Kern Canyon
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis (Pityrogramma t.)
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Bowlesia
incana
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed, wild carrot
Lomatium
utriculatum bladder/wild parsnip, hog fennel
Osmorhiza
brachypoda sweet-cicely
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Achillea yarrow
millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, no vars)
Artemisia sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus wild tarragon
ludoviciana western mugwort, silver wormwood
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa, B. viminea) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Chaenactis pincushion
glabriuscula yellow pincushion
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle
occidentale
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
cuneata (H. cuneatus) cliff goldenbush
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Filago herba impia
gallica narrow-leaf filago
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
debilis
sp.
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
pentachaeta ssp. pentachaeta Sierra tidytips
Microseris
sylvatica
Rafinesquia
californica California chicory
Sonchus sow-thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
eastwoodae
menziesii common fiddleneck, rancher's fireweed
Cryptantha forget-me-not
sp.
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
arizonicus (no vars) arizona popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Arabis rock-cress
sparsiflora sicklepod rockcress
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus jewelflower
coulteri
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer/Mediterranean mustard
Sisymbrium
irio London rocket
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
basilaris beaver tail
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
californica Indian pink
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
longipes piute morning-glory
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy weed/stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
lanceolata lance-leaved live-forever
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
horridus
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Ricinus castor-bean
communis
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Lotus birds-foot trefoil
scoparius deerweed, California broom
Lupinus lupine
benthamii spider lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus) chick/whorled/clay lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Trifolium clover
albopurpureum rancheria clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
douglasii blue oak
wislizenii interior live oak, chaparral oak
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
quercetorum oak gooseberry
Hippocastanaceae (buckeye family)
Aesculus buckeye, horse chestnut
californica California buckeye
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eriodictyon yerba santa
californicum
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
tanacetifolia lacy/tansy leaf phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
membranaceum white fiesta flower
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Salvia
columbariae chia
Stachys hedge-nettle
albens white hedge-nettle
Lauraceae (laurel family)
Umbellularia California-bay, California-laurel
californica
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
peninsulare purple/red/mexicali onion
Calochortus mariposa lily
venustus
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Triteleia (Brodiaea)
laxa ithuriel's spear
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas
exaltatus giant zygadene
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)
parryi ssp. parryi
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
latifolia oregon ash
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Clarkia
cylindrica farewell to spring, speckled clarkia
speciosa redspot clarkia
unguiculata elegant clarkia
xantiana gun-sight clarkia
Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Orobanche broomrape
uniflora naked broomrape
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
pes-caprae bermuda buttercup, buttercup sorrel
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia
caespitosa
californica (no vars) California poppy
Pinaceae (pine family)
Pinus pine
ponderosa ponderosa pine
sabiniana digger/grey pine
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
gilioides
Gilia
capitata globe/ball gilia
tricolor bird's eye gilia
Linanthus
ciliatus whisker brush
dichotomus evening snow
liniflorus (no vars) flax-flowered linanthus
montanus mustang clover
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
membranacea pink spineflower
xanti turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
umbellatum sulfur flower
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur
hansenii
purpusii rose-flowered/Kern-canyon larkspur
Thalictrum meadow-rue
fendleri var. polycarpum (T. p.)
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
greggii var. vestitus mojave/desert ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Rubus
ursinus California blackberry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
bolanderi?
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
bolanderi (L. scabrella)
Saxifraga
californica
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush
attenuata (Orthocarpus a.) valley tassels
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Collinsia
childii
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
Keckiella
breviflora
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
floribundus (M. dudleyi) granite/slimy monkey flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
Penstemon beard-tongue
grinnellii var. scrophularioides
laetus
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimson-weed
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
urens dwarf nettle
Valerianceae (valerian family)
Plectritis
ciliosa
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
purpurea ssp. quercetorum (V. q.) oak yellow violet
Vitaceae (grape family)
Parthenocissus Virginia creeper, woodbine
vitacea (P. insertus, P. inserta) woodbine
number of families = 48
number of genera = 105
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 136