Flora of Point Mugu 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
Ferns and Fern Allies
Blechnaceae	Fern Family
1 Woodwardia fimbriata	Giant Chain Fern	P	5-8	along streams, wet areas
Dennstaedtiaceae	Bracken Family
2 Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	Bracken	P	9-11	deeply shaded canyons
Dryopteridaceae	Woodfern Family
3 Dryopteris arguta	Woodfern	P	4-11	wooded slopes, OW
Equisetaceae	Horsetail Family
4 Equisetum sp.	Horsetail	P	-	along streams, wet areas
Polypodiaceae	Polypody Family
5 Polypodium californicum	California Polypody	P	-	rocky slopes, winter wet pl
Pteridaceae	Fern Family
6 Adiantum capillus-veneris	Venus Hair Fern	P	-	wet pl, along seepages
7 Adiantum jordanii	Maiden Hair Fern	P	-	shaded slopes, Ch, OW
8 Pellaea andromedifolia	Coffee Fern	P	-	brush slopes, Ch, CSS
9 Pentagramma triangularis	Goldback Fern	P	-	brushy slopes, rock crevices
Selaginellaceae	Spike Moss Family
10 Selaginella bigelovii	Spike-Moss	P	-	rocky or brushy sl, CSS, Ch
Dicots
Aizoaceae	Carpet-Weed Family
11 Carpobrotus edulis	Hottentot Fig	*P	4-10	naturalized along coast
12 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	Ice Plant	*A	3-10	along immediate coast
13 Tetragonia tetragonioides	New Zealand Spinach	*A	4-9	along coast, CS
Amaranthaceae	Amaranth Family
14 Amaranthus albus	Pigweed	*A	5-10	W
15 Amaranthus sp.	Amaranth	A	-	-
Anacardiaceae	Sumac Family
16 Malosma laurina	Laurel Sumac	S	6-7	Ch, CSS
17 Rhus integrifolia	Lemonade Berry	S	2-5	mostly CSS, Ch
18 Rhus ovata	Sugar Bush	S	3-5	Ch, OW
19 Toxicodendron diversilobum	Poison Oak	S	4-5	CSS, Ch, OW
Apiaceae	Carrot Family
20 Apiastrum angustifolium	Wild Celery	A	3-4	CSS, Ch, on burns
21 Apium graveolens	Celery	*P	5-7	along streams, FWM
22 Berula erecta	Water Parsnip	P	6-9	streams, wet ground
23 Bowlesia incana	Bowlesia	A	3-4	shaded places, Ch, &
24 Conium maculatum	Poison Hemlock	*B	4-9	W
25 Daucus pusillus	Rattlesnake Weed	A	4-6	grassy places, Ch, &
26 Foeniculum vulgare	Sweet Fennel	*P	5-9	W, along roads
27 Lomatium lucidum	Shiny Lomatium	P	1-4	rocky slopes, CSS, Ch
28 Osmorhiza brachypoda	Sweet-Cicely	P	3-5	shaded places, OW
29 Sanicula arguta	Snake Root	P	3-4	grassy slopes, Ch, &
30 Sanicula crassicaulis	Pacific Sanicle	P	3-5	shaded places, OW
31 Tauschia arguta	Southern Tauschia	P	4-6	openings in Ch
Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed Family
32 Asclepias fascicularis	Narrow-Leaf Milkweed	P	6-8	grassy places, CSS, Ch
Asteraceae	Sunflower Family
33 Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	P	4-6	open places, OW, &
34 Achyrachaena mollis	Blow Wives	A	4-5	grasslands
35 Acourtia microcephala	Perezia	P	6-8	dry slopes, Ch
36 Amblyopappus pusillus	Coast Weed	A	3-4	along coast, just above beaches
37 Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Burweed	A	8-11	sandy creek bottoms, W
38 Ambrosia chamissonis	Silver Beach Bur	P	7-11	CS
39 Ambrosia psilostachya	Western Ragweed	P	7-11	W, CSS, Ch
40 Anthemis cotula	Mayweed	*A	4-8	W
41 Artemisia californica	California Sagebrush	S	8-12	mostly CSS, Ch
42 Artemisia douglasiana	Mugwort	P	6-10	CSS, OW, Rp
43 Artemisia dracunculus	Wild Tarragon	P	8-10	mostly CSS, OW
44 Baccharis pilularis	Coyote Brush	S	8-12	CSS, OW, margins of CSM
45 Baccharis salicifolia	Mule Fat	S	1-12	about streams, lakes, Rp
46 Brickellia californica	California Brickellbush	S	8-10	CSS, Ch, roadsides, &
47 Brickellia nevinii	Nevin's Brickellbush	SS	9-11	Ch, CSS, on roadside banks
48 Carduus pycnocephalus	Italian Thistle	*A	5-7	W
49 Centaurea melitensis	Tocalote	*A	5-6	W
50 Chaenactis artemisiifolia	White Pincushion	A	4-7	Ch, burns, W
51 Chaenactis glabriuscula	Yellow Pincushion	A	4-6	CSS, sandy pl near coast
52 Chamomilla suaveolens	Pineapple Weed	*A	5-8	W
53 Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California Thistle	B	4-6	open pl in CSS, Ch, OW
54 Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale	Red Thistle	B	4-7	CSS, Ch
55 Cirsium vulgare	Bull Thistle	*B	6-9	moist, weedy pl
56 Conyza bonariensis	Little Horseweed	*A	6-8	weed of waste places
57 Conyza canadensis	Horseweed	A	6-9	weed of waste places
58 Coreopsis bigelovii	Annual Coreopsis	A	3-5	grasslands, OW
59 Coreopsis gigantea	Giant Coreopsis	S	3-5	along immediate coast, CSS
60 Cotula australis	Australian Brassbutton	*A	1-5	weedy places
61 Cotula coronopifolia	Brassbutton	*A	3-12	along streams, borders of CSM
62 Eclipta prostrata	False Daisy	A	1-12	shores and wet banks, FWM
63 Encelia californica	California Encelia	S	2-6	CSS
64 Ericameria palmeri	Palmer's Goldenbush	S	8-12	dry plains, CSS
65 Erigeron foliosus	Fleabane Aster	P	5-7	openings in Ch, CSS, OW
66 Eriophyllum confertiflorum	Golden Yarrow	SS	4-8	Ch, CSS, OW
67 Filago californica	Filago	A	3-6	CSS, Ch, often on burns
68 Gnaphalium bicolor	Two-Tone Everlasting	P	1-5	CSS, Ch
69 Gnaphalium californicum	Green Everlasting	B	1-7	CSS, Ch, OW
70 Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	Felt-Leaf Everlasting	P	7-10	grassland, CSS, Ch, OW
71 Gnaphalium palustre	Lowland Cudweed	A	5-10	wet places about lakes and streams
72 Grindelia camporum	Big Grindelia	P	5-10	openings in Ch, CSS, OW
73 Hazardia squarrosa	Sawtooth Goldenbush	S	7-10	CSS, Ch
74 Hedypnois cretica	Hedypnois	*A	3-6	disturbed pl along streams
75 Helenium puberulum	Sneezeweed	A/P	6-10	shaded pl along streams
76 Hemizonia fasciculata	Tarweed	A	5-9	open grassy pl, W
77 Heterotheca grandiflora	Telegraph Weed	A/P	1-12	weedy roadsides, Ch, CSS
78 Hypochaeris glabra	Cat's-Ear	*A	3-6	grasslands, W
79 Isocoma menziesii	Coast Goldenbush	S	4-11	CSS, Ch, OW
80 Lactuca serriola	Wild Lettuce	*A	6-9	W
81 Lasthenia californica	Coast Goldfields	A	3-4	grasslands
82 Lepidospartum squamatum	Scale Broom	S	8-10	washes and gravelly places
83 Lessingia filaginifolia	Cudweed Aster	SS	5-11	CSS, Ch
84 Madia gracilis	Gum Weed	A	5-6	grassy openings, Ch, OW
85 Malacothrix saxatilis	Cliff Aster	P	3-9	open, disturbed pl, CSS, Ch
86 Micropus californicus	Cottonweed	A	4-6	dry, open pl, MC
87 Microseris sp.	Microseris	A	-	-
88 Perityle emoryi	Rock Daisy	A	3-10	bluff immed. above ocean
89 Picris echioides	Prickly Ox-Tongue	*A	6-12	W
90 Psilocarphus tenellus	Woolly Heads	A	4-5	along streams, formerly wet places
91 Rafinesquia californica	White Chicory	A	4-6	shaded places, burns, Ch, &
92 Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	Bush Senecio	S	6-11	CSS
93 Senecio vulgaris	Common Groundsel	*A	1-12	W
94 Silybum marianum	Milk Thistle	*A/B	5-7	W
95 Solidago californica	California Goldenrod	P	7-10	colonies beneath oak, OW
96 Sonchus asper ssp. asper	Prickly Sow Thistle	*A	1-12	W
97 Sonchus oleraceus	Sow Thistle	*A	1-12	W
98 Stephanomeria cichoriacea	Tejon Milk-Aster	P	8-10	open rocky hillsides
99 Stephanomeria virgata	Wand Chicory	A	7-11	W
100 Uropappus lindleyi	Silver Puffs	A	4-5	grassy openings
101 Venegasia carpesioides	Canyon Sunflower	P	3-7	shaded canyons, burns
102 Xanthium spinosum	Spiny Clotbur	A	7-10	W
103 Xanthium strumarium	Cocklebur	A	7-10	intermittent streambed, FWM
Boraginaceae	Borage Family
104 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	Fiddleneck	A	2-5	grassy hillsides, burns
105 Cryptantha intermedia	Popcorn Flower	A	2-6	Ch, CSS, coastal bluffs, burns
106 Cryptantha muricata	White Forget-Me-Not	A	4-6	Ch, CSS
107 Heliotropium curassavicum	Wild Heliotrope	P	4-10	saline places, CSM
108 Plagiobothrys canescens	Popcorn Flower	A	3-5	OW, VG, CSS
Brassicaceae	Mustard Family
109 Arabis glabra	Tower Mustard	B/P	3-5	OW
110 Barbarea orthoceras	Winter Cress	B/P	4-6	moist places, Ch
111 Brassica nigra	Black Mustard	*A	3-7	open grassy places, W
112 Brassica rapa	Field Mustard	*A	1-12	W
113 Cakile maritima	Sea Rocket	*A	6-11	ocean beach, CS
114 Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse	*A	1-12	W
115 Cardamine californica	Milk Maids	P	2-5	moist shaded pl, OW, Ch
116 Caulanthus heterophyllus	Jewel Flower	A	3-5	openings in Ch, burns
117 Descurainia pinnata	Tansy-Mustard	A	3-6	sandy waste places
118 Draba cuneifolia	Whitlow-Grass	A	2-5	Ch, CSS
119 Erysimum capitatum	Wallflower	B	3-7	Ch
120 Erysimum insulare ssp. suffrutescens	Perennial Wallflower	SS	1-5	along coast, CSS
121 Guillenia lasiophylla	California Mustard	A	3-6	burns, washes, grasslands
122 Hirschfeldia incana	Mediterranean Mustard	B/P	5-10	W
123 Lepidium nitidum	Peppergrass	A	2-5	open places, <3000', Ch, CSS, VG
124 Lepidium virginicum	Pepper Grass	A	3-8	Ch, disturbed pl, burns
125 Lobularia maritima	Sweet Alyssum	*P	1-12	W
126 Raphanus sativus	Wild Radish	*A	2-7	W, coastal areas, &
127 Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	Water Cress	*P	3-11	along streams, lakes
128 Sisymbrium irio	London Rocket	*A	1-4	W
129 Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard	*A	4-7	OW, Ch, ocean beach
130 Sisymbrium orientale	Oriental Mustard	*A	5	W
131 Thysanocarpus curvipes	Lace-Pod	A	3-5	open rocky areas in Ch
132 Tropidocarpum gracile	Dobie Pod	A	3-5	grassy slopes, OW
Cactaceae	Cactus Family
133 Opuntia littoralis	Coast Prickly Pear	SS	5-6	CSS, along immed. coast
134 Opuntia oricola	Pancake Prickly Pear	SS	4-5	CSS
135 Opuntia prolifera	Coast Cholla	S	4-6	coastal slopes, around CSM
Capparaceae	Caper Family
136 Isomeris arborea	Bladder Pod	S	1-12	CSS, along immed. coast
Caprifoliaceae	Honeysuckle Family
137 Lonicera subspicata	Wild Honeysuckle	S	6-7	Ch
138 Sambucus mexicana	Elderberry	S/T	3-9	Ch, open washes
139 Symphoricarpos mollis	Snowberry	SS	4-6	Ch, OW, Rp
Caryophyllaceae	Pink Family
140 Cerastium glomeratum	Mouse-Ear Chickweed	*A	2-5	W
141 Herniaria hirsuta ssp. cinerea	Herniaria	*A	4-9	W, Ch, &
142 Silene gallica	Catchfly	*A	2-6	W
143 Silene laciniata ssp. major	Indian Pink	P	5-7	CSS, Ch
144 Silene multinervia	Catchfly	A	4-5	Ch, W, burns
145 Spergularia marina	Sand Spurry	A	3-9	CSM
146 Stellaria media	Chickweed	*A	2-9	W
Chenopodiaceae	Goosefoot Family
147 Atriplex lentiformis	Quail Brush	S	7-10	along coast, CSS
148 Atriplex leucophylla	Beach Saltbush	P	4-10	CS
149 Atriplex semibaccata	Australian Saltbush	*P	4-12	W, CSS
150 Atriplex triangularis	Arrow-Leaf Saltbush	A	6-11	moist pl, mostly near coast
151 Bassia hyssopifolia	Five-Hook Bassia	*A	7-10	W, near coast
152 Chenopodium album	Lamb's Quarters	*A	6-10	W
153 Chenopodium ambrosioides	Mexican Tea	*P	6-10	W
154 Chenopodium californicum	Soap Plant	P	3-6	grassland, CSS, OW, Ch
155 Chenopodium murale	Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot	*A	1-12	W
156 Salicornia virginica	Pickleweed	P	8-11	CSM
157 Salsola tragus	Russian Thistle	*A	7-10	MC, W
158 Suaeda californica	Sea-Blite	SS	7-10	CSM, along beaches
Cistaceae	Rock-Rose Family
159 Helianthemum scoparium	Wild Rock Rose	SS	3-6	CSS, Ch
Convolvulaceae	Morning Glory Family
160 Calystegia macrostegia	Morning Glory	P	3-8	CSS, Ch
161 Calystegia soldanella	Beach Morning Glory	P	3-5	CS
162 Convolvulus arvensis	Bindweed	*P	5-10	cultivated ground, fields
163 Convolvulus simulans	Small-Flowered Morning Glory	P	3-5	grasslands, CSS
164 Dichondra occidentalis	Chaparral Dichondra	P	3-5	CSS, Ch, OW, common after fires
Crassulaceae	Stonecrop Family
165 Crassula connata	Pygmy Weed	A	2-5	dry places
166 Dudleya lanceolata	Lance-Leaf Liveforever	P	5-7	dry slopes and banks
167 Dudleya pulverulenta	Chalk Liveforever	P	5-7	rocky slopes
Cucurbitaceae	Gourd Family
168 Cucurbita foetidissima	Wild Gourd	P	6-8	roadsides, grassy slopes
169 Marah macrocarpus	Wild Cucumber	P	1-4	shaded slopes, Ch, CSS, &
Cuscutaceae	Dodder Family
170 Cuscuta sp.	Dodder	A	-	-
Datiscaceae	Datisca Family
171 Datisca glomerata	Durango Root	P	5-8	Rp
Ericaceae	Heath Family
172 Arctostaphylos glandulosa	Eastwood Manzanita	S	1-3	open Ch
173 Arctostaphylos glauca	Big Berry Manzanita	S	12-3	open Ch
Euphorbiaceae	Spurge Family
174 Chamaesyce polycarpa	Golondrina	P	1-12	CSS, Ch
175 Croton californicus	California Croton	P	3-10	along the coast, CSS
176 Eremocarpus setigerus	Turkey Mullein	A	5-10	grassy slopes, W
177 Euphorbia crenulata	Chinese Caps	A	3-8	shaded slopes, OW
178 Euphorbia spathulata	Warty Spurge	A	3-6	W
179 Ricinus communis	Castor Bean	*S	1-12	along roadsides, W
Fabaceae	Pea Family
180 Astragalus trichopodus	Locoweed	P	2-6	CSS
181 Hoita macrostachya	Leather Root	P	5-8	colonial along canyon streams
182 Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus	Wild Sweet Pea	P	4-6	CSS, Ch, OW
183 Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	Spanish Clover	A	5-10	OW, grassy areas
184 Lotus salsuginosus	Alkali Lotus	A	3-6	sandy beaches, sea bluffs,, CSS, Ch
185 Lotus scoparius	Deerweed	SS	3-8	ocean bluffs, CSS, Ch, &
186 Lotus strigosus	Bishop's Lotus	A	3-6	coastal bluffs, CSS
187 Lupinus bicolor	Miniature Lupine	A	3-6	VG, CSS
188 Lupinus hirsutissimus	Stinging Lupine	A	3-5	burns, CSS, Ch, W
189 Lupinus latifolius	Broad-Leaf Lupine	P	4-8	moist places, Ch, &
190 Lupinus longifolius	Bush Lupine	S	1-12	Ch, CSS
191 Lupinus sparsiflorus	Coulter's Lupine	A	3-5	open places, CSS, Ch
192 Lupinus succulentus	Arroyo Lupine	A	2-5	burns, W
193 Lupinus truncatus	Collar Lupine	A	3-5	burns, W
194 Medicago polymorpha	Bur Clover	*A	3-6	grassy places
195 Melilotus alba	White Sweet Clover	*A	5-9	W
196 Melilotus indica	Sour Clover	*A	4-10	W
197 Pickeringia montana	Chaparral Pea	S	5-8	dry slopes and ridges, Ch
198 Rupertia physodes	California Tea	P	4-6	colonial dry places, Ch, &
199 Trifolium sp.	Clover	A	-	-
200 Trifolium willdenovii	Tomcat Clover	A	3-6	grassy slopes, openings in Ch
201 Vicia americana var. americana	American Vetch	P	4-6	open places, CSS, Ch
202 Vicia sativa	Spring Vetch	*A	4-7	grassy places, W
203 Vicia villosa ssp. varia	Smooth Vetch	*A	5-6	grassy places
Fagaceae	Oak Family
204 Quercus agrifolia	Coast Live Oak	T	3-4	moist canyons, OW, &
205 Quercus berberidifolia	Scrub Oak	S	3-5	Ch
Garryaceae	Silk-Tassel Family
206 Garrya veatchii	Silk-Tassel	S	2-4	dry slopes, Ch, FW
Geraniaceae	Geranium Family
207 Erodium botrys	Long-Beaked Filaree	*A	3-5	W
208 Erodium cicutarium	Red Stem Filaree	*A	2-5	grassy slopes, W, &
209 Erodium moschatum	White Stem Filaree	*A	2-5	W
210 Geranium carolinianum	Carolina Geranium	A	4-6	grassy and shaded places
Grossulariaceae	Gooseberry Family
211 Ribes californicum	Hillside Gooseberry	S	1-3	shaded slopes, Ch, OW
212 Ribes malvaceum	Chaparral Currant	S	10-3	Ch
Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia Family
213 Emmenanthe penduliflora	Whispering Bells	A	4-7	Ch, OW, abundant after fires
214 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia	Eucrypta	A	3-6	Ch, CSS, OW, abundant on burns
215 Phacelia cicutaria	Caterpillar Phacelia	A	3-5	Ch, &, on burns
216 Phacelia grandiflora	Large-Flowered Phacelia	A	4-6	dry slopes, burns, CSS, Ch, W
217 Phacelia imbricata	Mountain Phacelia	P	4-6	rocky places, Ch
218 Phacelia parryi	Parry's Phacelia	A	3-5	Ch, CSS, on burns
219 Phacelia ramosissima	Branching Phacelia	P	5-8	OW, Ch, along streams
220 Phacelia viscida	Sticky Phacelia	A	3-6	Ch, OW, burns
221 Pholistoma auritum	Fiesta Flower	A	3-5	Ch, OW, grassy places, burns
Juglandaceae	Walnut Family
222 Juglans californica	Calif. Black Walnut	T	4-5	OW, Ch
Lamiaceae	Mint Family
223 Lepechinia fragrans	Pitcher Sage	S	3-5	Ch
224 Marrubium vulgare	Horehound	*P	5-8	W
225 Monardella hypoleuca	Monardella	SS	6-9	under oaks, Ch
226 Salvia columbariae	Chia	A	3-6	CSS
227 Salvia leucophylla	Purple Sage	S	5-7	CSS
228 Salvia mellifera	Black Sage	S	4-7	CSS, Ch
229 Salvia spathacea	Red Pitcher Sage	P	3-5	OW, openings in Ch
230 Scutellaria tuberosa	Skullcap	P	4-5	Ch, OW
231 Stachys albens	White Hedge Nettle	P	5-10	moist places, CSS, &
232 Stachys bullata	Hedge Nettle	P	4-9	moist areas, CSS, Ch
233 Trichostema lanatum	Wooly Blue Curls	S	5-8	Ch, CSS
Lauraceae	Laurel Family
234 Umbellularia californica	California Bay	T	12-5	along streams, moist slopes
Loasaceae	Stick-Leaf Family
235 Mentzelia micrantha	Blazing Star	A	4-5	open, often disturbed places, Ch, FW
Lythraceae	Loosestrife Family
236 Lythrum californicum	California Loosestrife	P	4-10	Rp
Malvaceae	Mallow Family
237 Malacothamnus fasciculatus	Bush Mallow	S	4-7	W, burns
238 Malva parviflora	Round Leaf Mallow	*A	1-12	W
239 Sidalcea malvaeflora	Checkerbloom	P	3-6	grassy slopes and mesas
Nyctaginaceae	Four-O'Clock Family
240 Abronia maritima	Red Sand Verbena	P	2-10	CS
241 Abronia umbellata	Pink Sand Verbena	P	most	CS
242 Mirabilis californica	Wishbone Plant	P	12-6	CSS, Ch
Onagraceae	Evening Primrose Family
243 Camissonia californica	Mustard Suncups	A	4-5	CSS, Ch, W, burns
244 Camissonia cheiranthifolia	Beach Evening Primrose	P	3-7	dunes, beaches, CS
245 Camissonia sp.	Suncup	A	-	-
246 Clarkia bottae	Punchbowl Clarkia	A	4-6	CSS, &
247 Clarkia epilobioides	Willow-Herb Clarkia	A	3-5	OW
248 Clarkia unguiculata	Elegant Clarkia	A	5-6	OW, &
249 Epilobium canum	California Fuchsia	SS	8-10	Ch, OW
250 Epilobium ciliatum	Willow Herb	P	7-9	Rp
251 Oenothera elata	Hooker's Evening Primrose	B	6-8	moist places, CSS, Ch
Oxalidaceae	Oxalis Family
252 Oxalis albicans	Wild Oxalis	P	3-5	rocky slopes, CSS
Paeoniaceae	Peony Family
253 Paeonia californica	Wild Peony	P	1-3	in colonies, Ch
Papaveraceae	Poppy Family
254 Dicentra ochroleuca	White Eardrops	P	5-7	Ch, burns, W
255 Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	A/P	2-9	grassy, open pl
256 Platystemon californicus	Cream Cups	A	3-5	grassy areas
Plantaginaceae	Plantain Family
257 Plantago erecta	California Plantain	A	3-5	grassy areas
258 Plantago major	Common Plantain	*P	4-9	moist places
Platanaceae	Sycamore Family
259 Platanus racemosa	Western Sycamore	T	2-4	along stream beds, Rp
Plumbaginaceae	Leadwort Family
260 Limonium perezii	Marsh Rosemary	*P	3-9	occasional on coastal bluffs
Polemoniaceae	Phlox Family
261 Allophyllum glutinosum	Stinky Gilia	A	4-6	W, burns
262 Gilia capitata	Globe Gilia	A	4-5	Ch, OW, roadsides, burns
263 Leptodactylon californicum	Prickly Phlox	SS	3-6	Ch
264 Linanthus dianthiflorus	Ground Pink	A	2-4	grassy slopes, CSS
Polygonaceae	Buckwheat Family
265 Chorizanthe staticoides	Turkish Rugging	A	4-7	grassy slopes, CSS, Ch
266 Emex spinosa	Emex	*A	7-11	disturbed places, coast highway
267 Eriogonum cinereum	Ashy-Leaf Buckwheat	S	6-12	abundant near coast, CSS
268 Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	Wand Buckwheat	P	8-11	CSS, OW, Ch, W
269 Eriogonum fasciculatum	Wild Buckwheat	S	1-12	Ch, CSS
270 Eriogonum parvifolium	Sea Cliff Buckwheat	S	4-11	coastal bluffs, CSS
271 Polygonum arenastrum	Common Knotweed	*A	5-11	W
272 Polygonum sp.	Polygonum	-	-	-
273 Pterostegia drymarioides	Thread Stem	A	3-7	grassy slopes
274 Rumex conglomeratus	Green Dock	*P	4-10	wet places
275 Rumex crispus	Curly Dock	*P	1-12	W, along roads
276 Rumex salicifolius	Willow Dock	P	5-9	wet places, along streams
Portulacaceae	Purslane Family
277 Calandrinia breweri	Brewer's Red Maids	A	3-6	Ch, CSS, W, burns
278 Calandrinia ciliata	Red Maids	A	2-5	grassy slopes
279 Calyptridium monandrum	Sand Cress	A	3-6	W, burns
280 Claytonia perfoliata	Miner's Lettuce	A	2-5	shaded, moist pl, Ch, OW
Primulaceae	Primrose Family
281 Anagallis arvensis	Scarlet Pimpernel	*A	3-7	W
282 Dodecatheon clevelandii	Shooting Star	P	1-4	grassy areas
Ranunculaceae	Buttercup Family
283 Clematis lasiantha	Virgin's Bower	S	3-6	Ch
284 Delphinium cardinale	Scarlet Larkspur	P	5-6	brushy sl, roadbanks, Ch
285 Delphinium sp.	Blue Larkspur	P	-	-
286 Ranunculus californicus	California Buttercup	P	2-5	moist slopes and meadows, VG, FW
287 Ranunculus hebecarpus	Hebe Buttercup	A	3-5	grassy slopes, OW, Ch
288 Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum	Meadow Rue	P	3-6	brushy slopes, Ch
Rhamnaceae	Buckthorn Family
289 Ceanothus megacarpus	Big Pod Ceanothus	S	1-4	Ch
290 Ceanothus oliganthus	Hairy-Leaf Ceanothus	S	2-4	Ch
291 Ceanothus spinosus	Green Bark Ceanothus	S	2-5	Ch
292 Rhamnus californica	Coffee Berry	S	5-6	OW, Ch
293 Rhamnus crocea	Red Berry	S	3-4	Ch, CSS
294 Rhamnus ilicifolia	Holly-Leaf Red Berry	S	3-6	Ch
Rosaceae	Rose Family
295 Adenostoma fasciculatum	Chamise	S	5-6	Ch, CSS
296 Adenostoma sparsifolium	Red Shanks	S	7-8	Ch
297 Cercocarpus betuloides	Mountain Mahogany	S/T	3-4	Ch
298 Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon	S	6-7	Ch, CSS
299 Holodiscus discolor	Cream Bush	S	5-8	shady sites along streams
300 Potentilla glandulosa	Cinquefoil	P	5-7	shaded hillsides, in canyons
301 Prunus ilicifolia	Holly-Leaf Cherry	S	4-5	Ch
302 Rosa californica	Wild Rose	S	5-8	CSS, OW, along streams
303 Rubus ursinus	Blackberry	S	3-5	Ch, CSS
Rubiaceae	Bedstraw Family
304 Galium angustifolium	Chaparral Bedstrawq	SS	4-6	CSS, Ch
305 Galium aparine	Cleavers	A	3-7	shaded slopes, grassy places
306 Galium nuttallii	Shrubby Bedstraw	SS	3-6	CSS, Ch
Salicaceae	Willow Family
307 Salix exigua	Sandbar Willow	S	3-5	river beds, borders of CSM
308 Salix lasiolepis	Arroyo Willow	S/T	3-5	wet places, Rp
Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage Family
309 Lithophragma affine	Woodland Star	P	2-6	shaded slopes
Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon Family
310 Antirrhinum kelloggii	Twining Snapdragon	A	3-5	CSS, Ch, burns
311 Antirrhinum nuttallianum	Violet Snapdragon	A	2-8	Ch, on burns
312 Castilleja affinis	Indian Paint Brush	P	2-5	CSS, Ch
313 Castilleja exserta	Owl's Clover	A	3-5	Ch, burns
314 Castilleja foliolosa	Wooly Indian Paintbrush	P	2-6	open areas in Ch
315 Collinsia heterophylla	Chinese Houses	A	3-7	OW, Ch
316 Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	Bird's Beak	A	5-8	grassy areas in Ch, OW
317 Keckiella cordifolia	Heart-Leaf Penstemon	S	3-8	Ch, CSS, OW
318 Linaria canadensis	Toadflax	A	3-5	sandy soils
319 Mimulus aurantiacus	Bush Monkey Flower	SS	4-7	CSS, Ch
320 Mimulus brevipes	Yellow Monkey Flower	A	4-6	Ch, on burns
321 Mimulus cardinalis	Scarlet Monkey Flower	P	4-10	along streams, Rp
322 Mimulus floribundus	Slimy Monkey Flower	A	4-8	sandy flats along streams
323 Mimulus guttatus	Stream Monkey Flower	P	3-8	moist places along streams
324 Mimulus pilosus	Downy Monkey Flower	A	4-9	moist areas, OW, Ch
325 Scrophularia californica	California Bee Plant	P	3-5	moist areas, OW, CSS, Ch
326 Veronica anagallis-aquatica	Great-Water Speedwell	*P	5-9	lakes, streams
327 Veronica persica	Persian Speedwell	*A	2-5	W
Solanaceae	Nightshade Family
328 Datura wrightii	Jimson Weed	P	4-10	CSS, W
329 Lycopersicon esculentum	Garden Tomato	*A/P	8-10	moist places, W, cult
330 Nicotiana glauca	Tree Tobacco	*S/T	4-8	along streams, W
331 Solanum douglasii	White Nightshade	SS	1-12	brushy slopes, W, Ch, &
332 Solanum xanti	Purple Nightshade	SS	2-6	CSS, openings in Ch
Tropaeolaceae	Nasturtium Family
333 Tropaeolum majus	Garden nasturtium	*A/P	1-12	moist places, along coast
Urticaceae	Nettle Family
334 Hesperocnide tenella	Black-Hair Nettle	A	4-6	moist slopes, Ch, OW
335 Parietaria hespera	Pellitory	A	2-6	moist slopes, OW, Ch
336 Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	Stinging Nettle	P	7-9	moist areas
Verbenaceae	Vervain Family
337 Verbena lasiostachys	Vervain	P	4-9	CSS, grassy areas in Ch
Violaceae	Violet Family
338 Viola pedunculata	Johnny-Jump-Up	P	2-4	grassy areas in Ch, OW
Viscaceae	Mistletoe Family
339 Phoradendron macrophyllum	Sycamore Mistletoe	SS	10-3	on Platanus, Juglans, etc.
340 Phoradendron villosum	Oak Mistletoe	SS	7-9	on Quercus
Zygophyllaceae	Caltrop Family
341 Tribulus terrestris	Puncture Vine	*A	4-10	W
Monocots
Cyperaceae	Sedge Family
342 Carex sp.	Sedge	P	-	along streams, Rp
343 Cyperus sp.	Umbrella Sedge	P	-	wet places, Rp
344 Eleocharis sp.	Spike-Rush	P	-	along streams, Rp
345 Scirpus sp.	Bulrush	P	-	wet places, FWM
Iridaceae	Iris Family
346 Sisyrinchium bellum	Blue Eyed Grass	P	3-5	grasslands, CSS
Juncaceae	Rush Family
347 Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	A	4-6	wet places
348 Juncus sp.	Rush	P	-	-
349 Juncus textilis	Indian Rush	P	5-6	canyons
Lemnaceae	Duckweed Family
350 Lemna valdiviana	Duckweed	P	-	floating on ponds, lakes
Liliaceae	Lily Family
351 Allium haematochiton	Wild Onion	P	3-5	CSS, Ch, OW
352 Bloomeria crocea	Golden Star	P	4-6	OW, Ch, W
353 Calochortus catalinae	White Mariposa Lily	P	3-5	grasslands, CSS, burns
354 Calochortus clavatus	Yellow Mariposa Lily	P	4-6	Ch, CSS, OW
355 Chlorogalum pomeridianum	Soap Plant	P	5-7	CSS, Ch, on burns
356 Dichelostemma capitatum	Blue Dicks	P	3-5	CSS, grasslands
357 Fritillaria biflora	Chocolate Lily	P	2-6	under shrubs, Ch, &
358 Lilium humboldtii	Humboldt Lily	P	6-7	along shaded streams
359 Yucca whipplei	Chaparral Yucca	S	4-6	CSS, Ch, OW
360 Zigadenus fremontii	White Star Lily	P	3-5	CSS, Ch
Orchidaceae	Orchid Family
361 Epipactis gigantea	Giant Stream Orchid	P	5-8	moist places along streams
362 Piperia unalascensis	Rein Orchid	P	3-7	recent burns, OW, &
Poaceae	Grass Family
363 Achnatherum coronatum	Needlegrass	P	4-6	dry slopes, CSS, Ch
364 Achnatherum speciosum	Desert Stipa	*P	4-6	Ch
365 Aristida adscensionis	Triple-Awned Grass	A	4-5	burned rocky slopes in Ch
366 Arundo donax	Giant Reed	*P	3-9	by streams, moist pl
367 Avena barbata	Slender Oats	*A	3-6	along roadsides, in grasslands
368 Avena fatua	Wild Oats	*A	4-6	with above
369 Avena sativa	Cultivated Oats	*A	4-6	escape from cultivation
370 Bothriochloa barbinodis	Beard Grass	P	2-5	sandy soil near coast
371 Bromus catharticus	Rescue Grass	*A/B	4-11	W
372 Bromus diandrus	Rip Gut Brome	*A	4-6	grasslands, along roadsides
373 Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Chess	*A	4-7	CSS, OW, borders of Ch
374 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	Red Brome	*A	3-6	W
375 Cynodon dactylon	Bermuda Grass	*P	6-8	W
376 Digitaria sanguinalis	Crab Grass	*A	6-9	W
377 Distichlis spicata	Salt Grass	P	4-7	CSM
378 Elymus glaucus	Ryegrass	P	6-8	grassy wooded places, MC
379 Elymus stebbinsii	Wheat Grass	P	5-6	Ch
380 Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	Foxtail Grass	*A	4-7	W
381 Hordeum vulgare var. trifurcatum	Barley	*A	-	along roads
382 Koeleria macrantha	June Grass	P	5-7	OW
383 Lamarckia aurea	Goldentop	*A	2-5	CSS, Ch
384 Leptochloa sp.	Sprangle-Top	A	-	-
385 Leymus condensatus	Giant Wild Rye	P	6-8	CSS, Ch, OW
386 Lolium multiflorum	Italian Ryegrass	*A/B	4-10	W, burns
387 Melica imperfecta	Coast Range Melic	P	4-5	CSS, Ch, OW, burns
388 Muhlenbergia microsperma	Purple Muhly	A	3-5	VG, CSS
389 Nassella lepida	Foothill Stipa	P	3-5	CSS, OW, borders of Ch
390 Nassella pulchra	Purple Needlegrass	P	3-5	grasslanda, OW, CSS
391 Panicum sp.	Panicum	-	-	-
392 Parapholis incurva	Sicklegrass	*A	4-6	borders of CSM
393 Pennisetum setaceum	Fountain Grass	*P	7-10	mostly along roadsides
394 Pennisetum villosum	Feathertop	*P	6-8	along roadsides
395 Phalaris aquatica	Harding Grass	*P	5-8	grasslands (La Jolla Valley)
396 Phalaris sp.	Canary Grass	-	-	-
397 Piptatherum miliaceum	Smilo	*P	4-9	along streams, roadsides
398 Poa bulbosa	Bulbous Bluegrass	*P	4-7	along roadsides, &
399 Polypogon monspeliensis	Rabbitfoot Grass	*A	4-10	moist places
400 Schismus barbatus	Abu-Mashi	*A	3-4	W, along roadsides
401 Sorghum halepense	Johnson Grass	*P	3-10	W
402 Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora	Few-Flowered Fescue	A	3-6	dry places
403 Vulpia sp.	Fescue	-	-	grasslands
Typhaceae	Cat Tail Family
404 Typha domingensis	Slender Cat-Tail	P	6-7	marshy areas along streams, lakes
405 Typha latifolia	Broad-Leaf Cat Tail	P	6-7	marshy areas along streams, lakes, FWM
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 VG = Valley Grassland CSM = Coastal Salt Marsh FWM = Freshwater Marsh Rp = Riparian W = Weedy, Waste and    Disturbed Places MC = Many Communities & = And Other Communities

Plant list digitized and names updated in accord with The Jepson Manual by Tom Chester and Michael Charters 7 October 2002.

 

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