Kaweah Oaks Preserve (from KO web site, Robert Urtecho 2005)
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
hyemale ssp. affine common scouring rush
Azollaceae (mosquito fern family)
Azolla
filiculoides duck fern
Marsileaceae (marsilea family)
Marsilea
vestita ssp. vestita
Alismataceae (water-plantain family)
Sagittaria arrowhead, tule potato, wapato
montevidensis ssp. calycina
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
retroflexus red-root/rough pigweed
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Anthriscus
caucalis bur chervil
Conium poison hemlock
maculatum
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
ludoviciana western mugwort, silver wormwood
Baccharis
douglasii marsh baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Bidens
frondosa sticktight
Centaurea star thistle
solstitialis yellow star thistle
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle
vulgare bull thistle
Conyza
canadensis tall/common/canada horseweed
Eclipta
prostrata (E. alba)
Euthamia
occidentalis (Solidago o.) western goldenrod
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
Grindelia gum plant
camporum (G. robusta) gum plant
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
pungens common spikeweed, prickly tarplant
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Lactuca lettuce
ludoviciana
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
chrysantha
Lessingia
glandulifera (L. germanorum) vinegar plant
Picris ox tongue
echioides
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
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
Taraxacum dandelion
officinale common dandelion
Xanthium cocklebur
spinosum spiny cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Betulaceae (birch family)
Alnus alder
rhombifolia white alder
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
lycopsoides
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
linearis ssp. ferocula linear/slender combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
canescens valley popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardaria white-top, hoary-cress
draba
Coronopus sart, swine-cress
didymus
Descurainia tansy-mustard
pinnata yellow/western tansy-mustard
Raphanus wild radish
sativus wild radish
Sisymbrium
irio London rocket
officinale hedge mustard
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
Spergularia sand-spurrey
macrotheca
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Bassia
hyssopifolia
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
album lamb's quarter
ambrosioides mexican tea
berlandieri
pumilio Tasmanian goosefoot
Nitrophila
occidentalis alkali pink
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy weed/stonecrop
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Citrullus watermelon
colocynthis var. lanatus watermelon
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote/stinking gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
fabaceus
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
californica California witch's hair
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
barbarae santa barbara sedge
densa
douglasii douglas's sedge
praegracilis cluster field-sedge
Cyperus nutsedge, galingale
acuminatus
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
montevidensis (no vars)
Scirpus
acutus var. occidentalis common tule
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Cercis redbud
occidentalis western redbud
Lupinus lupine
albifrons silver bush-lupine
benthamii spider lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
sativa alfalfa
Melilotus sweetclover/sourclover
officinalis yellow/ribbed sweetclover
Vicia vetch
sativa spring vetch
villosa hairy/winter/thick-fruited vetch
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
lobata valley 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
dissectum cut-leaf geranium
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
quercetorum oak gooseberry
Haloragaceae (water-milfoil family)
Myriophyllum water milfoil
hippuroides western milfoil
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Carya
illinoensis pecan
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
bufonius toad rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Lamium dead-nettle
amplexicaule giraffe's head, common henbit
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Mentha mint
spicata spearmint
Nepeta
cataria catnip
Stachys hedge-nettle
albens white hedge-nettle
Lemnaceae (duckweed family)
Lemna duckweed
minor
Liliaceae (lily family)
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Lythraceae (loosestrife family)
Ammannia
coccinea
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Malva
neglecta common mallow
Moraceae (mulberry family)
Ficus fig
carica edible fig
Maclura
pomifera osage orange
Morus mulberry
alba white mulberry
Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
Eucalyptus gum tree
globulus blue gum
Oleaceae (olive family)
Fraxinus ash
latifolia oregon ash
Ligustrum
ovalifolium (not in Jepson) privet
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
brachycarpum
Ludwigia false loosestrife
peploides water primrose
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family)
Phytolacca pokeweed, pokeberry
americana (P. decandra)
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
lanceolata English plantain
major common plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Avena oat
barbata slender wild oat
fatua wild oats
Briza quaking grass
minor
Bromus brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome
Cynodon
dactylon bermuda grass
Distichlis salt grass
spicata (no vars)
Hordeum barley
intercedens slender foxtail
murinum farmer's foxtail
Leersia cutgrass
oryzoides rice cutgrass
Leymus
triticoides (Elymus t.) beardless/alkali/valley/creeping wild rye
Lolium rye grass
multiflorum italian/common rye-grass
Paspalum
dilatatum dallis grass
Poa bluegrass
annua annual bluegrass, watergrass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Secale rye
cereale cultivated rye
Setaria
gracilis (S. geniculata) bristlegrass
Sorghum
halepense johnson grass
Sporobolus dropseed, sacaton
airoides (no vars) alkali sacaton
Vulpia
myuros foxtail/rattail/mousetail fescue
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
angulosum angle-stem buckwheat
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed
arenastrum (P. aviculare) common knotweed
persicaria lady's thumb
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly dock
occidentalis western 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
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgin's bower
ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
californicus (no vars) California buttercup
Rosaceae (rose family)
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubus
discolor (R. procerus) himalayan blackberry
ursinus California blackberry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Cephalanthus button bush
occidentalis var. californicus buttonwillow
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
exigua (inc. S. hindsiana) slender/sandbar/narrow-leaf willow
gooddingii (no vars) black/southwestern willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
lucida ssp. lasiandra (S. l.) lance-leaf/yellow/shining willow
Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa
californica yerba mansa
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Mimulus monkeyflower
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
moschatus
Verbascum mullein
thapsus common/wooly mullein
Veronica speedwell, brooklime
serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa
Simaroubaceae (Quassia/Simarouba family)
Ailanthus
altissima tree of heaven
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
stramonium jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimson-weed
Nicotiana tobacco
acuminata var. multiflora
glauca tree tobacco
Solanum nightshade
americanum (S. nodiflorum) small-flowered nightshade
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
latifolia broad-leaved/tall cattail
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica hoary/common/creek nettle
urens dwarf nettle
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
bonariensis
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
macrophyllum (P. tomentosum m.) chaparral/big-leaf mistletoe
villosum oak/hairy mistletoe
Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitis grape
californica wild grape
vinifera cultivated grape
Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family)
Tribulus puncture vine, caltrop
terrestris
number of families = 60
number of genera = 146
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 183