Flora of Torrey Pines State Reserve

Compiled from the Park List and that of Bob Muns

The Park List was published by the Torrey Pines Docent Society and the Department of Parks and Recreation, 1995, Revised 5/98, and is for sale in the Visitor Center. The list was compiled by Marty Blake Jacobson from previous lists and new information. A V in that column means that a voucher specimen is present in the Torrey Pines herbarium.

Latin Name	Common Name	Intro sp*	Park List	Muns List
Aizoaceae	Carpet-Weed Family
Carpobrotus chilensis	sea fig	*	V	X
Carpobrotus chilensis X C. edulis	sea fig	*	V	X
Carpobrotus edulis	yellow ice plant	*	V	X
Disphyma crassifolium	ice plant	*		X
Lampranthus coccineus	scarlet ice plant	*	V	X
Malephora crocea	orange/red ice plant	*		X
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	crystalline ice plant	*	V	X
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum	slender-leaved ice plant	*	V	X
Tetragonia tetragonioides	New Zealand spinach	*	V	X
Amaranthaceae	Amaranth Family
Amaranthus albus	pigweed	*		X
Amaranthus sp.	amaranth	?	X
Anacardiaceae	Sumac Family
Malosma laurina	laurel sumac		V	X
Rhus integrifolia	lemonade berry		V	X
Rhus trilobata	squawbush		V	X
Schinus molle	Peruvian pepper tree	*	V	X
Toxicodendron diversilobum	poison oak		V	X
Apiaceae	Carrot Family
Apiastrum angustifolium	wild celery		V	X
Apium graveolens	celery	*	X	X
Bowlesia incana	hoary bowlesia		X	X
Conium maculatum	poison hemlock	*	V	X
Daucus pusillus	rattlesnake weed		V	X
Foeniculum vulgare	fennel	*	V	X
Lomatium lucidum	shiny lomatium		V	X
Sanicula bipinnatifida	purple sanicle		V	X
Sanicula crassicaulis	Pacific sanicle		V	X
Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed Family
Hoya carnosa	wax flower	*	V	X
Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii	climbing milkweed		V	X
Asteraceae	Sunflower Family
Achillea millefolium	yarrow		X
Acourtia microcephala	sacapellote		X	X
Amblyopappus pusillus	coast weed		V	X
Ambrosia chamissonis	silver beach-bur		X	X
Ambrosia psilostachya	western ragweed		V	X
Anthemis cotula	dog-fennel	*	X
Artemisia californica	California sagebrush		V	X
Artemisia dracunculus	wiild tarragon		V	X
Artemisia palmeri	San Diego sagewort		V	X
Aster subulatus var. ligulatus	annual water-aster		X
Baccharis emoryi	Emory's baccharis		V	X
Baccharis pilularis	coyote bush		V	X
Baccharis salicifolia	mule fat		V	X
Baccharis sarothroides	broom baccharis		V	X
Centaurea melitensis	tocalote	*	V	X
Chaenactis artemisiifolia	meally white pincushion		X	X
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	yellow pincushion		V
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana	Orcutt's yellow pincushion			X
Chrysanthemum coronarium	crown daisy	*	V	X
Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle		V	X
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale	cobwebby thistle		V	X
Conyza bonariensis	little horseweed	*	V	X
Conyza canadensis	horseweed		X	X
Coreopsis maritima	sea dahlia		V	X
Cotula australis	Australian brass-buttons	*	V	X
Cotula coronopifolia	brass-buttons	*	V	X
Encelia californica	California encelia		V	X
Encelia farinosa	brittlebush		X
Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy		V
Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow		V	X
Filago californica	California filago		X	X
Filago gallica	narrowleaf filago	*	X
Gnaphalium bicolor	bicolored everlasting		V	X
Gnaphalium californicum	California everlasting		X	X
Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	fragrant everlasting		V	X
Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	white everlasting		X	X
Gnaphalium sp	everlasting			X
Grindelia camporum var. camporum	Great Valley gumweed			X
Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush		V	X
Hedypnois cretica	Crete weed	*	V	X
Helianthus annuus	annual sunflower		V	X
Hemizonia fasciculata	slender tarweed		V	X
Heterotheca grandiflora	telegraph weed		V	X
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. sessiliflora	goldenaster		V	X
Hypochaeris glabra	smooth cat's ear	*	X	X
Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii	coastal goldenbush		X
Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides	coastal goldenbush		V	X
Iva axillaris ssp. robustior	poverty weed		X
Iva hayesiana	San Diego marsh-elder		V	X
Jaumea carnosa	marsh jaumea		V	X
Lactuca serriola	prickly lettuce	*	X	X
Lasthenia californica	goldfields		V	X
Lasthenia coronaria	southern goldfields		V	X
Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri	Coulter's goldfields		V	X
Layia platyglossa	common tidy-tips		V	X
Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California aster		V	X
Osmadenia tenella	three spot		V	X
Osteospermum fruticosum	African daisy	*	X
Pentachaeta aurea	golden daisy		X
Picris echioides	bristly ox-tongue	*	X
Pluchea odorata	salt marsh fleabane		X	X
Pluchea sericea	arrow-weed		V	X
Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus	slender woolly marbles		V	X
Rafinesquia californica	California chicory		X	X
Senecio californicus	California groundsel		V	X
Senecio mikanioides	German ivy	*	X
Senecio serpens		*	X
Senecio vulgaris	common groundsel	*	X	X
Silybum marianum	milk thistle	*	X
Sonchus asper ssp. asper	prickly sow thistle	*	V	X
Sonchus oleraceus	sow thistle	*	V	X
Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa	brown microseris			X
Stephanomeria diegensis	San Diego wreathplant		X	X
Stephanomeria exigua	small wirelettuce			X
Stephanomeria virgata ssp. virgata	twiggy wreath plant		V	X
Stylocline gnaphaloides	everlasting nest-straw		V	X
Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs		V	X
Xanthium spinosum	spiny cocklebur		X
Xanthium strumarium	cocklebur		V	X
Berberidaceae	Barberry Family
Berberis nevinii	Nevin's barberry		V	X
Bignoniaceae	Birch Family
Catalpa bignonioides	catalpa	*	X
Boraginaceae	Borage Family
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	yellow fiddleneck		V	X
Cryptantha intermedia	popcorn flower		V	X
Cryptantha micromeres	minute-flowered cryptantha		X
Heliotropium curassavicum	seaside heliotrope		V	X
Pectocarya penicillata	winged pectocarya		X
Pectocarya sp	comb bur			X
Plagiobothrys collinus var. californicus	California popcorn flower		X
Plagiobothrys sp.	popcorn flower			X
Plagiobothrys trachycarpus	rough-fruited allocarya		V
Brassicaceae	Mustard Family
Brassica nigra	black mustard	*	V	X
Cakile edentula	sea rocket	*	V
Cakile maritima	European sea rocket	*	X	X
Cardamine californica var. californica	milk maids		V	X
Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus	San Diego jewelflower		V	X
Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum	alkali western tansy-mustard		V	X
Draba cuneifolia	wedge-leaved draba		V	X
Erysimum ammophilum	coast wallflower			X
Erysimum capitatum	western wallflower		V	X
Erysimum insulare ssp. suffrutescens	suffrutescent wallflower		X	X
Hirschfeldia incana	shortpod mustard	*	V	X
Hutchinsia procumbens	prostrate hutchinsia		V	X
Lepidium sp.	pepper-grass			X
Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii	Robinson's pepper-grass		V
Lobularia maritima	sweet alyssum	*	V	X
Matthiola incana	stock	*	V	X
Raphanus sativus	wild radish	*	V	X
Sisymbrium irio	London rocket	*	V	X
Sisymbrium orientale	Oriental mustard	*	V	X
Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod		X
Cactaceae	Cactus Family
Bergerocactus emoryi	golden-spined cereus		V	X
Ferocactus viridescens	San Diego barrel cactus		V	X
Mammillaria dioica	fish-hook cactus		V	X
Opuntia ficus-indica	tuna	*	X
Opuntia littoralis	coast prickly-pear		V	X
Opuntia parryi	snake cholla		X
Opuntia prolifera	coast cholla		V	X
Opuntia Xoccidentalis	western prickly pear		X
Campanulaceae	Bellflower Family
Nemacladus longiflorus	thread plant			X
Capparaceae	Caper Family
Isomeris arborea	bladderpod		V	X
Caprifoliaceae	Honeysuckle Family
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle		V	X
Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry		V	X
Caryophyllaceae	Pink Family
Cardionema ramosissimum	sandmat		V	X
Cerastium glomeratum	mouse-ear chickweed	*	V	X
Polycarpon depressum	California polycarp		V	X
Polycarpon tetraphyllum	four-leaf polycarp	*	V	X
Silene antirrhina	snapdragon campion		V	X
Silene gallica	windmill pink	*	V	X
Silene laciniata ssp. major	southern Indian pink		V	X
Spergularia bocconei	sand spurrey	*	X	X
Spergularia macrotheca var. macrotheca	sticky sand-spurry		V	X
Spergularia marina	salt marsh sand-spurry		V	X
Spergularia platensis	La Plata sandspurry	*	V	X
Spergularia villosa	hairy sand-spurrey	*	V	X
Stellaria media	common chickweed	*	V	X
Chenopodiaceae	Goosefoot Family
Aphanisma blitoides	aphanisma		V	X
Atriplex californica	California saltbush		X
Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens	four-wing saltbush		X	X
Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis	saltbush		V	X
Atriplex leucophylla	beach saltbush		V	X
Atriplex semibaccata	creeping Australian saltbush	*	V	X
Atriplex triangularis	arrow-leaf saltbush		V	X
Bassia hyssopifolia	five-hook bassia	*	V	X
Beta vulgaris	sea beet	*		X
Chenopodium album	white goosefoot	*	V	X
Chenopodium ambrosioides	Mexican tea	*	X	X
Chenopodium californicum	California goosefoot		V	X
Chenopodium macrospermum var. halophilum	coast goosefoot	*		X
Chenopodium murale	nettle-leaved goosefoot	*	V	X
Salicornia europaea	slender pickleweed		V	X
Salicornia subterminalis	Parish's pickleweed		V	X
Salicornia virginica	pickleweed		V	X
Salsola tragus	Russian thistle	*	V	X
Suaeda californica	California seablite			X
Suaeda esteroa	estuary seablite		V
Cistaceae	Rock-Rose Family
Helianthemum scoparium	rockrose		V	X
Convolvulaceae	Morning Glory Family
Calystegia macrostegia	southern California morning-glory			X
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	south coast morning-glory		V
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	San Diego morning-glory		X
Convolvulus arvensis	field bindweed	*	X
Cressa truxillensis	alkali weed		V	X
Dichondra occidentalis	western dichondra		V	X
Crassulaceae	Stonecrop Family
Crassula connata	pygmy-weed		V	X
Crassula multicava		*	X
Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia	short-leaved dudleya		V	X
Dudleya edulis	ladies fingers		V	X
Dudleya lanceolata	lanceleaf dudleya		V	X
Dudleya pulverulenta	chalk lettuce		V	X
Dudleya variegata	variegated dudleya		X
Cucurbitaceae	Gourd Family
Cucurbita foetidissima	stinking gourd		V	X
Marah macrocarpus	wild cucumber		V	X
Cuscutaceae	Dodder Family
Cuscuta californica var. californica	California dodder		V	X
Cuscuta salina	saltmarsh dodder		X	X
Ericaceae	Heath Family
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia	Del Mar manzanita		V	X
Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia	summer holly		X
Xylococcus bicolor	mission manzanita		V	X
Euphorbiaceae	Spurge Family
Chamaesyce maculata	spotted spurge	*	V
Chamaesyce polycarpa	small-seeded spurge		V	X
Croton californicus	California croton		V	X
Eremocarpus setigerus	dove weed		V	X
Euphorbia misera	cliff spurge		V	X
Euphorbia peplus	petty spurge	*	V	X
Euphorbia spathulata	warty spurge		V	X
Ricinus communis	castor bean	*	V	X
Fabaceae	Pea Family
Acacia koa	acacia	*	V	X
Acacia longifolia	golden wattle	*	V	X
Amorpha fruticosa	western false-indigo		V	X
Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus	white dwarf locoweed		V	X
Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus	coast locoweed		V	X
Lotus corniculatus	bird's-foot lotus	*	X
Lotus hamatus	San Diego birdsfoot lotus		X	X
Lotus heermannii	silky lotus		X
Lotus nuttallianus	Nuttall's lotus		V	X
Lotus salsuginosus var. salsuginosus	coastal lotus		X	X
Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	deerweed		V
Lotus strigosus	Bishop's lotus		V	X
Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine		V	X
Lupinus concinnus	bajada lupine		X
Lupinus excubitus	grape-soda lupine		V
Lupinus hirsutissimus	stinging lupine		V	X
Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus	white-whorled lupine		V	X
Lupinus succulentus	arroyo lupine		V	X
Lupinus truncatus	collar lupine		V	X
Medicago polymorpha	California burclover	*	V	X
Melilotus alba	white sweetclover	*	V	X
Melilotus indica	sourclover	*	V	X
Trifolium sp.	clover			X
Trifolium variegatum	variegated clover		X
Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	slim vetch		X
Vicia villosa ssp. varia	winter vetch	*	X
Fagaceae	Oak Family
Quercus agrifolia	coast live oak		X
Quercus berberidifolia	scrub oak		X
Quercus dumosa	coast scrub oak		V	X
Frankeniaceae	Frankenia Family
Frankenia salina	alkali heath		V	X
Gentianaceae	Gentian Family
Centaurium venustum	canchalagua		V	X
Geraniaceae	Geranium Family
Erodium botrys	long-beaked filaree	*	V	X
Erodium cicutarium	redstem filaree	*	V	X
Erodium moschatum	white-stemmed filaree	*	V	X
Geranium carolinianum	Carolina geranium		X	X
Pelargonium sp.	geranium	*	X
Grossulariaceae	Gooseberry Family
Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant		V	X
Ribes speciosum	fuchsia-flowered gooseberry		V	X
Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia Family
Eriodictyon crassifolium	thick-leaved yerba santa		V	X
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	eucrypta		V	X
Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia	baby blue eyes		V	X
Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	caterpillar phacelia		X	X
Phacelia distans	common phacelia		V	X
Phacelia grandiflora	giant-flowered phacelia		X	X
Phacelia parryi	Parry's phacelia		V	X
Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis	south coast branching phacelia		X
Phacelia stellaris	Brand's phacelia		X
Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	fiesta flower		V	X
Pholistoma membranaceum	white fiesta flower		X
Pholistoma racemosum	San Diego fiesta flower		V	X
Lamiaceae	Mint Family
Marrubium vulgare	horehound	*	V	X
Salvia apiana	white sage		V	X
Salvia clevelandii	Cleveland sage		V	X
Salvia columbariae	chia		V	X
Salvia mellifera	black sage		V	X
Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	rigid hedge-nettle		V	X
Lennoaceae	Sand Food Family
Pholisma arenarium	sand plant		V	X
Lythraceae	Lily Family
Lythrum hyssopifolium	grass poly	*	X
Malvaceae	Mallow Family
Lavatera assurgentiflora	island tree mallow		X	X
Malacothamnus fasciculatus	chaparral bush mallow		V	X
Malva nicaeensis	bull mallow	*	X
Malva parviflora	cheeseweed	*	V	X
Malvella leprosa	alkali mallow		X	X
Sidalcea malvaeflora ssp. sparsifolia	checkerbloom		X
Myoporaceae	Myoporum Family
Myoporum laetum	campground shrub	*	V	X
Myrtaceae	Myrtle Family
Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Red River gum	*		X
Eucalyptus globulus	blue gum	*	X
Nyctaginaceae	Four-O'Clock Family
Abronia maritima	red sand-verbena		X	X
Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata	pink sand verbena		V	X
Mirabilis californica	California four o'clock		V	X
Onagraceae	Evening Primrose
Camissonia bistorta	California suncup		V	X
Camissonia californica	California suncup		X
Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa	shrubby beach-primrose		V	X
Camissonia micrantha	small-flowered evening-primrose		V	X
Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	purple clarkia		X
Clarkia sp				X
Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California fuchsia		V	X
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	willowherb		X
Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	hairy evening-primrose		X	X
Orobanchaceae	Broom-Rape Family
Orobanche bulbosa	chaparral broomrape		X
Orobanche parishii ssp. brachyloba	short-lobed broom-rape		X	X
Oxalidaceae	Oxalis Family
Oxalis albicans ssp. californica	California woodsorrel		X
Oxalis pes-caprae	Bermuda buttercup	*	V	X
Paeoniaceae	Peony Family
Paeonia californica	California peony		V	X
Papaveraceae	Poppy Family
Dendromecon rigida	bush poppy		V	X
Eschscholzia californica	California poppy		V	X
Platystemon californicus	cream cups		V	X
Stylomecon heterophylla	wind-poppy		X	X
Plantaginaceae	Plantain Family
Plantago erecta	California plantain		V	X
Plantago major	common plantain	*	X
Plumbaginaceae	Leadwort Family
Limonium californicum	sea-lavender		V	X
Limonium perezii	marsh rosemary	*	V	X
Limonium sinuatum	statice	*		X
Polemoniaceae	Phlox Family
Eriastrum filifolium	lavender eriastrum		X
Gilia angelensis	angel's gilia		X
Gilia sp.	gilia			X
Linanthus dianthiflorus	ground pink		V	X
Navarretia hamata ssp. leptantha	hooked navarretia		V	X
Polygonaceae	Buckwheat Family
Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata	fringed spineflower		X
Chorizanthe orcuttiana	Orcutt's spineflower		E
Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina	long-spined spineflower		X
Chorizanthe procumbens	prostrate spineflower		V	X
Chorizanthe staticoides	Turkish rugging		V	X
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum	California buckwheat		V	X
Eriogonum gracile var. gracile	slender buckwheat		X
Eriogonum parvifolium	sea-cliff buckwheat		V	X
Eriogonum sp.	annual buckwheat			X
Lastarriaea coriacea	leather spineflower		V	X
Mucronea californica	California spineflower		V	X
Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata	coast woolly-heads		X	X
Polygonum arenastrum	knotweed	*	X	X
Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem		V	X
Rumex conglomeratus	whorled dock	*		X
Rumex crispus	curly dock	*	V	X
Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius	willow-leaved dock		X
Rumex sp.	dock			X
Portulacaceae	Purslane Family
Calandrinia ciliata	red maids		V	X
Calandrinia maritima	seaside red maids		V	X
Calyptridium monandrum	common pussypaws		V	X
Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	narrow-leaved miner's lettuce		V
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	miner's lettuce		V	X
Primulaceae	Primrose Family
Anagallis arvensis	scarlet pimpernel	*	V	X
Centunculus minimus	chaffweed			X
Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii	shooting star		V	X
Ranunculaceae	Buttercup Family
Clematis pauciflora	virgin's bower		V	X
Delphinium cardinale	scarlet larkspur		V	X
Delphinium parryi ssp. maritimum	blue larkspur		V	X
Myosurus minimus	little mouse-tail		X	X
Resedaceae	Mignonette Family
Oligomeris linifolia	narrowleaf oligomeris		V	X
Rhamnaceae	Buckthorn Family
Ceanothus tomentosus	Ramona lilac		V	X
Ceanothus verrucosus	wartystem ceanothus		V	X
Rhamnus crocea	redberry		V	X
Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry		X
Rosaceae	Rose Family
Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise		V	X
Aphanes occidentalis	western lady's mantle		V	X
Cercocarpus minutiflorus	San Diego mountain mahogany		V	X
Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon		V	X
Horkelia cuneata ssp. cuneata	coast horkelia		X
Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	sticky cinquefoil		X
Potentilla sp.	cinquefoil			X
Prunus ilicifolia	holly-leaf cherry			X
Rubiaceae	Bedstraw Family
Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	narrowleaf bedstraw		V	X
Galium aparine	common bedstraw		V	X
Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	climbing bedstraw		V	X
Galium porrigens var. porrigens	graceful bedstraw		X
Rutaceae	Rue Family
Cneoridium dumosum	bushrue		V	X
Salicaceae	Willow Family
Salix gooddingii	black willow		X	X
Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow		V	X
Saururaceae	Lizard-Tail Family
Anemopsis californica	yerba mansa		X	X
Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage Family
Jepsonia parryi	coast jepsonia		V	X
Lithophragma affine	woodland star		V	X
Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon Family
Antirrhinum coulterianum	white snapdragon		V	X
Antirrhinum kelloggii	twining snapdragon		V	X
Antirrhinum nuttallianum	purple snapdragon		V	X
Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis	coast Indian paintbrush		V	X
Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis	graceful owl's clover			X
Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	purple owl's clover		V	X
Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush		V	X
Collinsia heterophylla	Chinese houses		V	X
Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak		V	X
Keckiella cordifolia	heartleaf penstemon		X
Linaria canadensis	blue toad-flax		V	X
Mimulus aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower		V	X
Mimulus brevipes	wide-throated yellow monkeyflower		X	X
Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California bee plant		V	X
Verbascum blattaria	moth mullein	*	X
Verbascum thapsus	common mullein	*	X
Simmondsiaceae	Jojoba Family
Simmondsia chinensis	jojoba		V	X
Solanaceae	Nightshade Family
Datura wrightii	sacred datura		V	X
Lycium andersonii	Anderson's desert-thorn			X
Lycium brevipes var. brevipes	desert-thorn		V	X
Lycium californicum	California box-thorn		V	X
Lycopersicon esculentum	tomato	*	X
Nicotiana glauca	tree tobacco	*	V	X
Nicotiana quadrivalvis	Indian tobacco		V	X
Petunia parviflora	wild petunia		X
Solanum americanum	small-flowered nightshade		V	X
Solanum douglasii	white nightshade		X	X
Solanum parishii	Parish's purple nightshade		V	X
Solanum xanti	purple nightshade		V
Tamaricaceae	Tamarisk Family
Tamarix parviflora	tamarisk	*	X
Tamarix ramosissima	saltcedar	*	V	X
Tropaeolaceae	Tamarisk Family
Tropaeolum majus	nasturtium	*	X
Urticaceae	Nettle Family
Hesperocnide tenella	western stinging nettle		V	X
Parietaria hespera var. californica	California pellitory		X	X
Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	hoary nettle		X
Urtica urens	dwarf nettle	*	X
Verbenaceae	Nettle Family
Phyla nodiflora var. nodiflora	common lippia		X
Verbena lasiostachys	western vervain		X
Violaceae	Violet Family
Viola pedunculata	johnny jump-up		V	X
Zygophyllaceae	Caltrop Family
Tribulus terrestris	puncture-vine	*	X	X
Cupressaceae	Cypress Family
Cupressus macrocarpa	Monterey cypress		V	X
Pinaceae	Pine Family
Pinus coulteri	Coulter pine		X
Pinus torreyana	Torrey pine		V	X
Arecaceae	Ginseng Family
Phoenix canariensis	Canary Island date palm	*	X
Washingtonia robusta	Mexican Fan Palm	*	X
Cyperaceae	Sedge Family
Carex triquetra	triangular-fruit sedge		V	X
Cyperus eragrostis	tall flatsedge		V	X
Eleocharis macrostachya	common spikerush		X
Scirpus californicus	California tule		V	X
Scirpus robustus	big bulrush		V	X
Iridaceae	Iris Family
Freesia refracta	freesia	*	V	X
Sisyrinchium bellum	blue-eyed grass		V	X
Juncaceae	Rush Family
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii	spiny rush		V	X
Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush		V	X
Juncus rugulosus	wrinkled rush		X
Liliaceae	Lily Family
Agave shawii	Shaw's agave		V	X
Allium haematochiton	red-skinned onion		V	X
Asphodelus fistulosus	onionweed	*	V	X
Bloomeria crocea	common goldenstar		V	X
Calochortus splendens	splendid mariposa lily		V	X
Calochortus weedii var. weedii	yellow mariposa lily		V	X
Chlorogalum parviflorum	small-flowered soap plant		V	X
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks		V	X
Muilla clevelandii	San Diego goldenstar		X
Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca		V	X
Yucca whipplei	chaparral yucca		V	X
Zigadenus fremontii	white star-lily		V	X
Orchidaceae	Orchid Family
Piperia cooperi	rein orchid		V	X
Poaceae	Grass Family
Achnatherum coronatum	giant needlegrass		V	X
Agrostis pallens	seashore bentgrass		X
Arundo donax	giant reed	*	V	X
Avena barbata	slender wild oats	*	V	X
Avena fatua	wild oats	*	V	X
Brachypodium distachyon	purple false-brome	*		X
Bromus carinatus	California brome		V	X
Bromus catharticus	rescue grass	*		X
Bromus diandrus	ripgut brome	*	V	X
Bromus hordeaceus	soft chess	*	V	X
Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	red brome	*	V	X
Cortaderia jubata	pampas grass	*	V	X
Cynodon dactylon	bermuda grass	*	V	X
Distichlis spicata	saltgrass		V	X
Ehrharta calycina	perennial veldt grass	*	X
Ehrharta erecta	upright veldt grass	*	X
Ehrharta longiflora		*	X
Festuca arundinacea	tall fescue	*	V	X
Gastridium ventricosum	nit grass	*	X
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum	smooth barley	*	X
Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	foxtail barley	*	V	X
Hordeum sp.	wild barley	*		X
Koeleria macrantha	June grass		V	X
Lamarckia aurea	goldentop	*	V	X
Leymus condensatus	giant wild rye		V	X
Leymus triticoides	creeping wild rye		X
Lolium perenne	English rye-grass	*	V	X
Melica imperfecta	small-flowered melica		V	X
Monanthochloe littoralis	shoregrass		V	X
Muhlenbergia microsperma	littleseed muhly		V	X
Nassella cernua	nodding needlegrass		X
Nassella lepida	foothill needlegrass		V	X
Nassella pulchra	purple needlegrass		V	X
Parapholis incurva	sickle grass	*	V	X
Pennisetum clandestinum	kikuyu grass	*		X
Pennisetum setaceum	fountain grass	*	X	X
Phalaris caroliniana	Carolina canarygrass	*	V	X
Phalaris lemmonii	Lemmon's canarygrass			X
Polypogon monspeliensis	rabbits-foot grass	*	V	X
Rhynchelytrum repens	Natal grass	*	X
Schismus barbatus	Mediterranean schismus	*	V	X
Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	hairy rattail fescue	*	V	X
Vulpia myuros var. myuros	rattail fescue	*	V	X
Vulpia octoflora var. hirtella	hairy six-weeks fescue		X
Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora	six-weeks fescue		V	X
Potamogetonaceae	Pondweed Family
Ruppia maritima	ditch grass		X	X
Typhaceae	Cat Tail Family
Typha domingensis	southern cattail		X
Typha latifolia	broadleaf cattail		V	X
Zosteraceae	Eel-Grass Family
Phyllospadix torreyi	Torrey's surfgrass		V	X
Zostera marina	eelgrass		V	X
Blechnaceae	Fern Family
Woodwardia fimbriata	giant chain fern		V	X
Dennstaedtiaceae	Bracken Family
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	bracken		V	X
Dryopteridaceae	Woodfern Family
Dryopteris arguta	California wood fern		V	X
Polypodiaceae	Polypody Family
Polypodium californicum	California polypody		V	X
Pteridaceae	Fern Family
Adiantum jordanii	California maidenhair fern		V	X
Pellaea andromedifolia	coffee fern		V	X
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern		V	X
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa	goldback/silverback fern		V	X
Selaginellaceae	Spike Moss Family
Selaginella asprella	bluish spike-moss		X

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