ANGEL ISLAND NATIVE PLANT CHECKLIST, 4th  April, 1993.  Marin and San Francisco Chapters CNPS  field  trip

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ACERACEAE (MAPLE FAMILY)                                             

      Acer macrophyllum                                                           Big-leaf Maple                                    

 

ANACARDIACEAE (SUMAC FAMILY)

      Toxicodendron diversilobum                                               Poison Oak                                       

 

APIACEAE/ UMBELLIFERAE (PARSLEY FAMILY)

      Angelica tomentosa                                                          Serpentine- seep Angelica

      Daucus pusillus                                                                Rattlesnake Weed                             

      Heracleum maximum                                                        Cow Parsnip                                      

      Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum                            Hairy-petal Hog-fennel                        

      Osmorhiza berteroi                                                            Sweet Cicely                                     

      Perideridia kelloggii                                                           Kellogg's Yampah                                                

      Sanicula bipinnatifida                                                         Red-Purple Sanicle                            

 

ARISTOLOCHIACEAE (BIRTHWORT FAMILY)

      Aristolochia californica                                                       California Pipe-vine                             

 

ASTERACEAE (ASTER/ SUNFLOWER FAMILY)

      Achillea millefolium                                                           Yarrow                                              

      Achyrachaena mollis                                                         Blow-wives                                        

      Agoseris apargioides                                                         Native Dandelion

      Agoseris grandiflora                                                           Mountain Dandelion                            

      Ambrosia chamissonis                                                      Silver Beachbur

      Artemisia californica                                                          California Sagebrush                          

      Artemisia douglasiana                                                       California Mugwort                              

      Artemisia pycnocephala                                                    Beach Sagebrush                              

      Aster (Symphyo trichum chilense) chilensis                        Common Aster                                  

      Aster  (Eurybia radulina) radulinus                                      Broad-leaf Aster

      Baccharis pilularis                                                             Coyote Brush                                    

      Cirsium brevistylum                                                           Indian Thistle                                     

      Cirsium occidentale var. venustum                                      Venus Thistle                                    

      Cirsium quercetorum                                                         Brownie Thistle

      Cirsium remotifolium                                                          White Thistle                                     

      Ericameria ericoides                                                          Dune Mock Heather                           

      Erigeron glaucus                                                               Seaside Daisy                                   

      Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum                        Golden Yarrow                                   

      Eriophyllum staechadifolium                                               Lizard-tail                                          

      Gnaphalium bicolor                                                           Lemon-scented Everlasting                 

      Gnaphalium californicum                                                    California Everlasting                          

      Gnaphalium (Gamochaeta purpurea) purpureum                   Silverleaf Cudweed                             

      Gnaphalium stramineum                                                    Cottonbatting Plant                                  

      Grindelia hirsutula                                                             Hairy Gumplant                                        

      Gutierrezia californica                                                        California Matchweed

      Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora                                 Inland Evax                                        

      Heterotheca sessiliflora var. bolanderi                                 Golden Aster

      Lasthenia californica ssp. californica                                   Goldfields                                          

      Madia gracilis                                                                   Slender Tarplant                                 

      Madia sativa                                                                     Tall Tarplant                                        *                

      Micropus amphibolus                                                        Amphibole Cotton-top                          LIST 1B

      Micropus californicus                                                         Cotton Top                                        

      Microseris bigelovii                                                            Coast Microseris                                

      Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii                                     Douglas' Dandelion                             

      Pentachaeta alsinoides                                                     Slender Pentachaeta                          

      Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus                                      Woolly Marbles                                  

      Rafinesquia californica                                                       California White Chicory                     

      Senecio aronicoides                                                          Butterweed                                                          

      Solidago californica                                                           Goldenrod                                         

      Stephanomeria virgata                                                       Twiggy Wreath                                   

      Stylocline gnaphaloides                                                     Everlasting Nest- straw                       

      Uropappus lindleyi                                                             Silver Puffs

      Wyethia angustifolia                                                          Narrow-leaf Mule-ears                         

 

BETULACEAE (BIRCH FAMILY)

        Corylus cornuta var. californica                                         Hazel

 

BORAGINACEAE (BORAGE FAMILY)

      Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia                                   Common Fiddleneck                          

      Cynoglossum grande                                                         Hound's Tongue                                 

     

BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)

      Arabis glabra                                                                    Tower Mustard                                   

      Cardamine californica var. californica                                   Woodland Milk-maids                         

      Cardamine californica var. integrifolia                                   Meadow Milkmaids

      Cardamine oligosperma                                                     Bitter-cress                                       

      Erysimum capitatum                                                         Tall Wallflower                                   

      Erysimum franciscanum                                                    Franciscan Wallflower                         LIST 4

      Guillenia lasiophylla                                                          California Mustard

      Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum                                             Shining Peppergrass                          

      Thysanocarpus curvipes                                                    Fringe-pod                                               

 

CALLITRICHACEAE (WATERWORT FAMILY)

      Callitriche marginata                                                          Waterwort

 

CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)

      Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans                                          California Honeysuckle                       

 

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (PINK FAMILY)                                    

      Minuartia douglasii                                                            Serpentine Sandwort                          

      Silene californica                                                               Indian Pink                                        

      Spergularia macrotheca                                                     Coastal Spurrey                                       

 

CHENOPODIACEAE (GOOSEFOOT FAMILY)

      Atriplex leucophylla                                                           Beach Goosefoot

 

CISTACEAE (ROCK-ROSE FAMILY)

      Helianthemum scoparium                                                  Broom-rose, Rush-rose                       

 

CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)

      Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis                            Western Morning-glory

      Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata                                    Coastal Morn ing-glory                        

      Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis                                Shortstem Morning-glory                     

 

CORNACEAE (DOGWOOD FAMILY)

      Cornus glabrata                                                                Brown Dogwood  (Chileno Laguna SW)

      Cornus nuttallii                                                                  Tree Dogwood                                    

      Cornus sericea ssp. sericea                                               Creek Dogwood

     

CRASSULACEAE (STONE-CROP FAMILY)

      Crassula connata                                                              Sand Pigmy-weed

      Dudleya farinosa                                                               Sea Lettuce                                                         

      Sedum spathulifolium                                                        Spoon-leaved Stonecrop

 

CUCURBITACEAE (GOURD FAMILY)

      Marah fabaceus                                                                Manroot                                            

      Marah oregonus                                                                Oregon manroot                                                   

 

CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)

      Carex barbarae                                                                 Sedge

      Carex brevicaulis                                                               Sedge

      Carex gracilior                                                                  Sedge

      Carex tumulicola                                                               Sedge                                                     

      Cyperus eragrostis                                                            Umbrella Sedge

      Scirpus (Schoenoplectus) californicus                                 Ca. Tule

      Scirpus (Isolepis cernua) cernuus                                       Deer Sedge

 

DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (BRACKENFERN FAMILY)

      Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens                                    Western Brackenfern

 

DRYOPTERIDACEAE (WOODFERN FAMILY)

      Dryopteris arguta                                                              Common Woodfern

      Polystichum munitum                                                        Common Swordfern

                                                                                                                                                           

EQUISETACEAE (HORSETAIL FAMILY)

      Equisetum hyemale var. affine                                            Giant Scouring-rush                                 

      Equisetum telmateia var. braunii                                         Giant Horsetail                                   

 

ERICACEAE (HEATHER FAMILY)

      Arbutus menziesii                                                             Madrone                                            

       Arctostaphylos glandulosa var. cushingiana                        Eastwood’s Manzanita                       

 

EUPHORBIACAE (EUPHORBIA FAMILY)
Euphorbia spathulata                                                         Native Spurge

 

      FABACEAE (PEA FAMILY)

      Astragalus gambelianus                                                    Gambel's Locoweed                           

      Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus                                             Hillside Pea                                                         

      Lotus micranthus                                                              Small-flowered Lotus                          

      Lotus scoparius                                                                Deerweed                                                            

      Lotus strigosus                                                                 Sand Lotus (Lawson’s Landing hill)      

      Lotus wrangelianus                                                           Subpinnate Lotus                               

      Lupinus albifrons var. collinus                                             Dwarf Silverleaf Lupine                        

      Lupinus arboreus                                                              Yellow Bush Lupine                            

      Lupinus bicolor                                                                 Miniature Lupine                                      

      Lupinus formosus var. formosus                                         Perennial Summer Lupine                   

      Lupinus latifolius                                                               Broadleaf Lupine                                

      Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus                                   Secund Lupine                                   

      Lupinus propinquus                                                           Blue Bush Lupine                               

      Lupinus succulentus                                                         Hollow-stem Annual Blue Lupine         

      Thermopsis californica                                                       False Lupine, Golden Banner              

      Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum                         Common Indian Clover                                          

      Trifolium bifidum                                                                Notched-leaf clover

      Trifolium fucatum                                                               Yellow Sour Clover

      Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum                                  Pinpoint Clover                                   

      Trifolium macraei                                                               Twinhead Clover                                 

      Trifolium microcephalum                                                    Maiden Clover                                    

      Trifolium microdon                                                             Cup Clover                                         

      Trifolium variegatum                                                           White-tip Vari-color Clover                   

      Trifolium willdenovii                                                            Tomcat Clover

      Vicia americana var. americana                                          American Vetch                                       

      Vicia ludoviciana                                                               Ludwig’s Vetch                                   *

     

FAGACEAE (OAK/BEECH FAMILY)

      Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia                                             Coast Live Oak                                  

      Quercus wislizeni                                                                  Interior Live- Oak (usually shrubby)  

 

GARRYACEAE (SILK TASSEL FAMILY)

      Garrya elliptica                                                                 Lowland Silk Tassel Bush                   

 

GENTIANACEAE (GENTIAN FAMILY)

      Centaurium (Zeltnera) muehlengbergii                                 Centaury

 

GROSSULARIACEAE (GOOSEBERRY FAMILY)

      Ribes californicum                                                             California Gooseberry                         

 

HIPPOCASTANACEAE (HORSE-CHESTNUT FAMILY)

      Aesculus californica                                                          California Buckeye                             

     

HYDROPHYLLACEAE (WATERLEAF FAMILY)                       

      Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia                                                Small white Fiesta flower                    

      Nemophila heterophylla                                                     Small-flowered Nemophila                   

      Phacelia californica                                                           California Perennial Phacelia               

      Phacelia malvifolia                                                             Stinging Phacelia                               

      Phacelia nemoralis                                                            Green Phacelia                                        

      Pholistoma auritum var. auritum                                         Purple Fiesta Flower, Ellisia                

 

IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)

      Iris longipetala                                                                  Coast Iris                                          

      Sisyrinchium bellum                                                          Blue-eyed Grass                                

 

JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)

      Juncus arcticus ssp. balticus                                             Wiry Rush                                         

      Juncus bufonius var. bufonius                                             Toad Rush                                         

      Juncus effusus var. pacificus                                              Green Rush                                       

      Juncus occidentalis                                                           Western Rush                                   

      Juncus patens                                                                  Blue-green Rush                                

      Luzula comosa                                                                 Woodland Wood-rush                         

 

LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE (MINT FAMILY)

      Lepechinia calycina                                                           Pitcher Sage                                     

      Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana                                     Hairy Coyote Mint                              

      Stachys ajugoides var. rigida                                              Hedge-nettle, Woundwort                    

     

LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY)

      Umbellularia californica                                                      California Bay                                    

 

LILIACEAE (LILY FAMILY) sensu lato

      Allium dichlamydeum                                                        Coast Onion                                      

      Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum                         Coastal Strawlily

      Dichelostemma capitatum                                                 Bluedicks

      Fritillaria affinis var. affinis                                                  Mission Bells                                     

      Smilacina (Maianthemum racemosum) racemosa                Fat Solomon                                                        

      Smilacina (Maianthemum stellatum) stellata                        Slim Solomon                                    

      Trillium chloropetalum                                                        Sessile-flowered Wakerobin                

      Triteleia laxa                                                                     Ithuriel's Spear                                   

      Triteleia peduncularis                                                         Long-rayed Triteleia                            

 

MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)

      Sidalcea malviflora                                                            Checker-bloom                                  

                                                                                            

MYRICACEAE (BAYBERRY FAMILY)

      Myrica  (Morella) californica                                               California Wax-myrtle                         

 

NYCTAGINACEAE (FOUR-O'CLOCK FAMILY)

      Abronia latifolia                                                                 Yellow Sand-verbena                          

      Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata                                       Pink Sand-verbena (Stinson Beach)

 

ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)                                                                              

      Camissonia ovata                                                              Grassland Sun-cups                           

      Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna                                          Red Ribbons                                            

      Clarkia rubicunda                                                              Ruby Chalice Godetia                         

      Clarkia unguiculata                                                            Elegant Clarkia                                        

      Epilobium brachycarpum                                                   Shortfruit Willowherb                          

      Epilobium canum                                                              Zauschneria, Ca. Fuchsia

      Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum                                         Hairy Willowherb                                      

      Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii                                         Coastal Willowherb

     

ORCHIDACEAE (ORCHID FAMILY)

      Piperia elegans ssp. elegans                                             Coastal Rein-orchis                            

     

OROBANCHACEAE (BROOMRAPE FAMILY)

      Orobanche fasciculata                                                       Clustered Broomrape                          

     

OXALIDACEAE (OXALIS FAMILY)

      Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa                                                Native Yellow Oxalis

 

PAPAVERACEAE (POPPY FAMILY)

      Eschscholzia californica                                                    California Poppy                                 

      Stylomecon heterophylla                                                   Wind Poppy                                      

 

PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)                                

      Plantago erecta                                                                Dwarf Plantain                                         

 

POACEAE/GRAMINEAE (GRASS FAMILY)

      Bromus carinatus                                                              California Brome                                

      Danthonia californica var. californica                                    Ca. Oatgrass                                           

      Distichlis spicata                                                              Saltgrass                                          

      Elymus glaucus                                                                Wild-rye                                                  

      Festuca californica                                                            California Fescue                               

      Festuca idahoensis                                                           Idaho Fescue                                     

      Festuca rubra                                                                   Red Fescue                                             

      Koeleria macrantha                                                           June Grass                                        

      Melica californica                                                              Grassland Melic-grass                        

      Melica torreyana                                                               Slender Melicgrass                            

      Nassella lepida                                                                 Slender Needlegrass

      Nassella pulchra                                                               Purple Needlegrass

      Phalaris californica                                                            California Canarygrass                        

      Poa secunda ssp. secunda                                                Early Bluegrass, Malpais Bluegrass    

      Poa unilateralis                                                                 Ocean-bluff Bluegrass                        

     

POLEMONIACEAE  (GILIA/PHLOX FAMILY)

      Gilia achilleifolia ssp. multicaulis                                        Yarrow-leaved Gilia

      Gilia capitata ssp. capitata                                                Blue-headed Gilia

      Gilia clivorum                                                                    Small-flowered Gilia                            

      Navarretia squarrosa                                                          Skunkweed                                       

      Polemonium carneum                                                        Pink Sky Pilot                                   

 

POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)

      Eriogonum latifolium                                                          Broad-leaved Hairy Buckwheat

      Eriogonum nudum var. nudum                                            Nude Buckwheat                                                  

 

POLYPODIACEAE (FERN FAMILY)

      Polypodium californicum                                                    Ca. Polypody

 

PORTULACACEAE (PURSLANE FAMILY)

      Calandrinia ciliata                                                              Red Maids                                         

      Claytonia perfoliata                                                            Miners Lettuce                                         

 

PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)

      Glaux maritima                                                                 Sea-milkwort (Creamery Bay)              

      Trientalis latifolia                                                               Star-flower                                         

 

 

 

PTERIDACEAE (BRAKEFERN FAMILY)

      Adiantum jordanii                                                              California Maidenhair                                

      Pellaea andromedifolia                                                       Coffee Fern                                        

      Pentagramma triangularis                                                  Goldback Fern                                                     

 

RANUNCULACEAE (BUTTERCUP/CROWFOOT FAMILY)

      Delphinium californicum ssp. californicum                           Coastal Scrub Larkspur                      

      Ranunculus californicus                                                     California Buttercup                            

      Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum                                     Meadow Rue                                     

                                                                                                                                                     

RHAMNACEAE (BUCKTHORN FAMILY)

      Ceanothus thyrsiflorus                                                       Tall Blue Blossom                              

      Rhamnus crocea                                                               Red-berry                                          

 

ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)

      Acaena pinnatifida var.californica                                        Acaena                                             

      Adenostoma fasciculatum                                                  Chamise                                                 

      Heteromeles arbutifolia                                                      Toyon, Christmas-berry                      

      Holodiscus discolor                                                           Ocean-spray                                      

      Horkelia californica ssp. californica                                     Ca. Horkelia                                      

      Oemleria cerasiformis                                                        Oso Berry, Indian Plum                      

      Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa                                 Sticky Cinquefoil                                

      Rosa californica                                                                California Rose                                  

      Rosa gymnocarpa                                                             Wood Rose                                                         

      Rubus parviflorus                                                               Thimbleberry                                      

      Rubus ursinus                                                                  California Blackberry                          

     

RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)

      Galium porrigens var. porrigens                                          Climbing Bedstraw                                   

 

SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY)

      Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii                                               Coastal Thicket Willow

 

SAXIFRAGACEAE (SAXIFRAGE FAMILY                                

       Heuchera micrantha                                                         Alum-root                                                

      Lithophragma affine                                                           Woodland Star"V"                              

 

SCROPHULARIACEAE (FIGWORT FAMILY)

      Antirrhinum vexillo-calyculatum                                          Snapdragon                                       

      Antirrhinum kelloggii                                                          Vining Snapdragon                             

      Antirrhinum orontium                                                         Weasel Snout                                     *

      Bellardia trixago                                                                Bellardia                                             *

      Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis                                                Indian Paint-brush                              

      Castilleja attennuata                                                          Valley Tassels

      Castilleja densiflora ssp. densiflora                                     Common Owl's Clover

      Castilleja foliolosa                                                             Chaparral Paintbrush                                

      Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana                                 Franciscan Paintbrush

      Collinsia heterophylla                                                        Chinese Houses                                

      Collinsia multicolor (sic?)                                                   S.F. Chinese Houses                         

      Linaria canadensis                                                            Blue Toad Flax                                  

      Mimulus aurantiacus                                                         Sticky Bush Monkeyflower                  

      Mimulus guttatus                                                              Perennial Yellow Monkeyflower                             

      Scrophularia californica ssp. californica                               Bee-plant                                          

      Triphysaria pusilla                                                             Insignificant Owl's Clover

 

TYPHACEAE (CAT-TAIL FAMILY)

      Typha angustifolia                                                             Narrow-leaved Cat-tail                         

 

URTICACEAE (NETTLE FAMILY)

      Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea                                            Stinging Nettle                                         

 

VERBENACEAE (VERBENA FAMILY)

      Verbena lasiostachys  (robusta sic)                                    Vervain                                              

 

VIOLACEAE (VIOLET FAMILY)

      Viola pedunculata                                                             Johnny-Jump-Up                                

     

 

Notes

*                       Non-native plants or natives planted out of natural native location.

List 1B              Listed, 2001, in the C.N.P.S. Inventory of Rare & Endangered Plants, highest priority.

List 3                Listed as plants about which more information is needed.

List 4                Listed as plants of limited distribution.