San Juan Trail
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
Cheilanthes lip fern
clevelandii
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
mucronata bird's foot fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis (Pityrogramma t.)
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
ovata sugar bush
trilobata (no vars) squaw bush
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Apiastrum
angustifolium wild celery, mock parsley
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Lomatium
dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum lace parsnip, woolly lomatium
lucidum shiny lomatium, biscuit root
Osmorhiza
brachypoda sweet-cicely
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
arguta
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Tauschia
arguta pungent velaea
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
californica
eriocarpa indian milkweed
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Achillea yarrow
millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, no vars)
Acourtia
microcephala (Perezia m.) scapellote
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus tarragon
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Carduus
pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Centaurea star thistle
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
Chaenactis pincushion
artemisiifolia (C. artemisiaefolia)
glabriuscula yellow pincushion
Cirsium thistle
occidentale
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
parishii var. parishii (H. or E. arborescens p.)
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus leafy daisy
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum golden yarrow
Filago herba impia
gallica narrow-leaf filago
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
bicolor Bioletti's cudweed
californicum California/green everlasting
canescens white everlasting
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
squarrosa var. grindelioides (H. squarrosus g.) sawtooth goldenbush
Helianthus sunflower
gracilentus slender sunflower
Hypochoeris cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Lactuca lettuce
serriola prickly lettuce
Lessingia
filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Madia tarweed
gracilis slender tarweed
Porophyllum
gracile odora, poreleaf
Rafinesquia
californica California chicory
Stylocline nest straw
gnaphaloides? everlasting nest straw
Tragopogon goat's beard
porrifolius purple salsify, oyster plant
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Cryptantha forget-me-not
intermedia common forget-me-not
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Triodanis venus' looking glass
biflora
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
subspicata var. denudata (v. johnstonii) southern honeysuckle
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Silene catchfly, campion
laciniata ssp. major indian/mexican/southern/fringed pink
Cistaceae (rock-rose family)
Helianthemum sun/rush rose
scoparium (no vars) peak rush-rose/sunrose
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
Cucurbitacea (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
macrocarpus
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
sp.
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
glandulosa
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
polycarpa (no vars) (E. p. var. p.) mexican sandmat, mat-spruge, golondrina
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Lathyrus wild pea
vestitus (L. laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
scoparius deer weed, California broom
Lupinus lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
excubitus grape-soda/Adonis lupine
hirsutissimus stinging lupine
sparsiflorus (no vars) coulter's lupine
truncatus blunt-leaf/collar lupine
Pickeringia chaparral-pea
montana
Trifolium clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Vicia vetch
sp. vetch
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
agrifolia var. agrifolia coast live oak
berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
Garryaceae (silk tassel family)
Garrya silk tassel bush
veatchii?
Gentianaceae (gentian family)
Centaurium centaury
venustum canchalagua
Swertia (inc. Frasera) green gentian
parryi (Frasera p.)
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
malvaceum chaparral currant
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Phacelia
cicutaria caterpillar phacelia
minor wild canterbury-bell
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Salvia
apiana white sage
columbariae chia
mellifera black sage
Satureja
chandleri San Miguel savory
Trichostema bluecurls
lanatum woolly bluecurls
Liliaceae (lily family)
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Calochortus mariposa lily
albus fairy lantern, globe-lily
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Nolina nolina, beargrass
cismontana
Yucca spanish bayonet, yucca
whipplei (no vars) our lord's candle, spanish bayonet
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Sidalcea checkerbloom, checker mallow
malvaeflora
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Oleaceae (olive family)
Fraxinus ash
dipetala (F. trifoliata) flowering/California/foothill ash
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
californica false mustard, mustard evening-primrose
Clarkia
bottae (C. deflexa) punchbowl godetia
epilobioides willow-herb clarkia
purpurea four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Piperia (Habenaria)
unalascensis (Habenaria u.)
Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Orobanche broomrape
bulbosa chaparral bromerape
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
albicans ssp. californica
sp.
Paeoniaceae (peony family) (split from Ranunculaceae)
Paeonia peony
californica California peony
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Dendromecon tree poppy, bush poppy
rigida bush/tree poppy
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
glutinosum
Eriastrum
sapphirinum (no vars)
Gilia
angelensis
Leptodactylon
californicum (no vars) prickly-phlox
Linanthus
floribundus (L. nuttallii f.)
parviflorus (L. androsaceus) yellow linanthus
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum California buckwheat
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) miner's lettuce
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Anagallis pimpernel
arvensis (no vars) scarlet pimpernel
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Delphinium larkspur
parryi
Thalictrum meadow-rue
fendleri var. polycarpum (T. p.)
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
crassifolius hoaryleaf ceanothus
oliganthus hairy ceanothus, jim bush
Rhamnus buckthorn
californica ssp. californica coffeeberry
ilicifolia holly-leafed redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Horkelia
cuneata wedgeleaf horkelia
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
nuttallii ssp. nuttallii nuttall's bedstraw
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
coulterianum white snapdragon
Castilleja indian paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
Collinsia
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
brevipes
Scrophularia figwort
californica bee plant
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Nicotiana tobacco
glauca tree tobacco
Solanum nightshade
umbelliferum (no vars) blue witch
Styracaceae (storax family)
Styrax snowdrop bush
officinalis var. redivivus
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
purpurea ssp. quercetorum (V. q.) oak yellow violet
number of families = 50
number of genera = 119
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 148