Partial plant list along Woods Trail from Hicks Road to 1.3 miles past Guadalupe Creek, Santa Clara County. Compiled by Olive Zappacosta and Sally Casey March 5, 15, 27, April 14, May 18, 23, 26, June 10, 23, July 11, Sept. 12 and Oct. 10 1996, with periodic additions through August 6, 2001.
Plant names have been changed to conform to The Jepson Manual (1993), with former plant names in ( ) parentheses.
A = Alien or introduced species, i.e., non-native
plant.
FERNS & FERN ALLIES |
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BLECHNACEAE - Deer Fern Family |
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| Woodwardia fimbriata | Giant Chain Fern | |
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DENNSTAEDTIACEAE - Bracken Fern Family |
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| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | Bracken Fern | |
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DRYOPTERIDACEAE - Wood Fern Family |
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| Dryopteris arguta | Coastal Wood Fern | |
| Polystichum munitum | Common Sword Fern | |
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EQUISETACEAE - Horsetail Family |
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| Equistum arvense | Common Horsetail | |
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POLYPODIACEAE - Polypody Fern Family |
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| Polypodium californicum | California Polypody | |
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PTERIDACEAE - Brake Fern Family |
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| Adiantum jordanii | California Maiden Hair | |
| Pellaea andromedifolia | Coffee Fern | |
| Pentagramma triangularis (Pityrogramma triangularis) | Goldback Fern | |
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GYMNOSPERMS--Cone Bearing Plants |
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CUPRESSACEAE - Cypress Family |
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| Cupressus sp. | ||
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PINACEAE - Pine Family |
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| Pinus sabiniana | Grey or Foothill Pine | |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir | |
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TAXACEAE - Yew Family |
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| Torreya californica | California Nutmeg | |
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ANGIOSPERMS--Flowering Plants |
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ACERACEAE - Maple Family |
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| Acer macrophyllum | Big-leaved Maple | |
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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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| A | Anthriscus caucalis (A. scandicina) | Bur-chervil |
| Daucus pusillus | Rattlesnake Weed | |
| Eryngium aristulatum | Ground Eryngo, Coyote Thistle | |
| A | Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel |
| Lomatium californicum | California Lomatium | |
| Osmorhiza chilensis | Wood Cicely | |
| Perideridia kelloggii | Kellogg's Yampah | |
| Sanicula bipinnatifida | Purple Sanicle | |
| Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Sanicle | |
| Tauschia kelloggii | Kellogg's Tauschia | |
| A | Torilis arvensis | Torilis |
| A | Torilis nodosa | Knotted Hedge Parsley |
| Yabea microcarpa (Caucalis microcarpa) | California Hedge Parsley | |
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APOCYNACAE - Dogbane Family |
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| A | Vinca major | Periwinkle |
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ARALIACEAE - Aralia or Ginseng Family |
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| Aralia californica | California Spikenard, Elk Clover | |
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ASCLEPIDACEAE - Milkweed Family |
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| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrow-leaf Milkweed | |
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ASTERACEAE - Sunflower Family |
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| Achillea millefolium (A. borealis ssp. californica) | Common Yarrow or Milfoil | |
| Achyrachaena mollis | Blow Wives | |
| Agoseris grandiflora | California Dandelion | |
| Arnica discoidea | Rayless Arnica | |
| Artemisia californica | California Sagebrush | |
| Artemisia douglasiana | California Mugwort | |
| Aster radulinus | Broad-leaved Aster | |
| Baccharis pilularis (B. pilularis ssp. consanguinea) | Coyote Brush | |
| A | Carduus pycnocephalus | Italian Thistle |
| A | Chamomilla suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) | Pineapple Weed |
| Cirsium occidentale var. venustum (Cirsium proteanum) | Venus Thistle | |
| A | Circium vulgare | Common or Bull Thistle |
| A | Conyza bonariensis | South American Conyza |
| A | Crepis bursifolia | Italian Hawksbeard |
| A | Crepis capillaris | Smooth Hawksbeard |
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Golden Yarrow | |
| A | Filago gallica | Narrow-leaved Filago |
| Gnaphalium californicum | California Cudweed | |
| Grindelia camporum var. camporum | Gum Weed | |
| Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia (H. luzulifolia) | Hayfield Tarweed | |
| Hesperevax sparsiflora (Evax sparsiflora) | Erect Evax | |
| Hieracium albiflorum | White-flowered Hawkweed | |
| Holocarpha virgata ssp. virgata | Graceful Tarweed | |
| A | Lactuca saligna | Willow Lettuce |
| A | Lactuca virosa | Wild Lettuce |
| Lasthenia californica (L. chrysostoma) | Common Gold Fields | |
| Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata (L. ramulosa var. glabrata) | Smooth Lessingia | |
| Madia gracilis | Slender Tarweed | |
| Madia madioides | Woodland Madia | |
| Madia minima | Small Madia | |
| Madia sativa | Common Tarweed, Coast Tarweed | |
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | |
| Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | |
| A | Senecio vulgaris | Common Groundsel |
| A | Silybum marianum | Milk Thistle |
| A | Sonchus oleraceus | Common Sow Thistle |
| Stephanomeria virgata | Tall Stephanomeria | |
| A | Taraxacum officinale (T. laevigatum) | Common Dandelion |
| Wyethia glabra | Grey Mule Ears | |
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BERBERIDACEAE - Barberry Family |
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| A | Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia aquifolium) | Holly-leaved Berberis |
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BETULACEAE - Birch Family |
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| Alnus rhombifolia | White Alder | |
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BORAGINACEAE - Borage Family |
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| Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (A. intermedia) | Common Fiddleneck | |
| Cryptantha flaccida | Flaccid Cryptantha | |
| Cynoglossum grande | Hound's Tongue | |
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BRASSICACEAE - Mustard Family |
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| A | Brassica nigra | Black Mustard |
| Cardamine californica (Dentaria californica) | Milkmaids | |
| Cardamine oligosperma | Bitter Cress | |
| A | Lepidium strictum | Wayside Pepper Grass |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | Water Cress | |
| A | Sisymbrium officinale | Hedge Mustard |
| Thysanocarpus laciniatus | Fringe Pod | |
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CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle Family |
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| Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans (Lonicera hispidula) | Hairy Honeysuckle | |
| Sambucus mexicana | Blue Elderberry | |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (S. rivularis) | Common Snowberry | |
| Symphoricarpos mollis | Creeping Snowberry | |
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE - Pink Family |
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| A | Cerastium glomeratum (C. viscosum) | Mouse-ear Chickweed |
| Minuarta douglasii (Arenaria douglasii) | Douglas Sandwort | |
| Silene californica | California Indian Pink | |
| A | Silene gallica | Windmill Pink |
| A | Spergularia rubra | Purple Sand Spurry |
| A | Stellaria media | Common Chickweed |
| Stellaria nitens | Shiny Chickweed | |
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CISTACEAE - Rock-Rose Family |
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| Helianthemum scoparium | Peak Rock-Rose | |
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CONVOLVULACEAE - Morning-Glory Family |
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| Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata (C. occidentalis ssp. o.) | Chaparral Morning-Glory | |
| Calystegia subacaulis | Hill Morning-Glory | |
| A | Convolvulus arvensis | Bind Weed, Orchard Morning-Glory |
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CORNACEAE - Dogwood Family |
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| Cornus sp. | ||
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CRASSULACEAE - Stonecrop Family |
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| Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa | Lax or Spreading Dudleya | |
| Sedum radiatum (S. stenopetalum ssp. radiatum) | Star-fruited Stonecrop | |
| Sedum spathulifolium | Pacific Stonecrop | |
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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 subinclusa | Canyon Dodder. Parasitic on Baccharis | |
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CYPERACEAE - Sedge Family |
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| Carex sp. | ||
| Cyperus eragrostis | Tall Cyperus | |
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ERICACEAE - Heath Family |
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| Arbutus menziesii | Pacific Madrone | |
| Arctostaphylos canescens | Hoary Manzanita | |
| Arctostaphylos glauca | Big-berried Manzanita | |
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EUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge Family |
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| Eremocarpus setigerus | Turkey Mullein, Dove Weed | |
| A | Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge |
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FABACEAE - Pea Family |
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| A | Genista monspessulana (Cytisus monspessulanus) | French Broom |
| Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus (L. vestitus ssp. puberulus) | Hillside Pea | |
| Lupinus bicolor | Dove Lupine, Miniature Lupine | |
| Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius | Broad-leaved Lupine | |
| Lotus humistratus | Short-podded Trefoil | |
| Lotus micranthus | Small-flowered Trefoil | |
| Lotus purshianus | Spainish Lotus | |
| Lotus scoparius | California Broom. Deerweed | |
| Lotus wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) | Chile Trefoil | |
| A | Medicago minima | Bur Clover |
| A | Medicago polymorpha | California Bur Clover |
| A | Medicago sativa | Alfalfa |
| Pickeringia montana var. montana | Chaparral Pea | |
| Rupertia physodes (Psoralea physodes) | California Tea | |
| A | Spartium junceum | Spanish Broom |
| Trifolium albopurpureum var. dichotomum | Branched Indian Clover | |
| Trifolium bifidum var. decipiens | Deceptive Clover | |
| A | Trifolium hirtum | Pink Clover |
| A | Trifolium incarnatum | Crimson, French, or Italian Clover |
| Trifolium microcephalum | Small-headed Clover | |
| Trifolium willdenovii (Trifolium tridentatum) | Tomcat Clover | |
| A | Vicia sativa ssp. sativa | Common Vetch, Spring Vetch |
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FAGACEAE - Oak Family |
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| Lithocarpus densiflorus | Tan Bark Oak | |
| Quercus agrifolia | Coast Live Oak | |
| Quercus berberidifolia (Q. dumosa) | Scrub Oak | |
| Quercus chrysolepis | Maul Oak, Canyon Live Oak | |
| Quercus douglasii | Blue Oak | |
| Quercus durata | Leather Oak | |
| Quercus lobata | Valley Oak | |
| Quercus parvula var. shrevei | Oracle Oak | |
| Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens | Interior Live 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 Storksbill |
| A | Erodium cicutarium | Red Stem Storksbill |
| A | Erodium moschatum | White Stem Storksbill |
| A | Geranium dissectum | Cut-leaved Geranium |
| A | Geranium molle | Dove's-foot Geranium |
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GROSSULARIACEAE - Gooseberry Family |
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| Ribes californicum (Grossularia californica) | California Gooseberry | |
| Ribes malvaceum | Chaparral or California Black Current | |
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HIPPOCASTANACEAE - Horse Chestnut or Buckeye Family |
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| Aesculus californica | California Buckeye | |
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HYDROPHYLLACEAE - Waterleaf or Phacelia Family |
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| Eriodictyon californicum | Yerba Santa | |
| Nemophila heterophylla | Canyon Nemophila | |
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eye | |
| Nemophila menziesii ssp. atomaria | A subspecies of Baby Blue Eye | |
| Nemophila parviflora | Woodland or Small-flowered Nemophila | |
| Phacelia imbricata | Rock Phacelia, Imbricate Phacelia | |
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IRIDACEAE - Iris Family |
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| Iris fernaldi | Fernald's Iris | |
| Sisyrinchium bellum | Blue-eyed Grass | |
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JUNCACEAE - Rush Family |
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| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | |
| Juncus patens | Spreading or Common Rush | |
| Luzula comosa (L. multiflora) | Common Wood Rush | |
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LAMIACEAE - Mint Family |
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| A | Lamium amplexicaule | Clasping Henbit |
| Lepechinia calycina | Pitcher Sage | |
| Monardella villosa ssp. villosa | Coyote Mint | |
| Pogogyne serphylloides | Thyme-leaved Pogogyne | |
| Satureja douglasii | Yerba Buena | |
| Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (S. rigida ssp. quercetorum) | Rigid Hedge Nettle | |
| Trichostema lanceolatum | Vinegar Weed | |
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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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| Allium serra (Allium serratum) (AMARYLLIDACEAE) | Pom Pom Onion | |
| Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans | Harvest Brodiaea | |
| Calochortus albus | Globe Lily | |
| Calochortus luteus | Yellow Mariposa Lily | |
| Calochortus venustus | White Mariposa Lily | |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Soap Plant | |
| Dichelostemma capitatum (D. pulchellum) (AMARYLLIDACEAE) | Blue Dicks | |
| Disporum hookeri | Hooker's Fairy Bell | |
| Fritillaria affinis (F. lanceolata) | Mission Bell | |
| Smilacina racemosa | False or Western Soloman's Seal | |
| Zygadenus fremontii | Fremont's Star Lily | |
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MALVACEAE - Mallow Family |
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| Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora | Checker Bloom or Wild Hollyhock | |
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MYRTACEAE - Myrtle Family |
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| A | Eucalyptus globulus | Blue Gum |
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ONAGRACEAE - Evening Primrose Family |
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| Clarkia concinna ssp. automixa | Santa Clara Red Ribbons | |
| Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna | Red Ribbons or Lovely Clarkia | |
| Clarkia epilobioides | Willow Herb Godetia | |
| Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera | Four-spotted Godetia | |
| Clarkia rubicunda | Farewell-to-Spring | |
| Clarkia unguiculata | Elegant Clarkia | |
| Epilobium canum (Zauschneria californica) | California Fuschia | |
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum (E. adenocaulon) | California Willow Herb | |
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ORCHIDACEAE - Orchid Family |
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| A | Epipactis helleborine | European Epipactis |
| Piperia elegans (Habenaria unalascensis var. elata) | Elegant Piperia | |
| Piperia unalascensis (Habenaria unalascensis) | Alaska Piperia | |
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0XALIDACEAE - Oxalis Family |
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| A | Oxalis pes-caprae | Bermuda Buttercup |
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PLANTAGINACEAE - Plantain Family |
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| Plantago erecta | California Plantain | |
| A | Plantago lanceolata | English Plantain |
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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 | Brachypodium distachyon | Purple False Brome |
| A | Briza minor | Little Quaking Grass |
| Bromus carinatus | California Brome | |
| A | Bromus diandrus | Rip Gut |
| A | Bromus hordeaceus (B. mollis) | Soft Chess |
| Bromus laevipes | Woodland Brome Grass | |
| A | Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens (B. rubens) | Foxtail Chess |
| A | Cynosurus echinatus | Hedgehog Dogtail Grass |
| Deschampsia elongata | Slender Hairgrass | |
| Elymus glaucus | Western Rye Grass | |
| Elymus multisetus (Sitanion hansenii) | Big Squirreltail | |
| Festuca californica | California Fescue | |
| A | Gastridium ventricosum | Nit Grass |
| A | Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneaum (H. geniculatum) | Mediterranean Barley |
| Koeleria macrantha | June Grass | |
| Melica californica | Western Melica | |
| Melica imperfecta | Small-flowered Melica | |
| Melica torreyana | Torrey's Melic | |
| Nassella pulchra (Stipa pulchra) | Purple Needlegrass | |
| A | Poa annua | Annual Blue Grass |
| A | Polypogon monspeliensis | Rabbit Foot Grass, Annual Beard Grass |
| Trisetum canescens | Tall Trisetum | |
| Trisetum cernuum | Nodding Triestum | |
| A | Vulpia bromoides (Festiva dertonensis) | Six-weeks Fescue |
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POLEMONIACEAE - Phlox Family |
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| Collomia heterophylla | Varied-leaved Collomia | |
| Gilia achilleifolia | California Gilia | |
| Gilia achilleifolia ssp. multicaulis | ssp. of California Gilia | |
| Linanthus androsaceus | Common Linanthus | |
| Linanthus bicolor | Bicolored Linanthus | |
| Linanthus parviflorus | Small-flowered Linanthus | |
| Navarretia squarrosa | Skunkweed | |
| Phlox gracilis (Microsteris gracilis) | Slender Phlox | |
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POLYGALACEAE - Milkwort Family |
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| Polygala californica | California Milkwort | |
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POLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat Family |
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| Eriogonum nudum | Naked-stemmed Eriognum | |
| A | Polygonum arenastrum (P. aviculare) | Common Knotweed or Doorweed |
| Pterostegia drymarioides | California Thread Stem | |
| A | Rumex acetosella | Sheep Sorral |
| A | Rumex conglomeratus | Green Dock |
| A | Rumex crispus | Curly Dock |
| A | Rumex pulcher | Fiddle Dock |
| Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius (R. transitorius) | Willow Dock | |
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PORTULACACEAE - Purslane Family |
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| Calandrinia ciliata | Red Maids | |
| Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua (Montia spathulata) | Common Montia | |
| Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata (Montia perfoliata) | Miner's Lettuce | |
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PRIMULACEAE - Primrose Family |
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| Dodecatheon clevelandii var. sanctarum | Padre's Shooting Star | |
| Trientalis latifolia | Pacific Star Flower | |
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RANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup or Crowfoot Family |
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| Aquilegia formosa | Northwest Crimson Columbine | |
| Clematis lasiantha | Virgin's Bower | |
| Delphinium patens | Coast Larkspur | |
| Ranunculus californicus | California Buttercup | |
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Pubescent-fruited Buttercup | |
| Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Meadow Rue | |
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RHAMNACEAE - Buckthorn Family |
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| Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus | Common Buckthorn | |
| Ceanothus leucodermis | Chaparral Whitethorn | |
| Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus | Jim Bush | |
| Ceanothus papillosus var. papillosus | Warty-leaf Ceanothus | |
| Rhamnus californica | Coffee Berry | |
| Rhamnus crocea | Red Berry | |
| Rhamnus illicifolia (R. crocea ssp. illicifolia) | Holly-leaved Buckthorn | |
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ROSACEAE - Rose Family |
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| Adenostoma fasciculatum | Chamise | |
| Amelanchier utahensis (A. pallida) | Utah Service Berry | |
| Aphanes occidentalis (Alchemilla occidentalis) | Western Lady's Mantle | |
| Cercocarpus betuloides | Mountain Mahogany | |
| A | Cotoneaster pannosa | Cotoneaster |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon | |
| Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray | |
| Oemleria cerasiformis (Osmaronia cerasiformis) | Oso Berry | |
| Potentilla glandulosa | Sticky Cinquefoil | |
| Prunus ilicifolia | Holly-leaved Cherry | |
| Rosa gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | |
| Rosa spithamea | Ground Rose | |
| Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry | |
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RUBIACEAE - Madder Family |
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| A | Galium aparine | Goose Grass |
| Galium porrigens var. porrigens (Galium nuttallii) | Climbing Bedstraw | |
| A | Galium parisiense | Wall Bedstraw |
| A | Sherardia arvense | Field Madder |
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SALICACEAE - Willow Family |
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| Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii | Fremont Cottonwood | |
| A | Populus nigra | Lombardy Poplar |
| Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | |
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SAXIFRAGACEAE - Saxifrage Family |
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| Heuchera micrantha | Small-flowered Heuchera | |
| Lithophragma affine | Woodland Star | |
| Lithophragma heterophyllum | Hill Star | |
| Saxifraga californica | California Saxifrage | |
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SCROPHULARIACEAE - Figwort Family |
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| Castilleja affinis | Coast Paint Brush | |
| Castilleja densiflora | Owl's Clover | |
| Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana | Franciscan Paint Brush | |
| Collinsia heterophylla | Chinese Houses | |
| Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina | Variety of Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary | |
| Cordylanthus sp. | Bird's Beak | |
| Mimulus aurantiacus | Sticky Monkey Flower | |
| Mimulus cardinalis | Scarlet Monkey Flower | |
| Pedicularis densiflora | Indian Warrior | |
| Scrophularia californica | Bee Plant | |
| Tonella tenella | Small-flowered Tonella | |
| Triphysaria pusilla (Orthocarpus pusillus) | Dwarf Orthocarpus | |
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SOLANACEAE - Nightshade Family |
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| A | Solanum nigrum | Black Nightshade |
| Solanum umbelliferum | Blue Witch | |
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URTICACEAE - Nettle Family |
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| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis | American Stinging Nettle | |
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VALERIANACEAE - Valerian Family |
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| Plectritis brachystemon | Plectritis | |
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VIOLACEAE - Violet Family |
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| Viola ocellata | Western Heart's Ease | |
| Viola pedunculata | Johnny Jump-up | |
© Olive Zappacosta, 176 Kensington Way, Los Gatos,
CA. 95032 (408-356-9537). With many thanks to Kikue Sugai for data entry.
Revised August 6, 2001.