Plant list of the Stile Ranch and Fortini trails, southwestern entrance
to Santa Teresa County Park, Santa Clara County, California. Continuing
plant additions from October 1992 to 20 September 2001. Nomenclature corrected
to conform to The Jepson Manual (1993), with former plant names
in ( ) parentheses. Compiled by Olive Zappacosta and Sally Casey.
A = Alien or introduced species, i.e., non-native plant.
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| POLYPODIACEAE -- Polypody Family |
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| Polypodium californicum | California Polypody | ||
| PTERIDIACEAE -- Brake family |
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| Pellaea andromedifolia | Coffee Fern | ||
| Pentagramma triangularis (Pityrogramma triangularis) | Goldback Fern | ||
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ANGIOSPERMS--Flowering Plants |
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| AMARANTHACEAE -- Amaranth Family |
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| A | Amaranthus albus | Tumbleweed | |
| ANACARDIACEAE -- Sumac Family |
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| Toxicodendron diversilobum | Poison Oak | ||
| APIACEAE -- Carrot Family |
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| Apiastrum angustifolium | Mock Parsley | ||
| Berula erecta | Cut-leaved Water Parsnip | ||
| A | Foeniculum vulgare | Sweet Fennel | |
| Lomatium caruifolium | Caraway-leaved Lomatium | ||
| Lomatium dasycarpum | Woolly Fruited Lomatium | ||
| Lomatium macrocarpum | Large Fruited Lomatium | ||
| Sanicula bipinnatifida | Purple Sanicle | ||
| Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Sanicle | ||
| Sanicula tuberosa | Tuberous Sanicle | ||
| ASCLEPIADACEAE -- Milkweed Family |
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| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrow-leaf Milkweed | ||
| ASTERACEAE -- Sunflower Family |
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| Achillea millefolium (Achillea borealis ssp. californica) | Common Yarrow | ||
| Artemisia californica | California Sagebrush | ||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Mugwort | ||
| Baccharis pilularis (B. pilularis var. consanguinea) | Coyote Brush | ||
| Calycadenia multiglandulosa (C. m. ssp. robusta) | Sticky Calycadenia | ||
| A | Carduus pycnocephalus | Italian Thistle | |
| A | Centaurea melitensis | Napa Thistle | |
| A | Centaurea solstitialis | Yellow Star Thistle | |
| A | Chamomilla suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) | Pineapple Weed | |
| Cirsium fontinale var. campylon (Cirsium campylon) | Mt. Hamilton Thistle | ||
| A | Cirsium vulgare | Common or Bull Thistle | |
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Daisy | ||
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Golden Yarrow | ||
| Filago californica | California Filago | ||
| A | Filago gallica | Narrow Leaved Filago | |
| Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens | Fragrant Everlasting | ||
| Gnaphalium palustre | Lowland Cudweed | ||
| Helenium puberulum | Sneezeweed | ||
| Helianthus bolanderi (Helianthus exilis) | Bolander's Sunflower, Serpentine Sunflower | ||
| Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia (H. luzulifolia) | Hayfield Tarweed | ||
| Hesperevax acaulis | Dwarf Evax | ||
| Hesperevax sparsiflora (Evax sparsiflora) | Erect Evax | ||
| A | Lactuca saligna | Willow Lettuce | |
| A | Lactuca serriola | Prickly Wild Lettuce | |
| Lasthenia californica (L. chrysostoma) | Common Gold Fields | ||
| Layia gaillardioides | Woodland Layia | ||
| Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata (L. ramulosa var. glabrata) | Serpentine Lessingia | ||
| Micropus californicus | Slender Cottonweed | ||
| Microseris douglasii | Douglas Microseris | ||
| A | Picrus echioides | Bristly Ox Tongue | |
| Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus | Slender Wooly Heads | ||
| A | Silybum marianum | Milk Thistle | |
| A | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow Thistle | |
| Stephanomeria virgata ssp. plerocarpa | Virgate or Tall Stephanomeria | ||
| A | Xanthium stumarium | Cocklebur | |
| BORAGINACEAE -- Borage Family |
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| Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (Amsinckia intermedia) | Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fireweed | ||
| Cryptantha flaccida | Little Snow Flakes, Nievitas | ||
| BRASSICACEAE -- Mustard Family |
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| Athysanus pusillus | Dwarf Athysanus | ||
| A | Brassica juncea | Indian Mustard | |
| A | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's Purse | |
| Guillenia lasiophylla (Thelypodium lasiophyllum) | California Mustard | ||
| Lepidium nitidum | Shining Peppergrass | ||
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | Water Cress | ||
| Streptanthus albidus ssp. peramoenus | Uncommon Jewel Flower | ||
| CAPRIFOLIACEAE -- Honeysuckle Family |
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| Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans | Hairy Honeysuckle | ||
| Sambucus mexicana | Blue Elderberry | ||
| CARYOPHYLLACEAE -- Pink Family |
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| Minuartia douglasii (Arenaria douglasii) | Douglas Sandwort | ||
| A | Silene gallica | Windmill Pink | |
| A | Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | |
| Stellaria nitens | Shining Chickweed | ||
| CHENOPODIACEAE -- Goosefoot Family |
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| A | Beta vulgaris | Garden Beet | |
| Chenopodium californicum | California Goosefoot | ||
| A | Salsola tragus (Salsola kali ssp. tenuifolia) | Russian Thistle | |
| CONVOLVULACEAE -- Morning Glory Family |
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| Calystegia subacaulis (Convolvulus subacaulis) | Hill Morning Glory | ||
| A | Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed, Orchard Morning Glory | |
| CRASSULACEAE -- Stone Crop Family |
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| Crassula connata (Tillaea erecta) | Sand Pigmy Weed | ||
| Dudleya setchellii (D. cymosa ssp. setchellii) | Santa Clara Valley Dudleya | ||
| CUCURBITACEAE -- Gourd Family |
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| Marah fabaceus | Wild Cucumber, California Manroot | ||
| CUSCUTACEAE -- (Convolvulaceae) -- Dodder Family |
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| Cuscuta sp. on Plantago erecta | |||
| Cuscuta sp. on Eriogonum nudum | |||
| CYPERACEAE -- Sedge Family |
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| Carex serratodens | Bifid Sedge | ||
| Cyperus eragrostis | Tall Cyperus | ||
| DIPSACACEAE -- Teasel Family |
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| A | Dipsacus sativus (D. fullonum) | Fuller's Teasel | |
| ERICACEAE -- Heath Family |
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| Arctostaphylos glauca | Big-berried Manzanita | ||
| EUPHORBIACEAE -- Spurge Family |
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| Chamaesyse serpyllifolia spp. serpyllifolia (Euphorbia serpyllifolia) | Thyme-leaved Spurge | ||
| Eremocarpus setigerus | Turkey Mullein or Dove Weed | ||
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | ||
| FABACEAE -- Pea Family |
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| Astragalus gambelianus | Dwarf Locoweed | ||
| A | Genista monspessulana (Cytisus monspessulanus) | French Broom | |
| Lotus humistratus | Short-pod Trefoil | ||
| Lotus purshianus var. purshianus | Spanish Lotus | ||
| Lotus wrangelianus (Lotus subpinnatus) | Chile Trefoil | ||
| Lupinus bicolor | Annual or Dove Lupine | ||
| A | Medicago polymorpha (M. polymorpha var. brevispina) | Bur Clover | |
| A | Melilotus alba | White Sweet Clover | |
| A | Melilotus indica | Yellow Melilot, Sourclover | |
| Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum | Rancheria Clover | ||
| Trifolium albopurpureum var. dichotomum | Branched Indian Clover | ||
| Trifolium bifidum var. decipiens | Deceptive Clover | ||
| Trifolium gracilentum | Pin-point Clover | ||
| Trifolium microdon | Valparaiso Clover | ||
| Trifolium willdenovii (T. tridentatum) | Tomcat Clover | ||
| Trifolium wormskioldii | Cow or Coast Clover | ||
| A | Vicia sp. | ||
| FAGACEAE -- Oak Family |
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| Quercus agrifolia | Pacific Live Oak | ||
| Quercus durata | Leather Oak | ||
| Quercus lobata | Valley Oak | ||
| A | Quercus suber | Cork Oak | |
| Quercus wislizeni | Interior Live Oak | ||
| GERANIACEAE -- Geranium Family |
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| A | Erodium botrys | Long-beaked Storkbill | |
| A | Erodium cicutarium | Red Stem Filaree | |
| A | Geranium molle | Dove's Feet Geranium | |
| HYDROPHYLLACEAE -- Phacelia Family |
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| Phacelia californica | California Phacelia | ||
| Phacelia distans | Common Phacelia | ||
| Phacelia imbricata | Imbricate Phacelia | ||
| IRIDACEAE -- Iris Family |
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| Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue-Eyed Grass | ||
| JUNCACEAE -- Rush Family |
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| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown-head Rush | ||
| LAMIACEAE -- Mint Family |
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| Monardella douglasii | Fenestra Monardella | ||
| A | Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | |
| Pogogyne serphylloides | Thyme-leaved Pogogyne | ||
| Salvia columbariae | Chia | ||
| Salvia mellifera | Black Sage | ||
| Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (Stachys rigida) | Rigid Hedge Nettle | ||
| Stachys pycnantha | Short-spiked Hedge Nettle | ||
| Trichostema lanceolatum | Vinegar Weed | ||
| LAURACEAE -- Laurel Family |
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| Umbellularia californica | California Bay, California Laurel | ||
| LILIACEAE -- Lily Family |
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| Allium serra (Allium serratum) (Amaryllidaceae) | Serrated Onion | ||
| Brodiaea elegans | Elegant Brodiaea | ||
| Calochortus venustus | White Mariposa Lily | ||
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Soaproot | ||
| Dichelostemma capitatum (D. pulchella) (Amaryllidaceae) | Blue Dick | ||
| Muilla maritima (Amaryllidaceae) | Common Muilla | ||
| Triteleia laxa (Amaryllidaceae) | Ithuriel's Spear | ||
| LORANTHACEAE -- Mistletoe Family -- See VISCACEAE |
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| LYTHRACEAE -- Loosestrife Family |
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| Lythrum californicum | California Loosestrife | ||
| A | Lythrum hyssopifolium | Hyssop Loosestrife | |
| MALVACEAE -- Mallow Family |
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| Sidalcea diploscypha | Fringed Sidalcea | ||
| ONAGRACEAE -- Evening Primrose Family |
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| Camissonia graciliflora (Oenothera graciliflora) | Slender flowered Primrose | ||
| Clarkia rubicunda | Ruby Chalice Clarkia, Farewell-to-Spring | ||
| Epilobium brachycarpum (E. paniculatum) | Panicled Willow Herb | ||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum (E. adenocaulon occidentale) | Northern Willow Herb | ||
| Epilobium densiflorum (Boisduvalia densiflorum) | Dense flowered Boisduvalia | ||
| OROBANCHEAE -- Broom-Rape Family |
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| Orobanche fasciculata on Eriognum nudum | Clustered Broomrape | ||
| PAPAVERACEAE -- Poppy Family |
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| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | ||
| Platystamen californicus | Cream Cups | ||
| PLANTAGINACEAE -- Plantain Family |
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| Plantago erecta | California Plantain | ||
| A | Plantago lanceolata | English Plantain | |
| POACEAE -- Grass Family (Grasses identified by Sally Casey) |
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| A | Agrostris viridis (A. semiverticillata) | Water Bent Grass | |
| A | Avena barbata | Slender Wild Oats | |
| A | Bromus diandrus | Rip Gut | |
| A | Bromus hordeaceus (Bromus mollis) | Soft Chess | |
| A | Bromus madritenis ssp. rubens (Bromus rubens) | Foxtail Brome | |
| A | Bromus trinii | Chilean Chess | |
| A | Echinochloa crusgalli | Barnyard Grass | |
| Elymus multisetus (Sitanion jubatum) | Big Squirreltail | ||
| A | Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum (H. geniculatum) | Mediterranean Barley | |
| A | Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum (H. leporinum) | Farmer's Foxtail | |
| A | Lamarckia aurea | Goldentop | |
| Leymus triticoides (Elymus triticoides) | Alkali Rye Grass | ||
| A | Lolium multiflorum | Italian Ryegrass | |
| Melica californica | California Melica | ||
| Melica torreyana | Torrey Melica | ||
| Nassella lepida (Stipa lepida) | Small-flowered Stipa | ||
| Nassella pulchra (Stipa pulchra) | Purple Needle Grass | ||
| A | Paspalum dilatatum | Dallas Grass | |
| A | Phalaris aquatica (P. tuberosa var. stenoptera) | Harding Grass | |
| A | Phalaris paradoxa | Paradox Canary Grass | |
| A | Piptatherum milaceum (Oryzopsis milacea) | Smilo Grass | |
| Poa secunda ssp. secunda (Poa scrabella) | Pine Bluegrass | ||
| A | Polypogon interruptus | Ditch Beard Grass | |
| Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora (V. pacifica) | Pacific Fescue | ||
| POLEMONIACEAE -- Phlox Family |
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| Gilia achilleifolia | California Gilia | ||
| Gilia clivorum | No common name | ||
| Gilia tricolor | Bird's Eye Gilia | ||
| Linanthus androsaceus | Common Linanthus | ||
| Phlox gracilis (Microsteris gracilis) | Slender Phlox | ||
| POLYGONACEAE -- Buckwheat Family |
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| Eriogonum nudum var. nudum | Naked-stemmed Eriogonum | ||
| Eriogonum luteolum var. luteolum | |||
| Pterostegia drymarioides | California Thread Stem | ||
| A | Polygonum arenastrum (P. aviculare) | Common Knotweed | |
| A | Polygonum convolvulus | Black Bindweed | |
| A | Rumex conglomeratus | Green Dock | |
| A | Rumex crispus | Curly Dock | |
| A | Rumex pulcher | Fiddle Dock | |
| Rumex salicifolius | Willow Dock | ||
| PORTULACACEAE -- Purslane Family |
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| Calandrinia ciliata (C. ciliata var. menziesii) | Red Maids | ||
| Claytonia exigua ssp. glauca (Montia spathulata) | Common Montia | ||
| Claytonia gypsophiloides (Montia gypsophiloides) | Coast Range Montia | ||
| Claytonia perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) | Miner's Lettuce | ||
| Lewisia rediviva | Bitterroot | ||
| PRIMULACEAE -- Primrose Family |
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| A | Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | |
| Dodocatheon hendersonii | Woodland Shooting Star | ||
| RANUNCULACEAE -- Buttercup Family |
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| Aquilegia eximia | Van Houtte's Columbine, Serpentine Columbine | ||
| Delphinum hesperium | Western or Coast Larkspur | ||
| Ranunculus californicus | California Buttercup | ||
| RHAMNACEAE -- Buckthorn family |
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| Rhamnus californica | Coffee Berry | ||
| ROSACEAE -- Rose family |
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| Aphanes occidentalis (Alchemilla occidentalis) | Western Lady's Mantle | ||
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon Berry | ||
| Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray | ||
| Potentilla glandulosa | Sticky Cinquefoil | ||
| Rosa californica | California Wild Rose | ||
| Rubus ursinus | California Wild Blackberry | ||
| RUBIACEAE -- Madder family |
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| Galium aparine | Goose Grass | ||
| A | Galium murale | Wall Bedstraw | |
| Galium porrigens var. porrigens (Galium nuttallii) | Climbing Bedstraw | ||
| SCROPHULARIACEAE -- Figwort Family |
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| Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum (ssp. vexillo-calyculatum) | Wiry Snapdragon | ||
| Castilleja attenuata (Orthocarpus attenuatus) | Valley Tassels | ||
| Castilleja rubicunda ssp. lithospermoides (Orthocarpus lithospermoides) | Cream Sacs | ||
| Mimulus guttatus | Common Monkey Flower | ||
| Scrophularia californica | Bee Plant | ||
| Triphysaria eriantha ssp. rosea (Orthocarpus erianthus ssp. roseus) | Rose Johnnytuck | ||
| Triphysaria pusilla (Orthocarpus pusillus) | Dwarf Orthocarpus | ||
| VERBENACEAE -- Verbena or Vervain Family |
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| Verbena lasiostachys | California Vervain or Western Verbena | ||
| Verbena lasiostachys var. scrabrida (Verbena robusta) | Robust Vervain | ||
| VISCACEAE -- (Loranthaceae) -- Mistletoe Family |
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| Phoradendron villosum | Oak Mistletoe | ||
© Olive Zappacosta, 176 Kensington Way, Los Gatos, CA. 95032
(408-356-9537). With many thanks to Kikue Sugai for data entry.
Revised 20 September 2001.