Plant Checklist for Laguna Mountains

Compiled March 6, 2007 from voucher data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria, CalFlora species data, and Tom Chester's database of Southern California plants. The scientific name of all plants are current names as defined by the Jepson Flora Project. The "R" column indicates plants which appear in one of the CNPS (California Native Plant Society) lists (1B, 2, 3, or 4) of rare and/or endangered plants. The "N" column identifies plants that are non-native with an "I" (introduced).

Dicotyledonae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Acanthaceae Acanthus Family
1     Justicia californica key chuparosa Shrub 0 2625  
 
Aceraceae Maple Family
2     Acer macrophyllum key bigleaf maple Tree 0 6000  
 
Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
3 I   Amaranthus albus key tumble pigweed Annual herb 0 7218  
 
Anacardiaceae Sumac Or Cashew Family
4     Malosma laurina key laurel sumac Tree, Shrub 0 3281  
5     Rhus integrifolia key lemonade berry Shrub 0 2953  
6     Rhus ovata key sugar bush Shrub 0 4265  
 
Apiaceae Carrot Family
7     Apiastrum angustifolium key wild celery Annual herb 0 3000  
8 I   Daucus carota key carrot Perennial herb 0 3937  
9     Daucus pusillus key rattlesnake weed Annual herb 0 5000  
10     Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum key woolly-fruited lomatium Perennial herb 0 5249  
11     Lomatium lucidum key shiny lomatium Perennial herb 1476 4921  
12     Oenanthe sarmentosa key water-parsley Perennial herb 0 3500  
13     Osmorhiza brachypoda key California sweet-cicely Perennial herb 0 8500  
14     Osmorhiza chilensis key mountain sweet-cicely Perennial herb 0 8000  
15     Sanicula bipinnatifida key purple sanicle Perennial herb 0 5000  
16     Sanicula crassicaulis key Pacific sanicle Perennial herb 0 4500  
17     Sanicula graveolens key Sierra sanicle Perennial herb 4000 8000  
18     Sanicula tuberosa key tuberous sanicle Perennial herb 0 8000  
19     Tauschia arguta key southern tauschia Perennial herb 328 4921  
20     Tauschia parishii key Parish's tauschia Perennial herb 4000 9000  
21     Yabea microcarpa key California hedge-parsley Annual herb 0 3281  
 
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
22     Asclepias californica key California milkweed Perennial herb 0 7500  
23     Asclepias fascicularis key narrow-leaf milkweed Perennial herb 0 7000  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
24     Achillea millefolium key yarrow Perennial herb 0 13000  
25     Agoseris grandiflora key grand mountain dandelion Perennial herb 0 7400  
26     Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla key annual agoseris mountain-dandelion Annual herb      
27     Agoseris retrorsa key spear-leaved mountain dandelion Perennial herb 1312 9186  
28     Ambrosia psilostachya key western ragweed Perennial herb 0 3281  
29     Anisocoma acaulis key scale-bud Annual herb 1969 7874  
30     Artemisia dracunculus key wild tarragon Perennial herb 0 9000  
31     Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta key mountain mugwort Perennial herb 0 11483  
32     Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana key silver wormwood Perennial herb 0 8530  
33     Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata key big sagebrush Shrub 2625 6234  
34     Baccharis salicifolia key mule fat Shrub 0 1500  
35   1B.3 Chaenactis parishii key Parish's chaenactis Perennial herb      
36 I   Chrysanthemum coronarium key crown daisy Annual herb 0 656  
37     Cirsium occidentale var. californicum key California thistle Perennial herb 0 7000  
38     Cirsium scariosum key elk thistle Perennial herb 0 11000  
39     Conyza canadensis key horseweed Annual herb 0 6562  
40 I   Dimorphotheca sinuata key African daisy Annual herb 0 3281  
41   1B.3 Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala key Laguna Mtns. goldenbush Shrub 0 6070  
42     Ericameria linearifolia key narrowleaf goldenbush Shrub 0 6562  
43     Ericameria pinifolia key pine goldenbush Shrub 0 5577  
44     Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius key thread-leaved daisy Perennial herb 4000 6500  
45     Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus key leafy daisy Shrub, Perennial herb 0 9514  
46     Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum key golden yarrow Shrub 0 9843  
47     Euthamia occidentalis key western goldenrod Perennial herb 0 2000  
48 I   Gazania linearis key gazania Perennial herb 0 656  
49   2.3 Geraea viscida key sticky geraea Perennial herb      
50     Gnaphalium palustre key western marsh cudweed Annual herb 0 9500  
51   1B.2 Grindelia hirsutula var. hallii key San Diego gumplant Perennial herb      
52     Gutierrezia californica key California matchweed Perennial herb, Shrub 328 984  
53     Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides key saw-toothed goldenbush Shrub 328 4265  
54 I   Hedypnois cretica key Crete weed Annual herb 0 2461  
55     Helianthus gracilentus key slender sunflower Perennial herb 200 6000  
56     Hemizonia fasciculata key slender tarweed Annual herb 0 2953  
57   1B.3 Hulsea californica key San Diego sunflower Perennial herb      
58   4.3 Hymenothrix wrightii key Wright's thimblehead Perennial herb 0 4921  
59 I   Hypochaeris glabra key smooth cat's ear Annual herb 0 3937  
60     Iva axillaris ssp. robustior key poverty weed Perennial herb 0 6700  
61   2.2 Iva hayesiana key San Diego marsh-elder Perennial herb      
62 I   Lactuca serriola key prickly lettuce Annual herb 0 6562  
63     Lagophylla ramosissima ssp. ramosissima key common hareleaf Annual herb 0 5249  
64     Lasthenia californica key goldfields Annual herb 0 4000  
65     Layia platyglossa key common tidy-tips Annual herb 0 4000  
66     Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia key California-aster Perennial herb      
67   2.1 Machaeranthera asteroides var. lagunensis key Laguna Mtns. aster Perennial herb      
68   4.3 Machaeranthera juncea key rush-like bristleweed Perennial herb      
69     Madia gracilis key slender madia Annual herb 0 7800  
70   4.2 Pentachaeta aurea key golden daisy Annual herb 0 6070  
71     Perityle emoryi key Emory's rock-daisy Annual herb 0 3281  
72     Pluchea odorata key salt marsh fleabane Annual, Perennial herb 0 984  
73     Psilocarphus tenellus key slender woolly marbles Annual herb 0 6562  
74   1B.2 Senecio ganderi key Gander's ragwort Perennial herb      
75     Solidago californica key goldenrod Perennial herb 0 7500  
76 I   Sonchus asper ssp. asper key prickly sow thistle Annual herb 0 6234  
77 I   Sonchus oleraceus key sow thistle Annual herb 0 4921  
78     Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei key slender wreathplant Annual herb 0 5577  
79     Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua key slender wreathplant Annual herb 328 6562  
80     Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa key twiggy wreath plant Annual herb 0 6890  
81 I   Tragopogon dubius key yellow salsify Perennial herb 0 8858  
82     Uropappus lindleyi key silver puffs Annual herb 0 6000  
83   4.2 Viguiera laciniata key San Diego County viguiera Shrub      
84     Wyethia ovata key southern mule's ears Perennial herb 0 6000  
85   1B.2 Xylorhiza orcuttii key Orcutt's woody-aster Perennial herb      
 
Betulaceae Birch Family
86     Alnus rhombifolia key white alder Tree 0 5000  
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
87     Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia key common fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5000  
88     Cryptantha intermedia key popcorn flower Annual herb 1500 4500  
89     Cryptantha micrantha key purple-root cryptantha Annual herb 0 7500  
90     Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii key prickly cryptantha        
91     Cryptantha simulans key pine cryptantha Annual herb 2500 7500  
92   4.2 Harpagonella palmeri key Palmer's grapplinghook Annual herb      
93     Pectocarya setosa key moth combseed Annual herb 0 7000  
94     Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens key California popcorn flower Annual herb 1969 6562  
95     Plagiobothrys nothofulvus key rusty-haired popcorn flower Annual herb 0 4700  
96     Plagiobothrys tenellus key slender popcorn flower Annual herb 0 5000  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
97     Arabis glabra key tower mustard Perennial herb 0 9300  
98   1B.2 Arabis hirshbergiae key perennial herb 4593 4593  
99     Arabis holboellii key Holboell's rock-cress Perennial herb 1640 11483  
100     Arabis perennans key perennial rock-cress Perennial herb 984 7218  
101     Arabis pulchra var. gracilis key slender & beautiful rock-cress Perennial herb 2789 6070  
102     Arabis sparsiflora var. californica key California elegant rock-cress Perennial herb 0 5249  
103     Athysanus pusillus key dwarf athysanus Annual herb 0 5000  
104     Barbarea orthoceras key winter cress Perennial herb 0 11000  
105 I   Capsella bursa-pastoris key shepherd's purse Annual herb 0 7000  
106     Caulanthus heterophyllus key slender-pod jewelflower Annual herb 0 4265  
107     Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra key smooth western tansy-mustard Annual herb 0 4921  
108     Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum key western wallflower Perennial herb 0 13123  
109 I   Hirschfeldia incana key shortpod mustard Perennial herb 0 5249  
110     Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum key branched pepper-grass Perennial herb 0 3281  
111     Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens key wild pepper-grass Annual herb 0 7874  
112   1B.2 Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii key Robinson's pepper-grass Annual herb      
113 I   Raphanus raphanistrum key yellow wild radish Annual, Perennial herb 0 2625  
114   1B.2 Sibaropsis hammittii key annual herb 2395 3494  
115 I   Sisymbrium altissimum key tumble-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
116 I   Sisymbrium officinale key hedge mustard Annual herb 0 7218  
117   4.3 Streptanthus bernardinus key Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower Perennial herb      
118   1B.3 Streptanthus campestris key southern jewel-flower Perennial herb      
119     Thysanocarpus curvipes key fringe-pod Annual herb 3000 5000  
120     Thysanocarpus laciniatus key lace-pod Annual herb 0 3500  
 
Cactaceae Cactus Family
121     Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus key California barrel cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 0 1969  
122     Mammillaria tetrancistra key common fish-hook cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 427 4593  
123     Opuntia parryi key snake cholla Shrub (stem succulent)      
124     Opuntia phaeacantha key desert prickly-pear Shrub (stem succulent) 148 7283  
 
Campanulaceae Bellflower Family
125   1B.1 Downingia concolor var. brevior key Cuyamaca Lake downingia Annual herb      
126     Githopsis diffusa key San Gabriel bluecup Annual herb 164 6562  
127     Lobelia dunnii var. serrata key Dunn's lobelia Perennial herb 0 3000  
128     Nemacladus glanduliferus var. orientalis key eastern glandular nemacladus Annual herb 0 7874  
129     Nemacladus ramosissimus key Nuttall's nemacladus Annual herb 492 5249  
 
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family
130     Lonicera subspicata var. denudata key southern honeysuckle Shrub 0 5906  
131     Sambucus mexicana key blue elderberry Tree, Shrub 0 10000  
132     Symphoricarpos mollis key creeping snowberry Shrub 30 9843  
133     Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii key Parish's snowberry Shrub 4000 11000  
 
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
134 I   Cerastium glomeratum key mouse-ear chickweed Annual herb 0 5249  
135     Loeflingia squarrosa key spreading loeflingia Annual herb 0 3937  
136     Minuartia douglasii key Douglas' sandwort Annual herb 0 7000  
137     Minuartia pusilla key annual sandwort Annual herb 0 6800  
138 I   Petrorhagia dubia key wild carnation Annual herb 0 5906  
139     Silene antirrhina key snapdragon campion Annual herb 0 5906  
140 I   Silene gallica key windmill pink Annual herb 0 3281  
141     Silene laciniata ssp. major key southern Indian pink Perennial herb 0 3937  
142     Silene multinervia key fire-following campion Annual herb 0 6562  
143     Silene parishii key Parish's campion Perennial herb 5906 10991  
144     Silene verecunda ssp. platyota key white catch-fly Annual herb 984 11155  
145     Spergularia macrotheca key sticky sand-spurry Perennial herb 0 2625  
 
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
146     Chenopodium atrovirens key forest goosefoot Annual herb 4000 11000  
147     Chenopodium fremontii key Fremont's goosefoot Annual herb 2297 10171  
148     Chenopodium hians key gaping goosefoot Annual herb 984 8858  
149 I   Salsola tragus key Russian thistle Annual herb 0 8858  
 
Convolvulaceae Morning-Glory Family
150     Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata key western morning-glory Perennial herb 0 8500  
 
Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
151     Crassula connata key pygmy-weed Annual herb 0 2500  
152     Dudleya abramsii key Abrams' dudleya Perennial herb 164 8530  
 
Cuscutaceae Dodder Family
153     Cuscuta californica var. breviflora key California dodder Annual herb, Vine (parasitic) 5000 8000  
154     Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala key nerve-petaled dodder Annual herb, Vine (parasitic)      
155     Cuscuta subinclusa key canyon dodder Annual herb, Vine (parasitic) 0 5000  
 
Elatinaceae Waterwort Family
156     Elatine californica key California waterwort Annual, Perennial herb 0 5000  
 
Ericaceae Heath Family
157     Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii key Laguna manzanita Shrub 656 7218  
158     Arctostaphylos glauca key bigberry manzanita Tree, Shrub 0 4500  
159   1B.2 Arctostaphylos otayensis key Otay manzanita Shrub      
160     Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea key pink-bracted manzanita Shrub 3937 7874  
161     Arctostaphylos pungens key Mexican manzanita Tree, Shrub 3000 7000  
162   1B.2 Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia key summer holly Shrub      
163     Rhododendron occidentale key western azalea Tree, Shrub 0 7500  
164     Xylococcus bicolor key mission manzanita Shrub 0 2132  
 
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
165     Acalypha californica key California acalypha Shrub 656 4265  
166     Chamaesyce albomarginata key rattlesnake weed Perennial herb 0 7546  
167     Chamaesyce melanadenia key red-gland spurge Perennial herb 0 4265  
168     Chamaesyce polycarpa var. hirtella key hairy small-seeded spurge Perennial herb      
169     Chamaesyce polycarpa var. polycarpa key small-seeded spurge Perennial herb      
170     Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. hirtula key hairy thyme-leafed spurge Annual herb 0 8202  
171     Eremocarpus setigerus key dove weed Annual herb 0 6000  
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