Santa Catalina Island
Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family)
Selaginella spike/club moss
bigelovii spike/little club moss
Equisetaceae (horsetail family)
Equisetum horsetail, scouring rush
laevigatum smooth scouring rush
telmateia ssp. braunii giant horsetail
Azollaceae (mosquito fern family)
Azolla
filiculoides
Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken fern family)
Pteridium bracken fern
aquilinum var. pubescens bracken fern
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
Dryopteris wood fern
arguta coastal wood fern
Polypodiaceae (polypody fern family)
Polypodium
californicum California polypody
Pteridaceae (brake fern family)
Adiantum
capillus-veneris southern maiden-hair fern
jordanii California maiden-hair fern
Aspidotis
californica (Cheilanthes c.)
Notholaena
californica California cloak fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia (P. andromedaefolia) (no vars) coffee fern
mucronata var. mucronata bird's foot fern
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) gold/silverback fern
triangularis ssp. triangularis (Pityrogramma t. var. t.)
Aizoaceae (fig-marigold family)
Aptenia
cordifolia baby sun rose
Carpobrotus
chilensis (C. aequilaterus) sea-fig
Mesembryanthemum ice-plant
crystallinum crystalline ice-plant
nodiflorum slender-leaf ice-plant
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
Amaranthus
albus tumbleweed
Anacardiaceae (sumac family)
Lithrea
molleoides (naturalized? not in Jepson)
Malosma (Rhus)
laurina (Rhus l.) laurel sumac
Rhus sumac
integrifolia lemonade berry
ovata sugar bush
Schinus pepper tree
molle
Toxicodendron (Rhus)
diversilobum (Rhus d.) poison oak
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (carrot family)
Apiastrum
angustifolium wild celery, mock parsley
Bowlesia
incana
Daucus
pusillus rattlesnake weed
Foeniculum
vulgare fennel
Sanicula sanicle, snakeroot
arguta
crassicaulis pacific sanicle
Torilis
nodosa hedge parsley
Yabea (Caucalis)
microcarpa (Caucalis m.) California hedge parsley
Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
Vinca periwinkle
major greater periwinkle
Arecaceae (palm family)
Washingtonia
robusta mexican fan palm
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Asclepias milkweed
fascicularis narrow-leaf/mexican milkweed
Sarcostemma vining/climbing milkweed
cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii
Asteraceae (Compositae) (sunflower family)
Achillea yarrow
millefolium (inc. A. lanulosa, no vars)
Achyrachaena blow-wives
mollis
Acourtia
microcephala (Perezia m.) scapellote
Amblyopappus
pusillus coast weed
Ambrosia (Franseria) ragweed, bursage
acanthicarpa annual bursage/ragweed
chamissonis (A. bipinnatifida) beach-bur
psilostachya (no vars) western ragweed
Anthemis
cotula mayweed, stinkweed
Argyranthemum
foeniculaceum?
Artemisia sagebrush
californica coastal sagebrush
douglasiana mugwort
dracunculus tarragon
Aster aster
subulatus var. ligulatus (A. exilis) slender aster
Baccharis
douglasii marsh baccharis
emoryi
pilularis (no vars) coyote brush (bush), chaparral broom
salicifolia (B. glutinosa) mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
Brickellia brickelbush
californica California brickelbush
Centaurea star thistle
cineraria (naturalized? not in Jepson)
melitensis tocalote, yellow star thistle
solstitialis yellow star/barnaby's thistle
Chamomilla
occidentalis
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) pineapple weed
Chrysanthemum
coronarium garland chrysanthemum
Cirsium thistle
occidentale var. californicum (C. c.) California thistle
occidentale var. occidentale cobwebby thistle
ochrocentrum
undulatum wavy-leaf thistle
vulgare bull thistle
Conyza
bonariensis flax-leaved fleabane
canadensis common/canada horseweed
coulteri Coulter's horseweed
Coreopsis coreopsis, tickseed
gigantea
Cotula
australis australian/southern brass-buttons
coronopifolia african brass-buttons
Encelia
californica California brittlebush
Ericameria (Haplopappus) goldenbush
palmeri var. pachylepis (H. p.) Palmer's ericameria
Erigeron wild daisy, fleabane
foliosus var. foliosus (inc. v. stenophyllus)
Eriophyllum wooly sunflower
confertiflorum var. c. (v. discoideum, laxiflorum) golden yarrow
nevinii
Filago herba impia
arizonica arizona fluffweed
californica California fluffweed
gallica narrow-leaf filago
Gnaphalium cudweed, everlasting
bicolor Bioletti's cudweed
californicum California/green everlasting
canescens ssp. beneolens (G. b.) fragrant everlasting
canescens ssp. microcephalum (G. m.) white everlasting
luteo-album weedy/white cudweed
palustre lowland cudweed
purpureum purple cudweed
stramineum (G. chilense) cotton batting plant
Grindelia gum plant
camporum var. bracteosum (G. robusta) gum plant
Hazardia (Haplopappus)
squarrosa var. grindelioides (H. squarrosus g.) sawtooth goldenbush
Hedypnois
cretica
Helenium sneezeweed
puberulum rosilla
Helianthus sunflower
annuus (no vars) western sunflower
Hemizonia tarweed, tarplant
clementina
fasciculata fascicled tarweed
Heterotheca
grandiflora telegraph weed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) cat's ear
glabra smooth cat's ear
Isocoma goldenbush (Haplopappus)
menziesii var. m. (H. venetus ssp. furfuraceus & oxyphyllus) coastal g.b.
menziesii var. sedoides (H. venetus ssp. s.) succulent g.b.
menziesii var. vernonioides (H. venetus ssp. v.) coastal g.b.
Jaumea
carnosa fleshy jaumea
Lactuca lettuce
saligna
serriola prickly lettuce
Lasthenia goldfields
californica (L. chrysostoma) goldfields
Layia
platyglossa tidy tips
Lessingia
filaginifolia var. filaginifolia (Corethrogyne f.) California/cudweed/sand aster
Madia tarweed
exigua thread-stem madia
gracilis slender tarweed
sativa coastal tarweed
Malacothrix
saxatilis var. tenuifolia
Micropus
californicus var. californicus slender cottonweed
Microseris
douglasii ssp. platycarpha
Pentachaeta (Chaetopappa)
lyonii (Chaetopappa l.)
Perityle
emoryi rock daisy
Picris ox tongue
echioides
Pluchea
odorata (P. purpurascens) salt-marsh fleabane
sericea arrowweed
Psilocarphus woolly marbles/heads
tenellus var. tenellus slender woolly heads
Rafinesquia
californica California chicory
Senecio groundsel, ragwort, butterweed
aphanactis
flaccidus var. douglasii (S. d. var. d.)
lyonii
vulgaris common groundsel
Silybum milk thistle
marianum
Solidago goldenrod
californica California goldenrod
Sonchus sow-thistle
asper ssp. asper prickly/common sow thistle
oleraceus common sow thistle
tenerrimus
Stebbinsoseris
heterocarpa (Microseris h.)
Stephanomeria
diegensis San Diego wreath-plant
exigua annual mitra
virgata ssp. virgata tall/twiggy wreath plant
Stylocline nest straw
gnaphaloides everlasting nest straw
Taraxacum dandelion
officinale common dandelion
Thelesperma
megapotamicum
Uropappus silver puffs
lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia) silver puff/stars
Xanthium cocklebur
spinosum spiny cocklebur
strumarium (no vars) cocklebur
Boraginaceae (borage family)
Amsinckia fiddleneck
menziesii var. intermedia (A. i.) common fiddleneck
menziesii var. menziesii (A. m.) common fiddleneck
Cryptantha forget-me-not
clevelandii
intermedia common forget-me-not
maritima
micromeres minute-flowered cryptantha
microstachys
Harpagonella
palmeri palmer's grappling hook
Heliotropium heliotrope
curassavicum (no vars) salt/alkali/wild heliotrope
Pectocarya combseed, comb-bur
linearis ssp. ferocula linear/slender combseed
penicillata hairy-leaved/winged combseed
Plagiobothrys popcorn flower
acanthocarpus
canescens valley popcorn flower
collinus var. fulvescens
collinus var. gracilis
nothofulvus rusty popcorn flower
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (mustard family)
Athysanus
pusillus dwarf athysanus
Brassica mustard
nigra black mustard
rapa field mustard
Cakile sea rocket
maritima (C. edentulata)
Capsella shepherd's purse
bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bitter-cress, toothwort
californica (Dentaria c.) milkmaids
oligosperma bitter cress
Cardaria white-top, hoary cress
draba
Descurainia tansy-mustard
pinnata ssp. menziesii yellow/western tansy-mustard
Dithyrea spectacle-pod
maritima
Draba
cuneifolia (no vars) desert draba
Erysimum wallflower
cheiri
Guillenia
lasiophylla (Thelypodium lasiophyllum) California mustard
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) shortpod/summer mustard
Lepidium peppergrass
lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum modest peppergrass
latipes
nitidum var. nitidum shining/common peppergrass
oblongum var. insulare
virginicum var. pubescens
Lobularia sweet alyssum
maritima
Raphanus wild radish
raphanistrum jointed/painted charlock
sativus wild radish
Rorippa yellow/water cress
nasturtium-aquaticum (Nasturtium officinale) water cress
Sibara
filifolia santa cruz island rockress
Sinapis (Brassica)
arvensis (Brassica kaber) charlock
Sisymbrium
altissimum tumble mustard
irio London rocket
officinale hedge mustard
orientale hare's-ear cabbage
Thysanocarpus fringe/lace pod
curvipes (no vars)
laciniatus (no vars)
Tropidocarpum
gracile slender keel-fruit
Cactaceae (cactus family)
Bergerocactus golden/velvet cereus/cactus
emoryi
Opuntia prickly-pear, cholla
ficus-indica indian-fig, prickly-pear
littoralis (no vars) coastal prickly pear
oricola
prolifera coastal cholla
Callitrichaceae (water-starwort family)
Callitriche water-starwort
marginata (inc. C. longipedunculata)
Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Triodanis venus' looking glass
biflora
Capparaceae (caper family)
Isomeris bladderpod
arborea (no vars) (Cleome isomeris)
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Lonicera honeysuckle
hispidula var. vacillans California honeysuckle
subspicata var. denudata (v. johnstonii) southern honeysuckle
Sambucus elderberry
mexicana (S. caerulea) blue elderberry
Symphoricarpos waxberry, snowberry
mollis spreading/creeping snowberry
Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
Cerastium mouse-ear chickweed
glomeratum (no vars) sticky mouse-ear chickweed
Herniaria
hirsuta ssp. cinerea gray herniaria
Minuartia sandwort
douglasii (Arenaria d.)
Polycarpon
depressum
tetraphyllum
Sagina pearlwort
decumbens ssp. occidentalis (S. o.)
Silene catchfly, campion
antirrhina sleepy catchfly
gallica windmill pink
multinervia
Spergula spurrey
arvensis ssp. arvensis stickwort, starwort
Spergularia sand-spurrey
bocconei (S. bocconii)
macrotheca var. macrotheca large-flowered sand-spurry
marina salt-marsh sand-spurry
villosa villous sand-spurrey
Stellaria chickweed, starwort, stitchwort
media common chickweed
nitens shining checkweed
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family)
Aphanisma
blitoides
Atriplex salt bush
argentea var. mohavensis silverscale
californica
coulteri
lentiformis ssp. lentiformis (inc. ssp. breweri) big saltbush
leucophylla seascale, beach saltbush
pacifica
patula var. hastata (A. triangularis?)?
rosea tumbling oracle
semibaccata australian saltbush
serenana var. davidsonii bractscale
serenana var. serenana bractscale
triangularis (A. patula ssp. hastata) spearscale
watsonii
Bassia
hyssopifolia
Beta beet
vulgaris cultivated beet
Chenopodium pigweed, goosefoot
ambrosioides mexican tea
berlandieri
californicum California goosefoot, soap plant
murale nettle-leaved goosefoot
pumilio
Salicornia pickleweed, glasswort
subterminalis
virginica
Salsola
tragus (S. australis, iberica, kali) russian thistle, tumbleweed
Suaeda sea-blight, seepweed
taxifolia (S. californica var. t.)
Cistaceae (rock-rose family)
Helianthemum sun/rush rose
greenei island rush-rose
scoparium (no vars) peak rush-rose/sunrose
Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Calystegia (Convolvulus) bindweed, morning-glory
macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia
macrostegia ssp. intermedia (C. m. ssp. longiloba)
macrostegia ssp. macrostegia
soldanella
Convolvulus bindweed, morning glory
arvensis common/field bindweed
simulans
Cressa alkali weed
truxillensis
Dichondra
occidentalis western/coast dichondra
Ipomoea morning glory
cairica
nil ivy morning glory
Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Cornus dogwood
glabrata brown dogwood
Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Crassula
aquatica (Tillaea a.)
connata (Tillaea erecta, C. e.) pigmy stonecrop
Dudleya live-forever
greenei
hassei catalina live-forever
virens bright green dudleya
Crossosomataceae (Celastraceae) (crossosoma family)
Crossosoma
californicum catalina crossosoma
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Marah wild cucumber, big-root, man-root
fabaceus
macrocarpus var. major
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Cupressus cypress
macrocarpa montery cypress
Cuscutaceae (split from Convolvulaceae) (dodder family)
Cuscuta dodder, witch's hair
californica var. breviflora (C. occidentalis)
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex sedge
globosa
praegracilis cluster field-sedge
triquetra triangle-fruit sedge
Cyperus
eragrostis umbrella-sedge
odoratus
Eleocharis spike-rush/sedge
macrostachya wire grass, creeping spike rush
Scirpus
americanus (S. olneyi) three square
maritimus alkali bullrush
microcarpus panicled/small-fruited bullrush
pungens
Elatinaceae (waterwort family)
Elatine waterwort
californica
Ericaceae (heath family)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
catalinae catalina manzanita
Comarostaphylis
diversifolia ssp. planifolia summer-holly
Xylococcus
bicolor mission manzanita
Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Chamaesyce (Euphorbia) prostrate spurge
serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia (E. s.) thyme-leafed spurge
Croton croton
californicus (no vars) California croton
Eremocarpus
setigerus turkey mullein, doveweed
Euphorbia (many are now Chamaesyce) spurge
crenulata
misera
peplus pretty spurge
spathulata spotted spurge
Ricinus castor-bean
communis
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (pea family)
Acacia
decurrens green wattle
melanoxylon blackwood acacia
Astragalus milkvetch, rattleweed, locoweed
didymocarpus var. didymocarpus two-seeded milkvetch, white dwarf locoweed
gambelianus dwarf locoweed
trichopodus var. trichopodus coast loco weed, rattleweed
Caesalpinia
spinosa
Genista broom
linifolia
monspessulana
Lathyrus wild pea
tingitanus
vestitus var. alefeldii (L. laetiflorus ssp. a.) chaparral sweet pea
vestitus var. vestitus (L. laetiflorus ssp. barbarae, laetiflorus) chaparral sweet pea
Lotus bird's-foot trefoil
argophyllus var. argenteus
corniculatus birdfoot trefoil
dendroideus var. dendroideus (L. scoparius) island deerweed
grandiflorus var. grandiflorus
hamatus San Diego lotus
heermannii var. heermannii silky lotus
humistratus hill/short-pod lotus
purshianus var. purshianus spanish lotus/clover
salsuginosus var. salsuginosus (ssp. s.) alkali/coastal lotus
strigosus (no vars) (L. tomentellus) hairy lotus
wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) calf/short-winged lotus
Lupinus lupine
albifrons var. albifrons (L. a. var. eminens) silver bush-lupine
albifrons var. douglasii silver bush-lupine
bicolor (no vars) dove/miniature lupine
concinnus (no vars) (L. desertorum, pallidus) desert/bajada lupine
hirsutissimus stinging lupine
succulentus succulent/arroyo lupine
truncatus blunt-leaf/collar lupine
Medicago
polymorpha bur-clover
sativa alfalfa
Melilotus sweetclover
alba (M. albus) white sweetclover
indica (M. indicus) yellow sweetclover
Spartium spanish broom
junceum
Trifolium clover
albopurpureum rancheria clover
ciliolatum tree clover
depauperatum var. amplectens (T. a.)
depauperatum var. truncatum
fucatum
gracilentum var. palmeri (T. p.) pin-point clover
gracilentum pin-point clover
macraei
microcephalum hairy/maiden clover
microdon
repens white clover
willdenovii (no vars) (T. tridentatum) tomcat clover
Vicia vetch
hassei (V. exigua var. h.)
villosa ssp. varia (V. dasycarpa) hairy/winter/thick-fruited vetch
Fagaceae (oak family)
Quercus oak
berberidifolia (most of Q. dumosa) California scrub oak
chrysolepis canyon live/golden oak
douglasii blue oak
lobata valley oak
tomentella island oak
Frankeniaceae (frankenia family)
Frankenia
salina (F. grandifolia) alkali heath
Gentianaceae (gentian family)
Centaurium centaury
venustum canchalagua
Geraniaceae (geranium family)
Erodium storksbill, filaree
botrys long-beaked/broad-leaf filaree
brachycarpum (E. obtusiplicatum)
cicutarium red stemmed filaree
moschatum white/green-stemmed filaree
texanum texas filaree
Geranium cranesbill, geranium
carolinianum Carolina geranium
Grossulariaceae (Saxifragaceae) (gooseberry family)
Ribes currant, gooseberry
viburnifolium evergreen/catalina currant
Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Emmenanthe
penduliflora whispering bells
Eriodictyon yerba santa
traskiae ssp. traskiae
Eucrypta
chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia common/torry eucrypta
Nemophila
menziesii var. menziesii baby blue eyes
Phacelia
cicutaria var. hispida caterpillar phacelia
distans blue/common/fern phacelia
grandiflora
lyonii
viscida
Pholistoma
auritum var. auritum (P. a.) fiesta flower
racemosum white fiesta flower
Iridaceae (iris family)
Sisyrinchium
bellum blue-eyed-grass
Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Juglans walnut
californica var. californica black walnut
Juncaceae (rush family)
Juncus rush, wire-grass
acutus ssp. leopoldii spiny/spike rush
balticus wire rush, baltic grass/rush
bufonius toad rush
mexicanus
textilis
xiphioides iris-leaved rush
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (mint family)
Lepechinia pitcher sage
fragrans
Marrubium horehound
vulgare
Mentha mint
Xpiperita (M. citrata) peppermint
spicata var. spicata spearmint
Nepeta
cataria catnip
Salvia
apiana white sage
columbariae chia
mellifera black sage
Satureja
douglasii yerba buena
Trichostema bluecurls
lanceolatum vinegar weed
Liliaceae (lily family)
Allium
praecox
Asparagus
asparagoides
officinalis ssp. officinalis cultivated asparagus
Bloomeria golden stars
crocea
Brodiaea
jolonensis
Calochortus mariposa lily
albus fairy lantern, globe-lily
catalinae
splendens splendid/lilac mariposa lily
Chlorogalum soap plant, amole
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea)
capitatum (B., D. pulchella) blue dicks, wild hyacinth
Linaceae (flax family)
Hesperolinon dwarf flax
micranthum small-flowered dwarf flax
Loasaceae (loasa family)
Mentzelia blazing-star
affinis yellow comet
micrantha
Lythraceae (loosestrife family)
Ammannia
coccinea
Lythrum loosestrife
hyssopifolium (L. hyssopifolia)
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Alcea hollyhock
rosea (Althaea r.) ornamental hollyhock
Eremalche (Malvastrum)
exilis white mallow
Lavatera tree mallow, malva rose
assurgentiflora island mallow, malva rosa
Malacothamnus bushmallow
fasciculatus (no vars) bushmallow, chaparral mallow
Malva
parviflora cheeseweed
Malvella
leprosa (Sida l. hederacea) alkali-mallow
Moraceae (mulberry family)
Ficus fig
carica edible fig
Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
Eucalyptus gum tree
camaldulensis? red gum
globulus blue gum
polyanthemos silver dollar gum, red box
tereticornis? forest red gum
viminalis? manna gum
Nyctaginaceae (four-O'clock family)
Abronia sand verbena
maritima seaside sand verbena
umbellata
Mirabilis four-O'clock
californica (M. laevis) wishbone bush
Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)
Camissonia (Oenothera) sun cup
californica false mustard, mustard evening-primrose
intermedia
micrantha small primrose
robusta
Clarkia
epilobioides willow-herb clarkia
purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera four-spot/wine-cup clarkia
unguiculata elegant clarkia
Epilobium fireweed, willow herb
canum ssp. canum (Zauschneria californica ssp. cana, E. canum ssp. mexicanum) California fuchsia
ciliatum ssp. ciliatum (E. adenocaulon var. holosericeum/parishii) green willow-herd
Gaura
sinuata
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Piperia (Habenaria)
cooperi
unalascensis (Habenaria u.)
Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Orobanche broomrape
bulbosa chaparral broomrape
californica
fasciculata (no vars) clustered broomrape
parishii
Oxalidaceae (oxalis or wood-sorrel family)
Oxalis wood-sorrel
albicans ssp. californica
corniculata
pes-caprae bermuda buttercup, buttercup sorrel
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Dendromecon tree poppy, bush poppy
harfordii (D. rigida ssp. h.) channel island tree poppy
Eschscholzia
californica (no vars) California poppy
ramosa island poppy
Papaver poppy
somniferum opium poppy
Platystemon cream cups
californicus (no vars)
Romneya matilija poppy
coulteri
Stylomecon wind poppy
heterophylla
Pittosporaceae (pittosporum family)
Pittosporum
undulatum mock orange, victorian box
Sollya
heterophylla
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Plantago plantain
coronopus
erecta (no vars) California/western/annual/dwarf plantain
major common plantain
ovata (P. insularis) woolly plantain
Platanaceae (sycamore family)
Platanus
racemosa California/western sycamore
Plumbaginaceae (leadwort family)
Limonium sea-lavender
perezii
sinuatum
Poaceae (grass family)
Agrostis bentgrass
exarata spike redtop
pallens (A. diegoensis)
stolonifera (no vars) European redtop, creeping bent
viridis (A. semiverticillata) water bent
Aristida three-awn
adscensionis sixweeks three-awn
Avena oat
barbata slender wild oat
fatua wild oats
sativa
Bothriochloa
barbinodis (Andropogon b.) cane bluegrass
Brachypodium
distachyon purple false brome, false barley
Bromus brome
arizonicus arizona brome
carinatus var. carinatus California brome
catharticus var. maritimus (B. m.)
catharticus rescue grass
diandrus (B. rigidus) ripgut grass/brome
hordeaceus (B. mollis) soft/smooth chess/brome
laevipes (B. pseudolaevipes)
madritensis ssp. rubens (B. r.) red/foxtail chess/brome
sterilis
trinii chilean chess
vulgaris
Cortaderia
selloana (C. atacamensis) pampas grass
Crypsis
vaginiflora
Cynodon
dactylon bermuda grass
Dactylis
glomerata
Dactyloctenium
aegyptium
Desmazeria
rigida (Scleropoa r.)
Digitaria
sanguinalis crabgrass
Dissanthelium
californicum
Distichlis salt grass
spicata (no vars)
Echinochloa
crus-galli barnyard grass
Ehrharta
calycina
erecta
Elymus
glaucus ssp. glaucus ryegrass, blue wild rye
multisetus (Sitanion jubatum) big squirreltail
Festuca
arundinacea tall fescue
Gastridium
ventricosum nitgrass
Hainardia
cylindrica
Hordeum barley
brachyantherum ssp. californicum (H. c.)
intercedens
marinum ssp. gussoneanum (H. hystrix, H. geniculatum) mediterranean barley
murinum ssp. glaucum (H. g.) farmer's foxtail
murinum ssp. leporinum (H. l.) hare/foxtail/wild barley
Lamarckia goldentop
aurea
Leymus
condensatus (Elymus c.) giant/big wild rye
triticoides (Elymus t.) beardless/alkali/valley/creeping wild rye
Lolium rye grass
multiflorum italian/common rye-grass
perenne perennial rye-grass
temulentum darnel
Melica melic, oniongrass
imperfecta small-flowered melic
Monanthochloe
littoralis shoregrass
Muhlenbergia muhly
microsperma littleseed muhly
Nassella needlegrass
cernua (Stipa c.) nodding needlegrass
lepida (Stipa l. var. lepida) foothill needlegrass, feather-grass
pulchra (Stipa p.) purple needlegrass
Parapholis
incurva sickle grass
Paspalum
dilatatum dallis grass
distichum knot/ditch grass
Pennisetum
clandestinum
Phalaris
aquatica harding grass
canariensis canary/reed grass
caroliniana carolina canary grass
lemmonii canary grass
minor little canary grass
Piptatherum
miliaceum (Oryzopsis miliacea)
Poa bluegrass
annua annual bluegrass, watergrass
palustris
Polypogon beardgrass
interruptus ditch beardgrass
monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass, annual beardgrass
Schismus mediterranean grass
arabicus sheep/arabian/split grass
Sorghum
bicolor sorghum
halepense johnson grass
Vulpia
bromoides (Festuca b., F. dertonensis) Eur. annual/foxtail fescue
microstachys var. pauciflora (Festuca pacifica, reflexa) few-flowered/pacific fescue
myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) foxtail/rattail fescue
myuros var. myuros (Festuca m.) foxtail/rattail fescue
octoflora var. hirtella (Festuca o. h. ) slender/tufted/sixweeks fescue
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Allophyllum
glutinosum
Eriastrum
filifolium thread-leaf eriastrum
Gilia
angelensis
capitata ssp. abrotanifolia globe/ball gilia
clivorum
nevinii
Linanthus
bicolor baby stars
dianthiflorus (no vars) ground pink, fringed gilia
Navarretia
atractyloides holly-leaved navarretia
hamata ssp. leptantha skunk weed/flower
Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Chorizanthe spineflower
staticoides (no vars) turkish rugging
Eriogonum wild buckwheat
fasciculatum var. fasciculatum California buckwheat
giganteum var. giganteum St. Catherine's lace, catalina buckwheat
grande var. grande island buckwheat
Lastarriaea (Chorizanthe)
coriacea (C. c.)
Polygonum knotweed, smartweed
amphibium var. emersum water smartweed
arenastrum (P. aviculare) common knotweed
argyrocoleon
Pterostegia
drymarioides wing-over, calif. threadstem, fairy mist, granny's hairnet
Rumex dock, sorrel
conglomeratus whorled/green dock
crispus curly dock
maritimus golden dock
salicifolius (R. californicus) willow/California dock
Portulacaceae (purslane family)
Calandrinia
ciliata (no vars) red maids
maritima seaside red maids
Claytonia (Montia)
perfoliata ssp. mexicana miner's lettuce
Portulaca
oleracea (no vars) common purslane
Potamogetonaceae (pondweed family)
Potamogeton pondweed
crispus crispate-leaved pondweed
pectinatus fennel-leaf/sago pondweed
Ruppia ditchgrass
maritima
Primulaceae (primrose family)
Anagallis pimpernel
arvensis (no vars) scarlet pimpernel
Dodecatheon shooting star
clevelandii ssp. insulare
Punicaceae (pomegranate family)
Punica pomegranate
granatum cultivated pomegranate
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Clematis virgin's bower
ligusticifolia western virgin's bower
Delphinium larkspur
parryi ssp. maritimum
parryi ssp. parryi
Ranunculus buttercup, crowfoot
californicus (no vars) California buttercup
hebecarpus fuzzy-fruit buttercup
Resedaceae (mignonette family)
Oligomeris
linifolia
Reseda mignonette
odorata
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Ceanothus California-lilac
arboreus feltleaf ceanothus
megacarpus var. insularis island ceanothus
megacarpus var. megacarpus bigpod ceanothus
Rhamnus buckthorn
pirifolia island redberry
Rosaceae (rose family)
Adenostoma
fasciculatum chamise, greasewood
Aphanes
occidentalis (Alchemilla o.) western lady's mantle
Cercocarpus mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
betuloides var. blancheae island mountain-mahogany
traskiae (C. traskae) catalina mountain mahogany
Heteromeles toyon, christmas berry, Calif. holly
arbutifolia
Holodiscus
discolor (no vars) oceanspray
Lyonothamnus catalina ironwood
floribundus var. asplenifolius?
floribundus var. floribundus
Potentilla cinquefoil
glandulosa ssp. glandulosa sticky cinquefoil
Prunus
ilicifolia ssp. lyonii (P. l.) catalina holly-leaved cherry
Rosa rose
californica California wild rose
Rubus
discolor (R. procerus) himalayan blackberry
ursinus California blackberry
Sanguisorba
minor ssp. muricata garden burnet
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Galium bedstraw, cleavers
angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrow-leaf/chaparral bedstraw
aparine common bedstraw, goose grass
catalinense ssp. catalinense catalina bedstraw
nuttallii ssp. insulare nuttall's island bedstraw
nuttallii ssp. nuttallii nuttall's bedstraw
parisiense wall bedstraw
Rutaceae (rue family)
Ruta
chalepensis
Salicaceae (willow family)
Populus
balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (P. trichocarpa) black cottonwood
fremontii ssp. fremontii alamo/fremont cottonwood
Salix willow
exigua (inc. S. hindsiana) slender/sandbar/narrow-leaf willow
laevigata (no vars) red willow
lasiolepis (no vars) arroyo willow
Saururaceae (lizard-tail family)
Anemopsis Yerba mansa
californica yerba mansa
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Jepsonia
malvifolia (J. malvaefolia)
Lithophragma woodland/rock star
affine (no vars)
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Antirrhinum snapdragon
kelloggii twining/climbing snapdragon
nuttallianum ssp. subsessile
Castilleja indian paintbrush
affinis ssp. affinis coastal paintbrush
exserta (Orthocarpus purpurascens) common/purple owl's-clover
foliolosa woolly/felt paintbrush
Collinsia
heterophylla (no vars) chinese houses
Galvezia juncea (not in Jepson)
speciosa
Keckiella
cordifolia heart-leaved bush penstemon
Kickxia fluellin
elatine
Linaria toadflax
bipartita
canadensis larger blue toad-flax
Mimulus monkeyflower
aurantiacus (M. aridus, longiflorus, puniceus) bush/sticky monkeyflower
brevipes
cardinalis scarlet monkey-flower
floribundus (M. dudleyi) granite/slimy monkey flower
guttatus (no vars) (M. nasutus) common monkey flower
traskiae catalina monkeyflower
Scrophularia figwort
villosa catalina figwort
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Datura thorn-apple, jimson-weed
wrightii (D. meteloides) western jimsonweed
Lycium box-thorn
brevipes var. hassei (L. h.) catalina box-thorn
californicum California box-thorn/wolfberry
Nicotiana tobacco
clevelandii
glauca tree tobacco
quadrivalvis (N. bigelovii) indian tobacco
Solanum nightshade
douglasii douglas' nightshade
elaeagnifolium white/silverleaf horse-nettle
wallacei
Tropaeolaceae (nasturtium family)
Tropaeolum nasturtium
majus garden nasturtium
Typhaceae (cattail family)
Typha cattail
domingensis southern/slender cattail
latifolia broad-leaved/tall cattail
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Hesperocnide western nettle
tenella
Parietaria pellitory
hespera var. californica (P. floridana) pellitory
hespera var. hespera (P. floridana) pellitory
hespera (P. floridana) pellitory
Urtica stinging nettle
dioica ssp. holosericea (U. h.) hoary/common/creek nettle
urens dwarf nettle
Valerianceae (valerian family)
Centranthus
ruber red valerian
Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Phyla
nodiflora var. nodiflora (Lippia n. var. rosea) garden lippia
Verbena
bracteata
lasiostachys var. lasiostachys (V. abramsii)
lasiostachys var. scabrida (V. robusta)
Violaceae (violet family)
Viola violet
pedunculata jonny-jump-up, wild pansy
Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitis grape
girdiana desert wild grape
Zosteraceae (eel-grass family)
Phyllospadix surf-grass
scouleri
torreyi
Zostera eel-grass
marina
pacifica
number of families = 90
number of genera = 349
number of species, subspecies and varieties = 638