Cedar Creek

Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
  • diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak

    Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
    Lomatium
  • utriculatum bladder/wild parsnip, hog fennel
    Osmorhiza
  • brachypoda sweet-cicely
    Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
  • bipinnata poison sanicle
  • tuberosa
    Tauschia
  • hartwegii

    Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
    Agoseris mountain dandelion
  • heterophylla annual agoseris
  • retrorsa
    Layia
  • glandulosa white tidy-tips
    Taraxacum dandelion
  • officinale common dandelion

    Berberidaceae (barberry family)
    Berberis (Mahonia) oregon-grape, barberry
  • aquifolium var. dictyota

    Betulaceae (birch family)
    Alnus alder
  • rhombifolia white alder

    Boraginaceae (borage family)
    Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
  • sp.
    Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
  • nothofulvus rusty popcorn flower

    Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
    Athysanus
  • pusillus dwarf athysanus
    Draba
  • verna whitlow grass
    Erysimum wallflower
  • capitatum western wallflower
    Rorippa yellow/water cress
  • nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
    Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
  • curvipes (no vars)
    Tropidocarpum
  • gracile slender keel-fruit, dobie pod

    Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
    Lonicera honeysuckle
  • subspicata southern honeysuckle

    Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
    Cerastium mouse-ear chickweed
  • glomeratum (no vars) sticky mouse-ear chickweed
    Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
  • media common chickweed

    Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
    Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
  • malacophylla (C. concolvulus) sierra morning-glory

    Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
    Dudleya live-forever
  • cymosa rock lettuce

    Cupressaceae (cypress family)
    Calocedrus incense cedar
  • decurrens (Libocedrus d.)

    Ericaceae (heath family)
    Arctostaphylos manzanita
  • viscida whiteleaf manzanita

    Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
    Lupinus lupine
  • bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
    Trifolium clover
  • willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
    Vicia vetch
  • americana

    Fagaceae (oak family)
    Quercus oak
  • chrysolepis canyon live oak
  • kelloggii black oak

    Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
    Ribes currant, gooseberry
  • roezlii sierra gooseberry

    Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
    Hydrophyllum
  • occidentale
    Nemophila
  • maculata five spot
  • menziesii baby blue eyes
  • parviflora oakleaf nemophila
  • pulchella var. pulchella

    Liliaceae (lily family)
    Calochortus mariposa lily
  • amoenus globe lily
    Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
  • pomeridianum
    Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
  • capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
    Fritillaria fritillary
  • brandegei Greenhorn fritillary
    Triteleia (Brodiaea)
  • ixioides (Brodiaea lutea) pretty face, golden brodiaea
  • laxa ithuriel's spear

    Orchidaceae (orchid family)
    Piperia (Habenaria)
  • unalascensis (Habenaria u.)

    Poaceae (grass family)
    Poa bluegrass
  • bulbosa bulbous bluegrass

    Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
    Allophyllum
  • gilioides ssp. gilioides
  • gilioides ssp. violaceum (A. v.)
    Gilia
  • tricolor bird's eye gilia
    Linanthus
  • bicolor baby stars
    Phlox
  • gracilis (Microsteris g.) (no vars) slender/annual phlox

    Portulacaceae (purslane family)
    Calandrinia
  • ciliata (no vars) red maids
    Claytonia (Montia)
  • parviflora narrow-leaf minor's lettuce
  • perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce

    Primulaceae (primrose family)
    Dodecatheon shooting star
  • hendersonii (D. hansenii) mosquito bills, sailor cap

    Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
    Isopyrum
  • occidentale
    Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
  • occidentalis western buttercup

    Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
    Ceanothus California-lilac
  • cuneatus buckbrush
    Rhamnus buckthorn
  • ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
  • tomentella (R. californica tomentella) hoary coffeeberry

    Rosaceae (rose family)
    Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
  • betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
    Chamaebatia
  • foliolosa mountain misery

    Rubiaceae (madder family)
    Galium bedstraw, cleavers
  • aparine common bedstraw, goose grass

    Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
    Lithophragma woodland/rock star
  • affine (no vars)
    Saxifraga
  • californica

    Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
    Castilleja indian paintbrush
  • attenuata (Orthocarpus a.) valley tassels
  • exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
    Collinsia
  • childii
    Mimulus monkeyflower
  • guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
  • primuloides

    Urticaceae (nettle family)
    Urtica stinging nettle
  • dioica hoary/common/creek nettle

    Valerianceae (valerian family)
    Plectritis
  • ciliosa

    Violaceae (violet family)
    Viola violet
  • glabella
  • purpurea

    number of families = 32
    number of genera = 61
    number of species, subspecies and varieties = 74