Plants of
San Diego County, California

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Abies concolor --- White Fir --- Pinaceae
Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata --- Beach Sand Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
Acacia greggii --- Catclaw Acacia --- Fabaceae
Acalypha californica --- California Copperleaf --- Euphorbiaceae
Adenostoma fasciculatum --- Chamise --- Rosaceae
Agave deserti ssp. deserti --- Desert Agave --- Agavaceae
Ambrosia chamissonis --- Beach Bur --- Asteraceae
Ambrosia dumosa --- White Bur-Sage, Burro-Weed --- Asteraceae
Arceuthobium campylopodum --- Western Dwarf Mistletoe --- Viscaceae
Arctostaphylos glandulosa --- Manzanita --- Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos pungens --- Manzanita --- Ericaceae
Artemisia californica --- Coastal Sagebrush --- Asteraceae
Artemisia tridentata --- Sagebrush --- Asteraceae
Atriplex polycarpa --- Many-Fruit Saltbush --- Chenopodiaceae
Avena barbata --- Slender Wild Oat --- Poaceae
Baccharis salicifolia --- Mule Fat, Seep-Willow --- Asteraceae
Baccharis sarothroides --- Broom Baccharis --- Asteraceae
Batis maritima --- Saltwort, Beachwort --- Bataceae
Brodiaea orcuttii --- Orcutt's Brodiaea --- Themidaceae
Bromus diandrus --- Ripgut Grass --- Poaceae
Bromus hordeaceus --- Brome --- Poaceae
Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens --- Foxtail Chess --- Poaceae
Bromus tectorum --- Cheat Grass, Downy Brome --- Poaceae
Bursera microphylla --- Small-Leaf Elephant Tree, Torote --- Burseraceae
Cakile maritima --- Sea Rocket --- Brassicaceae
Callitriche marginata --- Water-Starwort --- Plantaginaceae
Calocedrus decurrens --- Incense Cedar --- Cupressaceae
Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia --- Morning-Glory --- Convolvulaceae
Camissonia cheiranthifolia --- Beach Evening Primrose --- Onagraceae
Cardamine californica var. californica --- Milkmaids, Toothwort --- Brassicaceae
Castilleja foliolosa --- Woolly Indian Paintbrush --- Orobanchaceae
Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans --- Cupleaf Ceanothus --- Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus leucodermis --- Chaparral Whitethorn --- Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus palmeri --- Palmer's Ceanothus --- Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus tomentosus --- Ramona-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus verrucosus --- Wart-Stem-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
Centunculus minimus --- Chaffweed --- Primulaceae
Cercis occidentalis --- Red Bud --- Fabaceae
Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides --- Birch-Leaf Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
Cercocarpus minutiflorus --- San Diego Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
Chamaesyce polycarpa --- Snakeroot --- Euphorbiaceae
Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata --- Desert-Willow --- Bignoniaceae
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata --- Miner's Lettuce --- Portulacaceae
Cneoridium dumosum --- Coast Spice Bush, Bush-Rue --- Rutaceae
Coleogyne ramosissima --- Blackbush --- Rosaceae
Coreopsis maritima --- Sea-Dahlia --- Asteraceae
Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia --- California Aster --- Asteraceae
Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis --- American Dogwood --- Cornaceae
Cotula coronopifolia --- Brass Buttons --- Asteraceae
Crassula aquatica --- Water Pygmy Weed --- Crassulaceae
Cressa truxillensis --- Alkali Weed --- Convolvulaceae
Cryptantha intermedia --- Nievitas Cryptantha --- Boraginaceae
Cuscuta salina --- Dodder --- Cuscutaceae
Cylindropuntia bigelovii var. bigelovii --- Teddy-Bear/Jumping Cholla
Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi --- Gander's Cholla
Cylindropuntia prolifera
--- Coastal Cholla
Cylindropuntia wolfii --- Wolf's Cholla
Dendromecon rigida --- Bush-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
Deschampsia danthonioides --- Annual Hairgrass --- Poaceae
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum --- Blue Dicks --- Themidaceae
Distichlis spicata --- Saltgrass --- Poaceae
Downingia cuspidata --- Downingia --- Campanulaceae
Dudleya edulis --- Ladies' Fingers --- Crassulaceae
Dudleya lanceolata --- Coastal Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
Echinocereus engelmannii --- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus --- Cactaceae
Elatine brachysperma --- Waterwort --- Elatinaceae
Eleocharis macrostachya --- Spikerush --- Cyperaceae
Encelia californica --- California Encelia --- Asteraceae
Encelia farinosa --- Brittlebush, Incienso --- Asteraceae
Ephedra sp. --- Ephedra, Mormon Tea --- Ephedraceae
Equisetum arvense --- Common Horsetail --- Equisetaceae
Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium --- Yerba Santa --- Hydrophyllaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum --- California Buckwheat --- Polygonaceae
Eriophyllum confertiflorum --- Long-Stem Golden-Yarrow --- Asteraceae
Erodium botrys --- Long-Beak Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium --- Red-Stem Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
Erodium moschatum --- White-Stem Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii --- San Diego Button-Celery --- Apiaceae
Eschscholzia californica --- California Poppy --- Papaveraceae
Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii --- Burning Bush --- Celastraceae
Ferocactus cylindraceus --- California Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescens --- Coast Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
Foeniculum vulgare --- Sweet Fennel --- Apiaceae
Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens --- Ocotillo --- Fouquieriaceae
Fragaria vesca --- Wood Strawberry --- Rosaceae
Frankenia salina --- Alkali Heath --- Frankeniaceae
Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium --- Narrow-Leaf Bedstraw --- Rubiaceae
Garrya flavescens --- Silk Tassel Bush --- Garryaceae
Gutierrezia sarothrae --- Broom Matchweed/Snakeweed --- Asteraceae
Hazardia squarrosa --- Saw-tooth Goldenbush --- Asteraceae
Hesperoyucca whipplei --- Our Lord's Candle --- Agavaceae
Heteromeles arbutifolia --- Toyon, Christmas Berry --- Rosaceae
Hirschfeldia incana --- Short-Pod Mustard --- Brassicaceae
Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola --- Cheesebush, Burrobrush --- Asteraceae
Hyptis emoryi --- Desert-Lavender --- Lamiaceae
Isocoma menziesii --- Goldenbush --- Asteraceae
Isoetes howellii --- Quillwort --- Isoetaceae
Isoetes orcuttii --- Quillwort --- Isoetaceae
Isomeris arborea --- Bladderpod --- Capparaceae
Jaumea carnosa --- Salty Susan --- Asteraceae
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii --- Rush --- Juncaceae
Justicia californica --- Chuparosa, Beloperone --- Acanthaceae
Krameria erecta --- Pima Ratany, Purple Heather --- Krameriaceae
Krameria grayi --- White Ratany --- Krameriaceae
Larrea tridentata --- Creosote Bush --- Zygophyllaceae
Leptosiphon parviflorus --- Coast Baby-Star --- Polemoniaceae
Lilaea scilloides --- Flowering Quill Wort --- Juncaginaceae
Limonium californicum --- Western Marsh-Rosemary --- Plumbaginaceae
Lomatium lucidum --- Apiaceae
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata --- Honeysuckle --- Caprifoliaceae
Lotus scoparius var. scoparius --- Deerweed --- Fabaceae
Lupinus bicolor --- Miniature Lupine
Lycium californicum --- Box Thorn --- Solanaceae
Lythrum hyssopifolium --- Grass Poly --- Lythraceae
Malacothamnus fasciculatus --- Chaparral Bushmallow --- Malvaceae
Malacothrix glabrata --- Desert Dandelion --- Asteraceae
Malosma laurina --- Laurel Sumac --- Anacardiaceae
Mammillaria dioica --- Fish-Hook Cactus --- Cactaceae
Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus --- Manroot, Wild-Cucumber --- Cucurbitaceae
Mimulus aurantiacus --- Coast Monkeyflower --- Phyrmaceae
Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii --- Desert Monkey Flower --- Phyrmaceae
Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia --- Coastal Wishbone Plant --- Nyctaginaceae
Monanthochloe littoralis --- Shore Grass --- Poaceae
Nassella pulchra --- Purple Needlegrass --- Poaceae
Ophioglossum californicum --- California Adder's Tongue --- Ophioglossaceae
Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris --- Beavertail Cactus --- Cactaceae
Opuntia littoralis --- Coastal Prickly-Pear --- Cactaceae
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata --- Bird's Foot Cliff-Brake --- Pteridaceae
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii --- Goldback/Silverback Fern --- Pteridaceae
Phoradendron californicum --- Desert Mistletoe --- Viscaceae
Pilularia americana --- Pillwort --- Marsileaceae
Pinus coulteri --- Coulter Pine --- Pinaceae
Pinus jeffreyi --- Jeffrey Pine --- Pinaceae
Pinus lambertiana --- Sugar Pine --- Pinaceae
Pinus monophylla --- Single-Leaf Pine --- Pinaceae
Pinus ponderosa --- Ponderosa Pine --- Pinaceae
Pinus quadrifolia --- Parry Pinyon Pine --- Pinaceae
Pinus torreyana --- Torrey Pine --- Pinaceae
Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus --- Adobe Allocarya --- Boraginaceae
Platanus racemosa --- Western Sycamore --- Platanaceae
Pleuraphis rigida --- Big Galleta --- Poaceae
Pogogyne abramsii --- San Diego Mesa Mint --- Lamiaceae
Polypodium californicum --- California Polypody --- Polypodiaceae
Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii --- Western Cottonwood --- Salicaceae
Porophyllum gracile --- Odora --- Asteraceae
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana --- Honey Mesquite --- Fabaceae
Prunus fremontii --- Desert Apricot --- Rosaceae
Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia --- Islay, Holly-Leaf Cherry --- Rosaceae
Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus --- Dwarf Woolly-Heads --- Asteraceae
Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus --- Slender Wooly-Heads --- Asteraceae
Psorothamnus emoryi --- White-Dalea --- Fabaceae
Psorothamnus schottii --- Indigo Bush --- Fabaceae
Psorothamnus spinosus --- Smoke Tree --- Fabaceae
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens --- Braken Brake --- Dennstaedtiaceae
Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia --- Coast Live Oak --- Fagaceae
Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia --- Interior Live Oak --- Fagaceae
Quercus chrysolepis --- Maul Oak, Canyon Live Oak --- Fagaceae
Quercus dumosa --- Nuttall's Scrub Oak --- Fagaceae
Quercus kelloggii --- California Black Oak --- Fagaceae
Ranunculus californicus --- Buttercup --- Ranunculaceae
Rhamnus crocea --- Spiny Redberry --- Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella --- Hoary Coffeeberry --- Rhamnaceae
Rhododendron occidentale --- Western Azalea --- Ericaceae
Rhus integrifolia --- Lemonadeberry --- Anacardiaceae
Rhus ovata --- Sugar Bush --- Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata --- Skunkbrush --- Anacardiaceae
Ribes indecorum --- White Flower Currant --- Grossulariaceae
Ribes speciosum --- Fuchsia-Flower Gooseberry --- Grossulariaceae
Ribes viburnifolium --- Santa Catalina I./Evergreen Currant --- Grossulariaceae
Rosa californica --- California Rose --- Rosaceae
Salicornia subterminalis and S. virginica --- Glasswort, Pickleweed --- Chenopodiaceae
Salicornia subterminalis --- Glasswort, Pickleweed --- Chenopodiaceae
Salicornia virginica --- Glasswort, Pickleweed --- Chenopodiaceae
Salix lasiolepis --- Arroyo Willow --- Salicaceae
Salvia apiana --- White Sage --- Lamiaceae
Salvia mellifera --- Black Sage --- Lamiaceae
Sambucus mexicana --- Blue Elderberry --- Adoxaceae
Scirpus californicus --- Bulrush --- Juncaceae
Selaginella bigelovii --- Bigelow's Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
Selaginella cinerascens --- Mesa Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
Senna armata --- Spiny Senna --- Fabaceae
Simmondsia chinensis --- Jojoba, Goatnut --- Simmondsiaceae
Solanum parishii --- Parish's Nightshade --- Solanaceae
Spartina foliosa --- California Cord Grass --- Poaceae
Sphaeralcea ambigua --- Grenadine Desert/Apricot Mallow --- Malvaceae
Suaeda esteroa --- Estuary Sea-Blite --- Chenopodiaceae
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum --- Fendler's Meadow-Rue --- Ranunculaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum --- Western Poison-Oak --- Anacardiaceae
Triglochin concinna var. concinna --- Arrow-Grass --- Juncaginaceae
Typha latifolia --- Broad-leaved Cattail --- Typhaceae
Viguiera laciniata --- San Diego Sunflower --- Asteraceae
Washingtonia filifera --- Desert Fan Palm --- Arecaceae
Xylococcus bicolor --- Mission Manzanita --- Ericaceae
Yucca schidigera --- Mohave Yucca -- Agavaceae


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