KING
MOUNTAIN COUNTY OPEN SPACE PRESERVE
updated
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME NOTES
ACERACEAE
(MAPLE FAMILY)
Acer
macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple ACD
ANACARDIACEAE
(SUMAC OR CASHEW FAMILY)
Toxicodendron
(Rhus) diversilobum Poison Oak ACD
APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE
(CARROT FAMILY)
Daucus
pusillus Rattlesnake Weed A
Foeniculum
vulgare Fennel * A
Lomatium
dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum (L.d.) Hog Fennel A
Osmorhiza
chilensis Sweet Cicely ACD
Sanicula
crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle AC
Sanicula
laciniata Coast Sanicle C
Torilis
nodosa Hedge Parsley * D
Torilis sp. Hedge Parsley C
APOCYNACEAE
(DOGBANE FAMILY)
Vinca
major Periwinkle * A
AQUIFOLIACEAE
(HOLLY FAMILY)
Ilex
aquifolium English Holly * B
ARALIACEAE
(GINSENG FAMILY)
Hedera
helix English Ivy * B
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
(PIPEVINE FAMILY)
Aristolochia
californica California Pipe-vine T.L. B
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER/COMPOSITE FAMILY)
Achillea
millefolium (A. borealis) Yarrow A
Achyrachaena
mollis Blow-wives A
Agoseris
grandiflora (A. plebia) Mountain Dandelion A
Agoseris
heterophylla Annual Dandelion C
Agoseris sp. D
Anaphalis
margaritacea Pearly Everlasting C
Anisocarpus madioides (Madia m.) Woodland Madia CD
Arnica
discoidea C
Artemisia
californica California Sagebrush AC
Aster
radulinus Broad-leaf Aster C
Baccharis
pilularis (incl var. consanguinea) Coyote Brush ACD
Carduus
pycnocephalus Italian Thistle * AC
Centaurea
melitensis Napa Thistle, Tocalote * AC
Chamomilla
suaveolens (Matricaria matricarioides) Pineapple
Weed *? A
Cirsium
vulgare Bull Thistle * AD
Conyza
floribunda * C
Cotula
coronopifolia Brass-Buttons * A
Erechtites
minima (E. prenanthoides) Australian Fireweed * BC
Ericameria
(Haplopappus) arborescens Golden-Fleece D
Eriophyllum
confertiflorum var. confertiflorum (E.c.) Golden-Yarrow C
Eriophyllum
lanatum var. arachnoideum Woolly Sunflower C
Filago
gallica French Cudweed * A
Gnaphalium
californicum Cudweed AC
Gnaphalium
purpureum Cudweed C
Gnaphalium
stramineum (G. chilense) Cudweed C
Grindelia
hirsutula var. maritima San Franciso Gumplant LIST
1 C
Hemizonia
congesta ssp. congesta (H.c.) Tarweed A
Hieracium
albiflorum Hawkweed ACD
Hypochaeris
(Hypochoeris) glabra Smooth Cat's-ear * AC
Hypochaeris
(Hypochoeris) radicata Hairy Cat's-ear * AC
Lactuca sp. Lettuce * A
Madia
gracilis Slender Tarweed AC
Madia sativa
(incl M. capitata) Coast Tarweed * A
Micropus
californicus var. californicus (M.c.) Cotton Top A
Microseris
douglasii ssp. douglasii (M.d.) Douglas' Dandelion A
Picris
echioides Bristly Ox-tongue * A
Psilocarphus
tenellus var. tenellus (P.t.) Woolly Marbles A
Rafinesquia
californica California Chicory C
Senecio
vulgaris Common Groundsel * C
Silybum
marianum Milk Thistle * AB
Soliva
sessilis (incl S. daucifolia & S. pterosperma) * AC
Sonchus
asper Sow Thistle * ABC
Sonchus
oleraceus Sow Thistle * ACD
Stephanomeria
sp. C
Taraxacum
officinale (incl T. laevigatum) Dandelion * ?B
Uropappus lindleyi (Microseris linearifolia & M. Silver Puffs A
lindleyi)
Wyethia
angustifolia Narrow-leaf Mule Ears A
BETULACEAE
(BIRCH FAMILY)
Corylus
cornuta var. californica (C. californica) California Hazel ACD
BLECHNACEAE
(DEER FERN FAMILY)
Woodwardia
fimbriata Western Chain Fern C
BORAGINACEAE
(BORAGE FAMILY)
Amsinckia
menziesii var. menziesii (A. helleri) Fiddleneck A
Cynoglossum
grande Hound's Tongue ACD
Myosotis
latifolia (M. sylvatica) Forget-me-not * CD
Plagiobothrys
(Allocarya) bracteatus A
BRASSICACEAE/CRUCIFERAE
(MUSTARD FAMILY)
Cardamine
californica (Dentaria integrifolia) Milk Maids AC
Cardamine
oligosperma Bitter-cress AC
Hirschfeldia
incana (Brassica geniculata) Summer Mustard * A
Sisymbrium
officinale Hedge Mustard * A
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
(HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)
Lonicera
hispidula var. vacillans California Honeysuckle ACD
Sambucus
mexicana (S. coerulea) Blue Elderberry A
Symphoricarpos
albus var. laevigatus (S. rivularis) Snowberry A
Symphoricarpos
mollis Snowberry CD
CARYOPHYLLACEAE (PINK FAMILY)
Cerastium
glomeratum (C. viscosum) Mouse-ear Chickweed * AC
Silene
gallica Windmill Pink * AC
Spergula
arvensis ssp. arvensis (S.a.) Spurrey * C
Spergularia
rubra Sand Spurrey * A
Stellaria
media Chickweed * AC
CISTACEAE
(ROCK-ROSE FAMILY)
Helianthemum
scoparium Broom-rose D
CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Calystegia
purpurata ssp. purpurata (Convolvulus Morning-glory AC
occidentalis var. p. & var. solanensis)
Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis (Convolvulus s.) Morning-glory A
Convolvulus
arvensis Bindweed * A
Dichondra
donnelliana * A
CRASSULACEAE
(STONECROP FAMILY)
Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa (Echeveria c.) Rock Lettuce AC
CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY)
Marah
fabaceus Man-root C
Marah
oregonus Coast Man-root C
Marah sp. A
CYPERACEAE
(SEDGE FAMILY)
Carex densa
(incl C. breviligulata & vicaria) Sedge A
Carex
globosa Sedge ACD
Cyperus
eragrostis Umbrella Sedge B
Scirpus sp. Bulrush B
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
(BRACKEN FAMILY)
Pteridium
aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken ACD
DIPSACACEAE
(TEASEL FAMILY)
Dipsacus
sativus Fuller's Teasel * A
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
(WOOD FERN FAMILY)
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum (A.f. var. Coastal Lady Fern B
sitchense)
Dryopteris
arguta Coastal Wood Fern CD
Polystichum
munitum Western Sword Fern CD
EQUISETACEAE
(HORSETAIL FAMILY)
Equisetum
arvense Common Horsetail B
ERICACEAE
(HEATH FAMILY)
Arbutus
menziesii Madrone ACD
Arctostaphylos
glandulosa ssp. glandulosa (A.g. incl A. Eastwood
Manzanita T.L. CD
cushingiana)
Arctostaphylos
hookeri ssp. montana (A.m.) Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita LIST
1 C
Vaccinium
ovatum Huckleberry D
EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Euphorbia
oblongata * C
Euphorbia
peplus Petty Spurge * C
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE
(LEGUME FAMILY)
Acacia
decurrens Green Wattle * A
Astragalus gambelianus (A. gambellianus) (incl var. Loco Weed C
elmeri)
Cytisus
scoparius Scotch Broom * AC
Genista
(Cytisus) monspessulana French Broom * ACD
Lathyrus
vestitus var. vestitus (incl ssp. puberulus & Hillside
Pea CD
ssp.
bolanderi, in part)
Lotus
humistratus Colchita AC
Lotus
micranthus Hill Lotus CD
Lotus
purshianus var. purshianus (L.p.) Spanish Clover AC
Lotus
scoparius var. scoparius (L.s.) Deerweed C
Lotus
wrangelianus (L. subpinnatus) Calf Lotus AC
Lupinus
bicolor (incl L. micranthus & polycarpus) Dove
Lupine AC
Lupinus
formosus var. formosus (L.f.) Lupine A
Lupinus
microcarpus var. densiflorus (L.d.) Chick Lupine A
Lupinus nanus (incl var. maritimus) Sky Lupine