Plant Checklist for Carlsbad

Compiled January 29, 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
Aizoaceae Fig-Marigold Family
1 I   Aptenia cordifolia key baby sun rose Perennial herb 0 328  
2 I   Carpobrotus chilensis key sea fig Perennial herb 0 328  
3 I   Carpobrotus edulis key yellow ice plant Perennial herb 0 328  
4 I   Malephora crocea key orange/red ice plant Perennial herb 0 164  
5 I   Mesembryanthemum crystallinum key crystalline ice plant Annual herb 0 328  
6 I   Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum key slender-leaved ice plant Annual herb 0 328  
7     Sesuvium verrucosum key western sea-purslane Perennial herb 0 1000  
8 I   Tetragonia tetragonioides key New Zealand spinach Annual herb 0 328  
 
Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
9     Amaranthus blitoides key mat amaranth Annual herb 0 7218  
 
Anacardiaceae Sumac Or Cashew Family
10     Malosma laurina key laurel sumac Tree, Shrub 0 3281  
11     Rhus integrifolia key lemonade berry Shrub 0 2953  
12 I   Schinus terebinthifolius key Brazilian pepper tree Tree, Shrub 0 656  
 
Apiaceae Carrot Family
13     Apiastrum angustifolium key wild celery Annual herb 0 3000  
14 I   Apium graveolens key celery Annual, Biennial herb 0 3281  
15 I   Ciclospermum leptophyllum key marsh-parsley Annual herb 0 492  
16 I   Conium maculatum key poison hemlock Perennial herb 0 5000  
17     Daucus pusillus key rattlesnake weed Annual herb 0 5000  
18   1B.1 Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii key San Diego button-celery Annual, Perennial herb      
19 I   Foeniculum vulgare key fennel Perennial herb 0 1148  
20     Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum key woolly-fruited lomatium Perennial herb 0 5249  
21     Sanicula arguta key sharp-toothed sanicle Perennial herb 0 1969  
22     Sanicula crassicaulis key Pacific sanicle Perennial herb 0 4500  
23 I   Torilis arvensis key field hedge-parsley Annual herb 0 5249  
 
Apocynaceae Dogbane Family
24 I   Nerium oleander key oleander Tree      
 
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
25     Asclepias fascicularis key narrow-leaf milkweed Perennial herb 0 7000  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
26     Amblyopappus pusillus key coast weed Annual herb 0 164  
27     Ambrosia chamissonis key silver beach-bur Perennial herb 0 82  
28     Ambrosia psilostachya key western ragweed Perennial herb 0 3281  
29     Artemisia californica key California sagebrush Shrub 0 2625 Lvs gen > 2cm;margins curled under
30     Artemisia douglasiana key mugwort Perennial herb 0 6000  
31   4.2 Artemisia palmeri key San Diego sagewort Shrub      
32     Baccharis emoryi key Emory's baccharis Shrub 0 1969  
33     Baccharis pilularis key coyote bush Shrub 0 2000  
34     Baccharis salicifolia key mule fat Shrub 0 1500  
35     Baccharis sarothroides key broom baccharis Shrub 0 2789  
36 I   Bidens laevis key bur-marigold Perennial herb 0 984  
37 I   Carduus pycnocephalus key Italian thistle Annual herb 0 3281  
38 I   Centaurea melitensis key tocalote Annual herb 0 7218  
39   1B.1 Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana key Orcutt's yellow pincushion Annual herb 0 328  
40 I   Chrysanthemum coronarium key crown daisy Annual herb 0 656  
41 I   Conyza bonariensis key little horseweed Annual herb 0 3281  
42     Conyza canadensis key horseweed Annual herb 0 6562  
43 I   Conyza floribunda key tropical horseweed Annual herb 0 328  
44 I   Cotula australis key Australian brass-buttons Annual herb 0 820  
45 I   Cotula coronopifolia key brass-buttons Perennial herb 0 984  
46 I   Cynara cardunculus key artichoke thistle Perennial herb 0 1640  
47     Encelia californica key California encelia Shrub 0 1969  
48     Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum key golden yarrow Shrub 0 9843  
49 I   Filago gallica key narrowleaf filago Annual herb 0 4593  
50     Gnaphalium bicolor key bicolored everlasting Perennial herb 0 1969  
51     Gnaphalium californicum key California everlasting Annual, Perennial herb 0 5906  
52 I   Gnaphalium luteo-album key common cudweed Annual herb 0 6890  
53     Gnaphalium purpureum key purple everlasting Annual, Perennial herb 0 3937  
54     Gnaphalium stramineum key cotton-batting plant Annual, Perennial herb 0 6000  
55     Grindelia camporum key Great Valley gumweed Perennial herb 0 4593  
56     Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides key saw-toothed goldenbush Shrub 328 4265  
57 I   Hedypnois cretica key Crete weed Annual herb 0 2461  
58     Helenium puberulum key sneezeweed Perennial herb 0 2000  
59     Helianthus annuus key annual sunflower Annual herb 0 6234  
60     Hemizonia fasciculata key slender tarweed Annual herb 0 2953  
61     Heterotheca grandiflora key telegraph weed Annual, Perennial herb 0 984  
62     Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii key coastal goldenbush Shrub 0 3937  
63     Isocoma menziesii var. sedoides key prostrate coast goldenbush Shrub 0 230  
64     Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides key coastal goldenbush Shrub 0 1312  
65     Jaumea carnosa key marsh jaumea Perennial herb 0 16  
66 I   Lactuca serriola key prickly lettuce Annual herb 0 6562  
67     Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia key California-aster Perennial herb      
68 I   Matricaria globifera key clustered chamomile Annual herb      
69   4.2 Microseris douglasii ssp. platycarpha key small-flowered microseris Annual herb      
70     Osmadenia tenella key three spot Annual herb 0 1969  
71 I   Osteospermum fruticosum key freeway daisy Perennial herb      
72   4.2 Pentachaeta aurea key golden daisy Annual herb 0 6070  
73 I   Picris echioides key bristly ox-tongue Annual, Perennial herb 0 1476  
74     Pluchea odorata key salt marsh fleabane Annual, Perennial herb 0 984  
75     Pluchea sericea key arrow-weed Shrub 0 1969  
76     Psilocarphus tenellus key slender woolly marbles Annual herb 0 6562  
77 I   Senecio vulgaris key common groundsel Annual herb 0 4921  
78 I   Sonchus asper ssp. asper key prickly sow thistle Annual herb 0 6234  
79 I   Sonchus oleraceus key sow thistle Annual herb 0 4921  
80     Stephanomeria diegensis key San Diego wreathplant Annual, Perennial herb 0 656  
81 I   Taraxacum officinale key common dandelion Perennial herb 0 10827  
82     Xanthium strumarium key cocklebur Annual herb 0 1640  
 
Betulaceae Birch Family
83     Alnus rhombifolia key white alder Tree 0 5000  
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
84     Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia key common fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5000  
85     Cryptantha intermedia key popcorn flower Annual herb 1500 4500  
86     Cryptantha micromeres key minute-flowered cryptantha Annual herb 0 2000  
87     Cryptantha muricata key prickly cryptantha Annual herb 0 8000  
88   4.2 Harpagonella palmeri key Palmer's grapplinghook Annual herb      
89     Heliotropium curassavicum ssp. oculatum key seaside heliotrope        
90     Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula key slender combseed Annual herb 16 6562  
91     Plagiobothrys collinus key Annual herb 0 6890  
92     Plagiobothrys nothofulvus key rusty-haired popcorn flower Annual herb 0 4700  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
93 I   Brassica nigra key black mustard Annual herb 0 4921  
94 I   Brassica rapa key field mustard Annual herb 0 5000  
95 I   Brassica tournefortii key Asian mustard Annual herb 0 2625  
96 I   Cakile maritima key European sea rocket Annual herb 0 164  
97     Cardamine californica key milk maids Perennial herb 0 6000  
98 I   Coronopus didymus key lesser swine cress Annual herb 0 6562  
99     Descurainia pinnata key western tansy-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
100 I   Hirschfeldia incana key shortpod mustard Perennial herb 0 5249  
101     Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum key shining peppergrass Annual herb 0 4921  
102 I   Raphanus sativus key purple wild radish Annual, Biennial herb 0 3281  
103     Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum key water cress Perennial herb (aquatic) 0 8000  
104 I   Sisymbrium irio key London rocket Annual herb 0 2625  
105 I   Sisymbrium orientale key Oriental mustard Annual, Perennial herb 0 3281  
 
Campanulaceae Bellflower Family
106     Triodanis biflora key Venus looking-glass Annual herb 0 6500  
 
Capparaceae Caper Family
107     Isomeris arborea key bladderpod Shrub 0 4265  
 
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
108     Cardionema ramosissimum key sandmat Perennial herb 0 492  
109 I   Cerastium glomeratum key mouse-ear chickweed Annual herb 0 5249  
110     Minuartia douglasii key Douglas' sandwort Annual herb 0 7000  
111 I   Polycarpon tetraphyllum key four-leaf polycarp Annual herb 0 1476  
112     Spergularia marina key salt marsh sand-spurry Annual herb 0 2297  
113 I   Spergularia rubra key red sandspurry Annual, Perennial herb 0 7000  
114 I   Stellaria media key common chickweed Annual herb 0 8000  
 
Ceratophyllaceae Hornwort Family
115     Ceratophyllum demersum key coon's tail Perennial herb 0 6562  
 
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
116 I   Atriplex semibaccata key creeping Australian saltbush Perennial herb 0 3281  
117 I   Atriplex suberecta key peregrine saltbush Annual herb 0 984  
118     Atriplex triangularis key arrow-leaf saltbush Annual herb 0 984  
119     Atriplex watsonii key Watson's saltbush Perennial herb 0 164  
120 I   Bassia hyssopifolia key five-hook bassia Annual herb 0 3937  
121 I   Chenopodium ambrosioides key Mexican tea Annual, Perennial herb 0 4593  
122     Chenopodium berlandieri key pit-seed goosefoot Annual herb 0 8858  
123 I   Chenopodium murale key nettle-leaved goosefoot Annual herb 0 9514  
124     Salicornia subterminalis key Parish's pickleweed Perennial herb 0 2624  
125     Salicornia virginica key pickleweed Perennial herb 0 328  
126 I   Salsola tragus key Russian thistle Annual herb 0 8858  
127   4.2 Suaeda taxifolia key woolly seablite Shrub      
 
Cistaceae Rock-Rose Family
128 I   Cistus creticus key pink rockrose Shrub 0 1640  
 
Convolvulaceae Morning-Glory Family
129     Calystegia macrostegia key southern California morning-glory Perennial herb, Vine 0 3281  
130   4.2 Convolvulus simulans key small-flowered morning-glory Annual herb 0 1000  
131     Cressa truxillensis key alkali weed Perennial herb 0 4000  
132   4.2 Dichondra occidentalis key western dichondra Perennial herb (rhizomatous)      
 
Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
133 I   Crassula argentea key jade plant        
134     Crassula connata key pygmy-weed Annual herb 0 2500  
135     Dudleya edulis key ladies fingers Perennial herb 0 4265  
 
Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family
136     Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus key wild-cucumber Perennial herb, Vine 0 2952  
 
Cuscutaceae Dodder Family
137     Cuscuta salina key saltmarsh dodder Annual herb, Vine (parasitic) 0 328  
 
Ericaceae Heath Family
138   1B.1 Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia key Del Mar manzanita Shrub      
139     Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis key Eastwood manzanita Shrub 984 5905  
140   1B.2 Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia key summer holly Shrub      
141     Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia key flat-leaf summer-holly Shrub 328 1968  
142     Xylococcus bicolor key mission manzanita Shrub 0 2132  
 
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
143 I   Euphorbia lathyris key gopher plant Annual, Perennial herb 0 656  
144   2.2 Euphorbia misera key cliff spurge Shrub      
145 I   Euphorbia peplus key petty spurge Annual herb 0 984  
146 I   Ricinus communis key castor bean Shrub 0 984  
 
Fabaceae Legume Family
147 I   Acacia cyclops key coastal wattle Shrub 0 164  
148 I   Acacia longifolia key golden wattle Tree 0 492  
149 I   Albizia lophantha key plume acacia Tree, Shrub 0 984  
150     Astragalus gambelianus key Gambel's dwarf milk-vetch Annual herb 50 2900  
151 I   Lotus corniculatus key bird's-foot lotus Perennial herb 0 3281  
152     Lotus hamatus key San Diego birdsfoot lotus Annual herb 0 1968  
153     Lotus heermannii key silky lotus Perennial herb 0 6562  
154     Lotus scoparius var. scoparius key deerweed Perennial herb 0 4921  
155     Lotus strigosus key strigose lotus Annual herb 0 5000  
156     Lotus wrangelianus key California lotus Annual herb 0 2500  
157     Lupinus bicolor ssp. microphyllus key dwarf lupine miniature lupine        
158     Lupinus hirsutissimus key stinging lupine Annual herb 0 4593  
159 I   Medicago lupulina key black medick Annual, Perennial herb 0 8202  
160 I   Medicago polymorpha key California burclover Annual herb 0 4921  
161 I   Medicago praecox key Mediterranean medick        
162 I   Melilotus indicus key sourclover        
163 I   Melilotus officinalis key yellow sweetclover Annual, Biennial herb 0 4921  
164 I   Trifolium fragiferum key strawberry clover Perennial herb 0 4921  
165     Trifolium microcephalum key small-head field clover Annual herb 0 8500  
166 I   Trifolium repens key white clover Perennial herb 0 7000  
 
Fagaceae Oak Family
167     Quercus agrifolia key coast live oak Tree 0 4921  
168     Quercus berberidifolia key scrub oak Tree 984 4922  
169   1B.1 Quercus dumosa key coast scrub oak Shrub 0 5000  
 
Frankeniaceae Frankenia Family
170     Frankenia salina key alkali heath Perennial herb 0 2460  
 
Gentianaceae Gentian Family
171     Centaurium venustum key canchalagua Annual herb 0 9000  
 
Geraniaceae Geranium Family
172 I   Erodium botrys key long-beaked filaree Annual herb 0 3281  
173 I   Erodium brachycarpum key short-fruited filaree Annual herb 0 3281  
174 I   Erodium moschatum key white-stemmed filaree Annual herb 0 4921  
175     Geranium carolinianum key Carolina geranium Annual herb 0 5000  
 
Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family
176     Ribes indecorum key white-flowering currant Shrub 0 6562  
177     Ribes speciosum key fuchsia-flowered gooseberry Shrub 0 1640  
 
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf Family
178     Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia key eucrypta Annual herb 0 7546  
179     Phacelia grandiflora key giant-flowered phacelia Annual herb 5000 7500  
180     Phacelia parryi key Parry's phacelia Annual herb 0 7874  
181     Phacelia tanacetifolia key tansy-leafed phacelia Annual herb 0 6000  
182     Pholistoma racemosum key San Diego fiesta flower Annual herb 0 1640  
 
Lamiaceae Mint Family
183   1B.1 Acanthomintha ilicifolia key San Diego thorn-mint Annual herb      
184 I   Marrubium vulgare key horehound Perennial herb      
185     Salvia columbariae key chia Annual herb 0 7000  
186     Salvia mellifera key black sage Shrub      
187     Stachys ajugoides key Ajuga hedge nettle Perennial herb 0 8000  
 
Lythraceae Loosestrife Family
188 I   Lythrum hyssopifolia key grass poly        
 
Malvaceae Mallow Family
189 I   Lavatera cretica key Cornish mallow Annual herb 0 164  
190     Malacothamnus fasciculatus key chaparral bush mallow Shrub      
191     Malvella leprosa key alkali mallow Perennial herb 0 6000  
192     Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia key checkerbloom        
 
Myoporaceae Myoporum Family
193 I   Myoporum laetum key campground shrub Tree, Shrub 0 656  
 
Myrtaceae Myrtle Family
194 I   Callistemon viminalis key bottlebrush        
195 I   Eucalyptus camaldulensis key Red River gum Tree 0 984  
196 I   Eucalyptus cladocalyx key sugar gum Tree 0 656  
 
Nyctaginaceae Four O'clock Family
197   4.2 Abronia maritima key red sand-verbena Perennial herb      
198     Abronia umbellata key pink sand verbena Perennial herb 0 328  
199 I   Mirabilis jalapa key four-o'clock Perennial herb 0 984  
 
Oleaceae Olive Family
200 I   Fraxinus uhdei key shamel ash Tree      
201     Fraxinus velutina key velvet ash Tree 656 5249  
202 I   Olea europaea key olive Tree, Shrub 0 656  
 
Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family
203     Camissonia bistorta key southern suncup Annual herb 0 1968  
204     Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa key shrubby beach-primrose Perennial herb 0 328  
205     Camissonia hirtella key field sun-cup Annual herb 0 3000  
206   3 Camissonia lewisii key Lewis's evening-primrose Annual herb      
207     Clarkia amoena ssp. amoena key farewell-to-spring        
208     Epilobium ciliatum key willowherb Perennial herb 0 13451  
209 I   Gaura sinuata key Red-River gaura Perennial herb 0 3280