Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Partial Flora of San Bruno Mountain

San Mateo County, California

Botanical Name Common Name Family
Achillea millefolium YarrowAsteraceae
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Service-berry Rosaceae
Anagallis arvensis* Scarlet Pimpernel Primulaceae
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Asteraceae
Aphanes occidentalis Western Lady's Mantle Rosaceae
Arabis blepharophylla Coast Rock Cress Brassicaceae
Arabis glabra Tower Mustard Brassicaceae
Arctostaphylos andersonii Santa Cruz ManzanitaEricaceae
Arctostaphylos imbricata San Bruno Mountain Manzanita Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos montaraensisMontara Manzanita Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi forma coactilis Bearberry Ericaceae
(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi forma suborbiculata)Miniature Manzanita Ericaceae
Artemisia californica California Sagebrush Asteraceae
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort Asteraceae
Baccharis pilularisCoyote Brush Asteraceae
Calmagrostis nutkaensis Pacific Reed-grass Poaceae
Calandrinia ciliata Red Maids Portulacaceae
Cardamine californica var. integrifolia Milk-maids Brassicaceae
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter Cress Brassicaceae
Castilleja wightii Wight's Paint Brush Scrophulariaceae
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Blossom Rhamnaceae
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap Plant Liliaceae
Cirsium brevistylum Indian Thistle Asteraceae
Cirsium vulgare* Bull Thistle Asteraceae
Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce Portulacaceae
Cortaderia jubata* Pampas Grass Poaceae
Cotula australis* Australian Cotula Asteraceae
Crassula connata Pigmyweed Crassulaceae
Dichelostemma capitatum Blue Dicks Liliaceae
Dudleya farinosa Powdery Dudleya Crassulaceae
Erechtites minima* Australian Fireweed Asteraceae
Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy Asteraceae
Eriogonum latifolium Wild Buckwheat Polygonaceae
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Golden Yarrow Asteraceae
Eriophyllum staechadifoliumLizard-tail Asteraceae
Erodium cicutarium* Red-stemmed Filaree Geraniaceae
Erysimum franciscanum Franciscan Wallflower Brassicaceae
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Papaveraceae
Foeniculum vulgare* Sweet Fennel Apiaceae
Fragaria californica California Strawberry Rosaceae
Fritillaria affinis Checker Lily Liliaceae
Galium aparine Bedstraw Rubiaceae
Galium californicum California Bedstraw Rubiaceae
Gaultheria shallon Salal, Lemon Leaves Ericaceae
Gnaphalium californicum Green Everlasting Asteraceae
Grindelia hirsutula Gum Plant Asteraceae
Hedera helix* English Ivy Araliaceae
Heracleum lanatumCow-parsnip Apiaceae
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderiGoldenaster Asteraceae
Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray Rosaceae
Hypochaeris radicata* Hairy Cat's-ear Asteraceae
Hypochaeris glabra* Smooth Cat's-ear Asteraceae
Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris Iridaceae
Iris longipetala Coast Iris Iridaceae
Lactuca virosa* Lettuce Asteraceae
Lathyrus vestitus Wild Pea Fabaceae
Ligusticum apiifolium Wild Celery Apiaceae
Lobularia maritima* Sweet Alyssum Brassicaceae
Lomatium caruifolium Caraway-leaved Lomatium Apiaceae
Lomatium dasycarpum Lace Parsnip Apiaceae
Lomatium utriculatum Common Lomatium Apiaceae
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Hairy Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae
Lupinus albifrons var. collinus Hill Bush Lupine Fabaceae
Lupinus variicolor Lindley's Varied Lupine Fabaceae
Luzula comosa Wood Rush Juncaceae
Mahonia pinnata Coast Barberry Berberidaceae
Marah fabaceus Manroot Cucurbitaceae
Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower Scrophulariaceae
Monardella villosa Coyote Mint Lamiaceae
Oemleria cerasiformis Oso Berry Rosaceae
Oxalis pes-caprae* Bermuda Buttercup Oxalidaceae
Phacelia californica California Phacelia Hydrophyllaceae
Piperia unalascensis Rein Orchid Orchidaceae
Polypodium scouleri Leather-leaf Fern Polypodiaceae
Polypodium californicum California Polypody Polypodiaceae
Polystichum munitum Sword Fern Dryopteridaceae
Potentilla glandulosa Cinquefoil Rosaceae
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken Fern Dennstaedtiaceae
Quercus kelloggii x Q. wislizeni Oracle Oak Fagaceae
Ranunculus californicus California Buttercup Ranunculaceae
Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry Rhamnaceae
Rubus ursinus California Blackberry Rosaceae
Salvia spathacea Pitcher Sage Lamiaceae
Sambucus callicarpa Red Elderberry Caprifoliaceae
Sanicula arctopoides Footsteps-of-Spring Apiaceae
Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle Apiaceae
Scrophularia californica Bee Plant Scrophulariaceae
Senecio aronicoides Butterweed Asteraceae
Senecio vulgaris* Groundsel Asteraceae
Sidalcea malvaeflora Checkerbloom Malvaceae
Smilacina stellataSlim Solomon's Seal Liliaceae
Solanum americanum Nightshade Solanaceae
Solanum umbelliferum Blue Witch Solanaceae
Solidago canadensis ssp. elongataCanada Goldenrod Asteraceae
Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata Coast Goldenrod Asteraceae
Sonchus asper* Prickly Sow Thistle Asteraceae
Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Hedge Nettle Lamiaceae
Stellaria media* Common Chickweed Caryophyllaceae
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Snowberry Caprifoliaceae
Taraxacum officinale* Red-seeded Dandelion Asteraceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak Anacardiaceae
Triphysaria pusilla Dwarf Owl's Clover Scrophulariaceae
Vaccinium caespitosum Dwarf Bilberry Ericaceae
Vaccinium ovatum California Huckleberry Ericaceae
Vicia americana var. americanaAmerican Vetch Fabaceae
Viola adunca Blue Violet Violaceae
Viola pedunculata Western Dog Violet Violaceae

Compiled by Ken Himes. Updated to Jepson nomenclature by Jeffrey A. Caldwell, 12 June 2000.
* = Alien or introduced species, i.e., non-native. ( ) = no longer recognized by Jepson.

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