WILDFLOWERS/VINES/SHRUBS/TREES

 

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



You can download a Checklist of plants of Spenceville from David Magney's website.