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