HERBACEOUS WILDFLOWERS
* = naturalized non-native species
Amaryllis Family (Amaryllidaceae)
Blue Dicks, Northern Saitas - Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Elegant Brodiaea - Brodiaea elegans
Golden Brodiaea, Pretty Face - Triteleia ixioides
Ithuriel's Spear, Grass Nuts - Triteleia laxa
Twining Brodiaea - Dichelostemma volubile
White Brodiaea - Triteleia hyacinthina
Bedstraw Family (Rubiaceae)
Bedstraw - Galium mollugo*
Catchseed Bedstraw, Goosegrass - Galium aparine
Field Madder - Sherardia arvensis*
Twining Bedstraw - Galium porrigens
Wall Bedstraw - Galium parisiense var. leiocarpus*
Borage Family (Boraginaceae)
Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fire - Amsinckia menziesii
Forget-Me-Not - Cryptantha species
Bracted Popcornflower - Plagiobothrys bracteatus
Common Popcornflower - Plagiobothrys fulvus
Rusty Popcornflower - Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Valley Popcornflower - Plagiobothrys canescens
Yellow and Blue Forget-Me-Not - Myosotis discolor
Tiny Pectocarya - Pectocarya pusilla
Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)
Aquatic Buttercup - Ranunculus aquaticus
California Buttercup - Ranunculus californicus
Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens var. repens
Prickelseed or Spinyfruit Buttercup - Ranunculus muricatus
Royal Larkspur - Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum
Western Buttercup - Ranunculus occidentalis
Carrot Family (Apiaceae)
Beggars Lice or Spreading Hedge-parsley - Torilis arvensis ssp. heterophylla
Common or Foothill Lomatium - Lomatium utriculatum
Nineleaf Fennel - Lomatium triternatum
Pacific Snakeroot - Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis
Poison Sanicle - Sanicula bipinnata
Purple Sanicle - Sanicula bipinnatifida
Rattlesnake Weed - Torilis nodosa*
Squaw Root - Perideridia kelloggii
Vasey's Coyote-thistle - Eryngium vaseyi var. vaseyi
Venus' Needle, Shepherdsneedle - Scandix pecten-veneris*
Composite or Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)
Blow Wives - Achyrachaena mollis
California Cottonrose - Filago [Logfia] californica
Cocklebur - Xanthium strumarium ssp. <>canadense
Common Butterweed or Groundsel - Senecio vulgaris*
Common California Aster - Aster chilensis var. chilensis
Common Dandelion - Taraxacum vulgare*
Common Groundsel - Senecio vulgaris*
Common Hareleaf - Lagophylla ramosissima
Common Horseweed - Conyza canadensis
Common White Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Dense Common Tarplant - Madia elegans ssp. densifolia
Fitch's Tarplant - Hemizonia fitchii
Fremont Goldfields - Lasthenia fremontii
Italian Thistle - Carduus pycnocephalus*
Lawn Burweed - Soliva sessilis
Mayweed - Anthemis cotula*
Milk Thistle - Silybum marianum*
Mugwort - Artemisia douglasiana
Pineapple Weed - Chamomilla suaveolens
Prickly Wild Lettuce - Lactuca serriola*
Slender Cottonweed - Micropus californicus
Slender Tarplant - Madia subspicata
Stick Tight - Bidens frondosa
Sticky Hareleaf - Lagophylla glandulosa
Western Ragweed - Ambrosia psilostachya
Western Sunflower - Helianthus annuus
Woolly Filago - Logfia gallica
Woolly Sunflower - Eriophyllum lanatum
Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae)
Winecup Clarkia - Clarkia purpurea
Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)
Butter and Eggs - Castilleja eriantha
Narrow-leaved Owl's Clover - Castilleja attenuatus
Purple Chinese Houses - Collinsia heterophylla
Seep-spring Monkeyflower - Mimulus guttatus
Geranium Family (Geraniaceae)
Dove's Foot Geranium - Geranium molle*
Long-beaked Storksbill or Filaree - Erodium botrys*
Redstem Storksbill or Filaree - Erodium cicutarium*
Iris Family (Iridaceae)
Blue-eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium bellum
Lily Family (Liliaceae)
Blue Dicks - Dichelostemma capitatum
Elegent Brodiaea - Brodiaea elegans
Fairy Lantern - Calochortus albus
Gold Nuggets - Calochortus luteus
Grass Nuts - Triteleia laxa
Pretty Face - Triteleia ixioides
Soap Lily - Chlorgalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum
Twining Brodiaea - Dichelostemma volubile
White Brodiaea - Triteleia hyacinthina
Wild Hyacinth - Dichelostemma multiflorum
Peninsular Onion - Allium peninsulare
Mallow Family (Malvaceae)
Hartweg's Mallow - Sidalcea hartwegii
Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae - now included in Apocynaceae)
Narrow-leaved Milkweed - Asclepias fascicularis
Purple Milkweed - Asclepias cordifolia
Woolly Milkweed - Asclepias eriocarpa
Mint Family (Lamiaceae)
Horehound - Marrubium vulgare
Mustard Family (Brassicaeae)
Fringe Pod - Thysanocarpus curvipes
Peppergrass - Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum
Shepherd's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris*
Watercress - Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Pea Family (Fabaceae)
Clovers:
Balloon Clover - Trifolium depauperatum
Red Clover - Trifolium pratense*
Tomcat Clover - Trifolium variegatum
Yellow Hop Clover - Trifolium dubium*
Lotuses:
Hill Lotus - Lotus humistratus
Miniature Lotus - Lotus micranthus
Lupines:
Miniature Lupine - Lupinus bicolor
Valley Lupine - Lupinus nanus
Vetches:
Spring Vetch - Vicia sativa*
Sulphur Pea - Lathyrus sulphureus
Winter Vetch - Vicia villosa*
Phlox Family (Polemonlaceae)
Baby Stars - Linanthus bicolor
Bird's Eye Gilia - Gilia tricolor
Blueheaded Gilia - Gilia capitata
Downy Navarretia - Navarretia pubescens
Slender Phlox - Microsteris gracilis
Tiny Trumpet - Collomia linearis
Vari-leaf Collornia - Collomia heterophylla
Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae)
Common Chickweed - Stellaria media*
Sand Spurry - Spergularia rubra
Sticky Mouse Ear - Cerastium glomeratum*
Wild Carnation - Tunica prolifera*
Windmill Pink - Silene gallica*
Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae)
Dwarf Plantain - Plantago erecta
Mexican Hat - Plantago lanceolata
Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)
Cream Cups - Platystemon californicus
Lobb's Poppy - Eschscholzia lobii
Tufted Poppy - Eschscholzia caespitosa
Primrose Family (Primulaceae)
Scarlet Pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis*
Shooting Star - Dodecatheon hendersonii
Western Starflower - Trientalis latifolia
Purslane Family (Portulacaceae)
Miner's Lettuce - Claytonia perfoliata
Redmaids - Calandrinia ciliata
Pussypaws - Calyptridium umbellatum
Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae)
Woodland Star - Lithophragma bolanderi
California Saxifrage - Saxifraga californica
Sedum or Stonecrop Family (Crassulaceae)
Canyon Dudleya - Dudleya cymosa
Sand Pygmy-stonecrop - Crassula connata var. erectoides
Water Pygmy-weed - Crassula tillea
Valerian Family (Valerianaceae)
Long-spurred Plectritus - Plectritus ciliosa
Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae - now included in Boraginaceae)
Canyon Nemophila - Nemophila heterophylla
Caterpillar Phacelia - Phacelia cicutaria var. cicutaria
Meadow Baby Blue-eyes - Nemophila pedunculata
Water-plantian Family (Alismaceae)
Water-plantain - Alisma lanceolatum*
VINES
Cucumber Family (Cucurbitaceae)
Wild Cucumber - Marah fabaceus
Pipevine Family (Aristolochiaceae)
California Pipevine - Aristolochia californica
Grape Family (Vitaceae)
California Wild Grape - Vitis californica
SHRUBS
Buckeye Family (Hippocastanaceae)
California Buckeye - Aesculus californica
Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae)
Buck Brush - Ceanothus cuneatus
California Coffeeberry - Rhamnus californica
Composite or Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)
California Brickellbush - Brickellia californica
Coyote Brush - Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea
Mulefat - Baccharis salicifolia
Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)
Gaping Penstemon - Keckiella breviflorus
Heath Family (Ericaceae)
Whiteleaf Manzanita - Arctostaphylos viscida
Rose Family (Rosaceae)
Toyon - Heteromeles arbutifolia
Sumac Family (Anacardiaceae)
Western Poison Oak - Toxicodendron diversilobum
Tamarisk Family (Tamaricaceae)
Tamarisk - Tamarix species
TREES
Birch Family (Betulaceae)
White Alder - Alnus rhombifolia
Oak Family (Fagaceae)
Blue Oak - Quercus douglasii
Interior Live Oak - Quercus wislizenii
Valley Oak - Quercus lobata
Pea Family (Fabaceae)
Redbud - Cercis occidentalis
Pine Family (Pinaceae)
Gray Pine - Pinus sabiniana
Ponderosa Pine - Pinus ponderosa
Willow Family (Salicaceae)
Arroyo Willow - Salix lasiolepis
Fremont's Cottonwood - Populus fremontii
Red Willow - Salix laevigata