The Most Common Showy Flowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Santa Rosa Plateau

#	Latin Name	(*)Common Name	Family	#trails
1	Toxicodendron diversilobum	poison oak	Anacardiaceae	9
2	Centaurea melitensis	*tocalote	Asteraceae	9
3	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California-aster	Asteraceae	9
4	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard	Brassicaceae	9
5	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	coast live oak	Fagaceae	9
6	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae	8
7	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	wild-cucumber	Cucurbitaceae	8
8	Quercus engelmannii	Engelmann oak	Fagaceae	8
9	Erodium brachycarpum	*short-fruited filaree	Geraniaceae	8
10	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnaceae	8
11	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise	Rosaceae	8
12	Asclepias eriocarpa	Indian milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	7
13	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy	Asteraceae	7
14	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	Asteraceae	7
15	Hypochaeris glabra	*smooth cat's ear	Asteraceae	7
16	Opuntia Xvaseyi	Vasey's prickly pear	Cactaceae	7
17	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine	Fabaceae	7
18	Medicago polymorpha	*California burclover	Fabaceae	7
19	Quercus berberidifolia	scrub oak	Fagaceae	7
20	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	checkerbloom	Malvaceae	7
21	Rumex crispus	*curly dock	Polygonaceae	7
22	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks	Liliaceae	7
23	Sanicula arguta	sharp-toothed sanicle	Apiaceae	6
24	Ambrosia psilostachya	western ragweed	Asteraceae	6
25	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	white everlasting	Asteraceae	6
26	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush	Asteraceae	6
27	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce	Asteraceae	6
28	Solidago californica	goldenrod	Asteraceae	6
29	Sisymbrium officinale	*hedge mustard	Brassicaceae	6
30	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	Caprifoliaceae	6
31	Silene gallica	*windmill pink	Caryophyllaceae	6
32	Astragalus pomonensis	Pomona locoweed	Fabaceae	6
33	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	Spanish clover	Fabaceae	6
34	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	*winter vetch	Fabaceae	6
35	Quercus berberidifolia X Q. engelmannii	scrub oak X Engelmann oak	Fagaceae	6
36	Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant	Grossulariaceae	6
37	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	purple clarkia	Onagraceae	6
38	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	California buckwheat	Polygonaceae	6
39	Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon	Rosaceae	6
40	Viola pedunculata	johnny jump-up	Violaceae	6
41	Daucus pusillus	rattlesnake weed	Apiaceae	5
42	Sanicula bipinnatifida	purple sanicle	Apiaceae	5
43	Gnaphalium californicum	California everlasting	Asteraceae	5
44	Hemizonia paniculata	San Diego tarweed	Asteraceae	5
45	Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata	sticky tarweed	Asteraceae	5
46	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	*prickly sow thistle	Asteraceae	5
47	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle	Asteraceae	5
48	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs	Asteraceae	5
49	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	San Diego pea	Fabaceae	5
50	Trifolium ciliolatum	tree clover	Fabaceae	5
51	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree	Geraniaceae	5
52	Geranium dissectum	*cut-leaved geranium	Geraniaceae	5
53	Salvia mellifera	black sage	Lamiaceae	5
54	Paeonia californica	California peony	Paeoniaceae	5
55	Linanthus dianthiflorus	ground pink	Polemoniaceae	5
56	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	long-stemmed buckwheat	Polygonaceae	5
57	Anagallis arvensis	*scarlet pimpernel	Primulaceae	5
58	Ranunculus occidentalis	western buttercup	Ranunculaceae	5
59	Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow	Salicaceae	5
60	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak	Scrophulariaceae	5
61	Mimulus aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower	Scrophulariaceae	5
62	Calochortus splendens	splendid mariposa lily	Liliaceae	5
63	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	soap plant	Liliaceae	5
64	Malosma laurina	laurel sumac	Anacardiaceae	4
65	Sanicula crassicaulis	Pacific sanicle	Apiaceae	4
66	Asclepias fascicularis	narrow-leaf milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	4
67	Artemisia californica	California sagebrush	Asteraceae	4
68	Baccharis salicifolia	mule fat	Asteraceae	4
69	Chamomilla suaveolens	*pineapple weed	Asteraceae	4
70	Cirsium vulgare	*bull thistle	Asteraceae	4
71	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod	Brassicaceae	4
72	Stellaria media	*common chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	4
73	Calystegia macrostegia	southern California morning-glory	Convolvulaceae	4
74	Eremocarpus setigerus	dove weed	Euphorbiaceae	4
75	Lotus hamatus	San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Fabaceae	4
76	Lotus scoparius	deerweed	Fabaceae	4
77	Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum	pin-point clover	Fabaceae	4
78	Trifolium willdenovii	tomcat clover	Fabaceae	4
79	Salvia apiana	white sage	Lamiaceae	4
80	Calandrinia ciliata	red maids	Portulacaceae	4
81	Claytonia perfoliata	miner's lettuce	Portulacaceae	4
82	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	Ranunculaceae	4
83	Rhamnus crocea	redberry	Rhamnaceae	4
84	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	sticky cinquefoil	Rosaceae	4
85	Collinsia heterophylla	Chinese houses	Scrophulariaceae	4
86	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California bee plant	Scrophulariaceae	4
87	Sisyrinchium bellum	blue-eyed grass	Iridaceae	4
88	Rhus trilobata	skunkbush	Anacardiaceae	3
89	Lomatium utriculatum	common lomatium	Apiaceae	3
90	Agoseris grandiflora	grand mountain dandelion	Asteraceae	3
91	Baccharis pilularis	coyote bush	Asteraceae	3
92	Lasthenia californica	goldfields	Asteraceae	3
93	Madia gracilis	slender madia	Asteraceae	3
94	Senecio vulgaris	*common groundsel	Asteraceae	3
95	Stephanomeria virgata	twiggy wreath plant	Asteraceae	3
96	Cryptantha intermedia	popcorn flower	Boraginaceae	3
97	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	rusty-haired popcorn flower	Boraginaceae	3
98	Cardamine californica var. californica	milk maids	Brassicaceae	3
99	Silene laciniata ssp. major	southern Indian pink	Caryophyllaceae	3
100	Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine	Fabaceae	3
101	Lupinus truncatus	collar lupine	Fabaceae	3
102	Vicia americana var. americana	American vetch	Fabaceae	3
103	Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	slim vetch	Fabaceae	3
104	Nemophila menziesii	baby blue eyes	Hydrophyllaceae	3
105	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia	Hydrophyllaceae	3
106	Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California fuchsia	Onagraceae	3
107	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	Papaveraceae	3
108	Gilia angelensis	angel's gilia	Polemoniaceae	3
109	Fritillaria biflora var. biflora	chocolate lily	Liliaceae	3

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Last update: 11 October 2003