Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Mixed evergreen plant community

Acer macrophyllum            Big-leaved maple        Aceraceae
Adenocaulon bicolor          Trail plant             Asteraceae
Aesculus californicus        Calif. buckeye          Hippocastana.
Arbutus menziesii            Madrone                 Ericaceae
Asarum caudatum              Wild ginger             Aristoloch.
Boykinia elata               Brook foam              Saxifragaceae
Cornus californica           Creek dogwood           Cornaceae
Corylus cornuta 
  var californica            Calif. hazelnut         Betulaceae
Dryopteris arguta            Coastal wood fern       Aspidiaceae  
Elymus glaucus               Wild rye                Poaceae
Fragaria californica         Calif. strawberry       Rosaceae
Iris species                                         Iridaceae
Lithocarpus densiflora       Tanbark oak             Fagaceae
Lonicera hispidula           Hairy honeysuckle       Caprifoliaceae
Osmorhiza chilensis          Sweet cicely            Apiaceae
Pinus attenuata              Knobcone pine           Pineaceae
Pityrogramma triangularis    Goldenback fern         Pteridaceae
Polystichum munitum          Western sword fern      Aspidiaceae
Pseudotsuga menziesii        Douglas fir             Pinaceae
Pteridium aquilinum    
  var pubescens              Bracken fern            Pteridaceae
Quercus agrifolia            Coast live oak          Fagaceae
Quercus chrysolepsis         Canyon oak              Fagaceae
Quercus kelloggii            Calif. black oak        Fagaceae
Quercus wislizenii           Interior live oak       Fagaceae
Ranunculus californicus      Calif. buttercup        Ranunculaceae
Rhamnus californica          Calif. coffee berry     Rhamnaceae
Ribes sanguineum             Pink flw currant        Saxifragaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa              Wood rose               Rosaceae
Rubus parviflorus            Thimbleberry            Rosaceae
Rubus ursinus                Calif. blackberry       Rosaceae
Sambucus mexicana            Blue Elderberry         Caprifoliaceae
Satureja douglasii           Yerba buena             Lamiaceae
Scrophularia californica     Calif. bee-plant        Scrophulariace
Sequoia sempervirens         Coast redwood           Taxodiaceae
Symphoricarpus mollis        Creeping snowberry      Caprifoliaceae
Tellima grandiflora          Fringe cups             Saxifragaceae
Torreya californica          Calif. nutmeg           Taxaceae
Toxicodendron diversiloba    Poison oak              Anacardiaceae
Umbellularia californica     California bay          Lauraceae
Urtica holosericea           Hoary nettle            Urticaceae
Woodwardia fimbriata         Western chain fern      Blechnaceae

Chaparral plant community

Adenostoma fasciculatum      Chamise                 Rosaceae
Arctostaphylos crustacea     Brittle-leaved manz.    Ericaceae
Artemisia californica        Calif. sage             Asteraceae
Baccharis pilularis          Coyote bush             Asteraceae
Castilleja foliolosa         Wooly paint brush       Scrophulariaceae
Ceanothus cuneatus           Buck brush              Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus papillosus         Warty-leaf c.           Rhamnaceae
Chrysopsis villosa var. bolanderi     
                             Bolander's golden sage  Asteraceae
Eriodictyon californicum     Yerba santa             Hydrophyllaceae
Eriophyllum confertiflorum   Golden yarrow           Asteraceae
Galium nuttallii*            Climbing bedstraw       Rubiaceae
Garrya elliptica             Coast silk tassel       Garryaceae
Haplopappus arborescens      Golden fleece           Asteraceae
Heteromeles arbutifolia      Toyon                   Rosaceae
Lepechinia calycina          Pitcher sage            Lamiaceae
Lotus scoparius              Deerweed                Fabaceae
Monardella villosa           Coyote mint             Lamiaceae
Mimulus aurantiacus*         Bush monkey flower      Scrophulariaceae
Phacelia imbricata           Imbricate phacelia      Hydrophylla.
Pickeringia montana          Chaparral pea           Fabaceae
Polypodium californicum      Calif. polypody         Polypodiaceae
Solidago sp.*                Goldenrod               Asteraceae
Zauschneria californica      Calif. fuschia          Onagraceae
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*Also found in open areas of mixed woodland.