ROCK SPRING PLANTS : SPECIES CHECKLIST  ( by  Doreen Smith )*

Last updated March 29 2004.

 

ANACARDIACEAE (SUMAC FAMILY)

      Toxicodendron diversilobum                                               Poison Oak                                       

 

APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE (PARSLEY FAMILY)\

      Daucus pusillus                                                                Rattlesnake Weed                             

      Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum                            Hairy-petal Hog Fennel                       

      Lomatium macrocarpum                                                    Sheep Parsnip                                         

      Lomatium utriculatum                                                        Spring Gold                                       

      Sanicula bipinnatifida                                                         Red-Purple Sanicle                            

      Sanicula crassicaulis                                                        Pacific Sanicle, Snakeroot                  

      Sanicula laciniata                                                              Lace-leaf Sanicle                               

      Sanicula tuberosa                                                             Turkey Pea                                        

      Torilis arvensis                                                                  Hedge Parsley                                    *

 

ASTERACEAE (ASTER/ SUNFLOWER FAMILY)

      Achillea millefolium                                                           Yarrow                                              

      Agoseris apargioides var. apargioides                                 Inland Dandelion

      Agoseris grandiflora                                                           Mountain Dandelion                            

      Agoseris heterophylla                                                        Annual Dandelion                                                 

      Calycadenia multiglandulosa                                              White Rosinweed                               

      Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale                                   Cobweb Thistle                                  

      Erigeron reductus var. angustatus                                       Serpentine Rayless Daisy                   

      Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum                        Golden Yarrow                                   

      Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum                              Woolly Sunflower                               

      Filago (Logfia)gallica                                                          French Cudweed                                 *

      Gnaphalium purpureum                                                      Silverleaf Cudweed                             

      Grindelia hirsutula var. davyi                                               Sticky Grindelia

      Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens                                   Yellow Hayfield                                  

      Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora                                 Inland Evax                                        

      Hieracium albiflorum                                                          White Hawkweed                               

      Holozonia filipes                                                                Streambed -Tarplant                          

      Hypochaeris glabra                                                           Smooth Cat's-ear                                *

      Hypochaeris radicata                                                         Hairy Cat's-ear                                    *

      Lasthenia gracilis                                                              Slender Goldfields

      Madia exigua                                                                    Threadstem Madia                             

      Madia gracilis                                                                   Slender Tarplant                                 

      Micropus californicus                                                         Cotton Top                                        

      Microseris douglasii ssp. douglasii                                     Douglas' Dandelion                             

      Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus                                      Woolly Marbles                                  

      Rigiopappus leptocladus                                                    Rigiopappus                                      

      Solidago californica                                                           Goldenrod                                         

      Soliva sessilis                                                                   Soliva                                                

      Uropappus lindleyii                                                            Silver Puffs

      Wyethia angustifolia                                                          Narrow-leaf Mule-ears                         

 

BORAGINACEAE (BORAGE FAMILY)

      Cryptantha flaccida                                                           White Forget-me-not                          

      Plagiobothrys sp.                                                              Vernal Pool White Forget-me-not         

      Plagiobothrys nothofulvus                                                  Popcorn Flower                                  

     

BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)

      Arabis glabra                                                                    Tower Mustard                                   

      Athysanus pusillus                                                            Littlepod (unusual var.)                        

      Cardamine californica var. californica                                   Woodland Milk-maids                         

      Cardamine oligosperma                                                     Bitter-cress                                       

      Draba verna (Erophila v.)                                                    Whitlow Grass                                    *

      Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum                                             Shining Peppergrass                          

      Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. pulchellus                            Mt.Tamalpais Jewelflower                    LIST 1B

 

CALLITRICHACEAE (WATER STARWORT FAMILY)

      Callitriche sp.                                                                   Water Starwort

 

CAMPANULACEAE (BELLFLOWER FAMILY)

      Campanula griffinii                                                             Serpentine Harebell                            

      Githopsis specularioides                                                    Bluecup                                            

     

CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)

      Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans                                          California Honeysuckle                       

      Symphoricarpos mollis                                                      Trailing Snowberry                                    

 

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (PINK FAMILY)                                    

      Cerastium glomeratum                                                      Annual Mouse-ear Chickweed              *

      Minuartia douglasii                                                            Serpentine Sandwort                          

      Moehringia macrophylla                                                     Perennial Sandwort                            

      Petrorhagia dubia                                                              Tunica, Grass-pink                              *

      Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis                                  Pearlwort                                           

      Scleranthus annuus                                                          Knawel                                               *

      Silene gallica                                                                    Windmill Pink                                     *

      Spergularia rubra                                                               Common Pink Spurrey                        *

      Stellaria nitens                                                                  Slender Shining Chickweed                 

 

CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)

      Calystegia collina ssp. collina                                            Serpentine Morning-glory                    

      Calystegia subacaulis ssp. subacaulis                                Shortstem Morning-glory                     

      Dichondra donnelliana                                                       Pony's Foot                                       

                                                                                            

CRASSULACEAE (STONE-CROP FAMILY)

      Crassula connata                                                              Sand Pigmy-weed

      Dudleya cymosa ssp. cymosa                                           Rock Lettuce                                     

 

CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)

      Carex spp.                                                                       Sedges

      Carex serratodens                                                             Serpentine-seep Sedge                            

 

DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (BRACKENFERN FAMILY)

      Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens                                    Western Brackenfern

 

DRYOPTERIDACEAE (WOODFERN FAMILY)

      Dryopteris arguta                                                              Common Woodfern

      Polystichum munitum                                                        Common Swordfern

                                                                                                                                                     

ERICACEAE (HEATHER FAMILY)

      Arbutus menziesii                                                             Madrone                                            

 

FABACEAE (PEA FAMILY)

      Astragalus breweri                                                            Brewer's Milk Vetch                            LIST 4

      Astragalus gambelianus                                                    Gambel's Locoweed                           

      Astragalus gambelianus var. elmeri                                     Lg.flower- Gambel's Locoweed           

      Lotus micranthus                                                              Small-flowered Lotus                          

      Lotus wrangelianus                                                           Subpinnate Lotus                               

      Lupinus albifrons var. collinus                                             Prostrate Silverleaf Lupine                   

      Lupinus bicolor                                                                 Miniature Lupine                                      

      Lupinus nanus                                                                  Sky Lupine                                              

      Thermopsis californica                                                       False Lupine, Golden Pea                   

      Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum                         Indian Clover                                                        

      Trifolium albopurpureum var. dichotomum                            White-tip Indian Clover                        

      Trifolium bifidum var. bifidum                                               Notched-leaf clover

      Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum                                Involucrate Balloon Clover                   

      Trifolium dubium                                                                Shamrock, Small Hopclover                 *

      Trifolium hirtum                                                                 Rose Clover                                        *

      Trifolium variegatum                                                           White-tip Vari-color Clover

      Trifolium willdenovii                                                            Tomcat Clover

 

FAGACEAE (OAK/BEECH FAMILY)

      Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus                               Tanbark Oak                                      

      Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia                                             Coast Live Oak                                  

      Quercus chrysolepis                                                         Canyon Live Oak                                

 

GARRYACEAE (SILK TASSEL FAMILY)

      Garrya elliptica                                                                 Lowland Silk Tassel Bush                   

 

GENTIANACEAE (GENTIAN FAMILY)

      Centaurium sp.                                                                 Centaury

      Cicendia quadrangularis                                                     Tiny Yellow Gentian, Timwort              

 

GERANIACEAE (GERANIUM FAMILY)

      Erodium botrys                                                                 Longfruit Broad-leaf Filaree                   *

      Erodium cicutarium                                                           Red-stem Filaree                                *

      Geranium dissectum                                                         Cutleaved Cranesbill                            *

     

HYDROPHYLLACEAE (WATERLEAF FAMILY)                       

      Nemophila menziesii                                                         Baby-blue-eyes                                  

      Phacelia californica                                                           California Perennial Phacelia               

      Phacelia distans                                                               Fern Leaved Phacelia                         

      Phacelia divaricata                                                            Serpentine Annual Phacelia                

 

IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)

      Sisyrinchium bellum                                                          Blue-eyed Grass                                

 

JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)

      Juncus arcticus ssp. balticus                                             Wiry Rush                                         

      Juncus bufonius var. bufonius                                             Toad Rush                                         

      Juncus covillei                                                                  Long-fruited Rush                               

      Juncus effusus                                                                  Rush                                                 

      Juncus occidentalis                                                           Western Rush                                   

      Luzula comosa                                                                 Woodland Wood-rush                         

 

LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE (MINT FAMILY)

      Monardella purpurea                                                          Serpentine Monardella

      Monardella villosa var. villosa                                              Western Pennyroyal                            .

 

LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY)

      Umbellularia californica                                                      California Bay                                    

 

LILIACEAE (LILY FAMILY) sensu lato

      Allium amplectens                                                            Paper Onion                                      

      Allium falcifolium                                                               Sickleleaf Onion                                 

      Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans                                           Harvest Brodiaea                                                  

      Calochortus luteus                                                            Yellow Mariposa                                

      Triteleia laxa                                                                     Ithuriel's Spear                                   

      Zigadenus micranthus var. fontanus                                    Marsh Zigadene                                  LIST1B

 

MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)

      Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora                                       Checker-bloom                                  

 

ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)                                                                              

      Camissonia ovata                                                              Sun-cups                                          

      Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis                                               Serpentine Godetia                                  

      Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera                                     Small-flowered Winecup Godetia         

      Epilobium minutum                                                           Annual Willow-herb                                              

 

ORCHIDACEAE (ORCHID FAMILY)

      Calypso bulbosa                                                               Calypso Orchid                                  

      Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata                                    Spotted Coralroot                               

      Goodyera oblongifolia                                                        Rattlesnake Plantain                          

      Piperia transversa                                                             Transverse-spur Rein Orchid

 

PAPAVERACEAE (POPPY FAMILY)

      Eschscholzia californica                                                    CaliforniaPoppy                                  

      Platystemon californicus                                                    Cream-cup                                        

 

PINACEAE (PINE FAMILY)

      Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii                                 DouglasFir                                               

 

PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)                                

      Plantago erecta                                                                Dwarf Plantain                                         

 

POACEAE/GRAMINEAE (GRASS FAMILY)

      Briza minor                                                                       Little Rattlesnake Grass                      *

      Bromus hordeaceus                                                          Soft Brome                                         *

      Danthonia californica var. californica                                    Ca. Oatgrass                                           

      Festuca californica                                                            California Fescue                               

      Festuca idahoensis                                                           Idaho Fescue                                     

      Koeleria macrantha                                                           June Grass                                        

      Lolium multiflorum                                                             Italian Ryegrass                                  *

      Melica californica                                                              Grassland Melic-grass                        

      Melica torreyana                                                               Slender Melicgrass                            

      Nasella lepida                                                                   Slender Needlegrass

      Nasella pulchra                                                                 Purple Needlegrass

      Poa annua                                                                        Annual Bluegrass                                *

      Poa bulbosa var. vivipara                                                    Proliferous Bulbous Bluegrass              *

      Poa secunda ssp. secunda                                                Early Bluegrass, Malpais Bluegrass    

      Poa sp.                                                                            Native bluegrass

      Vulpia bromoides                                                              Bromelike Annual Fescue                    *

      Vulpia sp.                                                                         Annual Fescue

 

POLEMONIACEAE  (GILIA/PHLOX FAMILY)

      Collomia heterophylla                                                        Little Pink Collomia                            

      Gilia clivorum                                                                    Small-flowered Gilia                            

      Linanthus parviflorus                                                          Small-flowered Linanthus                                      

      Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta                                     Spiny Navarretia                                 

 

POLYGALACEAE (MILKWORT FAMILY)

      Polygala californica                                                           Milkwort                                            

 

POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)

      Chorizanthe polygonoides var. polygonoides                        Knotweed Spineflower                        

      Eriogonum luteolum var. luteolum                                       Annual Buckwheat                                   

      Eriogonum nudum var. nudum                                            Nude Buckwheat                                                  

      Pterostegia drymarioides                                                   Granny's Hairnet                                

      Rumex acetosella                                                             Sheep Sorrel                                      *    

 

POLYPODIACEAE (FERN FAMILY)

      Polypodium calirhiza                                                         Common Polypody

     

PORTULACACEAE (PURSLANE FAMILY)

      Calandrinia ciliata                                                              Red Maids                                         

      Claytonia exigua                                                               Small Glaucous Claytonia

      Claytonia perfoliata                                                            Miners Lettuce                                         

      Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora                                       Small-flowered Claytonia                                       

      Montiafontana                                                                   Water Montia                                           

 

PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)

      Anagallis arvensis                                                             Scarlet/Blue Pimpernel                        *

      Dodecatheon hendersonii                                                   Shooting Star                                    

     

PTERIDACEAE (BRAKEFERN FAMILY)

      Aspidotis densa                                                                Serpentine Fern                                                   

      Cheilanthes intertexta                                                        Coastal Lip-fern                                                    

      Pellaea andromedifolia                                                       Coffee Fern                                        

      Pentagramma triangularis                                                  Goldback Fern                                                     

 

RANUNCULACEAE (BUTTERCUP/CROWFOOT FAMILY)

      Clematis lasiantha                                                            Chaparral Virgin's Bower                     

      Ranunculus californicus                                                     California Buttercup                            

                                                                                                                                                     

ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)

      Aphanes occidentalis                                                        Western Parsley Piert

      Holodiscus discolor                                                           Ocean-spray                                      

      Rosa spithamea                                                                Chaparral Rose                                  

 

RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)

      Galium aparine                                                                 Goosegrass Bedstraw                         *

      Sherardia arvensis                                                             Field Madder                                      *

 

SAXIFRAGACEAE (SAXIFRAGE FAMILY)

      Saxifraga californica                                                          Saxifrage                                           

 

SCROPHULARIACEAE (FIGWORT FAMILY)

      Castilleja densiflora var. densiflora                                      Common Owl's Clover

      Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina                                           Small-flowered Collinsia (serpentine)    

      Keckiella corymbosa                                                         Red Woody Pentstemon                     

      Linaria canadensis                                                            Blue Toad Flax                                  

      Mimulus congdonii                                                            Little Monkeyflower

      Mimulus guttatus                                                              Yellow Monkeyflower                                           

      Triphysaria pusilla                                                             Insignificant Owl's Clover

 

SELAGINELLACEAE (MOSS FERN FAMILY)

      Selaginella wallacei                                                           Wallace Moss Fern                            

 

VIOLACEAE (VIOLET FAMILY)

      Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum                                        Mountain Violet                                  

 

 

Notes

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

List 1                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.

                   

 Obviously there are omissions and errors-comments and corrections welcomed (really!).

  Contact D.L. Smith, 415-479-7888 or dlsmith @lvha.net