Partial plant list of the Bald Mountain Trail from Mt. Umunhum Road to Bald Mt. SA07 gate entrance. Complied by Olive Zappacosta April 15, May 30, and October 8, 1998; May 19 and September 30, 1999; and June 6, 2000. Plant names have been changed to conform to The Jepson Manual (1993), with former plant name in ( ) parentheses.
A = Alien or introduced species, i.e., non-native
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ANACARDIACEAE -- Sumac Family |
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| Toxicodendron diversilobum | Poison Oak | |
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APIACEAE -- Carrot Family |
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| Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Sanicle | |
| A | Torilis arvensis | Hedge Parsley |
| A | Torilis nodosa | Knotted Hedge Parsley |
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ASTERACEAE -- Sunflower Family |
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| Agoseris grandiflora | California Dandelion | |
| Agoseris heterophylla | Annual Agoseris | |
| Artemisia californica | California Sagebrush | |
| Baccharis pilularis (B. pilularis ssp. consanguinea) | Coyote Bush | |
| A | Carduus pycnocephalus | Italian Thistle |
| A | Centaurea melitensis | Napa Thistle or Tocalote |
| A | Centaurea solstitialis | Star Thistle |
| A | Chamomilla suaveolens (Matricaria matricariodes) | Pineapple Weed |
| Cirsium occidentale var. venustum | Venus Thistle | |
| A | Cirsium vulgare | Common or Bull Thistle |
| A | Filago gallica | Narrow-leaved Filago |
| Gnaphalium californicum | California Cudweed | |
| Grindelia camporum var. camporum | Gum Plant | |
| Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia (H. luzulifolia) | Hayfield Tarweed | |
| Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides (Chrysopsis villosa ssp. echioides) | Bristly Golden Aster | |
| Lagophylla ramosissima ssp. ramosissima | Common Hareleaf | |
| Madia gracilis | Slender Tarweed | |
| Madia sativa (M. capitata) | Coast or Common Tarweed | |
| Micropus californicus var. californicus | Slender Cottonweed | |
| Monolopia gracilens | Woodland Monolopia | |
| Rafinesquia californica | California Chicory | |
| A | Senecio vulgaris | Common Groundsel |
| A | Silybum marianum | Milk Thistle |
| Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa | Tall Stephanomeria | |
| Wyethia helenoides | Gray Mule Ears | |
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BORAGINACEAE -- Borage Family |
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| Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (A. intermedia) | Common Fiddleneck | |
| Plagiobothrys northofulus | Rusty Popcorn Flower | |
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BRASSICACEAE -- Mustard Family |
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| A | Brassica nigra | Black Mustard |
| Thysanocarpus curvipes var. elegans | Elegant Fringe Pod | |
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CAPRIFOLIACEAE -- Honeysuckle Family |
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| Sambucus mexicana | Blue Elderberry | |
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE -- Pink Family |
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| A | Cerastium glomeratum (C. viscosum) | Mouse-ear Chickweed |
| A | Silene gallica | Windmill Pink |
| A | Spergularia ruba | Purple Sand Spurry |
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CONVOLVULACEAE -- Morning-Glory Family |
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| Calystegia purpurata ssp purpurata (C. occidentalis ssp. occidentalis) | Chaparral Morning Glory | |
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CRASSULACEAE -- Stonecrop Family |
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| Crassula connata (Tillaea erecta) | Sand Pigmy Weed | |
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CUCUBITACEAE -- Gourd Family |
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| Marah fabaceus | Wild Cucumber, California Manroot | |
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CUSCUTACEAE -- Dodder Family |
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| Cuscuta sp. | ||
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ERICACEAE -- Heath Family |
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| Arctostaphylos glauca | Big-berried Manzanita | |
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FABACEAE -- Pea Family |
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| Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus (L. vestitus ssp. puberulus) | Hillside Pea | |
| Lupinus bicolor | Dove Lupine, Miniature Lupine | |
| Lotus humistratus | Short-podded Trefoil | |
| Lotus micranthus | Hill Lotus | |
| Lotus scoparius | California Broom, Deerweed | |
| Lotus wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) | Chile Trefoil | |
| A | Trifolium hirtum | Rose Clover |
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FAGACEAE -- Oak Family |
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| Quercus agrifolia | Coast Live Oak | |
| Quercus berberidifolia | Scrub Oak | |
| Quercus chrysolepis | Cañon Oak | |
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GARRYACEAE -- Silk Tassel Family |
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| Garrya fremontii | Fremont’s Silk Tassel | |
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GERANIACEAE -- Geranium Family |
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| A | Erodium botrys | Long-beaked Stork |
| A | Erodium cicutarium | Red Stem Storksbill |
| A | Geranium dissectum | Cut-leafed Geranium |
| A | Geranium molle | Dove’s Foot Geranium |
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GROSSULARIACEAE -- Gooseberry Family |
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| Ribes malvaceum | Chaparral or California Black Current | |
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HYDROPHYLLACEAE -- Waterleaf or Phacelia Family |
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| Eriodictyon californicum | Yerba Santa, California Mountain Balm | |
| Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria | Variety of Baby Blue Eyes | |
| Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes | |
| Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata | Imbricate Phacelia | |
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IRIDACEAE -- Iris Family |
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| Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue-eyed Grass | |
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LAMIACEAE -- Mint Family |
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| Monardella villosa ssp. villosa | Coyote Mint | |
| Salvia columbariae | Chia | |
| Satureja douglasii | Yerba Buena | |
| Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (S. rigida ssp. quercetorum) | Rigid Hedge Nettle | |
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LAURACEAE -- Laurel Family |
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| Umbellularia californica | California Bay or Laurel | |
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LILIACEAE -- Lily Family |
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| Brodiaea elegans | Elegant Brodiaea | |
| Calochortus venustus | Butterfly Mariposa Lily | |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Soap Plant | |
| Dichelostemma capitatum (D. pulchellum) (AMARYLLIDACEAE) | Blue Dicks | |
| Zygadenus fremontii | Fremont’s Star Lily | |
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ONAGRACEAE -- Evening Primrose Family |
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| Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera | Four-spotted Godetia | |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea | Large Clarkia | |
| Epilobium brachycarpum (E. paniculatum) | Autumn Willow Weed | |
| Epilobium canum (Zauschneria californica) | California Fuschia | |
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PLANTAGINACEAE -- Plantain Family |
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| Plantago erecta | California Plantain | |
| A | Plantago lanceolata | English Plantain |
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PLATANACEAE -- Sycamore Family |
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| Platanus racemosa | Western Sycamore | |
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POACEAE -- Grass Family (Grasses identified by Sally Casey) |
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| A | Aira caryophyllea | Silver European Hairgrass |
| A | Avena barbata | Slender Wild Oat |
| A | Avena fatua | Wild Oat |
| A | Brachypodium distachyon | Purple False Brome |
| A | Bromus hordeaceus (B. mollis) | Soft Chess |
| A | Cynosurus echinatus | Hedgehog Dogtail |
| Elymus glaucus | Western Rye Grass | |
| Elymus multisetus (Sitanion jabatum) & (S. hansenii) | Big Squirreltail | |
| A | Elytrigia repens (Agropyron repens) | Quack Grass |
| A | Gastridium ventricosum | Nit Grass |
| A | Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneaum (H. geniculatum) | Mediterranean Barley |
| A | Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum (H. leporinum) | Farmer’s Foxtail |
| Koeleria macrantha | June Grass | |
| A | Lamarkia aurea | Goldentop |
| Melica californica | California Melica | |
| Melica imperfecta | Coast Range Melica | |
| Nassella lepida (Stipa lepida) | Small Flowered Needle Grass | |
| Nassella pulchra (Stipa pulchra) | Purple Needle Grass | |
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POLEMONIACEAE -- Phlox Family |
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| Gilia achilleaefolia | California Gilia | |
| Gilia tricolor | Bird’s-eye Gilia | |
| Navarretia heterodoxa | Calistoga Navarreta | |
| Navarretia squarrosa | Skunkweed | |
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POLYGONACEAE -- Buckwheat Family |
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| Eriogonum nudum | Naked-stemmed Eriognum | |
| A | Rumex crispus | Curly Dock |
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PORTULACACEAE -- Purslane Family |
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| Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) | Miner’s Lettuce | |
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PRIMULACEAE -- Primrose Family |
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| A | Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel |
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RANUNCULACEAE -- Buttercup or Crowfoot Family |
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| Clematis lasiantha | Virgin’s Bower | |
| Delphinum hesperium ssp. hesperium | Western or Foothill Larkspur | |
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RHAMNACEAE -- Buckthorn Family |
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| Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus | Buck Brush | |
| Rhamnus californica | Coffee Berry | |
| Rhamnus crocea | Red Berry | |
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ROSACEAE -- Rose Family |
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| Adenostoma fasciculatum | Chamise | |
| Cercocarpus betuloides | Mountain Mahogany | |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon | |
| Prunus ilicifolia | Holly-leaved Cherry | |
| Rosa californica | California Rose | |
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RUBIACEAE -- Madder Family |
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| A | Galium aparine | Goose Grass |
| A | Sherardia arvensis | Field Madder |
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SALICACEAE -- Willow Family |
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| Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | |
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SCROPHULARIACEAE -- Figwort Family |
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| Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum | Wiry Snapdragon | |
| Castilleja exerta ssp. exerta | Purple Owl’s Clover | |
| Mimulus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkey Flower | |
| Triphysaria pusillus (Orthocarpus pusillus) | Dwarf Orthocarpus | |
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SOLANACEAE -- Nightshade Family |
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| Solanum umbelliferum | Blue Witch | |
© Olive Zappacosta, 176 Kensington Way, Los Gatos,
CA. 95032 (408-356-9537). With many thanks to Kikue Sugai for data entry.