Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

San Mateo County, California

Botanical NameCommon NameFamily
Acer macrophyllumBig-leaf MapleAceraceae
Actea rubra BaneberryRanunculaceae
Adenocaulon bicolorTrail PlantAsteraceae
Adenostoma fasciculatumChamise or GreasewoodRosaceae
Agoseris heterophyllaAnnual AgoserisAsteraceae
Allium sp.Wild OnionLiliaceae
Anagallis arvensis*Scarlet PimpernelPrimulaceae
Arnica discoideaRayless ArnicaAsteraceae
Aquilegia formosa var. truncataNorthwest Crimson ColumbineRanunculaceae
Arbutus menziesiiMadroneEricaceae
Arctostaphylos crustaceaBrittle-leaved ManzanitaEricaceae
Artemisia douglasianaMugwortAsteraceae
Asarum caudatumWild GingerAristolochiaceae
Aster radulinusRough or Broad-leaved AsterAsteraceae
Avena sp.*Wild OatPoaceae
Brodiaea elegansHarvest BrodiaeaLiliaceae
Calochortus albusGlobe Lily or Fairy LanternLiliaceae
Calochortus luteusYellow MariposaLiliaceae
Castilleja sp.Indian Paint BrushScrophulariaceae
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatusCommon Buck BrushRhamnaceae
Ceanothus papillosusWarty-leaved CeanothusRhamnaceae
Chlorogalum pomeridianumSoap PlantLiliaceae
Cirsium vulgare*Bull ThistleAsteraceae
Clarkia rubicundaFarewell-to-SpringOnagraceae
Corallorhiza maculataSpotted Coral RootOrchidaceae
Cornus sericea Creek DogwoodCornaceae
Corylus californicaCalifornia HazelBetulaceae
Crepis sp.*HawksbeardAsteraceae
Disporum hookeriHooker's Fairy BellLiliaceae
Dodecatheon sp.Shooting StarPrimulaceae
Dryopteris argutaCoastal Wood FernDryopteridaceae
Elymus glaucusWestern Rye GrassPoaceae
Elymus multisetus Big Squirrel-tail GrassPoaceae
Epilobium brachycarpumPanicled Willow HerbOnagraceae
Eremocarpus setigerusDove Weed or Turkey MulleinEuphorbiaceae
Eriodictyon californicumYerba SantaHydrophyllaceae
Eriophyllum staechadifoliumLizard TailAsteraceae
Erodium sp.*Storksbill or FilareeGeraniaceae
Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia PoppyPapaveraceae
Fragaria californicaCalifornia StrawberryRosaceae
Fritillaria affinisChecker Lily or Mission BellsLiliaceae
Galium sp.BedstrawRubiaceae
Gnaphalium sp.Everlasting or CudweedAsteraceae
Helenium puberulumRosilla or SneezeweedAsteraceae
Heracleum lanatum Cow ParsnipApiaceae
Heteromeles arbutifoliaToyon or Christmas BerryRosaceae
Hieracium albiflorumWhite-flowered HawkweedAsteraceae
Holodiscus discolorOcean Spray or Ocean Cream bushRosaceae
Hypochaeris radicata*Hairy Cat's EarAsteraceae
Iris douglasianaDouglas IrisIridaceae
Lactuca sp.*Wild LettuceAsteraceae
Lagophylla sp.HareleafAsteraceae
Lathyrus vestitusCommon Pacific PeaFabaceae
Lithocarpus densiflorusTanbark OakFagaceae
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillansHairy HoneysuckleCaprifoliaceae
Lotus purshianusSpanish CloverFabaceae
Madia madioidesWoodland MadiaAsteraceae
Malus sp.*AppleRosaceae
Melica torreyanaTorrey's MelicaPoaceae
Mimulus (Diplacus) aurantiacusSticky or Bush Monkey FlowerScrophulariaceae
Monardella villosa var. villosaCoyote MintLamiaceae
Navarretia squarrosaSkunkweedPolemoniaceae
Nemophila heterophyllaCanyon NemophilaHydrophyllaceae
Osmorhiza chilensisSweet CicelyApiaceae
Pentagramma triangularisGoldenback FernPteridaceae
Perideridia sp.YampahApiaceae
Phacelia sp.PhaceliaHydrophyllaceae
Piperia unalascensisElegant PiperiaOrchidaceae
Polystichum munitumWestern Sword FernDryopteridaceae
Prunus virginiana var. demissaWestern Choke-cherryRosaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas FirPinaceae
Psilocarphus tenellusSlender Woolly-headsAsteraceae
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescensBracken FernDennstaedtiaceae
Quercus agrifoliaCoast Live OakFagaceae
Quercus chrysolepisCanyon Live Oak or Maul OakFagaceae
Quercus kelloggiiCalifornia Black OakFagaceae
Rhamnus californicaCoffeeberryRhamnaceae
Ribes sp.Currant or GooseberryGrossulariaceae
Ribes sanguineum var.glutinosumFlowering CurrantGrossulariaceae
Rosa gymnocarpaWood RoseRosaceae
Rubus discolor*Himalaya BerryRosaceae
Rubus parviflorus (var. velutinus)Thimble BerryRosaceae
Rumex sp.*Dock or SorrelPolygonaceae
Rupertia physodes California TeaFabaceae
Sambucus mexicanaBlue ElderberryCaprifoliaceae
Sanicula crassicaulisPacific SanicleApiaceae
Satureja douglasiiYerba BuenaLamiaceae
Scrophularia californicaBee PlantScrophulariaceae
Silybum marianum*Milk ThistleAsteraceae
Smilacina stellataSlim Solomon's SealLiliaceae
Solanum umbelliferumBlue WitchSolanaceae
Solidago sp.GoldenrodAsteraceae
Spergula arvensis var. arvensis*Sand SpurryCaryophyllaceae
Stachys sp.Hedge NettleLamiaceae
Symphoricarpos mollisCreeping SnowberryCaprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatusCommon SnowberryCaprifoliaceae
Thalictrum fendleri Meadow RueRanunculaceae
Torilis nodosa*Knotted Hedge ParsleyApiaceae
Trichostema lanceolatumTurpentine or Vinegar or Camphor WeedLamiaceae
Trillium chloropetalumGiant Wake RobinLiliaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobumWestern Poison OakAnacardiaceae
Trientalis latifoliaPacific StarflowerPrimulaceae
Triteleia laxaIthuriel's SpearLiliaceae
Umbellularia californicaCalifornia Bay TreeLauraceae
Urtica sp.NettleUrticaceae
Verbena lasiostachysWestern VerbenaVerbenaceae
Viola ocellataWestern Heart's EaseViolaceae
Wyethia glabraMule EarsAsteraceae

* = Introduced species
Plants observed 13 August 1989. List prepared by Ken Himes, Jean Sorensen, Ann Lambrecht, and Brenda Butner. Updated to Jepson nomenclature by Jeffrey A. Caldwell, 31 May 2000.

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