SKY OAKS, MMWD, FAIRFAX, E. KENT TRAIL, July 2005 and 15 July 2006.

 

Forest, woodland and chaparral plants mostly on serpentinite soils- from W. end of Bon Tempe Dam to Helen Markt trail junction.

                                                                                                                                                           

ANACARDIACEAE (SUMAC FAMILY)

      Toxicodendron diversilobum                                      Poison Oak                                    

 

APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE (PARSLEY FAMILY)                                                             

      Lomatium dasycarpum                                                Hairy Hog Fennel                                

      Osmorhiza chilensis                                                    Sweet Cicely                                 

      Sanicula laciniata                                                         Lace-leaf Sanicle                                            

 

ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE (SUNFLOWER/COMPOSITE FAMILY)

      Achillea millefolium                                                      Yarrow                                                  

      Agoseris grandiflora                                                    Mountain Dandelion                      

      Baccharis pilularis                                                       Coyote Brush                                 

      Erigeron reductus var. angustatus                             Pine Erigeron

      Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum                    Woolly Sunflower                                             

      Gnaphalium purpureum                                               Purple Cudweed                                             

      Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens                          Hayfield Tarplant                           

      Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora                     Western Evax                                

      Lessingia micradenia ssp. micradenia                     Mt. Tamalpais Lessingia               LIST1B

      Madia exigua                                                                Thread-stem Madia                      

      Madia gracilis                                                               Slender Tarplant                            

      Madia (Anisocarpus) madioides                               Woodland Madia                          

      Uropappus lindleyii                                                      Silver-puffs

 

BLECHNACEAE (DEER-FERN FAMILY)

      Woodwardia fimbriata                                                 Chain Fern                                     

 

BORAGINACEAE (BORAGE FAMILY)

      Cynoglossum grande                                                  Hound's Tongue                            

 

BRASSICACEAE/CRUCIFERAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)

      Arabis blepharophylla                                                  Pink Rock Cress

      Cardamine californica                                                 Milk-maids                                     

      Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. secundus                  White Jewel-flower

     

CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)

      Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans                                California Honeysuckle                

      Symphoricarpos mollis                                                Round-leaved Snowberry             

 

CAMPANULACEAE (BELLFLOWER FAMILY)

      Campanula griffinii                                                       Tiny Bellflower

 

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (PINK FAMILY)

      Silene californica                                                         Indian Pink                                     

 

CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)

      Calystegia collina                                                         Serpentine Morning-glory

 

CRASSULACEAE (STONE-CROP FAMILY)

      Sedum radiatum                                                          Stonecrop                                      

      Sedum spathulifolium                                                  Spoon-leaf Stonecrop

     

CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)

      Carex spp.                                                                    Sedges

      Cyperus eragrostis                                                      Umbrella Sedge                            

 

EQUISETACEAE (HORSETAIL FAMILY)

      Equisetum telmateia                                                    Giant Horsetail                              

     

ERICACEAE (HEATHER FAMILY)

      Arbutus menziesii                                                        Madrone                                         

      Arctostaphylos  glandulosa                                         Eastwood Manzanita                    

      Arctostaphylos (hookeri) montana                             Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita              LIST1B

      Rhododendron occidentale                                        Western Azalea

      Vaccinium ovatum                                                       Huckleberry                                    

     

EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY)

      Eremocarpus (Croton) setigerus                               Turkey Mullein                                

     

FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (PEA FAMILY)              

      Lathyrus vestitus                                                           Hillside Pea                                   

      Lotus purshianus                                                          Spanish Clover                              

      Thermopsis californica                                                False Lupine, Golden Banner      

     

FAGACEAE (OAK/BEECH FAMILY)

      Lithocarpus densiflorus                                               Tanbark Oak                                  

      Quercus agrifolia                                                          Coast Live Oak                             

      Quercus douglasii                                                        Blue Oak

      Quercus durata                                                             Leather Oak

      Quercus garryana                                                        Oregon Oak

 

GENTIANACEAE (GENTIAN FAMILY)

      Centaurium cf. trichanthum                                         Serpentine- seep Centaurium

      Centaurium tenuiflorum                                               Pink Centaury                                 *

 

HYDROPHYLLACEAE (WATERLEAF FAMILY)

      Nemophila heterophylla                                               Small White Nemophila                

 

IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)

      Iris douglasiana var. major                                          Douglas Iris                                    

      Sisyrinchium bellum                                                     Blue-eyed Grass                           

 

JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)                                      

      Juncus bufonius                                                            Toad Rush                                     

      Juncus effusus                                                              Green Rush                                    

      Juncus patens                                                              Blue-green Rush                           

      Luzula comosa                                                             Wood-rush                                     

 

LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE (MINT FAMILY)

      Mentha pulegium                                                          European Pennyroyal                    *

      Monardella purpurea                                                   Serpentine Pennyroyal

      Monardella villosa var. villosa                                     Western Pennyroyal                      

      Satureja douglasii                                                        Yerba Buena                                  

      Stachys ajugoides var. rigida                                     Woodland Hedge-nettle                     

     

LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY)

      Umbellularia californica                                               California Bay                                

 

LILIACEAE (LILY FAMILY)

      Allium falcifolium                                                          Sickle-leaf Onion

      Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans                                 Harvest Brodiaea                          

      Calochortus luteus                                                       Yellow Mariposa                            

      Fritillaria affinis var. affinis                                          Mission Bells                                 

      Triteleia laxa                                                                 Ithuriel's Spear                               

     

LINACEAE (FLAX FAMILY)

      Linum bienne                                                                Flax                                                 

                                                                                            

MYRICACEAE (MYRTLE FAMILY)

      Myrica (Morella) californica                                         Ca. Wax-myrtle

 

ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)

      Clarkia rubicunda (anomalous form)                         Ruby-chalice Clarkia

 

ORCHIDACEAE (ORCHID FAMILY)

      Corallorrhiza maculata                                                Spotted Coralroot Orchid

      Piperia transversa                                                       Transverse-spurred Rein Orchid

 

PAPAVERACEAE (POPPY FAMILY)

      Eschscholzia californica                                              California Poppy                           

      Platystemon californicus                                             Cream-cups

 

PHILADELPHACEAE (MOCK-ORANGE FAMILY)

      Whipplea modesta                                                      Modesty

 

PINACEAE (PINE FAMILY)

      Pseudotsuga menziesii                                               Douglas-fir                                     

     

PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)

      Plantago erecta                                                            Dwarf Plantain                               

 

POACEAE/GRAMINEAE (GRASS FAMILY)

      Aira caryophyllea                                                         Silver Hair Grass                            *

      Avena barbata                                                              Slim Oat                                          *    

      Briza maxima                                                               Rattlesnake Grass                         *

      Briza minor                                                                   Little Rattlesnake Grass                *

      Bromus carinatus                                                         California Brome                           

      Danthonia californica                                                   Oatgrass                                        

      Festuca californica                                                      California Fescue                         

      Festuca sp.                                                                   Fescue (in seep)                           

      Festuca occidentalis                                                   Forest Fescue

      Hierochloe occidentalis                                               Vanilla Grass                                 

      Melica torreyana                                                          Torrey’s Melic Grass

      Nasella lepida                                                              Slender Needle-grass

      Nasella pulchra                                                             Purple Needle-grass

 

POLEMONIACEAE (GILIA/ PHLOX FAMILY)

      Navarretia heterodoxa                                                 Blue Navarretia

      Navarretia mellita                                                         Chaparral Navarretia

      Navarretia rosulata                                                      Mt. Tamalpais Navarretia              LIST1B

      Navarretia squarrosa                                                   Skunkweed Navarretia                 

      Phlox (Microsteris) gracilis                                         Tiny Phlox

 

POLYGALACEAE (MILKWORT FAMILY)

      Polygala californica                                                     Milkwort                                          

 

POLYGONACEAE (DOCK FAMILY)                             

      Eriogonum luteolum                                                     Annual Buckwheat

      Eriogonum nudum                                                        Perennial Buckwheat

      Rumex acetosella                                                        Sheep Sorrel

 

PORTULACACEAE (PURSLANE FAMILY)

      Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii                               Red Maids                                     

      Claytonia exigua                                                          Small Claytonia

      Claytonia perfoliata                                                      Miners Lettuce                                                 

      Montia fontana                                                              Water Blinks                                        

 

PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)

      Dodecatheon hendersonii                                          Shooting Stars                              

      Trientalis latifolia                                                          Star-flower                                     

 

PTERIDACEAE (FERN FAMILY)

      Adiantum jordanii                                                         Maidenhair Fern

      Pentagramma triangularis                                          Goldback Fern

 

RANUNCULACEAE (BUTTERCUP/ CROWFOOT FAMILY)

      Ranunculus californicus                                               California Buttercup                      

 

RHAMNACEAE (BUCKTHORN FAMILY)

      Rhamnus (Frangula) californica                                 Coffeeberry                                                                  

ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)

      Adenostoma fascicularis                                            Chamise                                              

      Fragaria californica                                                     Wild Strawberry                             

      Heteromeles arbutifolia                                               Toyon                                              

      Holodiscus discolor                                                     Ocean-spray                                  

      Rosa gymnocarpa                                                       Wood Rose                                   

      Rubus ursinus                                                               Ca. Blackberry

 

RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)

      Galium californicum                                                     Bedstraw                                        

     

SAXIFRAGACEAE (SAXIFRAGE FAMILY)

      Heuchera micrantha                                                    Alum-root                                       

      Lithophragma affine                                                     Woodland Star "V"                       

      Saxifraga californica                                                    Saxifrage                                       

 

SCROPHULARIACEAE (FIGWORT FAMILY)

      Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis                                        Red Paintbrush

      Castilleja densiflora                                                     Pink Owl's Clover                          

      Mimulus aurantiacus                                                    Bush Monkey-flower                     

      Mimulus guttatus                                                          Monkey- flower (annual)               

      Pedicularis densiflora                                                  Indian Warrior                                

                                                                                                                                                     

SELAGINELLACEAE (MOSS FERN FAMILY)

      Selaginella wallacei                                                     Wallace Moss Fern                       

 

TAXODIACEAE (REDWOOD FAMILY)

      Sequoia sempervirens                                                Redwood                                       

 

      VIOLACEAE (VIOLET FAMILY)

      Viola ocellata                                                                Two-eyed Violet                            

 

Notes

*                       Non-native plants.

T. L.                 Type locality.

N. L.                Northern limit.

S. L.                Southern limit.

List 1B            Listed 2001, 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.