Plant Checklist for Dripping Springs

Compiled February 13, 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
Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
1 I   Amaranthus albus key tumble pigweed Annual herb 0 7218  
 
Anacardiaceae Sumac Or Cashew Family
2     Rhus ovata key sugar bush Shrub 0 4265  
3     Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima key basketbush pubescent skunkbush sumac        
4     Toxicodendron diversilobum key poison oak Vine, Shrub 0 5000  
 
Apiaceae Carrot Family
5     Apiastrum angustifolium key wild celery Annual herb 0 3000  
6     Bowlesia incana key hoary bowlesia Annual herb 0 2500  
7     Daucus pusillus key rattlesnake weed Annual herb 0 5000  
8     Lomatium lucidum key shiny lomatium Perennial herb 1476 4921  
9     Osmorhiza brachypoda key California sweet-cicely Perennial herb 0 8500  
10     Sanicula crassicaulis key Pacific sanicle Perennial herb 0 4500  
11     Tauschia arguta key southern tauschia Perennial herb 328 4921  
 
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
12     Asclepias californica key California milkweed Perennial herb 0 7500  
13     Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii key climbing milkweed Perennial herb, Vine 98 5249  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
14     Achillea millefolium key yarrow Perennial herb 0 13000  
15     Ambrosia acanthicarpa key bur-ragweed Annual herb 0 7218  
16     Ambrosia psilostachya key western ragweed Perennial herb 0 3281  
17     Ancistrocarphus filagineus key woolly fishhooks Annual herb 0 5500  
18     Artemisia californica key California sagebrush Shrub 0 2625 Lvs gen > 2cm;margins curled under
19     Artemisia douglasiana key mugwort Perennial herb 0 6000  
20     Artemisia dracunculus key wild tarragon Perennial herb 0 9000  
21     Baccharis sarothroides key broom baccharis Shrub 0 2789  
22     Baccharis sergiloides key desert baccharis Shrub 1969 5167  
23     Bebbia juncea var. aspera key sweetbush Shrub 0 4921  
24     Brickellia californica key California brickellbush Perennial herb 0 5000  
25     Brickellia desertorum key desert brickellia Shrub 656 4593  
26     Calycoseris parryi key yellow tackstem Annual herb 0 6562  
27 I   Centaurea melitensis key tocalote Annual herb 0 7218  
28     Chaenactis artemisiifolia key meally white pincushion Annual herb 0 5249  
29     Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula key yellow pincushion Annual herb 0 5249  
30     Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale key cobwebby thistle Perennial herb 0 656  
31 I   Cirsium vulgare key bull thistle Perennial herb 0 7546  
32     Conyza canadensis key horseweed Annual herb 0 6562  
33     Coreopsis californica var. californica key California coreopsis Annual herb 100 3000  
34 I   Cotula australis key Australian brass-buttons Annual herb 0 820  
35     Encelia farinosa key brittlebush Shrub 0 3281  
36     Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis key Palmer's goldenbush Shrub 0 2625  
37     Ericameria pinifolia key pine goldenbush Shrub 0 5577  
38     Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus key leafy daisy Shrub, Perennial herb 0 9514  
39     Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum key golden yarrow Shrub 0 9843  
40     Euthamia occidentalis key western goldenrod Perennial herb 0 2000  
41     Filago arizonica key Arizona herba impia Annual herb 0 2625  
42     Filago californica key California filago Annual herb 0 3500  
43     Filago depressa key dwarf filago Annual herb 0 4921  
44 I   Filago gallica key narrowleaf filago Annual herb 0 4593  
45 I   Gazania linearis key gazania Perennial herb 0 656  
46     Gnaphalium bicolor key bicolored everlasting Perennial herb 0 1969  
47     Gnaphalium californicum key California everlasting Annual, Perennial herb 0 5906  
48     Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum key white everlasting Perennial herb 0 8700  
49     Gnaphalium leucocephalum key white-headed cudweed Perennial herb 0 492  
50 I   Gnaphalium luteo-album key common cudweed Annual herb 0 6890  
51     Gnaphalium palustre key western marsh cudweed Annual herb 0 9500  
52     Gnaphalium stramineum key cotton-batting plant Annual, Perennial herb 0 6000  
53     Gutierrezia californica key California matchweed Perennial herb, Shrub 328 984  
54     Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides key saw-toothed goldenbush Shrub 328 4265  
55     Heterotheca grandiflora key telegraph weed Annual, Perennial herb 0 984  
56     Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides key bristly goldenaster Perennial herb 0 3609  
57 I   Hypochaeris glabra key smooth cat's ear Annual herb 0 3937  
58 I   Lactuca serriola key prickly lettuce Annual herb 0 6562  
59     Lasthenia californica key goldfields Annual herb 0 4000  
60     Lasthenia coronaria key southern goldfields Annual herb 0 2297  
61     Layia platyglossa key common tidy-tips Annual herb 0 4000  
62     Lepidospartum squamatum key scale-broom Shrub 0 5906  
63     Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia key California-aster Perennial herb      
64     Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera key sticky lessingia Annual herb 0 5577  
65     Madia exigua key pygmy madia Annual herb 0 8202  
66     Madia gracilis key slender madia Annual herb 0 7800  
67     Malacothrix clevelandii key annual malacothrix Annual herb 0 5000  
68     Micropus californicus var. californicus key slender cottonweed Annual herb 0 5578  
69   4.2 Microseris douglasii ssp. platycarpha key small-flowered microseris Annual herb      
70     Osmadenia tenella key three spot Annual herb 0 1969  
71     Porophyllum gracile key odora Perennial herb 0 4921  
72     Rafinesquia californica key California chicory Annual herb 0 4921  
73     Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii key bush senecio Shrub 0 6500  
74 I   Senecio vulgaris key common groundsel Annual herb 0 4921  
75 I   Sonchus asper ssp. asper key prickly sow thistle Annual herb 0 6234  
76 I   Sonchus oleraceus key sow thistle Annual herb 0 4921  
77     Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei key slender wreathplant Annual herb 0 5577  
78     Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua key slender wreathplant Annual herb 328 6562  
79     Stephanomeria virgata key twiggy wreath plant Annual herb 0 6890  
80 I   Taraxacum officinale key common dandelion Perennial herb 0 10827  
81     Tetradymia comosa key cotton-thorn Shrub 984 4921  
82     Uropappus lindleyi key silver puffs Annual herb 0 6000  
 
Berberidaceae Barberry Family
83   1B.1 Berberis nevinii key Nevin's barberry Shrub      
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
84     Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia key common fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5000  
85     Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii key small-flowered fiddleneck Annual herb 0 5577  
86     Cryptantha intermedia key popcorn flower Annual herb 1500 4500  
87     Cryptantha micromeres key minute-flowered cryptantha Annual herb 0 2000  
88     Cryptantha microstachys key Tejon cryptantha Annual herb 0 4000  
89     Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii key prickly cryptantha        
90   4.2 Harpagonella palmeri key Palmer's grapplinghook Annual herb      
91     Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula key slender combseed Annual herb 16 6562  
92     Pectocarya penicillata key combseed Annual herb 0 4500  
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 collinus var. gracilis key graceful popcorn flower Annual herb 0 656  
96     Plagiobothrys tenellus key slender popcorn flower Annual herb 0 5000  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
97     Arabis sparsiflora var. californica key California elegant rock-cress Perennial herb 0 5249  
98     Athysanus pusillus key dwarf athysanus Annual herb 0 5000  
99 I   Brassica nigra key black mustard Annual herb 0 4921  
100 I   Capsella bursa-pastoris key shepherd's purse Annual herb 0 7000  
101     Caulanthus heterophyllus var. pseudosimulans key slender-pod jewelflower Annual herb 0 4265  
102     Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra key smooth western tansy-mustard Annual herb 0 4921  
103     Draba cuneifolia key wedge-leaved draba Annual herb 5000 6000  
104 I   Hirschfeldia incana key shortpod mustard Perennial herb 0 5249  
105 I   Lepidium strictum key prostrate pepper-grass Annual herb 0 984  
106     Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens key wild pepper-grass Annual herb 0 7874  
107   1B.2 Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii key Robinson's pepper-grass Annual herb      
108 I   Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum key wild pepper-grass Annual herb 0 7874  
109 I   Sisymbrium altissimum key tumble-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
110 I   Sisymbrium orientale key Oriental mustard Annual, Perennial herb 0 3281  
111     Thysanocarpus curvipes var. curvipes key fringe-pod        
112     Thysanocarpus laciniatus var. crenatus key lace-pod        
113     Tropidocarpum gracile key slender tropidocarpum Annual herb 0 3500  
 
Cactaceae Cactus Family
114     Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris key beavertail cactus Shrub (stem succulent) 492 7218  
 
Campanulaceae Bellflower Family
115     Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida key white bluecup Annual herb 1969 5249  
116     Githopsis diffusa ssp. diffusa key San Gabriel bluecup Annual herb 1476 3609  
117     Githopsis diffusa ssp. robusta key San Gabriel bluecup Annual herb 164 6562  
118     Heterocodon rariflorum key few-flowered heterocodon Annual herb 0 8000  
119     Nemacladus longiflorus var. breviflorus key thread plant Annual herb 2625 3937  
120     Nemacladus pinnatifidus key comb-leaved nemacladus Annual herb 984 4265  
121     Nemacladus ramosissimus key Nuttall's nemacladus Annual herb 492 5249  
122     Triodanis biflora key Venus looking-glass Annual herb 0 6500  
 
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family
123     Lonicera subspicata var. denudata key southern honeysuckle Shrub 0 5906  
124     Sambucus mexicana key blue elderberry Tree, Shrub 0 10000  
125     Symphoricarpos mollis key creeping snowberry Shrub 30 9843  
 
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
126 I   Cerastium glomeratum key mouse-ear chickweed Annual herb 0 5249  
127     Loeflingia squarrosa var. squarrosa key spreading loeflingia Annual herb 0 3937  
128     Minuartia douglasii key Douglas' sandwort Annual herb 0 7000  
129     Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis key western pearlwort Annual herb 0 8000  
130     Silene antirrhina key snapdragon campion Annual herb 0 5906  
131 I   Silene gallica key windmill pink Annual herb 0 3281  
132     Silene laciniata ssp. major key southern Indian pink Perennial herb 0 3937  
133     Silene multinervia key fire-following campion Annual herb 0 6562  
134     Spergularia marina key salt marsh sand-spurry Annual herb 0 2297  
135 I   Stellaria media key common chickweed Annual herb 0 8000  
136 I   Stellaria pallida key pale starwort Annual herb 0 1476  
 
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
137     Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens key four-wing saltbush Shrub 0 7874  
138 I   Salsola tragus key Russian thistle Annual herb 0 8858  
 
Cistaceae Rock-Rose Family
139     Helianthemum scoparium key rush-rose Shrub 0 5000  
 
Convolvulaceae Morning-Glory Family
140     Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia key San Diego morning-glory Perennial herb, Vine 0 1640  
 
Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
141     Crassula connata key pygmy-weed Annual herb 0 2500  
142     Dudleya lanceolata key lanceleaf dudleya Perennial herb 0 3500  
143     Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta key California chalk lettuce Perennial herb 0 3281  
144     Sedum spathulifolium key yellow stonecrop Perennial herb 0 7500  
 
Cucurbitaceae Gourd Family
145     Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus key wild-cucumber Perennial herb, Vine 0 2952  
 
Datiscaceae Datisca Family
146     Datisca glomerata key Durango root Perennial herb 0 5500  
 
Ericaceae Heath Family
147     Arctostaphylos glauca key bigberry manzanita Tree, Shrub 0 4500  
 
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
148     Croton californicus key California croton Perennial herb 0 4000  
149     Eremocarpus setigerus key dove weed Annual herb 0 6000  
150     Stillingia linearifolia key linear-leaved stillingia Perennial herb 0 3500  
 
Fabaceae Legume Family
151     Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus key white dwarf locoweed Annual herb 0 2296  
152     Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus key dwarf white milk-vetch Annual herb 98 3937  
153     Astragalus didymocarpus var. obispoensis key San Luis Obispo milk-vetch Annual herb 1312 3116  
154     Astragalus douglasii var. parishii key Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Perennial herb 3937 7710  
155     Astragalus gambelianus key Gambel's dwarf milk-vetch Annual herb 50 2900  
156   1B.1 Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri key Jaeger's milk-vetch Shrub      
157     Astragalus pomonensis key Pomona locoweed Perennial herb 164 2296  
158     Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii key San Diego pea Perennial herb 0 3937  
159     Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus key southern California silver-lotus Perennial herb 0 5249  
160     Lotus hamatus key San Diego birdsfoot lotus Annual herb 0 1968  
161     Lotus heermannii var. heermannii key silky lotus Perennial herb 0 6562  
162     Lotus salsuginosus key coastal lotus Annual herb 0 6069  
163     Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus key short-winged deerweed Perennial herb 0 4593  
164     Lotus strigosus var. strigosus key strigose lotus        
165     Lotus wrangelianus key California lotus Annual herb 0 2500  
166     Lupinus albifrons key silver bush lupine Shrub 0 6562  
167     Lupinus bicolor ssp. marginatus key dwarf lupine        
168     Lupinus bicolor ssp. microphyllus key dwarf lupine miniature lupine        
169     Lupinus concinnus key bajada lupine Annual herb 0 5577  
170     Lupinus excubitus var. hallii key bush lupine Shrub 0 4921  
171     Lupinus hirsutissimus key stinging lupine Annual herb 0 4593  
172     Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus key chick lupine Annual herb 0 5249  
173     Lupinus sparsiflorus key Coulter's lupine Annual herb 0 4265  
174     Lupinus truncatus key collar lupine Annual herb 0 3000  
175 I   Medicago lupulina key black medick Annual, Perennial herb 0 8202  
176 I   Medicago polymorpha key California burclover Annual herb 0 4921  
177 I   Medicago sativa key alfalfa Perennial herb 0 4921  
178 I   Melilotus indicus key sourclover        
179 I   Melilotus officinalis key yellow sweetclover Annual, Biennial herb 0 4921  
180     Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana key honey mesquite Tree, Shrub 0 5577  
181 I   Spartium junceum key Spanish broom Shrub 0 1968  
182     Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum key Indian clover Annual herb 0 3609  
183     Trifolium ciliolatum key tree clover Annual herb 0 5000  
184     Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum key pin-point clover Annual herb 0 5905  
185     Trifolium microcephalum key small-head field clover Annual herb 0 8500  
186     Trifolium obtusiflorum key clammy clover Annual herb 0 5000  
187     Trifolium variegatum key variegated clover Annual herb 0 8200  
188     Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana key slim vetch Annual herb 0 3281  
 
Fagaceae Oak Family
189     Quercus berberidifolia key scrub oak Tree 984 4922  
 
Garryaceae Silk Tassel Family
190     Garrya veatchii key canyon silktassel Shrub 820 5741  
 
Gentianaceae Gentian Family
191     Centaurium venustum key canchalagua Annual herb 0 9000  
192     Swertia parryi key Parry's green-gentian Perennial herb 328 6233  
 
Geraniaceae Geranium Family
193 I   Erodium cicutarium key redstem filaree Annual herb 0 6000  
 
Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family
194     Ribes amarum key bitter gooseberry Shrub 0 5000  
195     Ribes indecorum key white-flowering currant Shrub 0 6562  
 
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf Family
196     Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora key whispering bells Annual herb 0 7218  
197     Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium key thick-leaved yerba santa Shrub 98 5249  
198     Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia key eucrypta Annual herb 0 3281  
199     Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia key baby blue eyes Annual herb 328 6233  
200     Phacelia brachyloba key short-lobed phacelia Annual herb 0 7000  
201     Phacelia distans key common phacelia Annual herb 0 7000  
202     Phacelia minor key wild canterbury bells Annual herb 0 5249  
203     Phacelia suaveolens var. keckii key Santiago Peak phacelia Annual herb      
 
Lamiaceae Mint Family
204 I   Marrubium vulgare key horehound Perennial herb      
205   1B.3 Monardella macrantha ssp. hallii key Hall's monardella Perennial herb (rhizomatous)      
206     Salvia apiana key white sage Shrub      
207     Salvia columbariae key chia Annual herb 0 7000  
208     Salvia mellifera key black sage Shrub      
209     Scutellaria tuberosa key common skullcap Perennial herb 0 5000