Santa Monica Mts., Circle X ranch
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
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.)
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
ovata sugar bush
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
bipinnata? poison sanicle
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Tauschia
hartwegii?
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Baccharis
pilularis (no vars) coyote brush (bush), chaparral broom
Bidens
pilosa common beggar-ticks
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
glabriuscula yellow pincushion
Encelia
californica california brittlebush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
sp.
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Venegasia canyon sunflower
carpesioides
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
menziesii common fiddleneck
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
nothofulvus
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
macrostegia
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Dudleya live-forever
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal live-forever
pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce
Cucurbitacea (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
macrocarpus
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glandulosa
glauca (no vars) big-berried manzanita
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus (L. laetiflorus)
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
scoparius deer weed, california broom
Lupinus lupine
hirsutissimus stinging lupine
Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
Garrya silk tassel bush
veatchii
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
sp.
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes current, gooseberry
malvaceum chaparral currant
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eriodictyon yerba santa
crassifolium thick-leaf yerba santa
Phacelia
brachyloba yellow-throated/short-lobed phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
grandiflora
parryi Parry's phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Lepechinia pitcher sage
fragrans
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Salvia
columbariae chia
mellifera black sage
Scutellaria skullcap
tuberosa (ssp. australis)
Trichostema bluecurls
lanatum woolly bluecurls
Lauraceae (laurel family)
Umbellularia California-bay, California-laurel
californica
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
peninsulare purple onion
sp. wild onion
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
catalinae
clavatus yellow mariposa
plummerae
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks
Fritillaria fritillary
biflora chocolate-lily
Lilium
humboldtii ssp. ocellatum (L. h. var. bloomerianum) humboldt lily
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas
fremontii star-lily
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
micrantha
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
californica false mustard, mustard evening-primrose
micrantha? small primrose
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Piperia (Habenaria)
unalascensis (Habenaria u.)
Paeoniaceae (peony family) (split from Ranunculaceae)
Paeonia peony
californica california peony
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Dicentra
ochroleuca
Eschscholzia
caespitosa
Papaver poppy
californicum fire poppy
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Leptodactylon
californicum (no vars) prickly-phlox
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum california buckwheat
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
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgins's bower
sp.
Delphinium larkspur
cardinale scarlet larkspur
parryi
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus california-lilac
crassifolius hoaryleaf ceanothus
megacarpus var. megacarpus bigpod ceanothus
oliganthus hairy ceanothus, jim bush
Rhamnus buckthorn
ilicifolia holly-leafed redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
sparsifolium redshank(s)
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Prunus
ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia holly-leaved cherry
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
affine (no vars)
Saxifraga
californica
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
kelloggii twining snapdragon
multiflorum
Castilleja indian 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
brevipes
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Solanum nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) purple/chaparral nightshade
number of families = 36
number of genera = 84
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 103