2	W
57 Chenopodium murale	Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot	*A	1-12	W
58 Salicornia virginica	Pickleweed	P/SS	8-11	CSM, low marsh
59 Salsola tragus	Russian Thistle	*A	5-11	W
Convolvulaceae	Morning Glory Family
60 Calystegia macrostegia	Morning Glory	P	2-5	CSS, Ch
Cuscutaceae	Dodder Family
61 Cuscuta salina	Salt Marsh Dodder	A	6-10	CSM
Euphorbiaceae	Spurge Family
62 Chamaesyce sp.	Mat Spurge	A	-	W
63 Euphorbia terracina	-	-	-	-
64 Ricinus communis	Castor Bean	*S	1-12	W
Fabaceae	Pea Family
65 Lotus scoparius	Deerweed	SS	3-8	CSS, CS, Ch
66 Medicago polymorpha	Bur Clover	*A	2-7	W
67 Melilotus alba	White Sweet Clover	*A/B	4-9	W
68 Melilotus indica	Sour Clover	*A/B	4-9	W
69 Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	*A	4-10	disturbed border of marsh
70 Trifolium repens	White Clover	*P	4-7	W, &
71 Vicia villosa	Winter Vetch	*A	5-6	W
Frankeniaceae	Frankenia Family
72 Frankenia salina	Alkali Heath	P/SS	6-10	CSM
Geraniaceae	Geranium Family
73 Erodium cicutarium	Red Stem Filaree	*A	2-5	open disturbed places
74 Erodium moschatum	White Stem Filaree	*A	2-5	open disturbed places
Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia Family
75 Phacelia ramosissima	Branching Phacelia	P	4-9	CSS, Ch, OW
Lamiaceae	Mint Family
76 Marrubium vulgare	Horehound	*P	4-5	W
77 Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	Hedge Nettle	P	3-5	moist places, CSS, Ch, Rp
Malvaceae	Mallow Family
78 Malacothamnus fasciculatus	Bush Mallow	S	4-10	CSS, Ch, &
79 Malva nicaeensis	Bull Mallow	*A/B	3-9	W
80 Malva parviflora	Round Leaf Mallow	*A	1-12	W
Myoporaceae	Myoporum Family
81 Myoporum laetum	Campground Shrub	*S	1-8	planted, naturalized
Myricaceae	Wax-Myrtle Family
82 Myrica californica	Wax-Myrtle	*S	3-4	planted
Papaveraceae	Poppy Family
83 Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	A/P	2-9	open grassy areas
Plantaginaceae	Plantain Family
84 Plantago coronopus	Cut-Leaf Plantain	*A/B	4-7	CS, CSM
85 Plantago lanceolata	English Plantain	*P	4-10	moist places, gardens
86 Plantago major	Common Plantain	*P	5-11	lawns, moist places
Plumbaginaceae	Leadwort Family
87 Limonium californicum	Sea Lavender	P	7-12	CSM, CS
Polygonaceae	Buckwheat Family
88 Eriogonum fasciculatum	Calif. Wild Buckwheat	SS	4-10	Ch, CSS
89 Eriogonum giganteum	St. Catherine's Lace	*S	5-8	planted
90 Polygonum arenastrum	Knotweed	*A	2-10	W
91 Rumex conglomeratus	Green Dock	*P	5-10	wet places
92 Rumex crispus	Curly Dock	*P	3-6	W
Primulaceae	Primrose Family
93 Anagallis arvensis	Scarlet Pimpernel	*A	2-10	W
Rosaceae	Rose Family
94 Lyonothamnus floribundus	Catalina Ironwood	*S/T	5-6	planted
95 Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii	Catalina Cherry	*T	3-5	planted
Salicaceae	Willow Family
96 Salix exigua	Sandbar Willow	S	10-4	Rp
97 Salix lasiolepis	Arroyo Willow	S/T	1-3	Rp
Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon Family
98 Galvezia speciosa	Island Bush Snapdragon	*S	2-5	planted
99 Veronica anagallis-aquatica	Speedwell	*P	5-10	border of lakes, streams
Solanaceae	Nightshade Family
100 Lycopersicon esculentum	Tomato	*A/P	8-10	W
101 Nicotiana glauca	Tree Tobacco	*S/T	1-12	W, along streams
102 Solanum americanum	Little White Nightshade	*A/P	4-10	shaded waste places
103 Solanum douglasii	White Nightshade	SS	2-3	W, CSS, Ch
Sterculiaceae	Cacao Family
104 Fremontodendron sp.	Fremontia	*S/T	-	planted
Urticaceae	Nettle Family
105 Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	Stinging Nettle	P	6-10	moist places
Monocots
Arecaceae	Palm Family
106 Washingtonia sp.	Fan Palm	*T	-	one small plant
Cyperaceae	Sedge Family
107 Cyperus involucratus	Umbrella Plant	*P	1-12	wet places
108 Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis	Common Tule	P	4-10	brackish places, CSM, FWM
109 Scirpus californicus	California Bulrush	P	4-10	brackish places, CSM, FWM
110 Scirpus robustus	Bull Tule	P	4-10	brackish places, CSM, FWM
Juncaceae	Rush Family
111 Juncus sp.	Wire Grass	P	-	moist places
Juncaginaceae	Arrow-Grass Family
112 Triglochin concinna	Arrow Grass	P	3-8	CSM
Poaceae	Grass Family
113 Arundo donax	Giant Reed	*P	3-12	by streams, moist pl
114 Bromus catharticus	Rescue Grass	*B/P	4-6	W
115 Bromus diandrus	Rip Gut Brome	*A	3-5	grasslands, W
116 Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Chess	*A	3-5	grasslands, W
117 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	Red Brome	*A	3-5	W, CSS, Ch
118 Cortaderia jubata	Pampas Grass	*P	8-10	many coastal habitats, W
119 Crypsis vaginiflora	Swamp Grass	*A	9-10	moist strands
120 Cynodon dactylon	Bermuda Grass	*P	4-10	W
121 Distichlis spicata	Salt Grass	P	3-10	CSM
122 Echinochloa crus-galli	Barnyard Grass	*A	7-10	Rp
123 Hordeum murinum	Foxtail Barley	*A	3-7	W
124 Hordeum sp.	Slender Barley	A	-	border of CSM
125 Leptochloa uninervia	Sprangle Top	A	6-10	creek bottoms
126 Leymus condensatus	Giant Rye Grass	P	5-8	CSS, Ch, OW
127 Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	*A	4-10	W, lawns
128 Parapholis incurva	Sicklegrass	*A	5-6	border of CSM
129 Pennisetum clandestinum	Kikuyu Grass	*P	7-10	roadsides
130 Piptatherum miliaceum	Smilo Grass	*P	6-10	W, along streams
131 Polypogon monspeliensis	Rabbitfoot Grass	*A	4-10	moist places, marsh borders
132 Sorghum halepense	Johnson Grass	*P	5-8	W, wet orchard edges
133 Vulpia sp.?	Fescue	*A	-	Ch, CSS, OW
Abbreviations: T = Tree S = Shrub SS = Subshrub A = Annual B = Biennial P = Perennial * = Introduced Ch = Chaparral CS = Coastal Strand OW = Oak Woodland CSS = Coastal Sage    Scrub Rp = Riparian CSM = Coastal Salt Marsh FWM = Freshwater Marsh W = Weedy, Waste & Disturbed Places MC = Many Communities & = And Other Communities

Vulpia sp.. Because Festuca was split up into Festuca and Vulpia, we have no way of knowing from this Flora alone whether this should be listed as Festuca or Vulpia. Since in our experience the weedy non-native Vulpia species are encountered much more frequently than Festuca species, we have chosen to change Bob's original entry of "Festuca sp." to "Vulpia sp.". Note that this could be incorrect, and anyone using this flora should beware.

Note that there are 133 species in this flora, not 132, due to the double use of #125 in the printed flora.

Plant list digitized and names updated in accord with The Jepson Manual by Tom Chester and Michael Charters 14 October 2002.

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