Crystal Cove plant list

tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed

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

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

californica California witch's hair

Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge

sp. sedge
Scirpus

cernuus var. californicus California club rush

koilolepis long-leaved club rush

maritimus alkali bullrush

Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Croton croton

californicus (no vars) California croton
Eremocarpus

setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Ricinus castor-bean

communis

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed

didymocarpus var. didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
Lathyrus wild pea

vestitus var. alefeldii (L. laetiflorus ssp. a.) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil

hamatus San Diego lotus

heermannii silky/wooly lotus

salsuginosus var. salsuginosus (ssp. s.) alkali/coastal lotus

scoparius deer weed, California broom

strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
Lupinus lupine

albifrons var. albifrons (L. a. var. eminens) silver bush-lupine

bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine

hirsutissimus stinging lupine

microcarpus var. microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus) chick/whorled/clay/red/hairy 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

pratense red clover

willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover

Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak

agrifolia coast live oak

berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak

Frankeniaceae (frankenia family)
Frankenia

salina (F. grandifolia) alkali heath

Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree

botrys long-beaked/broad-leaf filaree

cicutarium red stemmed filaree

moschatum white/green-stemmed filaree
Geranium cranesbill, geranium

carolinianum Carolina geranium

Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry

speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry

Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe

penduliflora whispering bells
Eucrypta

chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nemophila

menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia

cicutaria caterpillar phacelia

distans blue/common/fern 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

balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush

xiphioides iris-leaved rush

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound

vulgare
Monardella

lanceolata horse/mustang mint
Salvia

apiana white sage

apiana x S. mellifera hybrid

mellifera black sage

spathacea hummingbird sage, scarlet pitcher sage
Stachys hedge-nettle

ajugoides var. rigida (S. r.)
Trichostema bluecurls

lanceolatum vinegar weed

Lemnaceae (duckweed family)
Lemna duckweed

sp.

Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars

crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily

catalinae

splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily

weedii var. intermedius
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole

pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)

capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth

Malvaceae (mallow family)
Malacothamnus bushmallow

fasciculatus (no vars) bushmallow, chaparral mallow
Malva

parviflora cheeseweed

sylvestris high mallow

Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock

californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush

Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup

bistorta California/southern sun cups

cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa beach evening primrose

micrantha small primrose
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb

canum (Zauschneria californica, cana) California fuchsia

Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel

pes-caprae bermuda buttercup, buttercup sorrel

Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia

californica (no vars) California poppy

Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain

erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain

major common plantain

subnuda mexican plantain

Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus

racemosa California/western sycamore

Poaceae (grass family)
Agrostis bentgrass

exarata spike redtop

stolonifera (no vars) European redtop, creeping bent
Arundo

donax giant reed
Avena oat

barbata slender wild oat

fatua wild oats
Brachypodium

distachyon purple false brome, false barley
Bromus brome

carinatus California brome

catharticus rescue grass

diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome

hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome

madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome

willdenovii rescue grass
Cynodon

dactylon bermuda grass
Distichlis salt grass

spicata (no vars)
Elymus

glaucus ryegrass, blue wild rye
Gastridium

ventricosum nitgrass
Hordeum barley

murinum ssp. leporinum (H. l.) hare/foxtail/wild barley

vulgare cultivated barley
Lamarckia goldentop

aurea
Leymus

condensatus (Elymus c.) giant/big wild rye

triticoides (Elymus t.) beardless/alkali/valley/creeping wild rye
Lolium rye grass

multiflorum italian/common rye-grass
Melica melic, oniongrass

imperfecta small-flowered melic
Muhlenbergia muhly

microsperma littleseed muhly
Nassella needlegrass

lepida (Stipa l. var. lepida) foothill needlegrass, feather-grass

pulchra (Stipa p.) purple needlegrass
Pennisetum

setaceum african fountain grass
Phalaris

paradoxa paradox canary grass
Polypogon beardgrass

interruptus ditch beardgrass

monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Vulpia

myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue

Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower

staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Emex

spinosa
Eriogonum wild buckwheat

elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat

fasciculatum California buckwheat
Lastarriaea (Chorizanthe)

coriacea (C. c.)
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed

arenastrum (P. aviculare) common knotweed
Rumex dock, sorrel

conglomeratus whorled/green dock

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
Samolus

parviflorus water-pimpernel, brookweed

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgin's bower

ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot

californicus (no vars) California buttercup

Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Rhamnus buckthorn

ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry

Rosaceae (rose family)
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly

arbutifolia
Potentilla cinquefoil

glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Rosa rose

californica California wild rose
Rubus

ursinus California blackberry

Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers

angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw

aparine common bedstraw, goose grass

nuttallii ssp. nuttallii nuttall's bedstraw

Salicaceae (willow family)
Salix willow

gooddingii (no vars) black/southwestern willow

laevigata (no vars) red willow

lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow

Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa

californica yerba mansa

Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon

nuttallianum purple snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush

affinis coastal paintbrush

exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover

foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
Keckiella

cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Linaria toadflax

canadensis var. texana larger blue toad-flax
Mimulus monkeyflower

aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower

brevipes

guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
Scrophularia figwort

californica bee plant
Veronica speedwell

sp.

Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed

wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn

californicum California box-thorn/wolfberry
Nicotiana tobacco

glauca tree tobacco

quadrivalvis (N. bigelovii) indian tobacco
Physalis ground cherry

crassifolia (no vars) (inc. P. greenei)
Solanum nightshade

americanum (S. nodiflorum) small-flowered nightshade

douglasii douglas' nightshade

umbelliferum (no vars) blue witch

xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade

Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family)
Tamarix tamarisk

chinensis chinese tamarisk

Tropaeolaceae (nasturtium family)
Tropaeolum nasturtium

majus garden nasturtium

Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail

latifolia broad-leaved/tall cattail

Urticaceae (nettle family)
Hesperocnide western nettle

tenella
Urtica stinging nettle

dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle

urens dwarf nettle

Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena

lasiostachys

Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe

macrophyllum (P. tomentosum m.) chaparral/big-leaf mistletoe

number of families = 59
number of genera = 191
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 281