Coal Canyon (Jepsonized semi-official list plus some)
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
arvense common horsetail
hyemale ssp. affine common scouring rush
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis ssp. viscosa (Pityrogramma t. var. v.) silverback fern
Aceraceae (maple family)
Acer maple
macrophyllum bigleaf maple
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
albus tumbleweed
retroflexus red-root/rough pigweed
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)
Foeniculum
vulgare fennel
Lomatium
sp.
Osmorhiza
brachypoda sweet-cicely
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
sp.
Tauschia
arguta pungent velaea
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
eriocarpa indian milkweed
Sarcostemma vining/climbing milkweed
cynanchoides
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Acourtia
microcephala (Perezia m.) scapellote
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus tarragon
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Baccharis
emoryi
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Bebbia
juncea var. aspera sweetbush
Bidens
pilosa var. pilosa common beggar-ticks
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
nevinii
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
glabriuscula yellow pincushion
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus rubber/gray rabbitbrush
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. californicum (C. c.) California thistle
Conyza
canadensis common/canada horseweed
Encelia
californica California brittlebush
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
palmeri (H. p.) Palmer's ericameria
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Filago herba impia
californica California fluffweed
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
bicolor Bioletti's cudweed
californicum California/green everlasting
canescens ssp. microcephalum (G. m.) white everlasting
palustre lowland cudweed
Grindelia gum plant
camporum (G. robusta) gum plant
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
californica (G. bracteata)
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
squarrosa sawtooth goldenbush
Hedypnois
cretica
Helianthus sunflower
gracilentus slender sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
fasciculata fascicled tarweed
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
Layia
platyglossa tidy tips
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Madia tarweed
sp.
Malacothrix
saxatilis cliff malacothrix
Osmadenia
tenella (Calycadenia t.) southern rosinweed
Rafinesquia
californica California chicory
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.) bush groundsel
vulgaris common groundsel
Silybum milk thistle
marianum
Solidago goldenrod
californica California goldenrod
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper ssp. asper prickly/common sow thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Stephanomeria
virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
comosa
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
Cryptantha forget-me-not
intermedia common forget-me-not
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Raphanus wild radish
sativus wild radish
Sisymbrium
sp.
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
Xoccidentalis
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
subspicata southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
semibaccata australian saltbush
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
album lamb's quarter
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
murale nettle-leaved goosefoot
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Cistaceae (rock-rose family)
Helianthemum sun/rush rose
scoparium (no vars) peak rush-rose/sunrose
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
macrostegia
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal 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
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Cupressus cypress
forbesii Tecate cypress
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
subinclusa canyon dodder
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glandulosa
glauca (no vars) big-berried manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
Croton croton
californicus (no vars) California croton
Euphorbia (many are now Chamaesyce) spurge
peplus pretty spurge
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
brauntonii
trichopodus coast loco weed, rattleweed
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus (L. laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
salsuginosus alkali lotus
scoparius deer weed, California broom
Lupinus lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
hirsutissimus stinging 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
sp.
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia coast live oak
berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
californicum hillside gooseberry
malvaceum chaparral currant
speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eriodictyon yerba santa
crassifolium thick-leaf yerba santa
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia
parryi Parry's phacelia
ramosissima branching phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Lepechinia pitcher sage
cardiophylla
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Salvia
apiana white sage
columbariae chia
mellifera black sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
ajugoides var. rigida (S. r.)
Trichostema bluecurls
lanatum woolly bluecurls
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
sp. wild onion
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
Nolina nolina, beargrass
cismontana (not in Jepson)
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas
fremontii (no vars) star-lily
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
micrantha
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
Oleaceae (olive family)
Fraxinus ash
dipetala (F. trifoliata) flowering/California/foothill ash
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
bistorta California/southern sun cups
intermedia
Clarkia
purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum ssp. canum (Zauschneria californica ssp. cana, E. canum ssp. mexicanum) California fuchsia
Paeoniaceae (peony family) (split from Ranunculaceae)
Paeonia peony
californica California peony
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Dendromecon tree poppy, bush poppy
rigida bush/tree poppy
Dicentra
ochroleuca
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Papaver poppy
californicum fire poppy
Romneya matilija poppy
coulteri
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pseudotsuga douglas-fir
macrocarpa big-cone spruce/douglas-fir
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass
coronatum (Stipa coronata var. coronata) giant stipa/needlegrass
Avena oat
barbata slender wild oat
fatua wild oats
Bromus brome
carinatus California brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome
Calamagrostis reed grass
koelerioides San Diego reed grass
Cortaderia
selloana (C. atacamensis) pampas grass
Cynodon
dactylon bermuda grass
Elymus
glaucus ryegrass, blue wild rye
Hordeum barley
murinum ssp. leporinum (H. l.) hare/foxtail/wild barley
Lamarckia goldentop
aurea
Leymus
condensatus (Elymus c.) giant/big wild rye
Lolium rye grass
perenne perennial rye-grass
Melica melic, oniongrass
imperfecta small-flowered melic
Nassella needlegrass
lepida (Stipa l. var. lepida) foothill needlegrass, feather-grass
Phleum timothy
pratense cultivated timothy
Piptatherum
miliaceum (Oryzopsis miliacea)
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Vulpia
myuros mousetail fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum
sapphirinum (no vars)
Gilia
angelensis white gilia
Leptodactylon
californicum (no vars) prickly-phlox
Linanthus
dianthiflorus (no vars) ground pink, fringed gilia
Polygalaceae (milkwort family)
Polygala milkwort
cornuta var. fishiae Fish's milkwort
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Anagallis pimpernel
arvensis (no vars) scarlet pimpernel
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur
cardinale scarlet larkspur
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
crassifolius hoaryleaf ceanothus
megacarpus bigpod ceanothus
tomentosus (no vars)
Rhamnus buckthorn
californica coffeeberry
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Prunus
ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia holly-leaved cherry
Rubus
ursinus California blackberry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
andrewsii? phlox-leaved bedstraw
angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
nuttallii ssp. nuttallii nuttall's bedstraw
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (P. trichocarpa) black cottonwood
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
affine (no vars)
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
coulterianum white snapdragon
nuttallianum purple snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis coastal paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
Cordylanthus bird's beak
rigidus ssp. setigerus (C. filifolius) white birdsbeak
Keckiella
antirrhinoides bush penstemon
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
brevipes
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
Pedicularis lousewort
densiflora indian warrior
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
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
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
latifolia broad-leaved/tall cattail
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
pauciflorum (P. bolleanum p.)
Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitis grape
girdiana desert wild grape
number of families = 60
number of genera = 184
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 241