April 15 and 22, 1986;
Marin County Marin CNPS
(Follette et al.) El. 150 - 1031 ft.
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME NOTES
ACERACEAE (MAPLE FAMILY)
Acer macrophyllum
Big-leaf Maple ABC
ANACARDIACEAE (SUMAC OR CASHEW FAMILY)
Toxicodendron (Rhus) diversilobum Poison Oak ABCD
APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE (CARROT FAMILY)
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel * BCD
Heracleum lanatum (H. maximum) Cow Parsnip D
Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum (L.d.) Hog Fennel ABD
Lomatium utriculatum
Yellow Hog Fennel X
Osmorhiza chilensis
Sweet Cicely ABCD
Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle ABCD
Sanicula laciniata
Coast Sanicle ABD
Sanicula tuberosa
Turkey Pea C
Tauschia kelloggii
Yellow Parsley BC
Torilis nodosa
Hedge Parsley * AD
ARALIACEAE (GINSENG FAMILY)
Aralia californica
Elk Clover C
Hedera helix English Ivy * AC
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE (PIPEVINE FAMILY)
Asarum caudatum
Wild Ginger X
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE (SUNFLOWER/COMPOSITE FAMILY)
Achillea millefolium (A. borealis) Yarrow BD
Adenocaulon bicolor
Trail Plant A
Ageratina (Eupatorium) adenophora * C
Agoseris grandiflora (A. plebia) Mountain Dandelion ABCD
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting B
Arnica discoidea
B
Artemisia californica California Sagebrush ABD
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort BD
Baccharis pilularis (incl var. consanguinea) Coyote Brush ABCD
Carduus pycnocephalus Italian Thistle * BD
Chamomilla suaveolens (Matricaria
matricarioides) Pineapple Weed *? D
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum (C. proteanum) Venus Thistle AB
Cirsium vulgare
Bull Thistle * A
Cotula australis
Green Buttons * X
Erechtites glomerata (E. arguta) Australian Fireweed * X
Erechtites minima (E. prenanthoides) Australian Fireweed * AC
Ericameria (Haplopappus) arborescens Golden-Fleece X
Erigeron karvinskianus Fleabane * C
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum
(E.c.) Golden-Yarrow ABD
Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum Woolly Sunflower AC
Filago gallica
French Cudweed * D
Gnaphalium californicum Cudweed ABD
Gnaphalium luteo-album Annual Cudweed * C
Gnaphalium palustre
Cudweed X
Gnaphalium purpureum
Cudweed ABCD
Helenium puberulum
Sneezeweed BD
Hesperevax sparsiflora var.
sparsiflora (Evax s.) X
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi (Chrysopsis
villosa Golden Aster D
var. b.)
Hieracium albiflorum
Hawkweed ABD
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) glabra Smooth Cat's-ear * ABCD
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) radicata Hairy Cat's-ear * ACD
Layia platyglossa
Tidy Tips X
Madia elegans ssp. densifolia (M.e.) Common Madia X
Madia gracilis
Slender Tarweed X
Madia madioides
Woodland Madia AB
Micropus californicus var. californicus (M.c.) Cotton Top X
Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii (M.d.) Douglas' Dandelion X
Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus (P.t.) Woolly Marbles X
Senecio aronicoides
Butterweed C
Senecio vulgaris
Common Groundsel * A
Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle * X
Soliva sessilis (incl S. daucifolia & S.
pterosperma) * ABCD
Sonchus asper
Sow Thistle * AD
Sonchus oleraceus
Sow Thistle * BD
Taraxacum officinale (incl T. laevigatum) Dandelion * C
Tragopogon porrifolius Oyster-root, Salsify * D?
Uropappus lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia & M.
lindleyi) Silver Puffs X
BETULACEAE (BIRCH FAMILY)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (C. californica) California Hazel ABCD
BLECHNACEAE (DEER FERN FAMILY)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Western Chain Fern AC
BORAGINACEAE (BORAGE FAMILY)
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia (A.i.) Fiddleneck D
Cynoglossum grande
Hound's Tongue ABCD
Echium candicans (E. fastuosum) Pride of Madeira * D
Myosotis latifolia (M. sylvatica) Forget-me-not * ABCD
BRASSICACEAE/CRUCIFERAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)
Brassica sp. * X
Cardamine californica (Dentaria integrifolia) Milk Maids ABC
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter-cress A
Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum (L.n.) Peppergrass X
Lepidium strictum (L. pubescens) Peppergrass * D
Raphanus sativus
Radish * X
CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans California Honeysuckle ABCD
Sambucus mexicana (S. coerulea) Blue Elderberry X
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (S. rivularis) Snowberry B
Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry ACD
CARYOPHYLLACEAE (PINK
FAMILY)
Cerastium glomeratum (C. viscosum) Mouse-ear Chickweed * ACD
Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved Allseed * X
Silene gallica
Windmill Pink * CD
Spergularia rubra
Sand Spurrey * D
Stellaria media
Chickweed * D
Stellaria nitens
Shining Chickweed B
CISTACEAE (ROCK-ROSE FAMILY)
Helianthemum scoparium Broom-rose X
COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Tradescantia fluminensis Wandering Jew * C
CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata (Convolvulus
occidentalis Morning-glory ABCD
var. p. & var.
solanensis)
CRASSULACEAE (STONECROP FAMILY)
Sedum spathulifolium
Stonecrop A
CUCURBITACEAE (GOURD FAMILY)
Marah fabaceus
Man-root C
Marah oreganus Coast Man-root BD
CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)
Carex globosa
Sedge A
Carex obnupta
X
Carex sp. Sedge D
Cyperus involucratus (C. alternifolius) Umbrella Plant * CD
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (BRACKEN FAMILY)
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken ABCD
DRYOPTERIDACEAE (WOOD FERN FAMILY)
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum (A.f. var.
sitchense) Coastal Lady Fern AC
Dryopteris arguta
Coastal Wood Fern ABCD
Polystichum munitum
Western Sword Fern ABCD
EQUISETACEAE (HORSETAIL FAMILY)
Equisetum arvense
Common Horsetail X
Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant Horsetail A
ERICACEAE (HEATH FAMILY)
Arbutus menziesii
Madrone ABCD
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa (A.g. incl A. Eastwood Manzanita T.L. ABCD
cushingiana)
Rhododendron macrophyllum Western Rhododendron A
Vaccinium ovatum
Huckleberry ABCD
EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY)
Euphorbia lathyris
Gopher Plant * C
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (LEGUME FAMILY)
Acacia decurrens
Green Wattle * C
Acacia melanoxylon
Black Acacia * ACD
Amorpha californica var. napensis (A.c. var.
hispidula) Mock Locust A
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Broom * ABCD
Cytisus scoparius forma andreanus Scotch Broom * A
Genista (Cytisus) monspessulana French Broom * ABCD
Lathyrus vestitus var.
vestitus (incl ssp. puberulus & ssp. Hillside Pea ABCD
bolanderi, in part)
Lotus humistratus
Colchita X
Lotus micranthus
Hill Lotus ABCD
Lotus scoparius var. scoparius (L.s.) Deerweed BD
Lotus wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) Calf Lotus A
Lupinus albifrons var.
douglasii (L.d.) Tamalpais Lupine D?
Lupinus arboreus (incl L. propinquus) Yellow Bush Lupine A
Lupinus bicolor (incl L. micranthus &
polycarpus) Dove Lupine B
Lupinus formosus var. formosus (L.f.) Lupine X
Lupinus nanus (incl var. maritimus) Sky Lupine X
Medicago polymorpha (incl var. brevispina & M.
hispida incl Bur Clover * ACD
incl vars. confinis &
apiculata)
Pickeringia montana var.
montana (P.m.) Chaparral Pea AC
Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum (T.a.) Indian Clover X
Trifolium dubium
Shamrock * ACD
Trifolium glomeratum
Knobby Clover * A
Trifolium macraei
Twin Clover C
Trifolium microdon
Toothed-cup Clover D
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover * X
Trifolium repens
White Clover * C
Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover * C
Trifolium willdenovii (T. tridentatum) Tomcat Clover BD
Vicia americana var.
americana (incl vars. linearus & oregona American Vetch A
oregona & V. californica)
Vicia villosa ssp. varia (V. dasycarpa) Vetch * AC
FAGACEAE (OAK FAMILY)
Chrysolepsis (Castanopsis) chrysophylla var.
chrysophylla Chinquapin AC
Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus (L.d.) Tanbark Oak ABC
Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia (Q.a.) Coast Live Oak ABCD
Quercus kelloggii
California Black Oak X
Quercus parvula var. shrevei
(Q. wizlizeni var. frutescens in A?
part)
Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens Chaparral Oak ACD
GARRYACEAE (SILK TASSEL FAMILY)
Garrya elliptica
Silk Tassel Bush C
GERANIACEAE (GERANIUM FAMILY)
Erodium botrys
Broad-leaf Filaree * ABCD
Erodium brachycarpum (E. obtusiplicatum) Filaree * X
Erodium cicutarium
Red-stem Filaree * D
Erodium moschatum
White-stem Filaree * D
Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Cranesbill * ABCD
Geranium molle
Soft Cranesbill * BCD
HIPPOCASTANACEAE (BUCKEYE FAMILY)
Aesculus californica
California Buckeye X
HYDROPHYLLACEAE (WATERLEAF FAMILY)
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa X
Nemophila heterophylla AC
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora (N.p.) X
Phacelia californica
California Phacelia AD
HYPERICACEAE/GUTTIFERAE (ST. JOHN'S WORT FAMILY)
Hypericum concinnum
Gold Wire ABCD
IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (C.c.) Montbretia * C
Iris douglasiana (incl var. major) Douglas Iris ABCD
Iris macrosiphon
Ground Iris D
Sisyrinchium bellum
Blue-eyed Grass ABD
JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius (J.b.) Toad Rush X
Juncus effusus var. pacificus Rush B
Juncus patens
Rush A
Luzula comosa (L. multiflora) Wood-rush AC
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE (MINT FAMILY)
Lepechinia calycina
Pitcher Sage AC
Monardella villosa ssp. villosa (M.v. in part) Coyote-mint X
Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris Selfheal * X
Satureja douglasii (S. chamissonis) Yerba Buena BD
Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (S. r. var.
quercetorum) Hedge Nettle ABCD
LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY)
Umbellularia californica California Bay ABCD
LILIACEAE (LILY FAMILY)
Allium triquetrum
Onion * ABC
Calochortus luteus
Yellow Mariposa X
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum (C.p.) Soap Plant ABCD
Clintonia andrewsiana AB
Dichelostemma (Brodiaea) congestum Ookow X
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum (Brodiaea
pulchella) Blue Dicks D Disporum hookeri
Fairy Bells ABC
Disporum smithii
X
Fritillaria affinis var. affinis (F. lanceolata) Mission Bells ABC
Kniphofia uvaria
Red Hot Poker * X
Scoliopus bigelovii
Fetid Adder's Tongue ABC
Smilacina racemosa (S.r. var. amplexicaulis) Fat Solomon A
Smilacina stellata (S. sessilifolia) Slim Solomon BC
Trillium chloropetalum Sessile-flow'rd Wakerobin B
Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (T.o.) Wake-robin A
Xerophyllum tenax
Bear Grass or Squaw Grass ABD
Zigadenus fremontii (incl vars. minor & salsus) Star Lily ABCD
LINACEAE (FLAX FAMILY)
Linum bienne Flax * ABD
MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)
Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora (S.m.) Checkerbloom X
OLEACEAE (OLIVE FAMILY)
Olea europaea
Olive * BCD
ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Camissonia (Oenothera) ovata Sun-cups B
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Winecup Clarkia A
ORCHIDACEAE (ORCHID FAMILY)
Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot X
Epipactis helleborine helleborine * D
Piperia (Habenaria) sp. Rein-orchis D
OROBANCHACEAE (BROOM-RAPE FAMILY)
Boschniakia hookeri
Small Ground-Cone LIST 2 X
OXALIDACEAE (OXALIS FAMILY)
Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa (O.p.) Wood-sorrel X
Oxalis pes-caprae
Bermuda Buttercup * CD
PAPAVERACEAE (POPPY FAMILY)
Dendromecon rigida
Bush Poppy A
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy AB
PHILADELPHACEAE (MOCK ORANGE FAMILY)
Whipplea modesta
Modesty T.L. ABCD
PINACEAE (PINE FAMILY)
Pinus radiata
Monterey Pine * X
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (P.m.) Douglas-Fir AD
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Plantago erecta (P. hookeriana var. californica) Dwarf Plantain ABD
Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort * ABCD
Plantago major
Common Plantain * D
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE (GRASS FAMILY)
Aira caryophyllea
Silver Hair Grass * D
Avena barbata
Slim Oat * ABD
Avena fatua Fat Oat * X
Briza maxima Rattlesnake Grass * ABCD
Briza minor Little Rattlesnake Grass * X
Bromus carinatus var. carinatus (B.c.
& incl B. marginatus & Bromegrass AB
B. breviaristatus)
Bromus diandrus (B. rigidus incl var. gussonii) Ripgut Grass * B
Bromus hordeaceus (B. mollis &. & B.
racemosus) Soft Chess * ABCD
Bromus rubens Foxtail Chess * ABC
Cortaderia jubata (C. rudiuscula) Pampas Grass * X
Cynosurus echinatus
Dogtail * B
Ehrharta erecta Veldt Grass * C
Elymus glaucus ssp.
virescens (E. v.) Wild-rye A
Hierochloe occidentalis Vanilla Grass C
Hordeum murinum ssp.
leporinum (H. l.) Farmer's Foxtail * BCD
Lolium multiflorum
Ryegrass * D
Melica californica
California Melic T.L. X
Melica torreyana
Melicgrass ABCD
Nassella (Stipa) pulchra Purple Needlegrass AB
Poa annua Annual Bluegrass * C
Poa howellii Bluegrass A
Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta (Festuca megalura) A
POLEMONIACEAE (PHLOX FAMILY)
Collomia heterophylla A
POLYGALACEAE (MILKWORT FAMILY)
Polygala californica
Milkwort ABD
POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)
Eriogonum nudum var. nudum (E.n.) Nude Buckwheat AD
Rumex acetosella
Sheep Sorrel * ABD
Rumex sp. Dock AD
POLYPODIACEAE (POLYPODY FAMILY)
Polypodium calirhiza ABC
PORTULACACEAE (PURSLANE FAMILY)
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata (Montia p.
& all formas) Miner's Lettuce ABC
PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Anagallis arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel * BCD
Trientalis latifolia
Star-flower ABC
PTERIDACEAE (BRAKE FAMILY)
Adiantum jordanii (incl A. x tracyi) California Maidenhair A
Pellaea andromedifolia Coffee Fern BD
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata (P.m.) Bird's-foot Fern D
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) triangularis ssp.
triangularis Goldback Fern ABCD
RANUNCULACEAE (BUTTERCUP FAMILY)
Anemone oregana (A.
quinquefolia var. grayi) Windflower T.L. A
Aquilegia formosa (incl
var. truncata) Columbine BC
Delphinium nudicaule
Red Larkspur A
Ranunculus californicus (incl var. cuneatus) California Buttercup X
Ranunculus muricatus
Prickle-fruit Buttercup * AD
RHAMNACEAE (BUCKTHORN FAMILY)
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus (C. ramulosus) Blue Buck-brush X
Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus (C.f.) Indigo Bush X
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Blossom ACD
Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri (C.v.
var. laevigatus) X
Rhamnus californica ssp. californica (R.c.) Coffee Berry ABCD
ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise ABCD
Amelanchier utahensis (incl A. pallida) Service Berry X
Aphanes (Alchemilla) occidentalis Lady's Mantle D
Cotoneaster sp. * BC
Fragaria vesca (F. californica) Wild Strawberry BCD
Heteromeles (Photinia) arbutifolia Toyon ACD
Holodiscus discolor
Ocean-spray ABD
Prunus sp. * C
Rosa gymnocarpa
Wood Rose ABCD
Rubus discolor (R. procerus) Himalaya-berry * A
Rubus parviflorus (incl var. velutinus) Thimbleberry ABC
Rubus ursinus
California Blackberry ABCD
RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)
Galium aparine (incl G. spurium) Goose Grass * ABCD
Galium californicum ssp. californicum (G.c.) Bedstraw A
Galium porrigens var. porrigens (G. nuttallii incl Climbing Bedstraw ABCD
var. ovalifolium)
Sherardia arvensis
Field Madder * BD
SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY)
Salix lasiolepis
Arroyo Willow C
SAXIFRAGACEAE (SAXIFRAGE FAMILY)
Heuchera micrantha (incl vars. pacifica
& hartwegii) Alum-root AB
Lithophragma affine
Woodland Star A
Lithophragma heterophyllum Woodland Star AB
Tellima grandiflora
Fringe-cups B
SCROPHULARIACEAE (FIGWORT FAMILY)
Castilleja (Orthocarpus) attenuata Valley Tassels T.L. X
Castilleja (Orthocarpus) densiflora Owl's Clover X
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Indian Paintbrush AB
Castilleja subinclusa ssp.
franciscana (C. f.) Indian Paintbrush D
Castilleja wightii (incl var. rubra) Indian Paintbrush D
Mimulus aurantiacus
Bush Monkeyflower ABCD
Mimulus guttatus (incl M.
arvensis & M. nasutus & M. Monkeyflower X
glareosus)
Pedicularis densiflora Indian Warrior ABC
Scrophularia californica
ssp. californica (S. c.) Bee-plant ABD
Triphysaria (Orthocarpus) pusilla Dwarf Owl's Clover D
SOLANACEAE (NIGHTSHADE FAMILY)
Solanum xanti (incl var. intermedium) Nightshade X
TAXACEAE (YEW FAMILY)
Torreya californica California Nutmeg X
TAXODIACEAE (BALD CYPRESS
FAMILY)
Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood ABCD
VALERIANACEAE (VALERIAN FAMILY)
Plectritis brachystemon (P. congesta ssp. b. &
P.c. ssp. nitida) A
PLANT NAMES
Plant names are as given in
the 1993 JEPSON MANUAL, followed in parentheses by the name given in
J.T. Howell’s MARIN FLORA
AND SUPPLEMENTS if different from the JEPSON MANUAL name.
NOTES
* = non-native
(introduced)
A = loop up Barbara Spring
Trail from end of Madrone Ave., south on So. Marin Line Fire Rd.,
up Huckleberry Trail,
west on Corte Madera Ridge Fire Rd., north on Blithedale Ridge Fire Rd.
& loop east down to So. Marin Line
Fire Rd. & back down Barbara Spring Trail
B = loop from Greenwood Rd.
north along Blithedale Ridge Rd., east to Glen Fire Rd. via Corte Madera
Ridge Fire Rd., down to Elinor Fire Rd.
& up to starting point via unmarked trail up (west)
C = from trailhead on Glen
Drive up Glen Fire Rd., east on Corte Madera Ridge Fire Rd., to trailhead
at Summit Drive
& return on same route to start
D = loop from West
Blithedale trailhead up Two Tanks Rd. (H-Line Fire Rd.) to north on Blithedale
Ridge
Fire Rd., down Horseshoe Fire Rd. to Old
Railroad Grade to start
X = additional plants
sighted in Blithedale Summit COS area on April 15 or 22, 1986
T.L. = type locality is in Marin County
N.L. = northern limit is in Marin County
S.L. = southern limit is in Marin County
LIST 1 =
listed in the 1994 CNPS INVENTORY OF RARE AND ENDANGERED VASCULAR PLANTS
OF CALIFORNIA as “rare and
endangered (plants of highest priority)”
LIST
2 = listed in the above INVENTORY as “plants
rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more
common elsewhere"
LIST 3 =
listed in the above INVENTORY as “plants about which we need more
information”
LIST 4 =
listed in the above INVENTORY as “plants of limited distribution (a
watch list)”