Kern River Preserve (from Audubon KRP web site 2/19/05)
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
arvense common horsetail
Azollaceae (mosquito fern family)
Azolla
filiculoides duck fern
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Cheilanthes lip fern
covillei scaly fern
Pellaea
mucronata bird's foot fern
Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
Ephedra mormon/mexican/desert tea
nevadensis
viridis green ephedra
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
albus tumbleweed
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Apium
graveolens common celery
Berula
erecta cut-leaved water-parsnip
Cicuta water-hemlock
douglasii
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
Anisocoma
acaulis scale-bud
Artemisia sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus wild tarragon
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Aster aster
frondosus short-ray alkali aster
subulatus var. ligulatus (A. exilis) slender aster
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
sergiloides desert baccharis
Bidens
frondosa sticktight
Chaenactis pincushion
fremontii fremont/desert pincushion
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Chrysothamnus rabbitbrush
nauseosus rubber/gray rabbitbrush
Cichorium chicory
intybus
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. venustum (C. proteanum) venus/cobweb thistle
vulgare bull thistle
Cnicus
benedictus blessed thistle
Conyza
canadensis tall/common/canada horseweed
coulteri Coulter's horseweed
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
bigelovii
Cotula
australis australian/southern brass-buttons
coronopifolia african brass-buttons
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
linearifolia (H. l.) linear-leaved goldenbush, interior goldenbush
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
ambiguum yellow frocks
pringlei bud eriophyllum
Euthamia
occidentalis (Solidago o.) western goldenrod
Filago herba impia
californica California fluffweed
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
palustre lowland cudweed
Helenium sneezeweed
puberulum rosilla
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
pungens common spikeweed, prickly tarplant
Hymenoclea
salsola cheeseweed, cheesebush, burrobush
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
acradenia (H. a.) alkali goldenbush
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
Lepidospartum
squamatum scale-broom
Lessingia
glandulifera (L. germanorum) vinegar plant
Malacothrix
californica (no vars)
glabrata desert dandelion
Microseris
campestris
douglasii
Pyrrocoma (Haplopappus)
racemosa var. paniculata
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper .ssp asper
Stephanomeria
virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant, wand chicory
Taraxacum dandelion
officinale common dandelion
Tetradymia cotton-thorn, horse brush
axillaris var. longispina (T. spinosa l.)
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Xanthium cocklebur
spinosum spiny cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Betulaceae (birch family)
Alnus alder
rhombifolia white alder
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
tessellata checker fiddleneck, devil's lettuce
Cryptantha forget-me-not
dumetorum
micrantha (no vars)
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
penicillata hairy-leaved/winged combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
canescens valley popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardaria white-top, hoary-cress
chalepensis
pubescens (no vars)
Caulanthus jewelflower
coulteri
Descurainia tansy-mustard
incana
sophia
Draba
cuneifolia (no vars) desert draba
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer/Mediterranean mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
densiflorum
strictum
Rorippa yellow/water cress
palustris ssp. occidentalis marsh yellowcress
Sisymbrium
irio London rocket
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit, dobie pod
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
basilaris beaver tail
echinocarpa (no vars) silver/golden cholla
Callitrichaceae (water-starwort family)
Callitriche water-starwort
heterophylla
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
pallida pale starwort
Ceratophyllaceae (hornwort family)
Ceratophyllum hornwort
demersum
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
canescens ssp. linearis four-winged saltbush, shad-scale
rosea tumbling oracle, redscale
semibaccata australian saltbush
serenana bractscale
triangularis (A. patula ssp. hastata) spearscale
Bassia
hyssopifolia
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
berlandieri
botrys Jerusalem oak
desiccatum narrow-leaf goosefoot
pumilio Tasmanian goosefoot
Grayia hop-sage
spinosa spiny hop-sage
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Dichondra
donelliana
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
calcicola limestone live-forever
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote/stinking gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
fabaceus
macrocarpus
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
sp.
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
alma
Cyperus
eragrostis umbrella-sedge
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
macrostachya wire grass, creeping spike rush
montevidensis (no vars)
Scirpus
acutus var. occidentalis common tule
pungens
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sandmat/spurge, mat-spurge, golondrina
serpyllifolia (E. s.) thyme-leafed spurge
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
Glycyrrhiza licorice
lepidota (no vars) wild licorice
Lotus birds-foot trefoil
argophyllus silverleaf lotus
corniculatus broadleaf birdsfoot trefoil
oblongifolius meadow/narrow-leaved lotus
purshianus var. purshianus spanish lotus/clover
scoparius deerweed, California broom
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
Lupinus lupine
albifrons silver bush-lupine
benthamii spider lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
concinnus (no vars) (L. desertorum, pallidus, agardhianus) desert/bajada lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
Medicago
lupulina black medic
sativa alfalfa
Melilotus sweetclover/sourclover
alba (M. albus) white sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Trifolium clover
repens white clover
wormskioldii mountain/cow clover
Frankeniaceae (frankenia family)
Frankenia
salina (F. grandifolia) alkali heath
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
quercetorum oak gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Nama purple-mat
demissum purple mat
Phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
fremontii yellow throats
tanacetifolia lacy/tansy leaf phacelia
Pholistoma
membranaceum white fiesta flower
Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Juglans walnut
californica var. hindsii black walnut
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
dubius
rugulosus wrinkled rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Lamium dead-nettle
amplexicaule giraffe's head, common henbit
Mentha mint
arvensis
Monardella
candicans mountain pennyroyal
Salvia
carduacea thistle sage
columbariae chia
Stachys hedge-nettle
albens white hedge-nettle
Liliaceae (lily family)
Calochortus mariposa lily
striatus alkali mariposa lily
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Lythraceae (loosestrife family)
Lythrum loosestrife
californicum common/California loosestrife
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Eremalche (Malvastrum)
exilis white mallow
Malva
neglecta common mallow
parviflora cheeseweed
Sphaeralcea globemallow
ambigua desert-mallow, apricot-mallow
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Oleaceae (olive family)
Fraxinus ash
velutina (no vars) velvet/leatherleaf ash
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
campestris mojave sun cups
claviformis brown-eyed primrose
kernensis
strigulosa
Clarkia
xantiana gun-sight clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum ssp. latifolium (Zauschneria californica ssp. l.) California fuchsia
ciliatum ssp. ciliatum (E. adenocaulon var. holosericeum/parishii) fringed/green willow-herb
Ludwigia false loosestrife
peploides water primrose
Oenothera evening primrose
californica
elata ssp. hirsutissima (O. hookeri)
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
corniculata
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Argemone prickly poppy
munita (no vars) chicalote
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
lanceolata English plantain
major common plantain
Poaceae (grass family)
Achnatherum needlegrass
speciosum (Stipa s.) desert needlegrass
Agrostis bentgrass
scabra
viridis (A. semiverticillata) water bentgrass
Bromus brome
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome
sterilis
tectorum downy brome/chess, cheat grass
Cenchrus sandbur
longispinus mat sandbur
Cynodon
dactylon bermuda grass
Deschampsia hair grass
danthonioides annual hairgrass
Digitaria
sanguinalis crabgrass
Distichlis salt grass
spicata (no vars)
Echinochloa
crus-galli barnyard grass
Eragrostis lovegrass
minor
pectinacea tufted lovegrass
Festuca
arundinacea tall fescue
Hordeum barley
brachyantherum ssp. californicum (H. c.)
jubatum
murinum ssp. leporinum (H. l.) hare/foxtail/wild barley
Leymus
triticoides (Elymus t.) beardless/alkali/valley/creeping wild rye
Lolium rye grass
perenne perennial rye-grass
Muhlenbergia muhly
asperifolia scratch/mist grass
Paspalum
distichum knot/ditch grass
Poa bluegrass
annua annual bluegrass, watergrass
pratensis ssp. pratensis Kentucky bluegrass
secunda ssp. secunda (P. scabrella) pine/one-sided bluegrass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Schismus mediterranean grass
arabicus sheep/arabian/split grass
Sporobolus dropseed, sacaton
airoides (no vars) alkali sacaton
Vulpia
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Gilia
capitata ssp. abrontanifolia globe/ball gilia
latiflora ssp. davyi broad-flowered gilia
micromeria dainty gilia
tenuiflora
tricolor bird's eye gilia
Linanthus
aureus golden gilia
dichotomus evening snow
parryae sand blossoms
Loeseliastrum (Langloisia)
matthewsii desert calico
Phlox
gracilis (Microsteris g.) (no vars) slender/annual phlox
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Centrostegia
thurberi (Chorizanthe t.) thurber spineflower, red triangles
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
angulosum angle-stem buckwheat
fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat
nudum var. pubiflorum cider nude buckwheat
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed
arenastrum (P. aviculare) common knotweed
hydropiper marsh pepper
lapathifolium willow weed
persicaria lady's thumb
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Rumex dock, sorrel
conglomeratus whorled/green dock
crispus curly dock
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
Calyptridium pussy paws
monandrum sand-cress, pussy paws
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Portulaca
oleracea (no vars) common purslane
Potamogetonaceae (pondweed family)
Potamogeton pondweed
crispus crispate-leaved pondweed
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
cymbalaria var. saximontanus desert buttercup
Rosaceae (rose family)
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Rosa rose
woodsii var. ultramontana
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
sp.
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
exigua (inc. S. hindsiana) slender/sandbar/narrow-leaf willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa
californica yerba mansa
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
minor ssp. spiralis (C. stenantha) thread torch
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
floribundus (M. dudleyi) granite/slimy monkey flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
pilosus downy monkeyflower
Penstemon beard-tongue
grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides
incertus
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
Verbascum mullein
thapsus common/wooly mullein
Veronica speedwell, brooklime
americana American brooklime
anagallis-aquatica water speedwell, brooklime
arvensis
persica Persian speedwell
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn
andersonii (no vars) anderson box-thorn, wolf-berry, desert tomato
Nicotiana tobacco
attenuata coyote tobacco
quadrivalvis (N. bigelovii) indian tobacco
Solanum nightshade
americanum (S. nodiflorum) small-flowered nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Sparganium bur-reed
eurycarpum ssp. eurycarpum
Typha cattail
angustifolia narrow-leaf cattail
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
macrophyllum (P. tomentosum m.) chaparral/big-leaf mistletoe
Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitis grape
vinifera cultivated grape
number of families = 56
number of genera = 186
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 274