WEST SECTION
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME NOTES
ACERACEAE (MAPLE FAMILY)
Acer macrophyllum
Big-leaf Maple
ANACARDIACEAE (SUMAC OR
CASHEW FAMILY)
Toxicodendron (Rhus) diversilobum Poison Oak
APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE
(CARROT FAMILY)
Daucus pusillus
Rattlesnake Weed
Lomatium californicum Hog Fennel
Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum (L.d.) Hog Fennel
Osmorhiza chilensis
Sweet Cicely
Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula laciniata
Coast Sanicle
Sanicula tuberosa
Turkey Pea
Tauschia kelloggii
Yellow Parsley
ARALIACEAE (GINSENG FAMILY)
Aralia californica
Elk Clover
Hedera helix English Ivy *
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER/COMPOSITE FAMILY)
Achillea millefolium (A. borealis) Yarrow
Adenocaulon bicolor
Trail Plant
Agoseris sp.
Aster radulinus
Broad-leaf Aster
Baccharis pilularis (incl var. consanguinea) Coyote Brush
Carduus pycnocephalus Italian Thistle *
Centaurea melitensis
Napa Thistle, Tocalote *
Cirsium brevistylum
Indian Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Bull Thistle *
Erechtites minima (E. prenanthoides) Australian Fireweed *
Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum Woolly Sunflower
Hieracium albiflorum
Hawkweed
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) glabra Smooth Cat's-ear *
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) radicata Hairy Cat's-ear *
Lapsana communis
Nipplewort *
Madia elegans ssp. densifolia (M.e.) Common Madia
Madia madioides
Woodland Madia
Soliva sessilis (incl S. daucifolia & S.
pterosperma) *
Taraxacum officinale (incl T. laevigatum) Dandelion *
BERBERIDACEAE (BARBERRY
FAMILY)
Vancouveria planipetala Inside-out Flower
BETULACEAE (BIRCH FAMILY)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (C. californica) California Hazel
BLECHNACEAE (DEER FERN
FAMILY)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Western Chain Fern
BORAGINACEAE (BORAGE FAMILY)
Cynoglossum grande
Hound's Tongue
Myosotis latifolia (M. sylvatica) Forget-me-not *
BRASSICACEAE/CRUCIFERAE
(MUSTARD FAMILY)
Cardamine californica (Dentaria integrifolia) Milk Maids
Cardamine oligosperma Bitter-cress
CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE
FAMILY)
Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans California Honeysuckle
Sambucus mexicana (S. coerulea) Blue Elderberry
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (S. rivularis) Snowberry
CARYOPHYLLACEAE (PINK
FAMILY)
Cerastium glomeratum (C. viscosum) Mouse-ear Chickweed *
Stellaria media
Chickweed *
CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata
(Convolvulus occidentalis var. p.
& var. solanensis) Morning-glory
CUCURBITACEAE (GOURD FAMILY)
Marah fabaceus
Man-root
CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)
Carex sp. Sedge
Cyperus sp.
?Scirpus microcarpus Bulrush
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (BRACKEN
FAMILY)
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken
DRYOPTERIDACEAE (WOOD FERN
FAMILY)
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum (A.f. var.
sitchense) Coastal Lady Fern
Dryopteris arguta
Coastal Wood Fern
Polystichum munitum
Western Sword Fern
EQUISETACEAE (HORSETAIL
FAMILY)
Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant Horsetail
ERICACEAE (HEATH FAMILY)
Arbutus menziesii
Madrone
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa
(A.g. incl A.
cushingiana) Eastwood
Manzanita T.L.
Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp.
Arctostaphylos virgata Bolinas Manzanita LIST 1
Vaccinium ovatum
Huckleberry
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (LEGUME
FAMILY)
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Broom *
Genista (Cytisus) monspessulana French Broom *
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
(incl ssp.
puberulus & ssp. bolanderi, in part) Hillside Pea
Lotus micranthus
Hill Lotus
Lotus scoparius var. scoparius (L.s.) Deerweed
Lupinus bicolor (incl L. micranthus &
polycarpus) Dove Lupine
Pickeringia montana var.
montana (P.m.) Chaparral Pea
Trifolium dubium
Shamrock *
Trifolium microcephalum Maiden Clover
FAGACEAE (OAK FAMILY)
Chrysolepsis (Castanopsis) chrysophylla var.
chrysophylla Chinquapin
Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus (L.d.) Tanbark Oak
Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia (Q.a.) Coast Live Oak
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Live Oak
Quercus parvula var. shrevei
(Q. wizlizeni var. frutescens in
part)
Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens Chaparral Oak
GARRYACEAE (SILK TASSEL
FAMILY)
Garrya elliptica
Silk Tassel Bush
GERANIACEAE (GERANIUM
FAMILY)
Erodium botrys
Broad-leaf Filaree *
Erodium cicutarium
Red-stem Filaree *
Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Cranesbill *
GROSSULARIACEAE (GOOSEBERRY
FAMILY)
Ribes menziesii (incl var. leptosmum) Canyon Gooseberry
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Pink Flowering Currant
HYDROPHYLLACEAE (WATERLEAF
FAMILY)
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa
Nemophila parviflora var.
parviflora (N.p.)
IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)
Iris douglasiana (incl var. major) Douglas Iris
Iris macrosiphon
Ground Iris
JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)
?Juncus covillei Rush
Juncus effusus var. Rush
Juncus patens
Rush
Luzula comosa (L. multiflora) Wood-rush
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE (MINT
FAMILY)
Lepechinia calycina
Pitcher Sage
Monardella purpurea (M.
neglecta) Pennyroyal S.L.
Satureja douglasii (S. chamissonis) Yerba Buena
Scutellaria tuberosa
Skullcap
Stachys ajugoides var. rigida (S. r. var.
quercetorum) Hedge Nettle
LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY)
Umbellularia californica California Bay
LILIACEAE (LILY FAMILY)
Allium triquetrum
Onion *
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum (C.p.) Soap Plant
Clintonia andrewsiana
Disporum hookeri
Fairy Bells
Fritillaria affinis var. affinis (F. lanceolata) Mission Bells
Scoliopus bigelovii
Fetid Adder's Tongue
Smilacina racemosa (S.r. var. amplexicaulis) Fat Solomon
Smilacina stellata (S. sessilifolia) Slim Solomon
Trillium chloropetalum Sessile-flow'rd Wakerobin
Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum (T.o.) Wake-robin
Zigadenus fremontii (incl vars. minor & salsus) Star Lily
ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE
FAMILY)
Clarkia sp.
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
(E. californicum & E. adenocaulon
incl var. occidentalis) Northern Willow Herb
ORCHIDACEAE (ORCHID FAMILY)
Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot
Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain
Piperia (Habenaria) sp. Rein-orchis
PAPAVERACEAE (POPPY FAMILY)
Dendromecon rigida
Bush Poppy
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy
PHILADELPHACEAE (MOCK ORANGE
FAMILY)
Whipplea modesta Modesty T.L.
PINACEAE (PINE FAMILY)
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (P.m.) Douglas-Fir
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN
FAMILY)
Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort *
Plantago major
Common Plantain *
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE (GRASS
FAMILY)
Cynosurus echinatus
Dogtail *
Danthonia californica var. californica (D.c.) Oatgrass
Elymus (Hystrix) californicus Calif. Bottlebrush Grass LIST 4
Festuca californica
California Fescue
Hierochloe occidentalis Vanilla Grass
Holcus lanatus
Velvet Grass *
Leymus (Elymus) triticoides Wild-rye
Melica torreyana
Melicgrass
POLEMONIACEAE (PHLOX FAMILY)
Collomia heterophylla
Navarretia squarrosa
Skunkweed
POLYGALACEAE (MILKWORT
FAMILY)
Polygala californica
Milkwort
POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT
FAMILY)
?Rumex crispus Curly Dock *
POLYPODIACEAE (POLYPODY
FAMILY)
Polypodium californicum (incl var. kaulfusii &
fmas. parsonsiae & branscombii) California Polypody
PORTULACACEAE (PURSLANE FAMILY)
Claytonia (Montia) gypsophiloides
Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua
(Montia spathulata incl vars.rosulata
& tenuifolia) Slender Claytonia
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata (Montia p.
& all formas) Miner's Lettuce
PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE
FAMILY)
Dodecatheon hendersonii (incl ssp. cruciatum) Shooting Star
Trientalis latifolia
Star-flower
PTERIDACEAE (BRAKE FAMILY)
Adiantum jordanii (incl A. x tracyi) California Maidenhair
Pentagramma (Pityrogramma) triangularis ssp.
triangularis Goldback Fern
RANUNCULACEAE (BUTTERCUP
FAMILY)
Ranunculus californicus (incl var. cuneatus) California Buttercup
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum (T.p.) Meadow Rue
RHAMNACEAE (BUCKTHORN
FAMILY)
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus (C. ramulosus) Blue Buck-brush
Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus (C.f.) Indigo Bush