Rancheria Rd.
Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken fern family)
Pteridium bracken fern
aquilinum var. pubescens bracken fern
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)
Lomatium
utriculatum bladder/wild parsnip, hog fennel
Osmorhiza
brachypoda sweet-cicely
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
graveolens
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
cordifolia purple milkweed
eriocarpa indian milkweed
erosa desert milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Achillea yarrow
millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, no vars)
Achyrachaena blow-wives
mollis
Agoseris mountain dandelion
retrorsa
Anthemis
cotula mayweed, stinkweed
Artemisia sagebrush
dracunculus wild tarragon
tridentata great-basin/big sagebrush
Baccharis
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Balsamorhiza balsam-root
deltoidea
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote
Chaenactis pincushion
glabriuscula yellow pincushion
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Cirsium thistle
occidentale
Encelia
actoni (E. virginensis ssp. actoni)
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
ambiguum yellow frocks
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Filago herba impia
gallica narrow-leaf filago
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
arida red rock tarweed
Holocarpha
heermanii
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
acradenia var. bracteosa (H. a. bracteosus) alkali goldenbush
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
debilis
minor
Layia
glandulosa white tidy-tips
Malacothrix
coulteri snake's head
Microseris
sylvatica
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.) bush groundsel
vulgaris common groundsel
Stephanomeria
virgata ssp. virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant, wand chicory
Taraxacum dandelion
officinale common dandelion
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Berberidaceae (barberry family)
Berberis (Mahonia) oregon-grape, barberry
aquifolium var. dictyota
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck, fireweed
menziesii common fiddleneck, rancher's fireweed
Cryptantha forget-me-not
sp.
Hackelia stickseed
velutina?
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
penicillata hairy-leaved/winged combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
sp.
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Caulanthus jewelflower
coulteri
Erysimum wallflower
capitatum western wallflower
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer/Mediterranean mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
nitidum shining/common peppergrass
Rorippa yellow/water cress
nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
Sisymbrium
irio London rocket
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit, dobie pod
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
interrupta chaparral honeysuckle
subspicata southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
albus?
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Atriplex salt bush
polycarpa allscale, common saltbush, cattle spinach
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
occidentalis (C. o., some C. malacophylla)
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Cornus dogwood
nuttallii mountain dogwood
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy weed/stonecrop
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
horridus
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Calocedrus incense cedar
decurrens (Libocedrus d.)
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
patula (A. p. ssp. platyphylla) greenleaf manzanita
viscida whiteleaf manzanita
Pterospora
andromedea pine drops
Sarcodes snow plant
sanguinea snow plant
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
oxyphysus Mt. Diablo locoweed/milkvetch
Lathyrus wild pea
sulphureus
Lotus birds-foot trefoil
crassifolius broad-leaf lotus
humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
nevadensis
Lupinus lupine
albifrons silver bush-lupine
benthamii spider lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
microcarpus (L. ruber, densiflorus, subvexus) chick/whorled/clay lupine
polyphyllus bigleaf/meadow lupine
succulentus succulent/arroyo lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
Melilotus sweetclover/sourclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Trifolium clover
albopurpureum var. albopurpureum
gracilentum var. gracilentum pin-point clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Vicia vetch
americana var. americana
Fagaceae (oak family)
Chrysolepis chinquapin
sempervirens (Castanopsis s.) bush chinquapin
Quercus oak
chrysolepis canyon live oak
douglasii blue oak
kelloggii black oak
lobata valley oak
wislizenii interior live oak, chaparral oak
Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
Garrya silk tassel bush
flavescens (no vars)
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
nevadense sierra/pink currant
quercetorum oak gooseberry
roezlii sierra gooseberry
Hippocastanaceae (buckeye family)
Aesculus buckeye, horse chestnut
californica California buckeye
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Hydrophyllum
occidentale
Nemophila
maculata five spot
menziesii baby blue eyes
pulchella var. pulchella
Phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
curvipes
exilis lavender windows
imbricata rock phacelia
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
membranaceum white fiesta flower
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Monardella
lanceolata horse/mustang mint
odoratissima ssp. odoratissima pennyroyal
sp.
Salvia
columbariae chia
Lauraceae (laurel family)
Umbellularia California-bay, California-laurel
californica
Liliaceae (lily family)
Brodiaea
terrestris ssp. kernensis
Calochortus mariposa lily
superbus
venustus
westonii shirley meadows star-tulip
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Fritillaria fritillary
striata striped adobe lily
Smilacina false solomon's seal
racemosa
Triteleia (Brodiaea)
ixioides (Brodiaea lutea) pretty face, golden brodiaea
laxa ithuriel's spear
Veratrum corn-lily, false-hellebore
californicum var. californicum
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
pectinata San Joaquin blazing star
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Sidalcea checkerbloom, checker mallow
malvaeflora
ranunculacea
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
boothii ssp. decorticans (ssp. rutila) shredding bottle-washer
campestris mojave sun cups
graciliflora hill sun cup
Clarkia
cylindrica farewell to spring, speckled clarkia
rhomboidea
speciosa redspot clarkia
unguiculata elegant clarkia
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Argemone prickly poppy
munita (no vars) chicalote
Dicentra
chrysantha golden eardrops
Eschscholzia
caespitosa
californica (no vars) California poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Stylomecon wind poppy
heterophylla
Pinaceae (pine family)
Abies fir
concolor white fir
Pinus pine
lambertiana sugar pine
ponderosa ponderosa pine
sabiniana digger/grey pine
Poaceae (grass family)
Bromus brome
tectorum downy brome/chess, cheat grass
Polypogon beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
gilioides ssp. violaceum (A. v.)
Collomia
grandiflora
Gilia
brecciarum ssp. brecciarum argus gilia, nevada small gilia
capitata globe/ball gilia
tricolor bird's eye gilia
Linanthus
bicolor? baby stars
dichotomus evening snow
montanus mustang clover
Navarretia
divaricata
pubescens?
Phlox
gracilis (Microsteris g.) (no vars) slender/annual phlox
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
membranacea pink spineflower
xanti turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
angulosum angle-stem buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
umbellatum sulfur flower
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed
bistortoides lady's thumb, western bistort
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Dodecatheon shooting star
hendersonii
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur
hansenii
sp.
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
canus great-valley buttercup
occidentalis western buttercup
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
cordulatus snowbush, mountain whitethorn
greggii var. vestitus mojave/desert ceanothus
integerrimus deer bush
Rhamnus buckthorn
ilicifolia holly-leaf redberry
tomentella (R. californica tomentella) hoary coffeeberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Potentilla cinquefoil
sp.
Prunus
emarginata bitter cherry
Rosa rose
californica? California wild rose
Rubus
parviflorus thimbleberry
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
sp.
Santalaceae (sandelwood family)
Comandra bastard toad-flax
umbellata ssp. californica (C. pallida)
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
bolanderi (L. scabrella)
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Castilleja indian paintbrush
applegatei (C. breweri)
attenuata (Orthocarpus a.) valley tassels
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
Collinsia
childii
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
torreyi blue-eyed-mary
Keckiella
breviflora
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
constrictus (M. viscidus c.)
floribundus (M. dudleyi) granite/slimy monkey flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common/creek monkey flower
montioides (M. barbatus)?
whitneyi
Pedicularis lousewort
semibarbata dwarf lousewort
Penstemon beard-tongue
laetus
speciosus (no vars) showy penstemon
Scrophularia figwort
californica ssp. floribunda bee plant
Verbascum mullein
thapsus common/wooly mullein
Veronica speedwell, brooklime
americana? American brooklime
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimson-weed
Nicotiana tobacco
quadrivalvis (N. bigelovii) indian tobacco
Solanum nightshade
xanti (S. xantii) (no vars) (S. tenuilobatum) purple/chaparral nightshade
Sterculiaceae (cacao family)
Fremontodendron flannel bush
californicum
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
urens dwarf nettle
Valerianceae (valerian family)
Plectritis
ciliosa
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Verbena
lasiostachys
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
macloskeyi white violet
purpurea ssp. quercetorum (V. q.) oak yellow violet
sheltonii
Viscaceae (Loranthaceae) (mistletoe family)
Phoradendron mistletoe
villosum oak/hairy mistletoe
number of families = 55
number of genera = 157
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 227