Carrizo Plain List from web site 1-27-03
Marsileaceae (marsilea family)
Pilularia
americana pillwort
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
mucronata bird's foot fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis (Pityrogramma t.)
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
albus tumbleweed
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Schinus pepper tree
molle Peruvian pepper tree
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Bowlesia
incana
Conium poison hemlock
maculatum
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Eryngium
aristulatum var. hooveri button celery
spinosepalum
Lomatium
caruifolium biscuit root
mohavense (no vars) Mojave wild parsley
utriculatum bladder parsnip, hog fennel
Perideridia yampah, squawroot
pringlei
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
bipinnata poison sanicle
Yabea (Caucalis)
microcarpa (Caucalis m.) California hedge parsley
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
erosa desert milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Achillea yarrow
millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, no vars)
Achyrachaena blow-wives
mollis
Agoseris mountain dandelion
heterophylla annual agoseris
retrorsa
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
Ancistrocarphus
filagineus (Stylocline f.) woolly fishhooks
Anisocoma
acaulis scale bud, snakehead
Anthemis
cotula mayweed, stinkweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus tarragon
Aster aster
sp.
Baccharis
douglasii marsh baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Blennosperma
nanum yellow carpet
Blepharizonia big tarweed
plumosa ssp. viscida big tarweed
plumosa big tarweed
Brickellia brickelbush
nevinii
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
solstitialis yellow star/barnaby's thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
glabriuscula var. glabriuscula (v. curta, tenuifolia) yellow pincushion
stevioides desert/broadflower pincushion
xantiana
Chamomilla
occidentalis
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus ssp. mohavensis rubber/gray rabbitbrush
Cirsium thistle
vulgare bull thistle
sp.
Conyza
canadensis common/canada horseweed
coulteri Coulter's horseweed
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
bigelovii
calliopsidea
Eastwoodia
elegans yellow mock aster
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
cuneata (H. cuneatus) cliff goldenbush
linearifolia (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
multicaule many-stemmed eriophyllum
pringlei bud eriophyllum
Filago herba impia
californica California fluffweed
gallica narrow-leaf filago
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
californicum California/green everlasting
canescens ssp. beneolens (G. b.) fragrant everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
palustre lowland cudweed
stramineum (G. chilense) cotton batting plant
Grindelia gum plant
camporum var. camporum (G. robusta) gum plant
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
californica (G. bracteata)
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
stenolepis sawtooth goldenbush
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
fitchii
pallida Kern tarplant
pentactis Salinas river tarplant
pungens common spikeweed
Heterotheca
sessiliflora golden aster
Hymenoclea
salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush, burrobush
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
acradenia var. bracteosa (H. a. bracteosus) alkali goldenbush
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lagophylla
ramosissima common hareleaf
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
debilis
ferrisiae
fremontii
glabrata ssp. coulteri goldfields, smooth lasthenia
microglossa modest lasthenia
minor
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
heterotricha pale-yellow tidy-tips
munzii
pentachaeta ssp. albida
platyglossa tidy tips
Lembertia
congdonii San Joaquin woolly threads
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
glandulifera (L. germanorum)
lemmonii var. lemmonii vinegar weed
tenuis spring lessingia
Madia tarweed
elegans common madia
Malacothrix
californica (no vars)
coulteri snake's head
glabrata desert dandelion
Micropus
californicus var. californicus slender cottonweed
Microseris
campestris
douglasii
elegans
Monolopia
lanceolata hillside daisy
stricta woolly hilltop daisy
Pentachaeta (Chaetopappa)
fragilis (Chaetopappa f.)
Psilocarphus woolly marbles/heads
brevissimus
sp.
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
breweri
flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.) bush groundsel
vulgaris common groundsel
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper ssp. asper prickly/common sow thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Stebbinsoseris
heterocarpa (Microseris h.)
Stephanomeria
exigua ssp. coronaria
pauciflora desert straw, wire lettuce
Stylocline nest straw
gnaphaloides everlasting nest straw
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Xanthium cocklebur
spinosum spiny cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
douglasiana
lycopsoides
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
menziesii var. menziesii (A. m.) common fiddleneck
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
vernicosa var. furcata forked fiddleneck
vernicosa var. vernicosa forked fiddleneck
Cryptantha forget-me-not
barbigera beard forget-me-not
circumscissa
flaccida
intermedia common forget-me-not
muricata (no vars)
nemaclada
oxygona
pterocarya (no vars) wing-nut forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
heterocarpa chuckwalla combseed
penicillata hairy-leaved/winged combseed
setosa stiff-stem/bristly combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
acanthocarpus
arizonicus (no var.) arizona popcorn flower
canescens valley popcorn flower
leptocladus alkali/prostrate popcorn flower
nothofulvus rusty popcorn flower
tenellus slender popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Arabis rock-cress
pulchra beautiful/desert rock-cress
Athysanus
pusillus dwarf athysanus
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus jewelflower
californicus Calif. jewelflower
coulteri
inflatus (no vars) desert candle
Descurainia tansy-mustard
pinnata yellow/western tansy-mustard
sophia tansy-mustard
Draba
verna whitlow grass
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Guillenia
lasiophylla (Thelypodium lasiophyllum) California mustard
lemmonii (Thelypodium l.)
Heterodraba
unilateralis hairy fringe-pod
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Hutchinsia
procumbens nannie's purse
Lepidium peppergrass
dictyotum var. acutidens sharp-toothed peppergrass
dictyotum alkali peppergrass
jaredii
lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum modest peppergrass
nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Sinapis (Brassica)
arvensis (Brassica kaber) charlock
Sisymbrium
altissimum tumble mustard
irio London rocket
orientale hare's-ear cabbage
Stanleya prince's plume
pinnata
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
laciniatus (no vars)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit
Callitrichaceae (water-starwort family)
Callitriche water-starwort
marginata (inc. C. longipedunculata)
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Nemacladus thread stem
twisselmannii
Parishella
californica
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
subspicata southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Herniaria
hirsuta ssp. cinerea gray herniaria
Loeflingia
squarrosa
Minuartia sandwort
douglasii (Arenaria d.)
Spergula spurrey
arvensis ssp. arvensis stickwort, starwort
Spergularia sand-spurrey
atrosperma sand-spurrey
marina salt-marsh sand-spurry
rubra purple sand-spurry
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
nitens shining checkweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Allenrolfea iodine bush
occidentalis
Atriplex salt bush
argentea silverscale
canescens ssp. canescens four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
canescens four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
confertifolia shadescale, oval-leaf saltbush
coronata crownscale
fruticulosa ball saltbush
lentiformis big saltbush
phyllostegia arrowscale
polycarpa allscale, common saltbush, cattle spinach
rosea tumbling oracle
spinifera spiny saltbush
suberecta
vallicola lost hills crownscale
Bassia
hyssopifolia
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
album lamb's quarter
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
Grayia hop-sage
spinosa spiny hop-sage
Krascheninnikovia (Ceratoides, Eurotia)
lanata winter fat
Monolepis poverty weed
nuttalliana patata
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Suaeda sea-blight, seepweed
moquinii (S. fruticosa, torreyana) bush seepweed
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Cressa alkali weed
truxillensis
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
aquatica (Tillaea a.)
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
cymosa rock lettuce
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal live-forever
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote gourd/melon
palmata coyote gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
fabaceus
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Cupressus cypress
arizonica
macrocarpa montery cypress
Juniperus juniper
californica California juniper
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
californica California witch's hair
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
douglasii douglas's sedge
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
parishii
Scirpus
maritimus alkali bullrush
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
californica
viridis green ephedra
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glauca (no vars) big-berried manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
ocellata ssp. ocellata (E. o.)
ocellata (E. o.)
polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sandmat/spurge, mat-spurge, golondrina
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
asymmetricus horse loco
didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
douglasii
lentiginosus var. nigricalycis freckled milkvetch
macrodon salinas milkvetch
oxyphysus diablo loco
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
salsuginosus alkali lotus
scoparius deer weed, California broom
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) calf/short-winged lotus
Lupinus lupine
albifrons silver bush-lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
microcarpus var. horizontalis sunset/chick lupine
microcarpus var. microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus)) chick/whorled/clay/red/hairy lupine
nanus sky/grass lupine
succulentus succulent/arroyo lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
sativa alfalfa
Melilotus sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Prosopis mesquite
glandulosa var. torreyana (P. juliflora) honey mesquite
Robinia locust
pseudoacacia black locust
Trifolium clover
albopurpureum var. olivaceum (T. o.)
albopurpureum rancheria clover
depauperatum
fragiferum strawberry clover
gracilentum pin-point clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Vicia vetch
benghalensis purple vetch
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
douglasii blue oak
john-tuckeri (Q. turbinella ssp. calif.) tucker's oak
Frankeniaceae (frankenia family)
Frankenia
salina (F. grandifolia) alkali heath
Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
Garrya silk tassel bush
flavescens (no vars)
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
botrys long-beaked/broad-leaf filaree
brachycarpum (E. obtusiplicatum)
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
macrophyllum round-leaved filaree
moschatum white/green-stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
quercetorum oak gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Nama purple-mat
californicum (Lemmonia c.)
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
affinis purplebell phacelia
cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia
ciliata valley phacelia
cryptantha sheltered/small-flowered phacelia
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
douglasii
egena rock phacelia
fremontii yellow throats
imbricata
ramosissima branching phacelia
tanacetifolia lacy/tansy phacelia
Pholistoma
membranaceum white fiesta flower
Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Juglans walnut
californica var. hindsii black walnut
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
bufonius toad rush
mexicanus
textilis
xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Acanthomintha thornmint
obovata ssp. cordata
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Mentha mint
arvensis
Monardella
breweri
Salvia
carduacea thistle sage
columbariae chia
leucophylla purple sage
mellifera black sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
albens white hedge-nettle
Trichostema bluecurls
lanceolatum vinegar weed
ovatum san joaquin bluecurls
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
crispum crinkled purple onion
fimbriatum fringed onion
howellii var. howellii
howellii
lacunosum pitted onion
peninsulare purple/red onion
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
clavatus ssp. pallidus yellow mariposa
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
venustus
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Fritillaria fritillary
agrestis stink lily
biflora chocolate-lily
Muilla
maritima rough/common/long-stem muilla
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
affinis yellow comet
albicaulis little blazing-star
dispersa
gracilenta
pectinata
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)
exilis white mallow
parryi
Malva
parviflora cheeseweed
Malvella
leprosa (Sida l. hederacea) alkali-mallow
Meliaceae (mahogany family)
Melia bead tree
azedarach china berry, persian lilac
Moraceae (mulberry family)
Maclura
pomifera osage orange
Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
Eucalyptus gum tree
polyanthemos silver dollar gum, red box
tereticornis forest red gum
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena
pogonantha mojave sand verbena
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
multiflora (M. froebelii) giant four-O'clock
Oleaceae (olive family)
Forestiera
pubescens (F. neomexicana) desert olive
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
boothii ssp. decorticans (ssp. rutila) shredding bottle-washer
californica false mustard, mustard evening-primrose
campestris mojave sun cups
contorta
graciliflora
hirtella
intermedia
palmeri
Clarkia
cylindrica farewell to spring
purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
tembloriensis
unguiculata elegant clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum ssp. canum (Zauschneria californica ssp. cana, E. canum ssp. mexicanum) California fuchsia
pygmaeum (Boisduvalia glabella)
Oenothera evening primrose
deltoides dune/basket primrose
Paeoniaceae (peony family) (split from Ranunculaceae)
Paeonia peony
californica California peony
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Dendromecon tree poppy, bush poppy
rigida bush/tree poppy
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
lemmonii
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Stylomecon wind poppy
heterophylla
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
monophylla singleleaf pinyon pine
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
elongata (P. bigelovii)
erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain
ovata (P. insularis) woolly plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass
speciosum (Stipa s.) desert needlegrass
Alopecurus foxtail
saccatus (A. howellii)
Avena oat
barbata slender wild oat
fatua wild oats
Bromus brome
arenarius australian brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome
tectorum downy brome/chess, cheat grass
trinii chilean chess
Cynodon
dactylon bermuda grass
Deschampsia hair grass
danthonioides annual hairgrass
Distichlis salt grass
spicata (no vars)
Echinochloa
sp.
Elymus
elymoides ssp. elymoides (Sitanion hystrix) squirreltail
glaucus ryegrass, blue wild rye
Gastridium
ventricosum nitgrass
Hordeum barley
depressum alkali foxgrass, low barley
murinum ssp. leporinum (H. l.) hare/foxtail/wild barley
murinum barley
sp.
Lamarckia goldentop
aurea
Leymus
triticoides (Elymus t.) beardless/alkali/valley/creeping wild rye
Lolium rye grass
multiflorum italian/common rye-grass
perenne perennial rye-grass
Melica melic, oniongrass
californica California melic
imperfecta small-flowered melic
Nassella needlegrass
cernua (Stipa c.) nodding needlegrass
pulchra (Stipa p.) purple needlegrass
Phalaris
canariensis canary/reed grass
Poa bluegrass
annua annual bluegrass, watergrass
bulbosa bulbous bluegrass
secunda ssp. secunda (P. scabrella) pine/one-sided bluegrass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Schismus mediterranean grass
arabicus sheep/arabian/split grass
barbatus mediterranean/split grass
Sorghum
bicolor sorghum
halepense johnson grass
Triticum
sp. wheat
Vulpia
bromoides (Festuca b., F. dertonensis) Eur. annual/foxtail fescue
microstachys var. pauciflora (Festuca pacifica, reflexa) few-flowered/pacific fescue
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
gilioides
Eriastrum
densifolium ssp. austromontanum woody blue mantle
densifolium ssp. elongatum woody blue mantle
diffusum miniature woolly stars
eremicum ssp. eremicum desert woolly stars
hooveri
pluriflorum
Gilia
austro-occidentalis
brecciarum ssp. jacens argus gilia
capitata globe/ball gilia
clivorum
latiflora broad-flowered gilia
malior scrub gilia
minor
tricolor bird's eye gilia
Linanthus
aureus ssp. decorus golden gilia
bicolor baby stars
bigelovii
dichotomus evening snow
liniflorus (no vars) flax-flowered linanthus
parviflorus (L. androsaceus) yellow linanthus
Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)
schottii little sunbonnets
Navarretia
atractyloides holly-leaved navarretia
jaredii (N. mitracarpa) Paso Robles navarretia
Phlox
gracilis (Microsteris g.) (no vars) slender/annual phlox
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Centrostegia
thurberi (Chorizanthe t.) thurber spineflower, red triangles
Chorizanthe spineflower
angustifolia
membranacea pink spineflower
polygonoides var. longispina knotweed spineflower
uniaristata one-awned spineflower
watsonii watson spineflower
xanti turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
angulosum angle-stem buckwheat
baileyi
cithariforme
covilleanum
davidsonii
elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat
fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat
gossypinum cottony buckwheat
gracillimum slender/rose-and-white buckwheat
heermannii
maculatum spotted buckwheat
nudum var. indictum
ordii
roseum
temblorense
trichopes var. hooveri little/yellow trumpet
trichopes little/yellow trumpet
twisselmannii
viridescens green buckwheat
Hollisteria
lanata
Lastarriaea (Chorizanthe)
coriacea (C. c.)
Mucronea (Chorizanthe)
perfoliata perfoliate spineflower
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed
arenastrum (P. aviculare) common knotweed
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly dock
hymenosepalus canaigre, wild rhubarb
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
Calyptridium pussy paws
monandrum sand-cress, pussy paws
Claytonia (Montia)
gypsophiloides
parviflora ssp. parviflora (C. perfoliata parv.) narrow-leaf minor's lettuce
parviflora ssp. viridis (Montia spathulata) narrow-leaf minor's lettuce
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Androsace rock-jasmine/primrose, fairy-candelabra
elongata ssp. acuta
Dodecatheon shooting star
clevelandii padre's shooting star
Punicaceae (pomegranate family)
Punica pomegranate
granatum cultivated pomegranate
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur
gypsophilum ssp. gypsophilum gypsum-loving larkspur
parryi ssp. purpureum
parryi
patens ssp. hepaticoideum spreading larkspur
recurvatum
Myosurus mousetail
minimus (no vars) tiny mousetail
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Rhamnus buckthorn
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Prunus
fasciculata desert almond
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
andrewsii phlox-leaved bedstraw
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
babylonica weeping willow
gooddingii (no vars) black/southwestern willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
Sapindaceae
Koelreuteria
paniculata (not in Jepson)
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
cymbalaria
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
ovatum
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis coastal paintbrush
attenuata (Orthocarpus a.) valley tassels
brevistyla (Orthocarpus b.) owl's clover
densiflora (Orthocarpus d.) owl's clover
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
lineariloba (Orthocarpus l.) owl's clover
plagiotoma
subinclusa ssp. subinclusa
Collinsia
bartsiifolia var. davidsonii chinese houses
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
sparsiflora var. collina
Cordylanthus bird's beak
rigidus
Mimulus monkeyflower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
Penstemon beard-tongue
centranthifolius scarlet bugler
Simaroubaceae (Quassia family)
Ailanthus
altissima tree of heaven
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn
andersonii (no vars) anderson box-thorn, wolf-berry
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
quadrivalvis (N. bigelovii) indian tobacco
Solanum nightshade
umbelliferum (no vars) blue witch
Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family)
Tamarix tamarisk
aphylla athel
ramosissima (T. pentandra) salt cedar
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
domingensis southern/slender cattail
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Parietaria pellitory
hespera (P. floridana) pellitory
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Valerianceae (valerian family)
Plectritis
macrocera white plectritis
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
lasiostachys
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
densum (P. bolleanum d.) juniper/dense mistletoe
juniperinum juniper mistletoe
villosum oak/hairy mistletoe
number of families = 70
number of genera = 261
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 525