Plant Checklist for Garner Valley

Compiled February 14, 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
Aceraceae Maple Family
1     Acer negundo var. californicum key box elder Tree 0 6000  
 
Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family
2     Amaranthus californicus key California amaranth Annual herb 0 9186  
3     Amaranthus powellii key Powell's amaranth Annual herb 0 2625  
4 I   Amaranthus retroflexus key red-rooted amaranth Annual herb 0 7874  
 
Apiaceae Carrot Family
5     Hydrocotyle ranunculoides key floating marsh-pennywort Perennial herb 0 5000  
6     Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum key woolly-fruited lomatium Perennial herb 0 5249  
7     Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum key fern-leaved lomatium Perennial herb 1969 9843  
8     Lomatium mohavense key Mojave lomatium Perennial herb 3281 6562  
9     Lomatium utriculatum key common lomatium Perennial herb 0 5500  
10     Sanicula tuberosa key tuberous sanicle Perennial herb 0 8000  
11     Tauschia parishii key Parish's tauschia Perennial herb 4000 9000  
 
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family
12     Asclepias californica key California milkweed Perennial herb 0 7500  
13     Asclepias eriocarpa key Indian milkweed Perennial herb 0 7000  
14     Asclepias fascicularis key narrow-leaf milkweed Perennial herb 0 7000  
 
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
15     Achillea millefolium key yarrow Perennial herb 0 13000  
16     Agoseris heterophylla key annual agoseris Annual herb 0 7500  
17     Agoseris retrorsa key spear-leaved mountain dandelion Perennial herb 1312 9186  
18     Ambrosia acanthicarpa key bur-ragweed Annual herb 0 7218  
19     Ancistrocarphus filagineus key woolly fishhooks Annual herb 0 5500  
20     Anisocoma acaulis key scale-bud Annual herb 1969 7874  
21     Artemisia dracunculus key wild tarragon Perennial herb 0 9000  
22     Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula key white mugwort Perennial herb 0 4593  
23     Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta key mountain mugwort Perennial herb 0 11483  
24     Artemisia nova key black sagebrush Shrub 0 7546  
25     Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata key big sagebrush Shrub 2625 6234  
26     Aster ascendens key long-leaved aster Perennial herb 0 7500  
27     Baccharis sergiloides key desert baccharis Shrub 1969 5167  
28     Brickellia californica key California brickellbush Perennial herb 0 5000  
29     Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa key woolly yellow chaenactis Annual herb 0 2297  
30   1B.3 Chaenactis parishii key Parish's chaenactis Perennial herb      
31     Chrysothamnus nauseosus key common rabbitbrush Shrub 0 10827  
32     Cirsium occidentale var. californicum key California thistle Perennial herb 0 7000  
33     Cirsium scariosum key elk thistle Perennial herb 0 11000  
34 I   Cirsium vulgare key bull thistle Perennial herb 0 7546  
35 I   Cnicus benedictus key blessed thistle Annual herb 0 2625  
36     Ericameria cuneata key rock goldenbush Shrub 0 9187  
37     Ericameria linearifolia key narrowleaf goldenbush Shrub 0 6562  
38     Ericameria pinifolia key pine goldenbush Shrub 0 5577  
39     Erigeron divergens key spreading fleabane Perennial, Biennial herb 200 7700  
40     Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus key leafy daisy Shrub, Perennial herb 0 9514  
41     Eriophyllum confertiflorum key golden yarrow Shrub 0 9843  
42     Eriophyllum wallacei key Wallace's woolly daisy Annual herb 200 6500  
43     Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens key fragrant everlasting Perennial herb 0 5000  
44     Gnaphalium palustre key western marsh cudweed Annual herb 0 9500  
45     Gnaphalium stramineum key cotton-batting plant Annual, Perennial herb 0 6000  
46     Gutierrezia sarothrae key matchweed Shrub 164 9514  
47     Helianthus gracilentus key slender sunflower Perennial herb 200 6000  
48     Hemizonia mohavensis key Mojave tarplant Annual herb      
49     Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides key bristly goldenaster Perennial herb 0 3609  
50     Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. fastigiata key erect goldenaster Perennial herb 0 8858  
51   4.2 Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha key beautiful hulsea Perennial herb      
52     Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens key Columbia cutleaf Perennial herb 4265 8858  
53     Isocoma acradenia var. eremophila key solitary-leaved alkali goldenbush Shrub 0 4265  
54     Lasthenia californica key goldfields Annual herb 0 4000  
55     Layia glandulosa key white tidy-tips Annual herb 0 7800  
56     Layia platyglossa key common tidy-tips Annual herb 0 4000  
57     Lessingia filaginifolia key California-aster Perennial herb 0 8200  
58     Lessingia glandulifera key valley vinegar-weed Annual herb 0 5577  
59     Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera key sticky lessingia Annual herb 0 5577  
60     Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens key hoary-aster Perennial herb 6562 9843  
61     Madia elegans key common madia Annual herb 0 10991  
62     Madia gracilis key slender madia Annual herb 0 7800  
63     Malacothrix californica key California dandelion Annual herb 0 5577  
64   4.2 Pentachaeta aurea key golden daisy Annual herb 0 6070  
65     Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii key bush senecio Shrub 0 6500  
66     Solidago californica key goldenrod Perennial herb 0 7500  
67     Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei key slender wreathplant Annual herb 0 5577  
68   4.3 Syntrichopappus lemmonii key Lemmon's syntrichopappus Annual herb      
69 I   Taraxacum officinale key common dandelion Perennial herb 0 10827  
70     Tetradymia comosa key cotton-thorn Shrub 984 4921  
71     Uropappus lindleyi key silver puffs Annual herb 0 6000  
72     Wyethia ovata key southern mule's ears Perennial herb 0 6000  
 
Berberidaceae Barberry Family
73     Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota key California barberry Shrub 2000 6000  
 
Boraginaceae Borage Family
74     Cryptantha circumscissa key cushion cryptantha Annual herb 0 12000  
75     Cryptantha decipiens key gravel cryptantha Annual herb      
76     Cryptantha intermedia key popcorn flower Annual herb 1500 4500  
77     Cryptantha micrantha key purple-root cryptantha Annual herb 0 7500  
78     Cryptantha muricata key prickly cryptantha Annual herb 0 8000  
79     Cryptantha nevadensis key Nevada cryptantha Annual herb      
80     Pectocarya penicillata key combseed Annual herb 0 4500  
81     Pectocarya setosa key moth combseed Annual herb 0 7000  
82     Plagiobothrys collinus key Annual herb 0 6890  
83     Plagiobothrys tenellus key slender popcorn flower Annual herb 0 5000  
 
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
84     Arabis glabra key tower mustard Perennial herb 0 9300  
85   1B.2 Arabis johnstonii key Johnston's rock cress Perennial herb      
86     Arabis pulchra key beautiful rock-cress Perennial herb 1969 7218  
87     Athysanus pusillus key dwarf athysanus Annual herb 0 5000  
88 I   Capsella bursa-pastoris key shepherd's purse Annual herb 0 7000  
89     Caulanthus hallii key Hall's caulanthus Annual herb 492 5906  
90     Descurainia obtusa ssp. adenophora key white tansy-mustard Perennial herb 2953 7218  
91     Descurainia pinnata ssp. menziesii key Menzies western tansy-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
92     Draba cuneifolia key wedge-leaved draba Annual herb 5000 6000  
93     Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum key western wallflower Perennial herb 0 13123  
94     Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens key wild pepper-grass Annual herb 0 7874  
95   1B.2 Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii key Robinson's pepper-grass Annual herb      
96 I   Sisymbrium altissimum key tumble-mustard Annual herb 0 8202  
97     Thysanocarpus curvipes key fringe-pod Annual herb 3000 5000  
 
Cactaceae Cactus Family
98     Echinocereus engelmannii key Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Shrub (stem succulent)      
99     Opuntia chlorotica key pancake prickly-pear Shrub (stem succulent)      
100     Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii key Engelmann prickly-pear Shrub 2953 4921  
 
Callitrichaceae Water Startwort Family
101     Callitriche marginata key winged water-starwort Annual herb (aquatic) 0 3000  
 
Campanulaceae Bellflower Family
102     Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida key white bluecup Annual herb 1969 5249  
103     Githopsis diffusa ssp. diffusa key San Gabriel bluecup Annual herb 1476 3609  
104     Nemacladus longiflorus key thread plant Annual herb 984 7874  
105     Nemacladus ramosissimus key Nuttall's nemacladus Annual herb 492 5249  
 
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family
106     Lonicera subspicata var. denudata key southern honeysuckle Shrub 0 5906  
107     Sambucus mexicana key blue elderberry Tree, Shrub 0 10000  
108     Symphoricarpos mollis key creeping snowberry Shrub 30 9843  
 
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
109     Arenaria macradenia var. macradenia key desert sandwort Perennial herb 3609 7218  
110     Minuartia douglasii key Douglas' sandwort Annual herb 0 7000  
111     Minuartia pusilla key annual sandwort Annual herb 0 6800  
112     Silene verecunda ssp. platyota key white catch-fly Annual herb 984 11155  
 
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
113     Atriplex canescens key fourwing saltbush Shrub 0 7874  
114 I   Atriplex rosea key tumbling oracle Annual herb 0 7874  
115     Chenopodium incognitum key mountain goosefoot Annual herb 6000 8000  
 
Convolvulaceae Morning-Glory Family
116     Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata key western morning-glory Perennial herb 0 8500  
 
Cornaceae Dogwood Family
117     Cornus glabrata key brown dogwood Tree, Shrub 0 5000  
 
Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
118     Crassula connata key pygmy-weed Annual herb 0 2500  
119     Dudleya abramsii key Abrams' dudleya Perennial herb 164 8530  
 
Datiscaceae Datisca Family
120     Datisca glomerata key Durango root Perennial herb 0 5500  
 
Elatinaceae Waterwort Family
121     Elatine californica key California waterwort Annual, Perennial herb 0 5000  
122     Elatine gracilis key Sierra waterwort Annual, Perennial herb (aquatic) 0 9500  
 
Ericaceae Heath Family
123     Arctostaphylos glandulosa key Eastwood manzanita Shrub 0 7218  
124     Arctostaphylos glauca key bigberry manzanita Tree, Shrub 0 4500  
125     Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea key pink-bracted manzanita Shrub 3937 7874  
126     Arctostaphylos pungens key Mexican manzanita Tree, Shrub 3000 7000  
 
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
127     Chamaesyce albomarginata key rattlesnake weed Perennial herb 0 7546  
 
Fabaceae Legume Family
128     Amorpha fruticosa key western false-indigo Shrub 0 3937  
129     Astragalus coccineus key scarlet milk-vetch Perennial herb 2460 8038  
130     Astragalus douglasii var. parishii key Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Perennial herb 3937 7710  
131     Astragalus filipes key tangled milk-vetch Perennial herb 3281 5577  
132     Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii key San Diego pea Perennial herb 0 3937  
133     Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus key southern California silver-lotus Perennial herb 0 5249  
134     Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius key streambank lotus Perennial herb 656 7874  
135     Lotus purshianus var. purshianus key Spanish clover Annual herb 0 7500  
136     Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus key strigose lotus        
137     Lupinus bicolor key dwarf lupine Annual, Perennial herb 0 8500  
138     Lupinus concinnus ssp. optatus key bajada lupine        
139     Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus key mountain grape-soda lupine Shrub 3281 9843  
140     Lupinus hyacinthinus key San Jacinto lupine Perennial herb 6562 11483  
141     Lupinus latifolius var. parishii key Parish's lupine Perennial herb 0 11483  
142   4.3 Rupertia rigida key Parish's rupertia Perennial herb      
143     Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum key Indian clover Annual herb 0 3609  
144     Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum key pin-point clover Annual herb 0 5905  
145     Trifolium microcephalum key small-head field clover Annual herb 0 8500  
146     Trifolium obtusiflorum key clammy clover Annual herb 0 5000  
147     Trifolium variegatum key variegated clover Annual herb 0 8200  
148     Trifolium wormskioldii key cows clover Perennial herb 0 10000  
149     Vicia americana var. americana key American vetch Perennial herb, Vine 0 8000  
 
Fagaceae Oak Family
150     Quercus cornelius-mulleri key desert scrub oak Tree 3281 5905  
151     Quercus palmeri key Palmer's oak Shrub 2296 4265  
152     Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens key interior live oak        
 
Garryaceae Silk Tassel Family
153     Garrya flavescens key ashy silk tassel Shrub 3000 8000  
 
Gentianaceae Gentian Family
154     Swertia parryi key Parry's green-gentian Perennial herb 328 6233  
 
Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family
155     Ribes roezlii key Sierra gooseberry Shrub 0 9186  
 
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf Family
156     Emmenanthe penduliflora key whispering bells Annual herb 0 7218  
157     Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens key thick-leaved yerba santa Shrub 984 8202  
158     Nemophila menziesii key baby blue eyes Annual herb 0 6233  
159     Phacelia brachyloba key short-lobed phacelia Annual herb 0 7000  
160     Phacelia curvipes key curve-stem phacelia Annual herb 1640 8858  
161     Phacelia imbricata key imbricate phacelia Perennial herb 0 8530  
162     Phacelia ramosissima key branching phacelia Perennial herb 0 10171  
 
Lamiaceae Mint Family
163     Monardella lanceolata key mustang mint Annual herb 0 8000  
164     Monardella linoides key narrowleaf monardella Perennial herb 0 9000  
165     Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora key short-flowered monardella Perennial herb      
166     Salvia columbariae key chia Annual herb 0 7000  
167     Scutellaria siphocampyloides key curve-flowered skullcap Perennial herb 0 8000  
168     Stachys ajugoides key Ajuga hedge nettle Perennial herb 0 8000  
169     Trichostema parishii key Parish's bluecurls Shrub      
 
Linaceae Flax Family
170     Linum lewisii key Lewis' flax Perennial herb 1312 11155  
 
Loasaceae Loasa Family
171     Mentzelia congesta key clustered blazing star Annual herb 4000 9000  
172     Mentzelia veatchiana key Veatch's blazing star Annual herb 1312 6233  
 
Malvaceae Mallow Family
173     Malacothamnus fasciculatus key chaparral bush mallow Shrub      
174     Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia key checkerbloom        
175     Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua key apricot mallow Perennial herb 492 8202  
176     Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa key desert globemallow Perennial herb 492 8202  
 
Molluginaceae Carpetweed Family
177 I   Mollugo cerviana key carpet-weed Annual herb 0 5577  
 
Nyctaginaceae Four O'clock Family
178   1B.1 Abronia villosa var. aurita key hairy sand verbena Annual herb 0 5249  
179     Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens key giant four o'clock Perennial herb 164 6889  
180     Mirabilis pumila key trailing four-o'clock Perennial herb 4593 8202  
 
Oleaceae Olive Family
181     Forestiera pubescens key desert olive Shrub 0 6700  
182     Fraxinus velutina key velvet ash Tree 656 5249  
 
Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family
183     Camissonia confusa key San Bernardino sun-cup Annual herb 0 8500  
184     Camissonia hirtella key field sun-cup Annual herb 0 3000  
185     Camissonia intermedia key intermediate sun-cups Annual herb 984 2625  
186     Camissonia strigulosa key strigose sun-cup Annual herb 0 6889  
187     Clarkia rhomboidea key diamond-petaled clarkia Annual herb 0 8000  
188     Epilobium brachycarpum key autumn willowweed Annual herb 0 7500  
189     Epilobium canum key California fuchsia Perennial herb 0 10000  
190     Epilobium densiflorum key spike primrose Annual herb 0 8500  
191     Oenothera californica ssp. californica key California evening-primrose Perennial herb 0 6233  
 
Orobanchaceae Broom-Rape Family
192     Orobanche bulbosa key chaparral broomrape Perennial herb (parasitic) 0 5000  
193     Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei key California broomrape Perennial herb (parasitic) 2296 8202  
194     Orobanche fasciculata key clustered broom-rape Perennial herb (parasitic) 4000 10000  
 
Papaveraceae Poppy Family
195     Argemone munita key prickly poppy Annual, Perennial herb 4000 8500  
196     Eschscholzia californica key California poppy Annual, Perennial herb 0 6561  
197     Platystemon californicus key cream cups Annual herb 0 3000  
 
Plantaginaceae Plantain Family
198 I   Plantago lanceolata key English plantain Perennial herb 0 5249  
199 I   Plantago major key common plantain Perennial herb 0 7217  
200     Plantago patagonica key Patagonia plantain Annual herb 1640 7217  
 
Polemoniaceae Milkwort Family
201     Allophyllum divaricatum key purple false-gilia Annual herb 0 7000  
202     Allophyllum glutinosum key sticky false-gilia Annual herb 98 5249  
203     Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum key southern mountain woolly-star Perennial herb 4265 9514  
204     Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum key desert woolly-star Annual herb 0 5905  
205     Eriastrum sapphirinum key sapphire woolly-star Annual herb 2500 8000  
206     Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia key globe gilia Annual herb 0 6233  
207     Gilia diegensis key coastal gilia Annual herb 1640 7217  
208     Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis key volcanic gilia Annual herb 656 5905  
209     Gilia sinuata key rosy gilia Annual herb 492 5905  
210     Gilia splendens key splendid gilia Annual herb 984 7874  
211     Linanthus ciliatus key whisker-brush Annual herb 0 8000  
212     Linanthus dianthiflorus key ground pink Annual herb 0 4265  
213     Linanthus lemmonii key Lemmon's linanthus Annual herb 0 6233  
214     Linanthus liniflorus key flax-flowered linanthus Annual herb 0 5000  
215     Phlox austromontana key southern mountain phlox Perennial herb 4921 8858  
216     Phlox gracilis key annual phlox Annual herb 0 10000  
 
Polygonaceae Buckwheat Family
217   1B.2 Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina key long-spined spineflower Annual herb      
218     Chorizanthe staticoides key Turkish rugging Annual herb 0 6561  
219     Eriogonum apiculatum key San Jacinto buckwheat Annual herb 3608 8858  
220     Eriogonum davidsonii key Davidson's buckwheat Annual herb 656 9187 Leaf blade +-round; Inv 3-4mm
221   1B.2 Eriogonum foliosum key leafy buckwheat Annual herb      
222     Eriogonum gracile var. gracile key slender buckwheat Annual herb 0 6234  
223     Eriogonum gracile var. incultum key slender buckwheat Annual herb 3937 6234  
224     Eriogonum molestum key pineland buckwheat Annual herb 3281 7218  
225     Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum key naked buckwheat Shrub 3608 9186  
226     Eriogonum parishii key Parish's buckwheat Annual herb 4000 9000  
227     Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum key Wright's buckwheat Perennial herb, Shrub 984 7217  
228   1B.3 Oxytheca emarginata key white-margined oxytheca Annual herb      
229     Oxytheca trilobata key three-lobed oxytheca Annual herb 2296 9186  
230     Polygonum lapathifolium key willow weed Annual herb 0 4921  
231     Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus key willow-leaved dock Perennial herb 0 11500  
 
Portulacaceae Purslane Family
232     Calyptridium parryi key Parry's sand cress Annual herb 4593 11000  
233     Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis key green miner's lettuce Annual herb 0 5905  
234     Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata key miner's lettuce Annual herb 0 6561  
235     Lewisia rediviva key bitter root Perennial herb 2500 6000  
236     Montia fontana key water chickweed Annual herb 8500 11000  
 
Primulaceae Primrose Family
237   4.2 Androsace elongata ssp. acuta key California androsace Annual herb 0 4000  
 
Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family
238     Delphinium parryi key blue larkspur Perennial herb 0 8530  
239     Myosurus minimus key little mouse-tail Annual herb 5000 10000  
240     Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus key water crowfoot        
241     Ranunculus californicus key California buttercup Perennial herb 0 7500  
242     Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus key Rocky Mountain buttercup Perennial herb 0 10500  
 
Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family
243     Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans key cupped-leaf ceanothus Shrub 0 6889  
244     Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus key Mojave ceanothus Shrub 0 7545  
245     Ceanothus leucodermis key chaparral whitethorn Shrub 0 4000  
246     Ceanothus palmeri key Palmer's ceanothus Shrub 400 6000  
247     Rhamnus californica key California coffeeberry Shrub 0 7545  
248     Rhamnus tomentella key hoary coffeeberry Shrub 0 7545  
 
Rosaceae Rose Family
249     Adenostoma fasciculatum key chamise Tree, Shrub 0 5249  
250     Adenostoma sparsifolium key red shanks Tree 984 6561  
251     Amelanchier pallida key pallid service-berry Shrub 0 11000  
252     Amelanchier utahensis key Utah service-berry Shrub 0 11000  
253     Cercocarpus betuloides key birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Tree, Shrub 0 8202  
254     Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa key sticky cinquefoil Perennial herb 1640 8530  
255     Potentilla gracilis key northwest cinquefoil Perennial herb 393 11482  
256     Potentilla rivalis key brook cinquefoil Annual, Perennial herb 131 6889  
257     Prunus virginiana var. demissa key western choke-cherry Tree, Shrub 0 8200  
258     Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa key desert bitterbrush Shrub 2800 9000  
259     Rosa californica key California wild rose Shrub 0 6000  
 
Rubiaceae Madder Or Coffee Family
260     Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii key phlox-leaved bedstraw Perennial herb 820 8464  
261     Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium key narrowleaf bedstraw Perennial herb 49 8694  
262   1B.3 Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum key San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Perennial herb 4429 6889  
263     Galium aparine key common bedstraw Annual herb 0 7500  
 
Salicaceae Willow Family
264     Salix exigua key narrowleaf willow Tree, Shrub 0 5500  
265     Salix lasiolepis key arroyo willow Tree, Shrub 0 7000  
266     Salix scouleriana key Scouler's willow Tree, Shrub 0 10000  
 
Saururaceae Lizards Tail Family
267     Anemopsis californica key yerba mansa Perennial herb 246 5577  
 
Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family
268     Lithophragma affine key woodland star Perennial herb 0 6561  
269     Lithophragma parviflorum key pink woodland star Perennial herb 0 9842  
 
Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family
270     Antirrhinum coulterianum key Coulter's snapdragon Annual herb 0 5577  
271     Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii key Martin's paintbrush Perennial herb 984 9186  
272     Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis key graceful owl's-clover Annual herb 0 4593  
273     Castilleja exserta key purple owl's-clover Annual herb 0 5249  
274     Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis key lesser paintbrush Annual herb 0 7000  
275     Collinsia concolor key southern Chinese houses Annual herb 984 5577  
276     Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus key bristly bird's beak Annual herb 0 6233  
277     Keckiella ternata var. ternata key whorledleaf penstemon Shrub 0 4921  
278     Limosella acaulis key stemless mudwort Annual herb 0 8000  
279     Mimulus androsaceus key androsace monkeyflower Annual herb 0 4000  
280     Mimulus brevipes key wide-throated yellow monkeyflower Annual herb 5000 7100  
281     Mimulus breweri key Brewer's monkeyflower Annual herb 4000 11000  
282   4.3 Mimulus diffusus key Palomar monkeyflower Annual herb      
283     Mimulus guttatus key common monkeyflower Annual, Perennial herb (rhizomatous) 0 10000  
284     Mimulus parishii key Parish's monkeyflower Annual herb 0 6889  
285     Mimulus rubellus key little redstem monkeyflower Annual herb 2624 8530  
286   1B.2 Penstemon californicus key California beardtongue Perennial herb      
287     Penstemon centranthifolius key scarlet bugler Perennial herb 0 5905  
288   4.3 Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus key San Jacinto beardtongue Perennial herb      
289     Penstemon grinnellii key Grinnell's beardtongue Perennial herb 1640 9500  
290     Penstemon labrosus key San Gabriel beardtongue Perennial herb 4921 7874  
291     Penstemon rostriflorus key beaked penstemon Perennial herb 5000 10700  
292     Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis key showy penstemon Perennial herb 328 3608  
293     Scrophularia californica key California bee plant Perennial herb 0 6500  
294     Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis key purslane speedwell Annual herb 0 10200  
 
Solanaceae Nightshade Family
295     Nicotiana attenuata key coyote tobacco Annual herb 0 10000  
296     Petunia parviflora key wild petunia Annual herb 0 4000  
297 I   Solanum rostratum key buffalo berry Annual herb 0 1640  
298     Solanum xanti key purple nightshade Perennial herb, Shrub 5000 9000  
 
Sterculiaceae Cacao Family
299     Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum key flannelbush Shrub 1312 6561  
 
Violaceae Violet Family
300     Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum key goosefoot yellow violet Perennial herb 0 7000  
301     Viola purpurea ssp. venosa key goosefoot yellow violet Perennial herb 4265 10170  
 
Viscaceae Mistletoe Family
302     Arceuthobium campylopodum key pine dwarf-mistletoe Perennial herb (parasitic) 164 7874  
303     Phoradendron villosum key oak mistletoe Shrub (parasitic) 196 6889  
 

Gymnospermae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Cupressaceae Cypress Family
304     Calocedrus decurrens key incense-cedar Tree 2400 8200  
 
Pinaceae Pine Family
305     Pinus coulteri key Coulter pine Tree 1000 7000  
306     Pinus edulis key two-needle pinyon pine Tree      
307     Pinus jeffreyi key Jeffrey pine Tree 6000 9500  
308     Pinus ponderosa key ponderosa pine Tree 3000 7500  
309     Pinus quadrifolia key Parry pinyon pine Tree 3608 5905  
 

Monocotyledonae

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Cyperaceae Sedge Family
310     Carex alma key sturdy sedge Perennial herb 400 8000  
311     Carex athrostachya key slender-beak sedge Perennial herb 400 10500  
312     Carex fracta key fragile sheath sedge Perennial herb 2600 10800  
313     Carex praegracilis key clustered field sedge Perennial herb 0 9000  
314     Cyperus squarrosus key bearded flatsedge Annual herb 0 8500  
 
Iridaceae Iris Family
315     Sisyrinchium bellum key blue-eyed grass Perennial herb 0 3000  
 
Juncaceae Rush Family
316     Juncus balticus key wire rush Perennial herb 0 11000  
317     Juncus bryoides key moss rush Annual herb 4200 11000  
318     Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis key western toad rush Perennial herb      
319     Juncus effusus key common bog rush Perennial herb 0 7000  
320     Juncus mexicanus key Mexican rush Perennial herb 0 11000  
321     Juncus oxymeris key pointed rush Perennial herb 0 7000  
322     Juncus tiehmii key Tiehm's rush Annual herb      
 
Lemnaceae Duckweed Family
323     Lemna gibba key swollen duckweed Perennial herb      
 
Liliaceae Lily Family
324     Allium burlewii key Burlew's onion Perennial herb 6000 9000  
325     Allium cratericola key Cascade onion Perennial herb 0 2500  
326     Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum key fringed onion Perennial herb      
327     Allium lacunosum var. davisiae key Davis' pitted onion Perennial herb      
328     Allium lacunosum var. lacunosum key pitted onion Perennial herb      
329     Allium parryi key Parry's fringed onion Perennial herb      
330     Bloomeria crocea var. crocea key goldenstar        
331     Calochortus concolor key golden-bowl mariposa Perennial herb 1968 8202  
332   1B.2 Calochortus palmeri var. munzii key Munz's mariposa lily Perennial herb (bulb)      
333   1B.2 Calochortus plummerae key Plummer's mariposa lily Perennial herb (bulb)      
334     Calochortus splendens key splendid mariposa lily Perennial herb 0 9186  
335     Muilla maritima key muilla Perennial herb 0 7500  
336     Nolina parryi key Parry's nolina Perennial herb 2952 3937  
337     Smilacina stellata key little false-solomon's-seal Perennial herb 4000 8000  
338     Yucca whipplei key chaparral yucca Shrub 0 4000  
 
Orchidaceae Orchid Family
339     Epipactis gigantea key stream orchid Perennial herb 0 7500  
 
Poaceae Grass Family
340     Achnatherum lettermanii key Letterman's needlegrass Perennial herb 4000 10500  
341     Achnatherum parishii key Parish's needlegrass Perennial herb 2952 8858  
342     Achnatherum speciosum key desert needlegrass Perennial herb 0 6700  
343     Agrostis exarata key spike bentgrass Perennial herb 0 10000  
344     Aristida divaricata key poverty three-awn Perennial herb 0 3280  
345     Aristida purpurea var. longiseta key red three-awn Perennial herb 984 5249  
346     Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides key needle grama Annual herb 0 5905  
347     Bouteloua barbata key Annual herb 0 5578  
348     Bouteloua curtipendula key side-oats grama Perennial herb 0 6233  
349     Bromus carinatus key California brome Annual herb 0 11482  
350     Bromus carinatus var. carinatus key California brome Perennial herb 0 11000  
351 I   Crypsis schoenoides key swamp grass Annual herb 0 1640  
352     Deschampsia danthonioides key annual hairgrass Annual herb 0 9000  
353     Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides key squirreltail Perennial herb 2624 13123  
354     Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus key blue wildrye Perennial herb 0 8202  
355     Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii key Jepson's blue wildrye Perennial herb 2952 7217  
356     Elymus trachycaulus key slender wheatgrass Perennial herb 0 11154  
357 I   Elytrigia elongata key tall wheatgrass Perennial herb 0 4922  
358 I   Elytrigia intermedia ssp. barbulata key barbed intermediate wheatgrass        
359     Hordeum depressum key low barley Annual herb 0 5905  
360 I   Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum key foxtail barley Annual herb 0 3280  
361     Koeleria macrantha key June grass Perennial herb 0 11500  
362     Leptochloa uninervia key Mexican sprangletop Annual herb 0 3280  
363     Leymus triticoides key creeping wild rye Perennial herb 0 7500  
364     Melica imperfecta key coast-range melic Perennial herb 0 4000  
365     Muhlenbergia asperifolia key scratchgrass Perennial herb 393 7053  
366     Nassella cernua key nodding needlegrass Perennial herb 0 4500  
367     Nassella lepida key foothill needlegrass Perennial herb 0 4000  
368 I   Phalaris aquatica key Harding grass Perennial herb 0 3937  
369     Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula key Fendler's blue grass Perennial herb 3200 10200  
370 I   Poa pratensis key Kentucky blue grass Perennial herb 0 8000  
371     Poa secunda key one-sided blue grass Perennial herb 0 12500  
372 I   Polypogon monspeliensis key rabbits-foot grass Annual herb 0 6889  
373 I   Vulpia myuros var. myuros key rattail fescue Annual herb 0 4921  
 
Potamogetonaceae Pondweed Family
374     Potamogeton pusillus var. pusillus key small pondweed Perennial herb (aquatic) 0 8858  
 

Pteridophyta

# N R Scientific Name Key Common Name Lifeform Low High Notes
Equisetaceae Horsetail Family
375     Equisetum laevigatum key smooth scouring rush Fern 0 6500  
 
Pteridaceae Brake Family
376     Cheilanthes covillei key beady lipfern Fern 1500 9000  
377     Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata key bird's-foot fern Fern 65 7874  
378 I   Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis key goldback fern Fern 0 7545  
 
Selaginellaceae Spike Moss Family
379     Selaginella bigelovii key Bigelow's spike-moss Fern (mosslike) 0 6000