Plants of
San Diego County, California


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Taxonomy of California Plants List

Last updated 5 Feb. 2008


  MISSION TRAILS PARK (COWLES MTN.): Inland Sage Scrub, Chaparral, & Disturbed

  1. Hesperoyucca whipplei --- Our Lord's Candle --- Agavaceae
  2. Malosma laurina --- Laurel Sumac --- Anacardiaceae
  3. Artemisia californica --- Coastal Sagebrush --- Asteraceae
  4. Baccharis sarothroides --- Broom Baccharis --- Asteraceae
  5. Bahiopsis laciniata --- San Diego Sunflower --- Asteraceae 
  6. Gutierrezia sarothrae --- Broom Matchweed/Snakeweed --- Asteraceae
  7. Hazardia squarrosa --- Saw-tooth Goldenbush --- Asteraceae
  8. Porophyllum gracile --- Odora --- Asteraceae
  9. Hirschfeldia incana --- Short-Pod Mustard --- Brassicaceae
10. Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus --- Manroot, Wild-Cucumber --- Cucurbitaceae
11. Xylococcus bicolor --- Mission Manzanita --- Ericaceae
12. Chamaesyce polycarpa --- Snakeroot --- Euphorbiaceae
13. Lotus scoparius var. scoparius --- Deerweed --- Fabaceae
14. Ribes indecorum --- White Flower Currant --- Grossulariaceae
15. Salvia mellifera --- Black Sage --- Lamiaceae
16. Mimulus aurantiacus --- Coast Monkeyflower --- Phrymaceae
17. Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum --- California Buckwheat --- Polygonaceae
18. Cheilanthes newberryi --- California Cotton Fern --- Pteridaceae
19. Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata --- Bird's Foot Cliff-Brake --- Pteridaceae
20. Ceanothus tomentosus --- Ramona-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
21. Rhamnus crocea --- Spiny Redberry --- Rhamnaceae
22. Adenostoma fasciculatum --- Chamise --- Rosaceae
23. Selaginella bigelovii --- Bigelow's Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae
24. Selaginella cinerascens --- Mesa Spike-Moss --- Selaginellaceae

MISSION TRAILS PARK (OLD MISSION DAM): Riparian Woodland

25. Baccharis salicifolia --- Mule Fat, Seep-Willow --- Asteraceae
26. Platanus racemosa --- Western Sycamore --- Platanaceae
27. Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii --- Western Cottonwood --- Salicaceae
28. Salix lasiolepis --- Arroyo Willow --- Salicaceae

MISSION TRAILS PARK (OLD MISSION DAM): Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, & Oak Woodland

29. Sambucus mexicana --- Blue Elderberry --- Adoxaceae
30. Rhus integrifolia --- Lemonadeberry --- Anacardiaceae
31. Toxicodendron diversilobum --- Western Poison-Oak --- Anacardiaceae
32. Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia --- Coast Live Oak --- Fagaceae
33. Erodium botrys --- Long-Beak Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
34. Erodium cicutarium --- Red-Stem Filarre/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
35. Erodium moschatum --- White-Stem Filaree/Storksbill --- Geraniaceae
36. Salvia apiana --- White Sage --- Lamiaceae
37. Malacothamnus fasciculatus --- Chaparral Bushmallow --- Malvaceae
38. Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia --- Coastal Wishbone Plant --- Nyctaginaceae
39. Avena barbata --- Slender Wild Oat --- Poaceae
40. Bromus diandrus --- Ripgut Grass --- Poaceae
41. Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens --- Foxtail Chess --- Poaceae
42. Nassella pulchra --- Purple Needlegrass --- Poaceae
43. Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata --- Miner's Lettuce --- Portulacaceae
44. Pentagramma triangularis --- Goldback/Silverback Fern --- Pteridaceae
45. Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum --- Fendler's Meadow-Rue --- Ranunculaceae
46. Cercocarpus minutiflorus --- San Diego Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae
47. Heteromeles arbutifolia --- Toyon, Christmas Berry --- Rosaceae
48. Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia --- Islay, Holly-Leaf Cherry --- Rosaceae
49. Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum --- Blue Dicks --- Themidaceae

TORREY PINE STATE RESERVE: Pine Woodland, Inland Sage Scrub, Chaparral, & Coastal Strand

50. Yucca schidigera --- Mohave Yucca -- Agavaceae
51. Lomatium lucidum --- Apiaceae
52. Coreopsis maritima --- Sea-Dahlia --- Asteraceae
53. Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia --- California-Aster --- Asteraceae
54. Encelia californica --- California Encelia --- Asteraceae
55. Eriophyllum confertiflorum --- Long-Stem Golden-Yarrow --- Asteraceae
56. Cryptantha intermedia --- Nievitas Cryptantha --- Boraginaceae
57. Cardamine californica var. californica --- Milkmaids, Toothwort --- Brassicaceae
58. Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescens --- Coast Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
59. Opuntia littoralis --- Coastal Prickly-Pear --- Cactaceae
60. Isomeris arborea --- Bladderpod --- Capparaceae
61. Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia --- Morning-Glory --- Convolvulaceae
62. Dudleya edulis --- Ladies' Fingers --- Crassulaceae
63. Dudleya lanceolata --- Coastal Dudleya --- Crassulaceae
64. Quercus dumosa --- Nuttall's Scrub Oak --- Fagaceae
65. Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium --- Yerba Santa --- Hydrophyllaceae
66. Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata --- Beach Sand Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
67. Dendromecon rigida --- Bush-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
68. Eschscholzia californica --- California Poppy --- Papaveraceae
69. Pinus torreyana --- Torrey Pine --- Pinaceae
70. Polypodium californicum --- California Polypody --- Polypodiaceae
71. Ceanothus verrucosus --- Wart-Stem-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
72. Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium --- Narrow-Leaf Bedstraw --- Rubiaceae
73. Cneoridium dumosum --- Coast Spice Bush, Bush-Rue --- Rutaceae
74. Solanum parishii --- Parish's Nightshade --- Solanaceae

ANZA BORREGO STATE PARK: Perennials

Creosote Bush Scrub, Dry Desert Wash,
Succulent Desert Scrub, Alkaline Desert Wash
75. Justicia californica --- Chuparosa, Beloperone --- Acanthaceae
76. Agave deserti --- Desert Agave --- Agavaceae
77. Atriplex polycarpa --- Many-Fruit Saltbush --- Amaranthaceae
78. Pilostyles thurberi --- Thurber's Pilostyles --- Apodanthaceae
79. Washingtonia filifera --- California Fan Palm --- Arecaceae
80. Ambrosia dumosa --- White Bur-Sage/Burro-Weed --- Asteraceae
81. Ambrosia salsola var. s. --- Cheesebush, Burrobrush --- Asteraceae
82. Encelia farinosa --- Brittlebush, Incienso --- Asteraceae
83. Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata --- Desert-Willow --- Bignoniaceae
84. Bursera microphylla --- Small-Leaf Elephant Tree, Torote --- Burseraceae
85. Cylindropuntia bigelovii var. bigelovii --- Teddy-Bear/Jumping Cholla
86. Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi --- Gander's Cholla
87. Echinocereus engelmannii --- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus --- Cactaceae
88. Ferocactus cylindraceus --- California Barrel Cactus --- Cactaceae
89. Mammillaria dioica --- Fish-Hook Cactus --- Cactaceae
90. Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris --- Beavertail Cactus --- Cactaceae
91. Ephedra sp. --- Mormon-Tea --- Ephedraceae
92. Acalypha californica --- Copperleaf --- Euphorbiaceae
93. Senna armata --- Spiny Senna --- Fabaceae
94. Psorothamnus emoryi --- White-Dalea --- Fabaceae
95. Psorothamnus schottii --- Indigo Bush --- Fabaceae
96. Psorothamnus spinosus --- Smoke Tree --- Fabaceae
97. Acacia greggii --- Catclaw Acacia --- Fabaceae
98. Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana --- Honey Mesquite --- Fabaceae
99. Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens --- Ocotillo --- Fouquieriaceae
100. Krameria grayi --- White Ratany --- Krameriaceae
101. Hyptis emoryi --- Desert-Lavender --- Lamiaceae
102. Prunus fremontii --- Desert Apricot --- Rosaceae
103. Simmondsia chinensis --- Jojoba, Goatnut --- Simmondsiaceae
104. Phoradendron californicum --- Desert Mistletoe --- Viscaceae
105. Larrea tridentata --- Creosote Bush --- Zygophyllaceae

Pinyon Pine - Juniper Woodland
106. Juniperus californica --- California Juniper --- Cupressaceae
107. Quercus cornelius-mulleri --- Desert Scrub Oak --- Fagaceae
108. Pinus monophylla --- Single-Leaf Pinyon Pine --- Pinaceae
109. Coleogyne ramosissima --- Blackbush --- Rosaceae

Desert and Desert Transition: Annuals
Hesperocallis undulata --- Desert Lily --- Agavaceae
Chaenactis fremontii --- Desert Pincushion --- Asteraceae
Malacothrix glabrata --- Desert Dandelion --- Asteraceae
Palafoxia arida var. arida --- Desert Spanish Needles --- Asteraceae
Perityle emoryi --- Emory's Rock-Daisy --- Asteraceae
Dithyrea californica --- Spectacle-Pod --- Brassicaceae
Salvia columbariae --- Chia --- Lamiaceae
Abronia villosa --- Sand-Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata --- Desert Lanthern --- Onagraceae
Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii --- Peirson's Evening Primose --- Onagraceae
Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides --- Dune Evening-Primrose --- Onagraceae
Eschscholzia minutiflora --- Pygmy Gold-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia parishii --- Parish's Gold-Poppy --- Papaveraceae
Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii --- Desert Monkey Flower --- Phrymaceae
Mohavea confertiflora --- Ghost Flower --- Plantaginaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu --- Brittle Spine Flower --- Polygonaceae
Eriogonum inflatum --- Desert Trumpet --- Polygonaceae

VERNAL POOL PLANTS

110. Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii --- San Diego Button-Celery --- Apiaceae
111. Cotula coronopifolia --- Brass Buttons --- Asteraceae
112. Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus --- Dwarf Woolly-Heads --- Asteraceae
112. Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus --- Slender Wooly-Heads --- Asteraceae
113. Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus --- Adobe Allocarya --- Boraginaceae
114. Downingia cuspidata --- Downingia --- Campanulaceae
115. Crassula aquatica --- Water Pygmy Weed --- Crassulaceae
116. Eleocharis macrostachya --- Spikerush --- Cyperaceae
117. Elatine brachysperma --- Waterwort --- Elatinaceae
118. Isoetes howellii --- Howell's Quillwort --- Isoetaceae
118. Isoetes orcuttii --- Orcutt's Quillwort --- Isoetaceae
119. Lilaea scilloides --- Flowering Quill Wort --- Juncaginaceae
120. Pogogyne abramsii --- San Diego Mesa Mint --- Lamiaceae
121. Lythrum hyssopifolium --- Grass Poly --- Lythraceae
122. Pilularia americana --- American Pillwort --- Marsileaceae
123. Callitriche marginata --- Water-Starwort --- Plantaginaceae
124. Deschampsia danthonioides --- Annual Hairgrass --- Poaceae
125. Centunculus minimus --- Chaffweed --- Primulaceae
126. Brodiaea orcuttii --- Orcutt's Brodiaea --- Themidaceae

VERNAL POOL ASSOCIATES (also found outside vernal pools)

127. Lasthenia gracilis --- Common Goldfields --- Asteraceae
128. Centaurium venustum --- Canchalagua --- Gentianaceae
129. Sisyrinchium bellum --- Blue-Eyed-Grass --- Iridaceae
130. Castilleja densiflora ssp. gracilis --- Parish's Owl's-Clover --- Orobanchaceae
130. Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta --- Purple Owl's-Clover --- Orobanchaceae
131. Muilla maritima --- Coastal Muilla --- Themidaceae


TIJUANA ESTUARY

Salt Marsh & Coastal Strand
132. Arthrocnemum subterminale --- Parish's Pickleweed --- Amaranthaceae
133. Sarcocornia pacifica --- Pacific Pickleweed --- Amaranthaceae
132/133. Arthrocnemum subterminale and Sarcocornia pacifica --- Amaranthaceae
134. Suaeda esteroa --- Estuary Sea-Blite --- Amaranthaceae
135. Jaumea carnosa --- Salty Susan --- Asteraceae
136. Batis maritima --- Saltwort, Beachwort --- Bataceae
137. Cressa truxillensis --- Alkali Weed --- Convolvulaceae
138. Cuscuta salina --- Rough Saltmarsh Dodder --- Convolvulaceae
139. Frankenia salina --- Alkali-Heath --- Frankeniaceae
140. Triglochin maritima --- Arrow-Grass --- Juncaginaceae
141. Limonium californicum --- Western Marsh-Rosemary --- Plumbaginaceae
142. Distichlis spicata --- Saltgrass --- Poaceae
143. Monanthochloe littoralis --- Shoregrass --- Poaceae
144. Spartina foliosa --- California Cord Grass --- Poaceae
145. Lycium californicum --- California Desert Thorn --- Solanaceae

Freshwater/Brackish Marsh
146. Schoenoplectus californicus --- California Bulrush --- Cyperaceae
147. Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii --- Southwestern Spiny Rush --- Juncaceae
148. Typha latifolia --- Broad-Leaf Cattail --- Typhaceae


COASTAL DUNE PLANTS
149. Ambrosia chamissonis --- Beach-Bur --- Asteraceae
150. Cakile maritima --- European Sea Rocket --- Brassicaceae
151. Abronia maritima --- Red Sand-Verbena --- Nyctaginaceae
152. Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa --- Beach Evening-Primrose --- Onagraceae


CUYAMACA & LAGUNA MTNS.
Forest, Meadow, and Riparian Woodland
153. Rhus trilobata --- Skunkbrush --- Anacardiaceae
154. Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus --- Snowberry --- Caprifoliaceae
155. Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii --- San Diego Burning Bush --- Celastraceae
156. Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis --- Creek Dogwood --- Cornaceae
157. Calocedrus decurrens --- California Incense Cedar --- Cupressaceae
158. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens --- Western Braken --- Dennstaedtiaceae
159. Equisetum arvense --- Common Horsetail --- Equisetaceae
160. Arctostaphylos pungens --- Point-Leaf Manzanita --- Ericaceae
161. Rhododendron occidentale --- Western Azalea --- Ericaceae
162. Lupinus bicolor --- Miniature Lupine -- Fabaceae
163. Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia --- Interior Coast Live Oak --- Fagaceae
164. Quercus chrysolepis --- Canyon Live Oak --- Fagaceae
165. Quercus kelloggii --- California Black Oak --- Fagaceae
166. Abies concolor --- White Fir --- Pinaceae
167. Pinus coulteri --- Coulter Pine --- Pinaceae
168. Pinus jeffreyi --- Jeffrey Pine --- Pinaceae
169. Pinus lambertiana --- Sugar Pine --- Pinaceae
170. Pinus ponderosa --- Pacific Ponderosa Pine --- Pinaceae
171. Bromus hordeaceus --- Soft Chess --- Poaceae
172. Bromus tectorum --- Cheat Grass, Downy Brome --- Poaceae
173. Leptosiphon parviflorus --- Coast Baby-Star --- Polemoniaceae
174. Ranunculus californicus --- California Buttercup --- Ranunculaceae
175. Ceanothus palmeri --- Palmer's-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
176. Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella --- Chaparral Coffeeberry --- Rhamnaceae
177. Fragaria vesca --- California/Wood Strawberry --- Rosaceae
178. Rosa californica --- California Rose --- Rosaceae
179. Arceuthobium campylopodum --- Western Dwarf Mistletoe --- Viscaceae

CUYAMACA & LAGUNA MTNS.
Montane Chaparral / Sagebrush
180. Rhus ovata --- Sugar Bush --- Anacardiaceae
181. Artemisia tridentata --- Mountain Sagebrush --- Asteraceae
182. Arctostaphylos glandulosa --- Manzanita --- Ericaceae
183. Cercis occidentalis --- Western Red Bud --- Fabaceae
184. Garrya flavescens --- Ashy Silk Tassel --- Garryaceae
185. Pinus quadrifolia --- Parry Pinyon --- Pinaceae
186. Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans --- Cup-Leaf-Lilac --- Rhamnaceae
187. Ceanothus leucodermis --- Chaparral Whitethorn --- Rhamnaceae
188. Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum --- Hairy Yerba Santa --- Hydrophyllaceae
189. Umbellularia californica --- California Bay --- Lauraceae 
190. Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides --- Birch-Leaf Mountain-Mahogany --- Rosaceae


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