Crystal Cove (Bob Muns web site 2003, http://tchester.org/plants/muns/index.html)
Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken fern family)
Pteridium bracken fern
aquilinum var. pubescens bracken fern
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis (Pityrogramma t.)
Aizoaceae (fig-marigold family)
Carpobrotus
edulis hottentot fig
Mesembryanthemum ice-plant
crystallinum crystalline ice-plant
nodiflorum slender-leaf ice-plant
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Hardephyllum
caffrum (not in Jepson) Caffir Plum
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
integrifolia lemonade berry
Schinus pepper tree
terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper tree
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Apiastrum
angustifolium wild celery, mock parsley
Apium
graveolens common celery
Berula
erecta cut-leaved water-parsnip
Conium poison hemlock
maculatum
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Foeniculum
vulgare fennel
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Yabea (Caucalis)
microcarpa (Caucalis m.) California hedge parsley
Arecaceae (palm family)
Phoenix
canariensis Canary island date palm
Washingtonia
sp.
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
eriocarpa indian milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Amblyopappus
pusillus coast weed
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus tarragon
Baccharis
pilularis (no vars) coyote brush (bush), chaparral broom
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Chrysanthemum
coronarium garland chrysanthemum
Cirsium thistle
vulgare bull thistle
Conyza
canadensis common/canada horseweed
coulteri Coulter's horseweed
Cotula
australis australian/southern brass-buttons
coronopifolia african brass-buttons
Cynara
cardunculus artichoke thistle, cardoon
Encelia
californica California brittlebush
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
palmeri (H. p.) Palmer's ericameria
pinifolia (H. pinifolius) pine goldenbush
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Filago herba impia
californica California fluffweed
gallica narrow-leaf filago
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
bicolor Bioletti's cudweed
californicum California/green everlasting
canescens ssp. beneolens (G. b.) fragrant everlasting
canescens ssp. microcephalum (G. m.) white everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
palustre lowland cudweed
ramosissimum pink everlasting
stramineum (G. chilense) cotton batting plant
Grindelia gum plant
camporum (G. robusta) gum plant
Helenium sneezeweed
puberulum rosilla
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
fasciculata fascicled tarweed
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
radicata hairy cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
menziesii var. sedoides (H. venetus ssp. s.) succulent g.b.
menziesii var. vernonioides (H. venetus ssp. v.) coastal g.b.
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
coronaria southern goldenfields
glabrata goldfields, smooth lasthenia
Layia
platyglossa tidy tips
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Malacothrix
saxatilis cliff malacothrix
Picris ox tongue
echioides
Rafinesquia
californica California chicory
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
californicus California butterweed
vulgaris common groundsel
Silybum milk thistle
marianum
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper ssp. asper prickly/common sow thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Stebbinsoseris
heterocarpa (Microseris h.)
Stephanomeria
virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
Xanthium cocklebur
spinosum spiny cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
Cryptantha forget-me-not
intermedia common forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
collinus var. fulvescens
nothofulvus rusty popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
rapa field mustard
Cakile sea rocket
maritima (C. edentulata)
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bitter-cress, toothwort
californica (Dentaria c.) milkmaids
Coronopus sart, swine-cress
didymus
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Lobularia sweet alyssum
maritima
Raphanus wild radish
sativus wild radish
Rorippa yellow/water cress
nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
Sisymbrium
irio London rocket
officinale hedge mustard
orientale hare's-ear cabbage
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
prolifera coastal cholla
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Cardionema
ramosissimum sand mat
Cerastium mouse-ear chickweed
glomeratum (no vars) sticky mouse-ear chickweed
Polycarpon
tetraphyllum
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Spergula spurrey
arvensis ssp. arvensis stickwort, starwort
Spergularia sand-spurrey
villosa villous sand-spurrey
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
californica
canescens four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
lentiformis big saltbush
semibaccata australian saltbush
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
album lamb's quarter
ambrosioides mexican tea
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
murale nettle-leaved goosefoot
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Suaeda sea-blight, seepweed
californica
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
Cyperus
odoratus
Scirpus
cernuus California club rush
koilolepis long-leaved club rush
maritimus alkali bullrush
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
albomarginata rattlesnake weed/spurge (E. a.)
Croton croton
californicus (no vars) California croton
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Ricinus castor-bean
communis
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Acacia
cyclops
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
Lathyrus wild pea
palustris marsh pea
vestitus var. alefeldii (L. laetiflorus ssp. a.) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
hamatus San Diego lotus
heermannii var. heermannii silky lotus
salsuginosus alkali lotus
scoparius deer weed, California broom
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) calf/short-winged 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
Robinia locust
pseudoacacia black locust
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
Xmacdonaldii
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
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
Scutellaria skullcap
tuberosa (no vars)
Stachys hedge-nettle
ajugoides var. rigida (S. r.)
albens white hedge-nettle
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
Triteleia (Brodiaea)
ixioides (Brodiaea lutea) pretty face, golden brodiaea
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Malacothamnus bushmallow
fasciculatus (no vars) bushmallow, chaparral mallow
Malva
parviflora cheeseweed
Myoporaceae (myoporum family)
Myoporum
laetum
Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
Eucalyptus gum tree
globulus blue gum
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena
maritima seaside sand verbena
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Oleaceae (olive family)
Ligustrum
ovalifolium (not in Jepson) privet
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
bistorta California/southern sun cups
cheiranthifolia beach evening primrose
micrantha small primrose
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum ssp. canum (Zauschneria californica ssp. cana, E. canum ssp. mexicanum) 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
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
torreyana torry pine
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
Plumbaginaceae (leadwort family)
Limonium sea-lavender
perezii
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
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 var. trifurcatum cultivated barley
sp.
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
Piptatherum
miliaceum (Oryzopsis miliacea)
Polypogn beardgrass
interruptus ditch beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Vulpia
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Linanthus
dianthiflorus (no vars) ground pink, fringed gilia
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Emex
spinosa
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
parvifolium seacliff 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)
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
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 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 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)
Salpichroa
origanifolia
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
Parietaria pellitory
hespera (P. floridana) pellitory
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 = 65
number of genera = 216
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 314