Caspers Wilderness
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
integrifolia lemonade berry
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Scandix
pecten-veneris venus'/sheperd's needle
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
eriocarpa indian milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Acourtia
microcephala (Perezia m.) scapellote
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
dracunculus tarragon
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Carduus
pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. californicum (C. c.) California thistle
Cynara
cardunculus artichoke thistle, cardoon
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
californicum California/green everlasting
canescens ssp. microcephalum (G. m.) white everlasting
Hedypnois
cretica
Helianthus sunflower
gracilentus slender sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
sp.
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
radicata hairy cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
menziesii (H. venetus) coastal g.b.
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
sp.
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Osmadenia
tenella (Calycadenia t.) southern rosinweed
Rafinesquia
californica California chicory
Silybum milk thistle
marianum
Solidago goldenrod
californica California goldenrod
Sonchus sow-thistle
sp.
Betulaceae (birch family)
Alnus alder
rhombifolia white alder
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
linearis ssp. ferocula linear/slender combseed
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Lepidium peppergrass
nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Rorippa yellow/water cress
nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Triodanis venus' looking glass
perfoliata
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Cardionema
ramosissimum sand mat
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
macrostegia
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
edulis ladies-fingers
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal live-forever
multicaulis many-stemmed live-forever
pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce/live-forever
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
sp.
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sandmat/spurge, mat-spurge, golondrina
Croton croton
californicus (no vars) California croton
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Ricinus castor-bean
communis
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
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
hirsutissimus stinging lupine
longifolius bush lupine
sparsiflorus (no vars) coulter's lupine
succulentus succulent/arroyo lupine
truncatus blunt-leaf/collar lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Melilotus sweetclover
alba (M. albus) white sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Trifolium clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Vicia vetch
villosa hairy/winter/thick-fruited vetch
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia coast live oak
Gentianaceae (gentian family)
Centaurium centaury
venustum canchalagua
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
moschatum white/green-stemmed filaree
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
minor wild canterbury-bell
parryi Parry's phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Salvia
apiana white sage
mellifera black sage
Trichostema bluecurls
lanceolatum vinegar weed
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
catalinae
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
weedii
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Lythraceae (loosestrife family)
Lythrum loosestrife
californicum common/California loosestrife
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Sidalcea checkerbloom, checker mallow
malvaeflora
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
micrantha small primrose
Clarkia
epilobioides willow-herb clarkia
purpurea four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum (Zauschneria californica, cana) California fuchsia
Oenothera evening primrose
elata ssp. hookeri (O. h.)
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
sp.
Paeoniaceae (peony family) (split from Ranunculaceae)
Paeonia peony
californica California peony
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Romneya matilija poppy
coulteri
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Avena oat
barbata slender wild oat
fatua wild oats
Bromus brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome
Melica melic, oniongrass
imperfecta small-flowered melic
Nassella needlegrass
lepida (Stipa l. var. lepida) foothill needlegrass, feather-grass
pulchra (Stipa p.) purple needlegrass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
glutinosum
Eriastrum
sapphirinum (no vars)
Linanthus
dianthiflorus (no vars) ground pink, fringed gilia
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly dock
salicifolius (R. californicus) willow/California 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 padre's shooting star
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgin's bower
ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
Delphinium larkspur
parryi
Thalictrum meadow-rue
fendleri
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Rhamnus buckthorn
californica coffeeberry
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
Salicaceae (willow family)
Salix willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
nuttallianum purple snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis coastal paintbrush
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
brevipes
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
Verbascum mullein
virgatum wand mullein
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
Solanum nightshade
douglasii douglas' nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
sp.
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
pedunculata jonny-jump-up, wild pansy
number of families = 51
number of genera = 132
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 163