Plants in the Field Guide on CD
Listed in order by common name.
| COMMON NAME | COMMON FAMILY | BOTANICAL NAME | BOTANICAL FAMILY |
| Arroyo Lupine | Pea | Lupinus succulentus | Fabaceae |
| Arroyo Willow | Willow | Salix lasiolepis | Salicaceae |
| Arundo** | Grass | Arundo donax** | Poaceae |
| Baby Blue Eyes | Waterleaf | Nemophila menziesii | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Basket Bush | Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Anacardiaceae |
| Big-leaf Maple | Maple | Acer macrophyllum | Aceraceae |
| Black Cottonwood | Willow | Populus balsamifera | Salicaceae |
| Black Sage | Mint | Salvia mellifera | Lamiaceae |
| Black Willow | Willow | Salix gooddingii | Salicaceae |
| Blue Dicks | Lily | Dichelostemma capitatum | Liliaceae |
| Blue Larkspur | Buttercup | Delphinium parryi | Ranunculaceae |
| Box Elder* | Maple | Acer negundo* | Aceraceae |
| Branching Phacelia | Waterleaf | Phacelia ramosissima | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Bush Sunflower* | Sunflower | Encelia californica* | Asteraceae |
| California Bay | Laurel | Umbellularia californica | Lauraceae |
| California Black Walnut | Walnut | Juglans californica | Juglandaceae |
| California Brickellbush | Sunflower | Brickellia californica | Asteraceae |
| California Buckeye* | Buckeye | Aesculus californica* | Hippocastanaceae |
| California Coffeeberry | Buckthorn | Rhamnus californica | Rhamnaceae |
| California Croton | Spurge | Croton californicus | Euphorbiaceae |
| California Fuchsia | Evening Primrose | Epilobium canum | Onagraceae |
| California Poppy | Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Papaveraceae |
| California Sagebrush | Sunflower | Artemisia californica | Asteraceae |
| California Sun Cup | Evening Primrose | Camissonia bistorta | Onagraceae |
| California Wild Rose | Rose | Rosa californica | Rosaceae |
| Canyon Liveforever | Stonecrop | Dudleya cymosa | Crassulaceae |
| Canyon Oak | Oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Fagaceae |
| Castor Bean** | Spurge | Ricinus communis** | Euphorbiaceae |
| Century Plant | Lily | Agave americana | Liliaceae |
| Chamise | Rose | Adenostoma fasciculatum | Rosaceae |
| Chaparral Honeysuckle | Honeysuckle | Lonicera subspicata | Caprifoliaceae |
| Chaparral Whitethorn | Buckthorn | Ceanothus leucodermis | Rhamnaceae |
| Chia | Mint | Salvia columbariae | Lamiaceae |
| Chinese Houses | Figwort | Collinsia heterophylla | Scrophulariaceae |
| Cliff Aster | Sunflower | Malacothrix saxatilis | Asteraceae |
| Coast Live Oak | Oak | Quercus agrifolia | Fagaceae |
| Collar Lupine | Pea | Lupinus truncatus | Fabaceae |
| Common Phacelia | Waterleaf | Phacelia distans | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Coulter's Lupine | Pea | Lupinus sparsiflorus | Fabaceae |
| Coyote Brush | Sunflower | Baccharis pilularis | Asteraceae |
| Creek Monkeyflower | Figwort | Mimulus guttatus | Scophulariaceae |
| Creek Senecio | Sunflower | Senecio flaccidus | Asteraceae |
| Deer Weed | Pea | Lotus scoparius | Fabaceae |
| Dodder | Dodder | Cuscuta spp. | Cuscutaceae |
| Elegant Clarkia | Evening Primrose | Clarkia unguiculata | Onagraceae |
| Engelmann Oak | Oak | Quercus engelmannii | Fagaceae |
| Eupatory** | Sunflower | Ageratina adenophora** | Asteraceae |
| Felt-leaf Everlasting | Sunflower | Gnaphalium canescens | Asteraceae |
| Flat-topped Buckwheat | Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum | Polygonaceae |
| Giant Wild Rye | Grass | Leymus condensatus | Poaceae |
| Golden Aster | Sunflower | Heterotheca sessiliflora | Asteraceae |
| Golden Currant | Gooseberry | Ribes aureum | Grossulariaceae |
| Golden Yarrow | Sunflower | Eriophyllum confertiflorum | Asteraceae |
| Green Everlasting | Sunflower | Gnaphalium californicum | Asteraceae |
| Hairy Ceanothus | Buckthorn | Ceanothus oliganthus | Rhamnaceae |
| Heart-leaf Penstemon | Figwort | Keckiella cordifolia | Scrophulariaceae |
| Hillside Gooseberry | Gooseberry | Ribes californicum | Grossulariaceae |
| Hoaryleaf Ceanothus | Buckthorn | Ceanothus crassifolius | Rhamnaceae |
| Holly-leaf Redberry | Buckthorn | Rhamnus ilicifolia | Rhamnaceae |
| Holly-leafed Cherry | Rose | Prunus ilicifolia | Rosaceae |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Onagraceae |
| Horehound* | Mint | Marrubium vulgare* | Lamiaceae |
| Horseweed | Sunflower | Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae |
| Indian Paintbrush | Figwort | Castilleja applegatei | Scrophulariaceae |
| Indian Pink | Pink | Silene laciniata | Caryophyllaceae |
| Lanceleaf Liveforever | Stonecrop | Dudleya lanceolata | Crassulaceae |
| Large-flowered Phacelia | Waterleaf | Phacelia grandiflora | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Laurel Sumac | Sumac | Malosma laurina | Anacardiaceae |
| Leather Oak | Oak | Quercus durata | Fagaceae |
| Little-leaf Redberry | Buckthorn | Rhamnus crocea | Rhamnaceae |
| Matilija Poppy | Poppy | Romneya coulteri | Papaveraceae |
| Mediterranean Mustard** | Mustard | Hirschfeldia incana** | Brassicaceae |
| Mexican Elderberry | Honeysuckle | Sambucus mexicana | Caprifoliaceae |
| Milk Thistle** | Sunflower | Silybum marianum** | Asteraceae |
| Miner's Lettuce | Purslane | Claytonia perfoliata | Portulacaceae |
| Mission Cactus* | Cactus | Opuntia ficus-indica* | Cactaceae |
| Morning Glory | Morning Glory | Calystegia macrostegia | Convolvulaceae |
| Moth Mullein* | Figwort | Verbascum blattaria* | Scrophulariaceae |
| Mountain Mahogany | Rose | Cercocarpus betuloides | Rosaceae |
| Mugwort | Sunflower | Artemisia douglasiana | Asteraceae |
| Mule Fat | Sunflower | Baccharis salicifolia | Asteraceae |
| Nevin's Brickellbush | Sunflower | Brickellia nevinii | Asteraceae |
| Oriental Mustard* | Mustard | Sisymbrium orientale* | Brassicaceae |
| Pine Goldenbush | Sunflower | Ericameria pinifolia | Asteraceae |
| Poison Oak | Sumac | Toxicodendron diversilobum | Anacardiaceae |
| Popcorn Flower | Borage | Cryptantha muricata | Boraginaceae |
| Prickly Pear Cactus | Cactus | Opuntia Xvaseyi | Cactaceae |
| Prickly Phlox | Phlox | Leptodactylon californicum | Polemoniaceae |
| Purple Clarkia | Evening Primrose | Clarkia purpurea | Onagraceae |
| Purple Nightshade | Nightshade | Solanum xanti | Solanaceae |
| Rattlesnake Weed | Spurge | Chamaesyce polycarpa | Euphorbiaceae |
| Red Willow | Willow | Salix laevigata | Salicaceae |
| Red-stem Filaree* | Geranium | Erodium cicutarium* | Geraniaceae |
| Sacred Datura | Nightshade | Datura wrightii | Solanaceae |
| Scale Broom | Sunflower | Lepidospartum squamatum | Asteraceae |
| Scarlet Larkspur | Buttercup | Delphinium cardinale | Ranunculaceae |
| Scarlet Monkeyflower | Figwort | Mimulus cardinalis | Scrophulariaceae |
| Showy Penstemon | Figwort | Penstemon spectabilis | Scrophulariaceae |
| Spanish Broom** | Pea | Spartium junceum** | Fabaceae |
| Sticky Monkeyflower | Figwort | Mimulus aurantiacus | Scrophulariaceae |
| Stinging Lupine | Pea | Lupinus hirsutissimus | Fabaceae |
| Stinking Gourd | Gourd | Cucurbita foetidissima | Cucurbitaceae |
| Sugar Bush | Sumac | Rhus ovata | Anacardiaceae |
| Sweet Alyssum* | Mustard | Lobularia maritima* | Brassicaceae |
| Tansy Mustard | Mustard | Descurainia pinnata | Brassicaceae |
| Telegraph Weed | Sunflower | Heterotheca grandiflora | Asteraceae |
| Toyon | Rose | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Rosaceae |
| Tree Tobacco* | Nightshade | Nicotiana glauca* | Solanaceae |
| Turkey Mullein | Spurge | Eremocarpus setigerus | Euphorbiaceae |
| Wand Buckwheat | Buckwheat | Eriogonum elongatum | Polygonaceae |
| Water Cress* | Mustard | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum* | Brassicaceae |
| Western Sycamore | Sycamore | Platanus racemosa | Platanaceae |
| Western Thistle | Sunflower | Cirsium occidentale | Asteraceae |
| Western Wallflower | Mustard | Erysimum capitatum | Brassicaceae |
| Whipple Yucca | Lily | Yucca whipplei | Liliaceae |
| White Alder | Birch | Alnus rhombifolia | Betulaceae |
| White Nightshade | Nightshade | Solanum douglasii | Solanaceae |
| White Sage | Mint | Salvia apiana | Lamiaceae |
| Wild Canterbury Bells | Waterleaf | Phacelia minor | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Wild Cucumber | Gourd | Marah macrocarpus | Cucurbitaceae |
| Wild Sweet Pea | Pea | Lathyrus vestitus | Fabaceae |
| Yellow Pincushion | Sunflower | Chaenactis glabriuscula | Asteraceae |
| Yellow Star Thistle** | Sunflower | Centaurea melitensis** | Asteraceae |
| Yerba Santa | Waterleaf | Eriodictyon crassifolium | Hydrophyllaceae |
* Introduced plant
** Introduced and invasive plant
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