Rancho La Rinconada Baja Calif.
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris
arguta coastal wood fern
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
sp. maiden-hair fern
Cheilanthes lip fern
newberryi (Notholaena n.) cotton fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
mucronata bird's foot fern
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
integrifolia lemonade berry
ovata sugar bush
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Lomatium
lucidum shiny lomatium, biscuit root
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
arguta
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Adenothamnus
validus
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
psilostachya western ragweed
Artemisia sage brush
californica coastal sagebrush
palmeri San Diego sagewort
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seep willow, water wally
sarothroides broom baccharis
Brickellia brickelbush
californica california brickelbush
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
maritima sea-dahlia
Encelia
californica
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Filago herba impia
californica California fluffweed
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
californicum califonia/green everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
Gutierrezia matchweed, snakeweed
microcephala desert matchweed
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
squarrosa var. grindelioides (H. s. g.) sawtooth goldenbush
Helianthus sunflower
californicus
Hypochaeris cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
menziesii var. vernonioides (H. venetus ssp. v.) coastal g.b.
Iva
hayesiana San Diego marsh-elder
Lasthenia goldfields
sp.
Osmandenia
tenella (Calycadenia t.) southern rosinweed
Psilocarphys woolly marbles/heads
tenellus var. tenellus slender woolly heads
Sonchus sow-thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Stephanomeria
virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
Verbesina crown-beard
dissita? big-leafed crown-beard
Viguiera
laciniata San Diego sunflower
Xanthium cocklebur
strumarium cocklebur
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Ferocactus barrel cactus
viridescens coast barrel cactus
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
littoralis (vars. dropped) coastal prickly pear
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (Cleome isomeris)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
subspicata southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (inc. S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Cerastium mouse-ear chickweed
glomeratum (no vars) sticky mouse-ear chickweed
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
laciniata indian/mexican/southern pink
Spergularia sand-spurrey
sp.
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
murale nettle-leaved goosefoot
Cistaceae (rock-rose family)
Helianthemum sun/rush rose
scoparium (no vars) peak rush-rose
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
sp.
Dichondra
occidentalis western/coast dichondra
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Dudleya live-forever
edulis ladies-fingers
pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce
sp.
Cucurbitacea (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
macrocarpus
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Cupressus cypress
forbesii Tecate cypress
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
spissa
Datiscaceae (datisca family)
Datisca
glomerata Durango root
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glandulosa
peninsularis
Xylococcus
bicolor mission manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Acalypha
californica california copperleaf
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
sp.
Tetracoccus
dioicus
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus var. alefeldii (L. laetiflorus ssp. a.) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
scoparius deer weed, california broom
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Melilotus sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover, sourclover
Trifolium clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Fagaceae (beech family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia coast live oak
berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
dumosa scrub oak
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
sp.
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes current, gooseberry
malvaceum chaparral currant
speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
viburnifolium evergreen/catalina currant
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eriodictyon yerba santa
trichocalyx
Phacelia
distans common/fern phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
acutus spiny rush
xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Salvia
apiana white sage
clevelandii cleveland sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
ajugoides var. rigida (S. r.)
Trichostema bluecurls
parishii
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
splendens splendid mariposa lily
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks
Nolina nolina, beargrass
interrata
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
schidigera mojave yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Lythraceae (loosestrife family)
Lythrum loosestrife
californicum common loosestrife
hyssopifolium (L. hyssopifolia)
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Malacothamnus bushmallow
fasciculatus (vars dropped) bushmallow, chaparral mallow
Malva
parviflora cheeseweed
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Clarkia
delicata
purpurea four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
Zauschneria
californica california fuchsia
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Piperia (Habenaria)
cooperi (Habenaria unalascensis)
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
albicans ssp. californica
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia
californica (vars dropped) california poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus
Romneya matilija poppy
coulteri
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Eriastrum
sp.
Navarettia
hamata skunkweed
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum california buckwheat
wrightii var. membranaceum
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, california threadstem, fairy mist
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly dock
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Anagallis pimpernel
arvensis scarlet pimpernel
Samolus
parviflorus water-pimpernel
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgins's bower
ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
Delphinium larkspur
cardinale scarlet larkspur
Thalictrum meadow-rue
fendleri var. polycarpum (T. p.)
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Adolphia
californica spineshrub
Ceanothus california-lilac
spinosus greenbark ceanothus
tomentosus (no vars)
verrucosus warty-sstem ceanoothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
crocea spiny redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasiculatum chamise, greasewood
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
minutiflorus
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Prunus
ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia holly-leaved cherry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium chaparral bedstraw
nuttalii nuttall's bedstraw
Rutaceae (rue family)
Cneoridium
dumosum bushrue
Salicaceae (willow family)
Salix willow
exigua (inc. S. hindsiana) slender/sandbar/narrow-leaf willow
lasiolepis arroyo willow
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Jepsonia
parryi coast jepsonia
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
nuttalianum purple snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Collinsia
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
Cordylanthus bird's beak
sp.
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Linaria toadflax
canadensis larger blue toad-flax
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
Solanum nightshade
americanum (S. nodiflorum) small-flowered nightshade
douglasii douglas' nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) purple/chaparral nightshade
Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family)
Tamarix tamarisk
chinensis? tamarisk
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
domingensis southern/slender cattail
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Verbenaceae (verain family)
Verbena
menthaefolia
number of families = 56
number of genera = 131
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 159