Aliso and Wood Canyon Regional Park, Larry Vierheilig
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
integrifolia lemonade berry
ovata sugar bush
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Apiastrum
angustifolium wild celery, mock parsley
Conium poison hemlock
maculatum
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Foeniculum
vulgare fennel
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
californica
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Agoseris mountain dandelion
sp.
Amblyopappus
pusillus coast weed
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
Baccharis
pilularis (no vars) coyote brush (bush), chaparral broom
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Carduus
pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle
vulgare bull thistle
Conyza
canadensis common/canada horseweed
coulteri Coulter's horseweed
Cotula
coronopifolia african brass-buttons
Cynara
cardunculus artichoke thistle, cardoon
Encelia
californica California brittlebush
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
pinifolia (H. pinifolius) pine goldenbush
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
californicum California/green everlasting
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
squarrosa var. grindelioides (H. squarrosus g.) sawtooth goldenbush
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
paniculata
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
menziesii (H. venetus) coastal g.b.
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
coronaria southern goldenfields
glabrata ssp. coulteri goldfields, smooth lasthenia
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Malacothrix
saxatilis cliff malacothrix
Osmadenia
tenella (Calycadenia t.) southern rosinweed
Picris ox tongue
echioides
Silybum milk thistle
marianum
Solidago goldenrod
sp.
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper ssp. asper prickly/common sow thistle
Stephanomeria
virgata ssp. virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
Xanthium cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
Cryptantha forget-me-not
intermedia common forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
sp.
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bitter-cress, toothwort
californica (Dentaria c.) milkmaids
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Raphanus wild radish
sativus wild radish
Rorippa yellow/water cress
nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
prolifera coastal cholla
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
macrostegia
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Dudleya live-forever
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal live-forever
multicaulis many-stemmed live-forever
pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce/live-forever
stolonifera Laguna beach dudleya
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
macrocarpus
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
californica California witch's hair
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus (L. laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
scoparius deer weed, California broom
Lupinus lupine
albifrons var. albifrons (L. a. var. eminens) silver bush-lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
microcarpus var. microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus)) chick/whorled/clay/red/hairy lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Melilotus sweetclover
alba (M. albus) white sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Trifolium clover
pratense red clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Vicia vetch
americana var. americana
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia coast live oak
berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
botrys long-beaked/broad-leaf filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
moschatum white/green-stemmed filaree
Geranium cranesbill, geranium
carolinianum Carolina geranium
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
parryi Parry's phacelia
ramosissima branching phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Monardella
lanceolata horse/mustang mint
Salvia
apiana white sage
mellifera black sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
ajugoides
Trichostema bluecurls
lanceolatum vinegar weed
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
catalinae
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas
fremontii (no vars) star-lily
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Malacothamnus bushmallow
fasciculatus (no vars) bushmallow, chaparral mallow
Malva
parviflora cheeseweed
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
bistorta California/southern sun cups
Clarkia
purpurea four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum (Zauschneria californica, cana) California fuchsia
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
pes-caprae bermuda buttercup, buttercup sorrel
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
major common plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly dock
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Anagallis pimpernel
arvensis (no vars) scarlet pimpernel
Dodecatheon shooting star
clevelandii ssp. clevelandii padre's shooting star
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
californicus (no vars) California buttercup
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
megacarpus var. megacarpus bigpod ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
californica coffeeberry
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubus
ursinus California blackberry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
nuttallii ssp. nuttallii nuttall's bedstraw
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
gooddingii (no vars) black/southwestern willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa
californica yerba mansa
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
affine (no vars)
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
kelloggii twining/climbing snapdragon
nuttallianum purple snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis coastal paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
Solanum nightshade
douglasii douglas' nightshade
umbelliferum (no vars) blue witch
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
latifolia broad-leaved/tall cattail
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
lasiostachys
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
pedunculata jonny-jump-up, wild pansy
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
macrophyllum (P. tomentosum m.) chaparral/big-leaf mistletoe
number of families = 51
number of genera = 138
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 171