Laurel Canyon (off of 133)
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis ssp. triangularis (Pityrogramma t. var. t.)
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
integrifolia lemonade berry
Schinus pepper tree
molle
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Conium poison hemlock
maculatum
Foeniculum
vulgare fennel
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
arguta
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
eriocarpa indian milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Achillea yarrow
millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, no vars)
Acourtia
microcephala (Perezia m.) scapellote
Agoseris mountain dandelion
sp.
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
Baccharis
pilularis (no vars) coyote brush (bush), chaparral broom
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Carduus
pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. occidentale cobwebby thistle
Conyza
canadensis common/canada horseweed
Cynara
cardunculus artichoke thistle, cardoon
Encelia
californica California brittlebush
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
pinifolia (H. pinifolius) pine goldenbush
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
californicum California/green everlasting
sp.
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
fasciculata fascicled tarweed
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
menziesii var. m. (H. venetus ssp. furfuraceus & oxyphyllus) coastal g.b.
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Malacothrix
saxatilis cliff malacothrix
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
vulgaris common groundsel
Silybum milk thistle
marianum
Solidago goldenrod
sp.
Sonchus sow-thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
Xanthium cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
Cryptantha forget-me-not
intermedia common forget-me-not
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bitter-cress, toothwort
californica (Dentaria c.) milkmaids
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Raphanus wild radish
sativus wild radish
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
prolifera coastal cholla
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Cardionema
ramosissimum sand mat
Cerastium mouse-ear chickweed
glomeratum (no vars) sticky mouse-ear chickweed
Silene catchfly, campion
gallica windmill pink
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Spergula spurrey
arvensis ssp. arvensis stickwort, starwort
Spergularia sand-spurrey
macrotheca var. macrotheca large-flowered sand-spurry
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
californicum? California goosefoot, soap plant
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
macrostegia
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
lanceolata lance-leaved/coastal live-forever
pulverulenta chalk dudleya/lettuce/live-forever
stolonifera Laguna beach dudleya
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Cucurbita gourd, melon
foetidissima calabazilla, coyote gourd/melon
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
macrocarpus
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
praegracilis cluster field-sedge
Cyperus
eragrostis umbrella-sedge
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
macrostachya wire grass, creeping spike rush
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Amorpha false indigo
californica
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus var. vestitus (L. laetiflorus ssp. barbarae, laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
salsuginosus var. salsuginosus (ssp. s.) alkali/coastal lotus
scoparius deer weed, California broom
Lupinus lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
hirsutissimus stinging lupine
longifolius bush lupine
succulentus succulent/arroyo lupine
truncatus blunt-leaf/collar lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Melilotus sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Trifolium clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia coast live oak
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
botrys long-beaked/broad-leaf filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
moschatum white/green-stemmed filaree
Geranium cranesbill, geranium
carolinianum Carolina geranium
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
speciosum fuchsia-flowered gooseberry
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nemophila
menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
grandiflora
parryi Parry's phacelia
ramosissima branching phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
bufonius toad rush
patens
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Salvia
apiana white sage
mellifera black sage
Stachys hedge-nettle
bullata California hedge-nettle
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
catalinae
weedii
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum ssp. capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Zigadenus zygadene, death-camas
fremontii (no vars) star-lily
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Malacothamnus bushmallow
fasciculatus (no vars) bushmallow, chaparral mallow
Malva
parviflora cheeseweed
sylvestris high mallow
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
bistorta California/southern sun cups
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
coronopus
major common plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Poaceae (grass family)
Leymus
condensatus (Elymus c.) giant/big wild rye
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat
fasciculatum var. foliolosum California buckwheat
Rumex dock, sorrel
crispus curly 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)
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
californicus (no vars) California buttercup
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Rhamnus buckthorn
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubus
ursinus California blackberry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
Salicaceae (willow family)
Salix willow
gooddingii (no vars) black/southwestern willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Jepsonia
parryi coast jepsonia
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
affine (no vars)
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
nuttallianum purple snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis coastal paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Collinsia
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Linaria toadflax
canadensis larger blue toad-flax
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
Solanum nightshade
douglasii douglas' nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
lasiostachys
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
pedunculata jonny-jump-up, wild pansy
number of families = 49
number of genera = 136
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 165