Holy Jim and Trabuco Canyon
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Blechnaceae (deer/chain fern family)
Woodwardia chain fern
fimbriata giant/western chain fern
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
capillus-veneris southern maiden-hair fern
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
mucronata bird's foot fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis ssp. triangularis (Pityrogramma t. var. t.)
Aceraceae (maple family)
Acer maple
macrophyllum bigleaf maple
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
ovata sugar bush
trilobata (no vars) squaw bush
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Foeniculum
vulgare fennel
Lomatium
lucidum shiny lomatium, biscuit root
Osmorhiza
brachypoda sweet-cicely
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Tauschia
arguta pungent velaea
Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
Vinca periwinkle
major greater periwinkle
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
californica
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Chaenactis pincushion
artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. occidentale cobwebby thistle
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
parishii var. parishii (H. or E. arborescens p.)
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
californicum California/green everlasting
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
squarrosa var. grindelioides (H. squarrosus g.) sawtooth goldenbush
Helianthus sunflower
gracilentus slender sunflower
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Malacothrix
saxatilis? cliff malacothrix
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
vulgaris common groundsel
Solidago goldenrod
sp.
Sonchus sow-thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Stephanomeria
virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
Betulaceae (birch family)
Alnus alder
rhombifolia white alder
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bitter-cress, toothwort
californica (Dentaria c.) milkmaids
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Lobelia
dunnii var. serrata rock lobelia
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
subspicata var. denudata (v. johnstonii) southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
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
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Dudleya live-forever
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal live-forever
pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce/live-forever
Cucurbitacea (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
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glandulosa
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Euphorbia (many are now Chamaesyce) spurge
peplus pretty spurge
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Amorpha false indigo
californica
Hoita
macrostachya (Psoralea m.) leather root
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus (L. laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
scoparius deer weed, California broom
sp.
Lupinus lupine
albifrons? silver bush-lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia coast live oak
berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
Garrya silk tassel bush
sp.
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes current, gooseberry
californicum hillside gooseberry
indecorum white-flowered currant
malvaceum chaparral currant
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eriodictyon yerba santa
crassifolium thick-leaf yerba santa
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
imbricata?
parryi Parry's phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Monardella
hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca
macrantha
Salvia
apiana white sage
columbariae chia
mellifera black sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
bullata California hedge-nettle
Trichostema bluecurls
lanatum woolly bluecurls
Lauraceae (laurel family)
Umbellularia California-bay, California-laurel
californica
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
weedii var. weedii
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) ssp. pauciflorum blue dicks
Lilium
humboldtii ssp. ocellatum (L. h. var. bloomerianum) humboldt lily
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Moraceae (mulberry family)
Ficus fig
carica edible fig
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)
Clarkia
bottae (C. deflexa) punchbowl godetia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum (Zauschneria californica, cana) California fuchsia
sp.
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
albicans ssp. californica
Paeoniaceae (peony family) (split from Ranunculaceae)
Paeonia peony
californica California peony
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Dendromecon tree poppy, bush poppy
rigida bush/tree poppy
Dicentra
chrysantha golden eardrops
Romneya matilija poppy
coulteri
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pseudotsuga douglas-fir
macrocarpa big-cone spruce/douglas-fir
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Arundo
donax giant reed
Leymus
condensatus (Elymus c.) giant/big wild rye
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
glutinosum
Eriastrum
sapphirinum (no vars)
Polygalaceae (milkwort family)
Polygala milkwort
cornuta var. fishiae Fish's milkwort
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat
fasciculatum var. foliolosum California buckwheat
fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly dock
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgins's bower
lasiantha pipestems, chaparral clematis
ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
Delphinium larkspur
parryi
Thalictrum meadow-rue
fendleri var. polycarpum (T. p.)
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
crassifolius hoaryleaf ceanothus
foliosus? wavyleaf ceanothus
leucodermis chaparral whitethorn
oliganthus var. oliganthus (C. o. orcuttii) hairy ceanothus, jim bush
oliganthus hairy ceanothus, jim bush
papillosus var. roweanus (C. p.) wartleaf ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
californica coffeeberry
crocea spiny redberry
ilicifolia holly-leafed redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Prunus
ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia holly-leaved cherry
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
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Boykinia
rotundifolia
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
affine (no vars)
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
coulterianum white snapdragon
kelloggii twining/climbing snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis coastal paintbrush
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
Cordylanthus bird's beak
rigidus ssp. setigerus (C. filifolius) white birdsbeak
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
brevipes
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
Penstemon beard-tongue
heterophyllus
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Solanum nightshade
douglasii douglas' nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) purple/chaparral nightshade
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
purpurea ssp. quercetorum (V. q.) oak yellow violet
Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitis grape
girdiana desert wild grape
number of families = 58
number of genera = 130
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 165