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Vascular Plants of Salt Point State Park

Salt Point State Park - Vascular Plants _ I 1 I ----

Presence of taxa according to Best, et al. ( 1996), except as footnoted 1 for personal oiJservations i Taxonomic nomenclature follows Hickman, et al. (1993), except as footnoted2

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Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name 1 Life History/Form Habitat Division SPHENOPHYTA ------ -!------------~-------------------· -----------Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family)- 3 taxa I

Equisetum arvense common horsetail perennial wet soils near streams, seeps --E. hyemale ssp. affine common scouring rush perennial moist scrub near streams I~-. telmatew ssp. braunu I giant horsetail perennial streambanks, wet soils

Division PTEROPHYTA ~ .. ------------------- ·-----------Blechnaceae (Deer Fern Family)- 2 taxa • ------ -~------------

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_ 1 Blechnum spicant I deer fern perennial _ 1 moist woods, canyons Woodwardiafimbriata western chain fern 1 perennial along creeks, in springs~-seeps

Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Family) - 1 taxon I I

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken perennial widespread in grassland, scrub Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family)- 3 taxa

f---. Athyrium jilix-femina var. cyclosorum lady fern perennial moist woods, forests Dryopteris arguta wood fern ,perennial woods, forests

--- -- --Polystichum munitum western sword fern 1perennial damp forests, scrub, along streams

Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue Family)- 1 taxon _ __j_ -------~

Botrichium multifidum grape-fern jperennial wet grassland, scrub Polypodiaceae (Polypody Family) - 3 taxa

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Polypodium californicum California polypody _, --·

--perennial damp woods, stream banks

P. glycyrrhiza licorice fern perennial damp canyons, on rocks, logs f----

P. scouleri leather leaf fern 1perennial on rocks, cliffs near ocean Pteridaceae (Brak~ Famil~) - 3 taxa

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jAdiantum aleuticum five-finger fern perennial • wooded riparian A. jordanii California maidenhair ~perennial damp woods

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Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern _ I perennial banks, cliffs, logs Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Division CONIFEROPHYTA iperennial · .. ------------------ ...... ----------1-------~------------Cupressaceae (C~2ress Famil~)- 2 taxa _________ - +-- - -- - ------- -

Cupressus gov.eniana ssp. pigmaea .QY&_my or Mendocino cypress 1 small tree 1 pygmy forest

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C. macrocarpa * Monterey cypress 1tree coastal grassland Pinaceae (Pine Family)- 5 taxa i I

-·-~--~-- ' ---h-Abies grandis grand fir I tree iforest Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi pygmy pine small tree i pygmy forest

1---- --Bishop pine forest Pinus muricata tree

--Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir forest tree

r----- Tsuga heterophylla 1 western hemlock tree forest Taxaceae (Yew Family) - 1 taxon

Torreya californica ' California nutmeg shrub; tree moist, shady woodland, forest Taxodiaceae (Bald-cypress Family)- 1 taxon

Sequoia sempervirens coast redwood tree redwood forest Division ANTHOPHYTA ------------------- ----------- ---.--- -~------------Class DICOTYLEDONES ~- .. -. ·-·. -·· --·-·. -·· -··- .. ------- ·-··-··-··-··-··-·· -··- .. - .. - ··- ~ ·-. ·-----·-··-··- .. - .. Aizoaceae (Carpetweed or Fig-marigold Family)- 2 taxa I

Carpobrotus chilensis * sea fig perennial (trailing, mat-forming) ,. ---~

C. edulis * Hottentot-fig; iceplant 1 perennial (trailing, mat-forming) Anacardiaceae (Cashew or Sumac Family)- 1 taxon :

--~

Toxicodendron diversilobum '_IJ_oison-oak shrub; vine 1 scrub; woodland; forest Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley, Dill Family) aka Umbelliferae- 20 taxa I

I scrub; grassland - --

Angelica hendersonii angelica perennial Apium graveolens * 1celery annual; perennial damp areas Conioselinum pacificum I conioselinum perennial scrub Conium maculatum * poison hemlock perennial moist, disturbed sites; scrub, strea Daucus carota * Queen Anne's lace annual

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grassland; disturbed sites -- -------

D. pusillus rattlesnake weed 'annual grassland Eryngium armatum coyote thistle jperennial moist grassland

Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley, Dill Family) aka Umbelliferae (continued) I

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'Foeniculum vulgare * ---~~-trrst ---- ----·--fennel perennial disturbed sites; roadsides

Glehnia littoralis ssp. Teiocarpa beach silvertop -- ·-·· _, ______

perennial ! coastal strand ---~

Heracleum lanatum ------

cow parsnip perennial _j moist coastal scrub, grassland 1---

Ligusticum apiifolium ---· --- -----

__________ jlovage I perennial I shady banks, grassland Oenanthe sarmentosa

---Tma~shes; streamsides

--! ditch-carrot

1perennial

r---- -Osmorhiza cliilensis 1 -

I sweet cicely ------~- --- --

jperennial 1 mmst, shady woodland, forest

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~-Perideridia gairanerii ssp. gairdnereii yampah perennial 1 grassland; woodland

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· Sanicula arctopoides ---·-·

footsteps-of-spring perennial i coastal bluffs; grassland ... . .

S. bipinnatifida purple sanicle perennial !grassland ·-

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S. crassicaulis snakeroot perennial grassland; woodland 1--

S. laciniata cutleaf sanicle perennial grassland; scrub --

1-Scanaix pecten-veneris * Venus's needle annual disturbed sites; grassland Tori/is arvensis *' hedge-parsley annual woodland; scrub; grassland

Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)- 1 taxon Vinca major * I periwinkle I perennial (groundco' disturbed sites; homesteads

Araliaceae (Ginseng Family) 1 taxon Aralia californica elk-clover; spikenard perennial moist sites; streamsides

Aristolochiaceae (Pipevme Family)- 1 taxon Asarum caudatum wild-ginger !perennial 'streamsides; moist thickets

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae - 67 taxa i

Achillea millefolium yarrow rperennial grassland Adenocaulon bicolor trailfinder perennial shaded woodland, forest Agoseris apargioides 1 seaside agoseris perennial sandy soils; grassland; dunes A. heterophylla . annual mountain dandelion annual grassland Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur perennial beach; dunes

1--Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting perennial grassland; scrub Artemisia ciififornica 1 I California sagebrush !shrub scrub; grassland A. douglasiana

1mugwort ;perennial wetlands; grassland; scrub

Family Latin Binomial(*= non-nativ~) Common Name i Life History/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Artemisia suksdorfii coastal mugwort !perennial wetlands; scrub; grassland ·----·-

Aster Clillensis 1 aster :perennial scrub; grassland A. raaulinus 1 aster perennial woodland; scrub Baccharis pilularis coyote brush shrub scrub; grassland

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Bellis perennis * English daisy ---·-

iperennial moist grassland; disturbed sites Calycadenia multiglandulosa sticky rosin weed

----1annual · dry grassland, slopes

-----Carduus pycnocephalus * Italian thistle annual grassland; disturbed sites Chamomilla suaveolens * I pineapple weed

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<annual disturbed sites ---

Cichorium intybus * ----[chicory

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'perennial 1 disturbed sites; grassland ·--·

1-----·~·- ---------· - ... --~-~

Cirsium douglasii var. breweri -------

! swamp thistle --------

I biennial; perennial I wet grassland; scrub --·---

C. occidentale var. ocdaentale I cobweb thistle biennial I grassland; coastal slopes; dunes

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C. quercetorum brownie thistle perennial grassland ~ -- - -~--- ~-~~ ~

C. vulgare * bull thistle biennial grassland; scrub; disturbed, moist <

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Conyza canadensis -r-~ - ~ ~ ----·--·

annual - --

l horse weed disturbed sites --"---~

Cotula coronopifolia * brass-buttons ------·

perennial coastal wetlands -

De1airea odorata *(=Senecio mikanioides 2) Cape-ivy perennial (vinelike) scrub; woodland; disturbed sites

-~ --· Erechtites glome rata * Australian fireweed perennial scrub, grassland, woodland

r--~---- E. minima * ~~------

Australian fireweed annual; perennial scrub, grassland, woodland Erigeron glaucus seaside daisy perennial coastal bluffs, grassland

- --Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum 1 woolly sunflower perennial banks, slopes; scrub

--------E. staechadifolium lizardtail; seaside woolly sunfl shrub coastal bluffs; scrub r--Filago califomica herba impia annual grassland; scrub

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Gnaphalium califomicum cud weed annual; biennial scrub; grassland -----

G. luteo-album * cud weed .annual ----

grassland; disturbed sites --

cud weed 1 annual; perennial grassland; disturbed sites G. purpureum r---

G. ramosissimum 1 cud weed I biennial grassland; scrub --~-

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G. stramineum cud weed annual; biennial scrub; slopes --

Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla lgumplant I perennial grassland; coastal bluffs, slopes Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) I Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued) i

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Helenium puberulum sneezeweed 1 annual; perennial wetlands Hemizonia congesta ssp. clevelanaii 1 hayfield tarweed !annual - grassland (upper prairie)

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I H. corymbosa ssp. corymbosa 1 tarplant I annual grassland 1----- ----

'Hesperevax sparsijlora var. sparsijlora hesperevax annual grassland; scrub 1-

Heterotheca sessilijlora ssp. bolanderi goldenaster perennial grassland; coastal bluffs ---

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. Hieracium albijlorum hawkweed i perennial _ _ dry woodland; forest 'Hypochaeris glalJra * ~-~-

smooth cat's-ear 'annual 'grassland; dunes; disturbed sites---H. radicata * perennial

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I rough cat' s-ear grassland; disturbed sites I--~

Lasthenia califomica goldfields --

annual grassland ---- ~--~---

L. gliilierrima marsh }asthenia I annual salt marsh; wetlands 1----

1 L. macrantha ssp. macrantha

-goldfields perennial grassland

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I scrub; grassland ·- --------- -i Layia gaillaraioiaes 1 ~ ~-- ------- ~~- ~~----~--- layia annual

1---~ ~ ------------- ---~- --~~~ ---- ---------

___ j L. platyglossa ssp. platy glossa ------

___ 1 tidy-tips _______________ , annual ___ grassland; coastal_ bluff~ ---- --

: Leontoaon taraxacoiaes * --1hawkbit :annual; perennial grassland

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; Lessingia ]ilaginifolia var. califomica- - -- ~omia-aster ----------

grassland; slopes-- -~ ---- ------ ----

:perennial ------

iLeucanthemum maximum *-- - - ----- -- --~------~ ------ - - ··----- ----· -~-

jdaisy I perennial coastal strand

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Madia exigua threadstem madia annual grassland; woodland r----

M. madioides -·--

woodland madia perennial woodland; forest ----------

-- -------M. minima little madia annual woodland; forest; scrub Microseris laciniata microseris perennial grassland Petasites frigidus var. palmatus coltsfoot perennial streamsides; shaded wetlands

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----Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus woolly-heads annual disturbed, compacted soil

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Senecio vulgaris * groundsel annual disturbed sites Silybum marianum * milk thistle annual; biennial disturbed sites

r----- Solidago canadensis ssp. elongata 1 Canada goldenrod ---

perennial scrub S. spathulata ssp. spathulata coast goldenrod

--perennial sandy soils; dunes

Sol iva sessilis *' soliva annual 'disturbed, compacted soil ----

Sonchus asper * ssp. asper prickly sow-thistle annual disturbed sites; grassland --

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Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued) I

Sonchus oleraceus * common sow-thistle annual I disturbed sites; grassland; scrub Taraxacum officinale *1 dandelion perennial disturbed, moist sites; grassland Wyethia angustifolia narrow-leaved mule's-ears perennial grassland

Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)- 2 taxa Berberis nervosa longleaf mahonia shrub woodland

--Vancouveria planipetala redwood-ivy; inside-out flowe subshrub (groundco moist coniferous forest

Betulaceae (Birch Fami!Y)- 2 taxa -- ------ --··~---

Alnus rubra ' red alder tree streamsides Corylus cornuta var. californica hazelnut; filbert shrub ·damp woodland; forest

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)- 2 taxa I

Amsinckia spectabilis seaside fiddleneck 1annual coastal grassland; dunes Myosotis discolor * blue scorpion-grass annual; biennial 'disturbed sites

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) aka Cruciferae- 9 taxa Brassica nigra *' black mustard () annual disturbed sites B. rapa * field mustard annual disturbed sites, grassland Cakile maritima * sea rocket annual dunes, beaches

f-- , Capsella bursa-pastoris * shepherd's purse annual disturbed sites --~-

--1 Caraamine californica var. californica milk maids

-perennial I grassland, woodland, forest

C. oligosperma ----·------

bitter cress ------- ----

annual disturbed sites, grassland, scru1J _ :Hirschfeldia incana *1 -

summer mustard - -- -- ---------·

biennial to perennial disturbed sites Raphanus sativus * 1 ----

wild radish -

annual disturbed sites ------- -----

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Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum I water cress ~erennial wet places, streams, seeps Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)- 1 taxon I

------ ------· Campanula californica · swamp harebell perennial freshwater swamp

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)- 3 taxa ·-·--

-- Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans honeysuckle perennial vine woodland; scrub -- - -·-

L. involucrata twin berry shrub 1 wet scrub; streamsides -· ----

Sambucus racemosa red elderberry shrub ! wet places; scrub Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family continued) I I

Symphoricarpos albus var. Laevigatus ' snowbe_gy 1 shrub I wet places; streamsides Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) - 12 taxa

Cardionema ramosissimum sand mat perennial 1 coastal grassland; dunes Cerastium arvense field chickweed perennial grassland; rocky sites C. glomeratum * mouse-ear chickweed .annual grassland; disturbed sites Polycarpon tetraphyllum * four-leaved allseed annual grassland; dunes; disturbed sites Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis big pearlwort perennial coastal bluffs S. procumbens Arctic pearlwort perennial moist, sandy or gravelly places Silene gallica * windmill pink annual grassland; disturbed sites Spergula arvensis * stickwort I annual grassland; disturbed sites

1----Spergularia macrotheca

-· sticky sand-spurrey perennial rocky, sandy coastal grassland, blu

S. marina coastal sand-spurrey annual muddy, alkaline marshy places IS. rubra *

------· sand-spurrey I annual; perennial

-----1 disturbed, compacted soil

Stellaria media * common chickweed I annual ·-----

I moist, disturbed sites Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family) - 2 taxa !

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Euonymus occidentalis 1 western burning bush I shrub : moist, shady canyons

----- -· -----Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxwood --- 1 subshrub ; shaded slopes in woodland

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)- 1 taxon i ·----··-

Atriplex californica saltbush perennial 1 sandy places; marshes

Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory Family)- 4 taxa - --~- -------- -------

Calystegia occidentalis morning-glory perennial scrub 1----- ·-

C. purpurata ssp. saxicola morning-glory ----~ !Perennial·-- -------- ------

scrub f-----

C. soldanella beach morning-glory !perennial coastal strand; dunes ---~- --------

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Dichondra donelliana ,dichondra :perennial (mat-formi grassland Cr~sulaceae (Stonecrop Family)_-:_~_taxa __________ I

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!annual - ·- - ·····--·-------------

I Crassula connata sand pygmy-weed disturbed sites; grassland

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I Dudleya farinosa live-forever jperennial coastal bluffs; rocky sites I I

1---- ------· ___ ________j_____ ______ ~----- ---·----

! Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form 1 Habitat Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family) - 2 taxa I !

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1-- Marahfabaceus var.Jabaceus wild cucumber perennial (trailing) 'scrub; grassland; woodland -~

M. oreganus coast man-root perennial (trailing) scrub; canyons Dipsacaceae (Teasel Family)- 1 taxon

Dipsacus sativus * Fuller's teasel biennial disturbed sites; roadside banks Ericaceae (Heather Family) - 12 taxa

Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone tree woodland; forest Arctostaphylos canescens hoary manzanita shrub chaparral; scrub woodland

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A. columbiana hairy manzanita shrub woodland openings A. nummularia shatterberry; fire manzanit~ shrub , woodland openings; pygmy forest A. uva-ursi forma coactilis l bearberry shrub (low) marine terrace Gaultheria shallon salal shrub (low) woodland; forest; scrub

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Hemitomes congestum 1 gnome plant perennial (non-green forest, in humus Ledum glandulosum western Labrador-tea shrub 1 coastal wetlands Rhododendron macrophyllum California rose-bay shrub woodland; forest; pygmy forest R. occidentale western azalea shrub moist sites; streambanks

--Vaccinium ovatum blue huckleberry shrub I woodland; forest; scrub V. parvifolium red huckleberry shrub woodland; forest

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Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)- 2 taxa Eremocarpus setigerus dove weed; turkey-mullein annual disturbed sites, grassland Euphorbia peplus * petty spurge annual disturbed moist sites

Fabaceae (Legume Family) aka Leguminosae- 27 taxa Acacia pycnantha *1 golden wattle tree disturbed sites (old homestead) Astralagus'nuttallii var. virgatus milkvetch perennial sandy soils; coastal strand; scrub; t Cytisus scoparius * Scotch broom shrub disturbed sites; roadsides; grasslan

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Genista monspessulana * French broom shrub -l disturbed sites; roadsides; grasslan r------Lathyrus vestitus hillside pea ______

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:perennial scrub; woodland ------r=-

I disturbed sites; grassland - -Lotus angustissimus * lotus jannual -- --L.formosissimus harlequin lotus )perennial i moist grassland

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I L. heermannii var. orbicularis lotus perennial I scrub '-----------+--- ------- -~-----~--~--~ -----------~ Life History/Form-r--

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Familyi Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Habitat Fabaceae (Legume Family) aka Leguminosae (continued) I I

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I Lo~us humistratus. . . lotus annual grassland; open, gravelly sites, sloJ -----

'L. Junceus var. bwlettu ------

lotus -~

perennial coastal sand; scrub L. micranthus lotus

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annual grassland; open sites, slopes --

1-----L. puriliianus var. purshianus Spanish clover annual disturbed sites; grassland L. tenuis *2 bird's-foot trefoil perennial disturbed sites; grassland

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1------L. wrangelianus lotus annual !grassland

1------Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus* - yellow bush lupine shrub

------------------·scrub; dunes

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L. variicolor vari-colored lupine ,perennial grassland; coastal bluffs --

L---

IMelilotus albus *2 white sweetclover annual; biennial disturbed sites; roadsides --

I M. in~icus *~ ------

sourclover annual disturbed sites; roadsides -----

-----shamrock clover

--------annual disturbed sites; grassland

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I Tr[jo 1um au ium * ---- ----- -------

fT. macraei Chile clover annual grassland; disturbed sites '' ----

IT. repens * I white clover [perennial moist, disturbed sites --

----- - ---whitetip clover 'annual grassland; moist sites T. variegatum

1----T. wllfilenovii 1

--

tomcat clover -

annual grassland; scrub; open sites ----

- --T. wormskioldii cow clover perennial grassland; moist sites Vicia americana var. americana American vetch !perennial moist woodland; forest; grassland

-~ - ----- -------

C---V. gigantea giant vetch perennial scrub; seeps; streamsides

·------V. sativa * ssp. nigra common vetch annual grassland; disturbed site

Fagaceae (Oak, Beech Family)- 7 taxa ---------------

I Cnrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophyrrG giant chinquapin tree forest ··------ -------- c. cnrysophylla var. minor dwarf chinquapin shrub pygmy forest

----- I ------ -------- ------I Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus -r-- tanbark oak

1tree forest

1-----~-

I Quercus agrifolia ----------~

coast live oak I tree woodland; forest ---- -- ~-----r--------

forest -----

Q. chrysolf!pis canyon live oak I tree --- ------ ---- ---

Q. garryana var. garryana Oregon oak --- ___ -____ i }~~~st woodland ---

Q. parvu1a var. shrevei ·-------

Shreve oak forest - --------- -----

1----------i--- I I -- -------- ----,-Familyi Latin Binomial(*= non-native) i Common Name Life History/Form 1 Habitat (;arryaceae (Silktassel Family) - 1 taxon 1

--- ---- --·-- ------- ---------------- - ----tshruh ---- -- ----- -

Garrya elliptica silktassel I scrub; coastal bluffs

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Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)- 3 taxa I centaurium

·- ------ Centaurium davyi annual ------j moist grassland ----

cicendia ---

annual - -

Cicendia quadrangularis grassland - ---

Gentiana affinis var. ovata Oregon gentian perennial scrub Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)- 6 taxa

---Erodium botrys * broadleaf filaree annual disturbed sites; grassland E. cicutarium * 1 red-stemmed filaree annual disturbed sites; grassland

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1-------Geranium carolinianum geranium annual shady woodland

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G. dissectum * cutleaf geranium annual disturbed sites; grassland --

G. molle *1 softleaf geranium annual; biennial disturbed sites; grassland -

Pelargonium grossularioides * 1 garden geranium I perennial disturbed sites; roadsides Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye Family) - 1 taxon

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Aesculus califomica California buckeye tree woodland; slopes Hydrophyllaceae (WaterleafFamily)- 5 taxa

---Nemophila menziesii ssp. atomaria baby white-eyes annual grassland

r-- N. parvi[!_ora var. parvijlora nemophila annual shaded places Phacelia bolanderi phacelia perennial moist coastal bluffs P. califomica phacelia perennial rocky places P. malvifolia stinging phacelia annual I gravelly, sandy slopes in scrub

Hypericaceae (St. John's Wort Family)= Clusiaceae (Best, et al.)- 2 taxa Hypericum anagalloides Tinker's penny perennial wet meadow H. perforatum * Klamath weed perennial disturbed sites, trail- and roadsides

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)- 8 taxa Mentha pulegium * ' pennyroyal perennial moist to wet places

---M. spicata * spearmint perennial moist to wet places

--Monardella villosa ssp. villosa coyote mint perennial; subshrub coastal bluffs; scrub

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Pogogyne zi:zyphoroides pogogyne !annual wet depressions Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form I Habitat Lamiaceae (Mint Family continued) 1

- Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata self-heal perennial moist places; grassland

f----Satureja douglasii 1

I yerba buena 1perennial moist scrub understory; woodland

Stachys ajugoides var. rigida hedge-nettle perennial --

grassland; scrub; woodland f----

S. chamissonis coast hedge-nettle I perennial ----

wet places Lauraceae (Laurel Family)- 1 taxon : ------- ·--- ------

Umbellularia califomica California bay shrub; tree woodland; forest

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Limnanthaceae (Meadowfoam Family)- 1 taxon ~====~~~~~~~~~----~~~~------~--~--------~~-~~-----~~--~------~c--------·~--~--~----------~--

LimnantheS douglasii ssp. douglasii common meadowfoam annual wet grassland; marshes Linaceae (Flax Family) - 2 taxa

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Linum bienne flax perennial grassland ~----~-~~~--~=------------------+----=---------·~-----r----::--------~~~---:~------:~~----~----

L. usitatissimum 1 common flax annual disturbed sites, roadsides Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family)- 1 taxon I

Lythrum hysse>pifolium loosestrife annual; biennial moist, disturbed sites Malvaceae (Mallow Famil")- 2 taxa I ~~~~~~~~~~~·~~------,-~--.-----+~~~~---------------+--~~------+-----::--~--------------~

Sidalcea malvaejlora ssp. malvaejlora checkerbloom perennial grassland ~-----+n~.----.-~,-~--~------~---------+.,-.-~--------------T~---..--------f=--,.-~~,-.-~---~-----

Sidalcea malvaejlora ssp. purpurea checkerbloom 1 perennial grassland (Gerstle Cove area) Myricaceae (Wax Myrtle Family)- 1 taxon

Myrica califomica wax myrtle !shrub moist canyons, slopes Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) - 5 taxa

r--~-Camissonia cheiranthifolia I beach evening -primrose ----+"'-p_er_e_n_n~ia-=1 ________ -+-co_a--;s_t_al_s_t_ra--on_d-=-; -=-d_u_n_es __________ _ C. ovata sun cup perennial I moist grassland

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1 Clarkia davyi clarkia annual grassland ~---~~~~~~--~~------~----------+=----~-------------~----~=---------P~~------:-------------~

Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum fireweed perennial moist, open places ~---+Friu'-_ c--,h.--s-.ia-.--biO-.lil.--.vTia--n-a-=-=*.-1 -----=-----------------+1 f-:=-u-c-o-h-st,-. a---·--·~--~···· ----~-+-"-shc;-ru--o-b-----------+g-ar---:d-en~s~,._o-=l-=d'7h-o_m_e_s-te-a--:d;-s----------J

Oxalidaceae (Oxalis Family)- 3 taxa ~---~--~~~----L~~---------------~---o------~-----------+-----:~-------+---o---o--------------~---

Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa sorrel perennial grassland 0. comiculata * oxalis I perennial disturbed sites

~--+-=-------------------------- ---·-----+---::-----::-----~------ ------+'----~------- ----T--=----~------------····--~·-----

0. oregana ·--- ! redwood sorrel perennial redwood forest ---T-----=-----~--------r~~~---~---r-------,-=-~--~----------

Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat

. ------- ~--~~-

Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)- 3 taxa Dicentra formosa 1

! western bleeding heart I perennial moist redwood forest r-~---T=~-~~--~~~----------------------+~~--~--~~-----~~~--;------.~-~-~--.------------------~

Eschscholzia califomica I California poppy 1 annual; perennial grassland l------+=-~-----=---~---,----~------------···~-------+-------~~~-----·-·-----1---~-'----------~--..,---~-----------·----------l

Platystemon califomicus cream cups annual grassland Philadelphaceae (Mock Orange Family)- 1 taxon I

Whipplea modesta 1 modesty; yerba de selva subshrub 1 shaded woodland banks Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)- 6 taxa ______ -~- 1

,

Plantago coronopus * ~~+p-ol-an_t_a-;-in __________ ~ ~=------_-tt--~-n-n_u_a-;-1;-=b-=ie_n_n--;i-ac;-1 ----rd=i-st-u.....,rbc;-e-d~si,-te_s_;-grassTirid;bfuffs

P. erecta plaritalil--~----~ -~~- 'annual grassland l--------1-...p--_ .. t~a_n_c_e_o-.l~a-t,-a_--;:_*_:::=:=:=:=:=:=:_-_--_· -_~---~-------- -~------~~ English plantain ·------~-~-[perennial -=ldisturbed sites; grasSland -~:___

P. major * ____ ---~ ~- ~-------~---- common plantain ~u --1 perenni(ll _______ i disturbed moist site_~ ___ _ ---- P. maritima seaside plantain I perennial ~coastal bluffs -------

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P. subnuda plantain !}Jerennial marshes; moist bluffs, banks Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort Family)- 2 taxa !

-------·-·- ---Armeria maritima ssp. califomica sea thrift; sea-pink perennial I coastal bluffs; coastal grassland Limonium califomicum sea-lavender; marsh-rosemary perennial l salt marsh; moist bluffs --

Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)- 4 taxa i Gilis capitata ssp. tomentosa gilia annual Miller Canyon

I-· Linanthus bicolor (- Leptosiphon b. j) baby stars annual grassland Navarretia mellita honey-scented skunkweed annual sandy slopes (Stump Beach) N. squarrosa skunkweed annual grassland; disturbed sites

Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family)- 1 taxon Polygala califomica California milkwort perennial L dry woodland

Polygonaceae (Knotweed Family)- 8 taxa Chorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa spineflower annual coastal, sandy soils

' Eriogonum latifolium coast buckwheat perennial grassland, coastal bluffs Polygonum arenastrum * , common knotweed annual disturbed sites

r---P. paronychia 1

--knotweed subshrub coastal strand; grassland

Rumex acetosella * sheep sorrel perennial disturbed sites, grassland ----

R. conglomeratus * dock perennial low-lying, moist areas Family, Latin Binomial(*= non-native) I Common Name Life History/Form I Habitat Polygonaceae (Knotweed Family continued) ---

Rumex crispus * curly dock perennial disturbed moist sites R. salicifolius var. crassus jperennial sandy_ coastal sites; dunes

-----rum ex

Portulacaceae (Purslane Family)- 2 taxa --Calandrinia ciliata red maids annual grassland; sandy areas Claytonia perfoliata miner's lettuce annual I grassland; scrub; woodland

Primulaceae (Primrose Family)- 3 taxa Anagallis arvensis * scarlet pimpernel

" annual disturbed sites; grassland

Centunculus minimus chaffweed annual wet places in grassland --

Trientalis latifolia starflower perennial woodland, forest Ranunculaceae (ButtercuQ Family) - 3 taxa '

- Aquilegia formosa 1 icolumbine perennial moist sites -- ------

f--- ---

i California buttercup --- ---~

Ranunculus califomicus 1 perennial moist grassland -- --- ---~

iR. · muricatus *I I stickseed buttercup annual; biennial moist, disturbed sites Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family) -7 taxa I

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c·eanothusjoliosus var. folios us wavy leaf ceanothus shrub dry woodland; scrub -

I Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus -

glory mat ----

shrub ---

coastal bluffs, slopes --

---

I c. griseus Carmel ceanothus shrub coastal scrub, slopes ---

-- -------- --~-

C. thyrsiflorus blue blossom shrub woodland; scrub C. velutinus var. hookeri tobacco brush shrub woodland slopes Rhamnus californica coffeberry shrub woodland; scrub

--R. purshiana cascara shrub moist woodland

Rosaceae (Rose Family)- 20 taxa Acaena novae-zelandiae * biddy-biddy perennial grassland Amelanchier alnifolia service-berry shrub woodland; open slopes; scrub

- --Cotoneaster pannosa * cotoneaster shrub scrub; disturbed sites Fragaria chiloensis beach strawberry perennial (trailing) beach; dunes; grassland; scrub F. vesca wood strawberry perennial (trailing) scrub; grassland; woodland Heteromeles arbutifolia to yon 'shrub scrub; woodland

--- --~-~

Horkelia californica horkelia perennial 1 scrub; grassland --

Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form I Habitat Rosaceae (Rose Family continued)

--Horkelia tenuiloba thin-lobed horkelia perennial grassland Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica

-

silverweed perennial wet coastal places ------·-

P. glandulosa ssp. glandulosa sticky cinquefoil 1perennial grassland; woodland

--------~

r--- Pyracantha angustifolia * 1 fire thorn lshrub- disturbed sites -----·

Rosa californica 1 -------

shrub scrub; moist places ---

California wild rose ~- [R. eglanteria *

-~- ·- -sweet-brier shrub scrub; disturbed places wood rose perennial; shrub woodland; forest R. gymnocarpa

~----- -------- ---~---·-

1R. nutkana var. nutkana Nootka rosa shrub moist flat areas r--- -

j Ruous aiscolor * Himalayan blackberry shrub disturbed sites --

r-----1 R. leucodermis blackcap raspberry shrub slopes; canyons

-~--

f--thimble berry shrub

--moist places; scrub

-----R. parviflorus

--R. spectabilis salmonberry shrub moist places; stream~ides

- -·~-· ---R. ursinus California blackberry shrub; trailing grassland; scrub

Rubiaceae (Madder Famil}') - 6 ta~~---I I

Galium aparine ---r-------~---~ ____ g _____ --~----- ----------- ~---

f--- ---- ---~-goose-grass; ~~dstntw; cleave annual (trailing) grassland; woodland~--_ _ _

G. californicum ssp. maritimum-- bedstraw I perennial (trailing) I woodland; forest ---- - - ------

G. porrigens ·--·------ -----

climbing bedstra~------ I perennial (climbing) 1 woodland; scrub; fore~t _______ -=

G. trifidum var. pacificum bedstraw i perennial wet places

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G. triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw perennial ! woodland -- ----+~-~..----------~---=----- ----- ----- --------t~-~----------7-----;----o--------------

- Sherardia arvensis * field madder annual 'grassland

~-"'S'--a_li_c_a_c.--cea~e~( _W--,----il_lo~w_F_am_i~ly'--'-) __ -_5_ta_x_a _________ ---------+1

i --~-=-------- -----+--o-c---------~-----c------.-----------S. hookeriana coastal willow shrub stream mouths

--- - S. laevigata red willow shrub; tree streamsides ------+"'S-. l .. lu-c--.--id-r4a.__s_s_p_. t.--~a-sl.--.a-n--.-dlra--.---------- --------~---osh,..,i,---n~in_g_w-~il~lo_w________ shrub; tree------+-w-e_t_p'la_c_e-s;_s_e_e_p_s _____________ _ f-----1--------'"----------------------+--------"<---------------+---'------------t-----"'---'----------"----- ---------1

S. scouleriana Scouler's willow tree woodland r-------l--=---:------o----o-----------------l-=.-,.---.-;o-----------+--.----.-------:--------+---c-----.--.--------------------s. sitchensis Sitka willow shrub; tree streamsides

! ~--~-------------------+-------------+---------+-----------------

'-=--=--~------=---:-=-------=---=--~-----,----,---- --l---------;:;;---------o;--.-------t-:~;--:;;;;;-~-----;:;;:;-----t---------;;=---c~--:----- -----

Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native} Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Saxifrigaceae (Saxifrage Family)- 3 taxa

-----+~----------~-~~----+.--~--.----~-~=--------Heuchera micrantha

1 alumroot perennial 1 damp banks, rocks, cliffs

~---~-=-~~--------------~-~~---,--------r~-~-.-------+-~ .. ~~~~--------H. pilosissima coast alumroot perennial coastal bluffs, slopes

~----+=~~---~~--------------+-c--~--.-----o---------t~---.-~------t~----:-~~----"'-~~--:-=-~~

Tolmiea menziesii /pig-a-back plant /perennial damp, cool places (Miller Cr.) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)- 13 taxa ~-~~-~~~~~---~~-------~-.--~---------+---.------+~~--~--------------

Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua johnny-nip annual saline, marshy areas ~---l-C=·-a~ff_e~n~u~a_t_a ________________ +1 v_a~l_le~y_t_a~ss_e_ls _______ +1 _an_n_u_a_l~-~-.--~--~l=g_ra_s_sl~a~n~d~~-------------

C. latifolia j paintbrush perennial, subshrub I coastal bluffs ~--------------=-=:1 c:.-=s-=u=b:in-=c:l=u-=sa-=-=-s-s_:-p-=. fi-:_,-,-=a-=n-=c=is-=c-=a-=n-=a-=-=-=-=-=-==--_-_ -----=-~---rl_,._p-=-a:in-=-t-,-b~-ru_-_s--.ho-______ - _-_-__ -_ -_ -_ ------~_-_;_,._p-=-e-=-r-e~n_n~t,-. a:l~--:~:~----c-:--t-t-. d~ry-:_~s-:_1-o::p~e-=-s~-;;;('---M:;-;:i~l;-;-l~e~r~C~r-=-.-=_c~a-=-n-:_y-o~n----'--o-)"~----t

1 C. wightii 1 paintbrush perennial, subshrub scrub; coastal bluffs --

c----- i Digitalis purpurea * I foxglove ----- j perennial moist forest, other sites ~- -------- j Mimulus aurantiacus ----+--

1 s_ti_c_ky"-----m~o,---n_k_e~y_fl_o_w~e_r~o------+-"'1 p_e_re_n_n;;--i_al_:_;_s_u_bs---;-h~ru;--b_t+-s_c_ru_b--c:;,-w_oo_d_l_a_n_d ________ _

1M. guttatus 1 seep, or large, monkeyflower annual, perennial wet places 1---- - 1 Scrophularia californica ssp. californica bee plant -------+p_e_r_e_n_m';--'. a71-----+m-o---;-is_.,_t_t_o_w_e_t_p---,l-ac_e_s_·; -s-cru~b-----

--

! Synthyris reniformis 1 snow queen perennial moist, shady sites; woodland ! Triphysariq eriantha ssp. rosea johhny-tuck annual grassland IT. pusilla dwarf owl's-clover annual disturbed sites; grassland

~-- ----~ : T. versicolor ssp. versicolor owl's-clover annual 1 grassland

Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)- 2 taxa I Solanum americanum small-flowered nightshade i annual, perennial, su moist places

t----------1!"S'.fi,.u-r_c_a---:-tu-m----:*:;;------------------------+~fo-r-=-k-ed~n~igl~h-t-sh,---a-d~e~-----+IP-<e-re_n_n~i-"'-al;-----------+d-;-;i-stu--:-rb."-e-d-,----si.-te-s-,7b-,-lu--cf""fs-at--S=-:-t-u-m-lj)_-----=Bc-e-;;1

Urticaceae (Nettle Family) - 1 taxon i Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis -----+A-c---m_e_r~ic_a_n_s_tl,---. n-Lg~Jin_g_n--e-tt~le----+1-p1e_r_e_n_mc-. a-=-1---~-t--ij w_e_t_t'h-;-ic-;-k-e-ts_;_s-tr-e-am-s-;-id-;-e-s ____________ _

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Violaceae (Violet Family) - 3 taxa I I

~- 1 grassland -~ ~--~--- "-~--- --

i western dog violet perennial Viola adunca V. glabella ' stream violet ~ perennial i along streams

-~ -----V. sempervirens redwood violet I Q_erennial I woodland, forest

Viscaceae (Mistletoe Family)- 1 taxon I Arceuthobium campylopodum

------~-

western dwaif mistletoe perennial (hemi-para on Pinus- contorta

--·--

Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Class MONOCOTYLEDONES ~---·-·-·-·-------·-·-·-·-·-·-·- ---·-·-·-----·-·- ·-·-·-·-·-·- ·-·-·-·-·---·-·-·-·-Araceae (Arum Family)- 1 taxon

Zantedeschia aethiopica calla lily 'perennial seeps; streamsides; springs; moist Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) -9 taxa

-~

Carex gynodynama sedge ··-

perennial 1 moist grassland C. hendersonii sedge

··--;-

perennial I shaded, moist woodland, forest ed~ C. obnupta slough sedge perennial I marshes; wet grassland, scrub; see1 Cyperus eragrostis var. eragrostis nut-sedge perennial 1 moist grassland, woodland, disturb Scirpus americanus American bulrush perennial marshes; streamsides S. cernuus bulrush perennial wet ground; marshes; seeps S. koilolepis bulrush perennial wet ground; seeps

--~-- -S. microcarpus panicled bulrush perennial I seeps; streamsides; marshes S.pungens threesquare perennial I marshes; wet, alkaline soils

Iridaceae (Iris Family) - 4 taxa !

i ·--

Iris douglasiana Douglas iris perennial (rhizome) i grassland; open woodland

f--~~~

I. longipetala long-petaled iris ----------

perennial (rhizome) i moist, open sites , Sisyrinchium bellum 1 blue-eyed grass perennial (rhizome) ) grassland; open woodland S. californicum 1 golden-eyed grass . perennial (rhizome) i moist to wet, open sites

Juncaceae (Rush Family)- 11 taxa ' I i

]uncus bolanderi Bolander's rush perennial wet ground; marshes; seeps r-~ ----------

J. bufonius var. bufonius toad rush annual seasonally moist ground f-- .~------ -~

J. capitatus * rush annual vernally wet grassland, slopes ~·~ ~----- ~-·~ --

J. covillei ~-~----~ ___j rus_h ---~-~--·--~ I perennial wet grassland (upper prairie) - ~ ----------- ------ ~-----

J. effusus 1 Jc:ommon rush iperennial 1 111~_rsh_es; w~_ grassland, seeps, sl~E ~-~·- ---------- ---------------- ----- --- - - --- - --

J. ensifolius irush !perennial 1 marshes; wet grassland ----- ---------· --------t-~-----~-----·-. -----~~~- ~ -~ -

J. lesueurii 1 1 coastal wire rush [perennial :sandy flats, slopes, grassland; dune

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Vascular Plants of Sah .. oint State Park

J. patens 1

---------·~---~ --1 gray_!Ush ____

--- -------perennial :damp grassland, slopes; streamside

r-·-·· - ------------

i J. phaeocephalus 1 rush perennial I marshes; wet ground ____ r------ - ---·------. --

J. xiphioides rush perennial marshes; springs --------

Luzula comosa 1 wood rush perennial moist grassland, woodland, slopes ·--

Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form 1 Habitat 1 Lemnaceae (Duckweed Farmly) - I taxon

---- Lemna minor ' duckweed _perennial surface of pools, ponds, slow-movi Liliaceae (Lily Family)- 23 taxa

Allium dichlamydeum onion perennial (bulb) grassland; rocky bluffs ~-- --

A. unifolium onion perennial (bulb) grassland; open sites ---

Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris ground brodiaea perennial (corm) grassland; open woodland Calochortus tolmiei pussy ears perennial (bulb) i grassland; woodland

·-·

C. uniflorus pink star-tulip perennial (bulb) grassland; woodland Clintonia andrewsiana clintonia perennial (rhizome) moist, shaded woodland Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks perennial (corm) grassland; open sites, banks

'----------Disporum hookeri fairy bells perennial (rhizome) shaded sites; woodland; forest

·---·

D. smithii fairy bells perennial (rhizome) coastal shaded, moist sites (Miller 1 Kniphofia uvaria * red-hot poker perennial (rhizome) disturbed sites (garden escape) Lilium columbianum Oregon lily perennial (rhizome) dry scrub, grassland, forest openin L. maritimum coast lily iperennial (rhizome) I moist, sandy sites in woodland, for

--

L. pardalinum ssp. pardalinum leopard lily perennial (rhizome) i springs, seeps, streamsides Scoliopus bigelovii fetid adder's tongue perennial (rhizome) moist, shaded woodland, forest

, Smilacina stellata false Solomon's-seal perennial (rhizome) moist sites; scrub; woodland; fores I Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum western trillium perennial (rhizome) moist woods, scrub

-- --

lthuriel's spear I perennial (corm) Triteleia laxa dry flats, slopes in scrub, woodlan< --

1 T. peduncularis long-rayed brodiaea perennial (corm) 1 wet grassland; marshes

Veratrum fimbriatum fringed false hellebore perennial (rhizome) I wet sites; streamsides; meadows

--Xerophyllum tenax

-1 bear-grass perennial (rhizome) dry, open sites

Yucca * sp. yucca; Spanish bayonet , perennial -tree/shrub ornamental; garden escape

~-------

Zigadenus fremontii var. fremontii star lily --

iperennial (rhizome) drier sites, slopes; scrub; W()Odland Z. micranthus var. fontanus star lily_ 1 perennial (rhizome) moist sites; flats

-- - -----~-------- ·---- -------------· ----------- -----

--- - ----------+ ----

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Family I Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)- 3 taxa I

~-----~-------~

striped coralroot perennial (non-green dense, shaded woodland, forest j Coralorrhiza striata ___ --

I Epipactis gig ante a 1 stream orchid perennial (rhizome) streamsides -~

I ---~-~

Spiranthes romanzoffiana 1 ladies' tresses ;lQ_erennial (rhizome) moist grassland, seeps Poaceae (Grass Family) aka Graminae- 54 taxa !-----

1thin grass perennial (rhizomes) grassland; woodland Agrostis pallens --

Aira caryophyllea * I silver European hairgrass annual grassland; disturbed sites A. praecox* lhairgrass annual bluffs; grassland Ammophila arenaria * J European beach grass

--~--

perennial (rhizome) dunes; beaches --·

perennial ( cespitose) I moist grassland --~-

Anthoxanthum odoratum * : sweet vernal grass !-----

Arundo donax * ,giant reed perennial (rhizomes) I seeps; wetlands (Stump Beach) -- -

A vena sativa * 1 cultivated oat annual disturbed sites Briza maxima * I rattlesnake grass 1annual grassland; disturbed sites; roadcuts

-------1annual B. minor* ; little quaking grass 1 grassland; disturbed sites

-·-Bromus carinatus var. carinatus i California brome perennial ( cespitose): grassland; woodland

---

lB. carinatus var. maritimus ! California brome perennial ( cespitose) dunes; coastal bluffs, grassland I

1 B. diandrus * i ripgut brome I annual ·sandy soils; grassland; disturbed si ---

isoft chess 1annual /grassland; woodland; disturbed~ iB. hordeac eus* r--~__J

ssp. rubens -

!annual --

I B. madritensis * ~red brome 1

grassland; disturbed sites --

i perennial (rhizome) f----~--

~alamagrostis bolanderi --

, Bolander's reed grass grassland ----

C--Calamagrostis nutkaensis ' Pacific reed grass

~----

perennial ( cespitose) moist coastal grassland ---·------~,

Cortaderia jubata * jubatagrass perennial (cespitose) I disturbed sites; bluffs; roadcuts ----- ------ ---- ·---- -----~-

! Cynodon dactylon * · Bermudagrass 1 perennial (rhizomes) disturbed sites --~- --·--------r . ----~-----

Cynosurus echinatus * 1 dogtail grass !annual grassland; openings if1_woodlands

c-- --

TPerennial (~hizomes) Dactylis glomerata * ! orchard grass grassland; disturbed sites ----~-

Danthonia californica var. californica i California oat grass :perennial (cespitose) 1 moist grassland

1-------- ----------

Danthonia pilosa * :hairy oat grass perennial ( cespitose) I disturbed sites 1------ ------ --------- ·- --~ ---~------

1 Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis ___ _ 'tuf!ed hair grass perennial ( cespitose) I grassland --------~ ·----------- ---- --- --~-------- -------- ---

----1D. elongata

---- ----------' slender hairgrass

·----------- --perennial ( cespi tose) moist grassland, openings in wood

--- i crabgras~ ~----~-------- ------~-- ~

1 Digitaria ischaemum * I annual disturbed sites

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Vascular Plants of Salt roint State Park

I ! I I

Famnyt---- Latin Binomial(*= non-native) ! Common Name Life History/Form Habitat I

Poaceae (Grass Family) aka Graminae (continued) ! -----~---

f---Distichlis spicata saltgrass iperennial (rhizomes) salt marshes, saline seeps Elymus glaucus blue wildrye perennial (rhizomes) grassland; woodland

..

E. trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus bearded wheatgrass perennial (rhizomes) moist grassland, woodland F estuca arundinacea * tall fescue perennial (cespitose) moist grassland; disturbed sites ____ F. califomica California fescue perennial (cespitose) scrub; grassland; woodland F. idahoensis Idaho fescue perennial ( cespitose) scrub; grassland; woodland F. pratensis * meadow fescue perennial ( cespitose) ·disturbed sites; roadsides F. rubra 1 Ired fescue perennial (cespitose) grassland

--· Hierochloe occidentalis vanilla grass perennial (rhizomes) forest; scrub Holcus lanatus * purple velvet grass perennial (clumping) moist grassland; disturbed sites Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum meadow barley perennial (rhizomes) moist grassland

··--

H. brachyantherum ssp. califomicum meadow barley perennial (rhizomes) I scrub; grassland H. murinum * ssp. leporinum 1 farmer's foxtail annual i grassland; disturbed sites Lagurus ovatus * hare's tail [annual grassland; disturbed sites Lolium multiflorum * Italian ryegrass annual; biennial grassland; disturbed sites Melica torreyana Torrey's melic I perennial (rhizomes) woodland; scrub; forest Nassella lepida foothill needlegrass :perennial ( cespitose) scrub; grassland

···-----

N. pulchra purple needlegrass perennial ( cespitose) grassland Panicum oligosanthes var. scribnerianum 1 millet perennial moist grassland (upper prairie) Phalaris aquatica *1 Harding grass perennial (clumped) 1 moist, disturbed sites Phleum pratense * cultivated timothy perennial (clumped) I disturbed sites Poa annua *1 annual bluegrass 1\ annual moist, disturbed sites

·-

P. douglasii 1 sand dune bluegrass perennial (rhizomes) dunes; beaches -·

P. unilateralis I ocean bluff bluegrass perennial ( cespitose) grassland; coastal bluffs, rock outc ·-

perennial (clumped) jlow-lying damp places --~-~ Polypogon interruptus * ditch beard grass r---·

I P. monspeliensis * i low-lying, vernally wet places i rabbitfoot grass annual ·---·-----------

i Trisetum canescens [tall trisetum perennial ( cespitose) moist areas

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1 Vulpia bromoides *1 six-weeks fescue annual I moist areas; marshy ground ~ ~-

V. myuros * var. hirsuta foxtail fescue annual I many habitats

'

Family Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Typhaceae (Cattail Family) mcludmg Spargamaceae J~est, et al.)- 2 taxa -- Sparganium erectum ssp. stoloniferum bur-reed perennial (rhizome) ponds, marshes, streams

-~-

Typha latifolia soft-flag; broad-leaved cattail I perennial (rhizome) I pond edges, marshes

Footnotes: f--~ 1. Taxon not documented as occurring specifically at Salt Point, Horseshoe Cove, Gerstle Cove, Stump Beach in Best, et al., A Flora of So --

2. Nomenclature or spelling according to Best, et al. (1996) 3. Nomenclature according to Patterson, et al. (Madrono 2002) i

I ------

I -~

453 taxa documented ' -~

I I List compiled 02/2002

t--~

Peter J. Warner

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Salt Point State Park - Vascular Plants Presence oftaxa according to Best, et al. (1996), except as footnoted1 for personal observations Taxonomic nomenclature follows Hickman, et al. (1993), except as footnoted2

Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Division SPHENOPHYTA ~------------------------Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family)- 3 taxa -------------- -----------------------

Equisetum arvense common horsetail perennial wet soils near streams, seeps E. hyemale ssp. affine common scouring rush perennial moist scrub near streams E. telmateia ssp. braunii 1 giant horsetail !perennial streambanks, wet soils

Division PTEROPHYTA ------------------------- --------------~-----------------------Blechnaceae (Deer Fern Family)- 2 taxa Blechnum spicant deer fern perennial moist woods, canyons HVo~ardiaj1mbriata western chain fern !perennial along creeks, in springs, seeps

Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Family)- 1 taxon Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken !perennial widespread in grassland, scrub

Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family)- 4 taxa Athyrium )1/ix-femina var. cyclosorum lady fern perennial moist woods, forests Cystopteris fragilis fragile fern perennial moist, shaded streambanks Dryopteris arguta wood fern perennial woods, forests Polystichum munitum western sword fern perennial damp forests, scrub, along streams

Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue Family)- 1 taxon Botrichium multifidum grape-fern perennial wet grassland, scrub

Polypodiaceae (Polypody Family)- 3 taxa Polypodium californicum 1 California polypody perennial damp woods, stream banks P. glycyrrhiza licorice fern perennial damp canyons, on rocks, logs P. scouleri leather leaf fern !perennial on rocks, cliffs near ocean

Pteridaceae (Brake Family) - 3 taxa Adiantum aleuticum five-finger fern perennial wooded riparian A.jordanii California maidenhair perennial damp woods Pentawamma triangularis I goldback fern !perennial banks, cliffs, logs

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Family I Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Division CONIFEROPHYTA perennial ~------------------------ -------------- -----------------------Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)- 2 taxa

Cupressus goveniana ssp. pigmaea pygmy or Mendocino cypress small tree pygmy forest

C. macrocarpa * 1 Monterey cypress tree coastal grassland Pinaceae (Pine Family)- 5 taxa

Abies grandis grand fir tree forest Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi pygmypme small tree pygmy forest Pinus muricata Bishop pine tree forest Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir tree forest Tsuga heterophylla 1 western hemlock tree forest

Taxaceae (Yew Family)- 1 taxon Torreya califomica 1 California nutmeg shrub; tree moist, shady woodland, forest

Taxodiaceae (Bald-cypress Family)- 1 taxon Sequoia sempervirens coast redwood tree redwood forest

Division ANTHOPHYTA ~------------------------ -------------- -----------------------Class DICOTYLEDONES -.. -.. -.. -.·I-.. -.. -.. -.. -.. -.. -.. -.. -·.-.. - .. -·. -·.-.. -.. -· ·-.. -. ·-.. -. -··-··-··-··-··-··-· Aizoaceae (Carpetweed or Fig-marigold Family)- 2 taxa

Carpobrotus chilensis * sea fig perennial (trailing, mat-forming) C. edulis * Hottentot-fig; iceplant 1 perennial (trailing, mat-forming)

Anacardiaceae (Cashew or Sumac Family)- 1 taxon Toxicodendron diversilobum poison-oak shrub; vine scrub; woodland; forest

Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley, Dill Family) aka Umbelliferae- 20 taxa Angelica hendersonii angelica perennial scrub; grassland Apium graveolens * celery annual; perennial damp areas Conioselinum paci.ficum 1 conioselinum perennial scrub Conium maculatum * poison hemlock perennial moist, disturbed sites; scrub, streat Daucus carota * Queen Anne's lace annual grassland; disturbed sites D. pusillus rattlesnake weed annual grassland Eryngium armatum coyote thistle perennial moist grassland

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Family Latin Binomial_(_* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv!Form Habitat Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley, Dill Family) aka Umbelliferae (continued)

Foeniculum vulgare *1 fennel perennial disturbed sites; roadsides Glehnia littoralis ssp. leiocarpa beach silvertop perennial coastal strand Heracleum lanatum 1 cow parsnip perennial moist coastal scrub, grassland Ligusticum apiifolium lovage perennial shady banks, grassland Oenanthe sarmentosa ditch-carrot perennial marshes; streamsides

Osmorhiza chilensis 1 sweet cicely perennial moist, shady woodland, forest Perideridia gairdnerii ssp. gairdnereii yampah perennial grassland; woodland Sanicula arctopoides footsteps-of-spring perennial coastal bluffs; grassland S. bipinnati.fida purple sanicle perennial grassland S. crassicaulis snakeroot perennial grassland; woodland S. laciniata 1 cutleaf sanicle perennial grassland; scrub Scandix pecten-veneris *1 Venus's needle annual disturbed sites; grassland

Tori/is arvensis * 1 hedge-parsley annual woodland; scrub; grassland Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)- 1 taxon

Vinca major * periwinkle I perennial (groundcc disturbed sites; homesteads

Araliaceae (Ginseng Family) 1 taxon Aralia californica elk-clover; spikenard [p_erennial moist sites; streamsides

Aristolochiaceae (Pipevine Family)- 1 taxon Asarum caudatum 1 wild-ginger [perennial streamsides; moist thickets

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae - 67 taxa Achillea millefolium yarrow perennial grassland Adenocaulon bicolor 1 trailfinder perennial shaded woodland, forest

Agoseris apargioides 1 seaside agoseris perennial sandy soils; grassland; dunes A. heterophylla 1 annual mountain dandelion annual grassland Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur perennial beach; dunes Anaphalis margaritacea 1 pearly everlasting perennial grassland; scrub Artemisia californica 1 California sagebrush shrub scrub; grassland A. douglasiana mugwort /l>_erennial wetlands; grassland; scrub

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Familx~ Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Artemisia suksdorfii coastal mugwort perennial wetlands; scrub; grassland Aster chilensis 1 aster perennial scrub; grassland

A. radulinus 1 aster perennial woodland; scrub Baccharis pilularis coyote brush shrub scrub; grassland Bellis perennis * English daisy perennial moist grassland; disturbed sites Calycadenia multiglandulosa sticky rosin weed annual dry grassland, slopes Carduus pycnocephalus * Italian thistle annual grassland; disturbed sites

Chamomilla suaveolens * 1 pineapple weed annual disturbed sites Cichorium intybus * chicory perennial disturbed sites; grassland Cirsium douglasii var. breweri swamp thistle biennial; perennial wet grassland; scrub C. occidentale var. occidentale cobweb thistle biennial grassland; coastal slopes; dunes

C. quercetorum 1 brownie thistle perennial grassland C. vulgare* bull thistle biennial grassland; scrub; disturbed, moist s Conyza canadensis 1 horseweed annual disturbed sites Cotula coronopifolia * brass-buttons perennial coastal wetlands

Delairea odorata * ( = Senecio mikanioides 2) Cape-ivy perennial (vinelike) scrub; woodland; disturbed sites Erechtites glomerata * Australian fireweed perennial scrub, grassland, woodland E. minima* Australian fireweed annual; perennial scrub, grassland, woodland Erigeron glaucus seaside daisy perennial coastal bluffs, grassland Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum 1 woolly sunflower perennial banks, slopes; scrub E. staechadifolium lizardtail; seaside woolly sunflow shrub coastal bluffs; scrub Filago californica herba impia annual grassland; scrub Gnaphalium californicum 1 cud weed annual; biennial scrub; grassland G. luteo-album * cud weed annual grassland; disturbed sites G. purpureum cud weed annual; perennial grassland; disturbed sites G. ramosissimum 1 cud weed biennial grassland; scrub G. stramineum cud weed annual; biennial scrub; slopes Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla lgumplant I perennial grassland; coastal bluffs, slopes

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Familvl Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life Historv/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Helenium puberulum sneezeweed annual; perennial wetlands Hemizonia congesta ssp. clevelandii 1 hayfield tarweed annual grassland (upper prairie) H. corymbosa ssp. corymbosa 1 tarplant annual grassland Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsiflora hesperevax annual grassland; scrub Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi goldenaster perennial grassland; coastal bluffs Hieracium albiflorum hawkweed perennial dry woodland; forest Hypochaeris glabra * smooth cat's-ear annual grassland; dunes; disturbed sites H. radicata * rough cat' s-ear perennial grassland; disturbed sites Lasthenia califomica goldfields annual grassland L. glaberrima 1 marsh !asthenia annual salt marsh; wetlands L. macrantha ssp. macrantha goldfields perennial grassland Layia gaillardioides 1 layia annual scrub; grassland L. platyglossa ssp. platyglossa tidy-tips annual grassland; coastal bluffs Leontodon taraxacoides * hawkbit annual; perennial grassland Lessingia filaginifolia var. califomica California-aster perennial grassland; slopes Leucanthemum maximum * daisy perennial coastal strand Madia exigua 1 threadstem madia annual grassland; woodland M madioides woodland madia perennial woodland; forest M minima 1 little madia annual woodland; forest; scrub Microseris laciniata 1 . .

perennial grassland nucrosens Petasites frigidus var. palmatus coltsfoot perennial streamsides; shaded wetlands Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus 1 woolly-heads annual disturbed, compacted soil Senecio vulgaris * 1 groundsel annual disturbed sites Silybum marianum * milk thistle annual; biennial disturbed sites Solidago canadensis ssp. elongata 1 Canada goldenrod perennial scrub S. spathulata ssp. spathulata coast goldenrod perennial sandy soils; dunes So/iva sessilis * 1 soliva annual disturbed, compacted soil Sonchus asper * ssp. asper 1 prickly sow-thistle annual disturbed sites; grassland

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Familvl Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Sonchus oleraceus * common sow-thistle annual disturbed sites; grassland; scrub Taraxacum officinale *1 dandelion perennial disturbed, moist sites; grassland Wyethia angustifolia narrow-leaved mule's-ears perennial grassland

Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)- 2 taxa Berberis nervosa longleaf mahonia shrub woodland VancouveriaJ!!aniJ!(!lala redwood-iyy; inside-out flower subshrub (groundcc moist coniferous forest

Betulaceae (Birch Family)- 2 taxa Alnus rubra 1 red alder tree streamsides Corylus cornuta var. californica hazelnut; filbert shrub damp woodland; forest

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)- 3 taxa Amsinckia spectabilis seaside fiddleneck annual coastal grassland; dunes Myosotis discolor * blue scorpion-grass annual; biennial disturbed sites Plagiobothrys sp. I popcorn flower annual wet grassland

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) aka Cruciferae- 12 taxa Barbarea orthoceras winter cress perennial wet sites Brassica nigra * 1 black mustard annual disturbed sites B. rapa* field mustard annual disturbed sites, grassland Cakile maritima * sea rocket annual dunes, beaches Capsella bursa-pastoris *1 shepherd's purse annual disturbed sites Cardamine californica var. californica milk maids perennial grassland, woodland, forest C. oligosperma 1 bitter cress annual disturbed sites, grassland, scrub Erysimum menziesii ssp. concinnum wallflower bien/perennial grassland Hirschfeldia incana * 1 summer mustard biennial to perennia disturbed sites Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum peppergrass annual disturbed sites Raphanus sativus * 1 wild radish annual disturbed sites Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum water cress !perennial wet places, streams, seeps

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Familvi Latin Binomial (* = non-native} Common Name Life HistQrv/Form Habitat Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)- 1 taxon

Campanula calif!!rnica swamp harebell I perennial freshwater swamp Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)- 3 taxa

Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans honeysuckle perennial vine woodland; scrub L. involucrata twinberry shrub wet scrub; streamsides Sambucus racemosa red elderberry shrub wet places; scrub

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family continued) Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus 1 snowbei!Y shrub wet places; streamsides

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)- 13 taxa Cardionema ramosissimum sand mat perennial coastal grassland; dunes Cerastium arvense field chickweed perennial grassland; rocky sites C. glomeratum * mouse-ear chickweed annual grassland; disturbed sites Polycarpon tetraphyllum * four-leaved allseed annual grassland; dunes; disturbed sites Sagina apetala dwarf pearlwort annual disturbed sites; grassland S. maxima ssp. crassicaulis big pearlwort perennial coastal bluffs S. procumbens Arctic pearlwort perennial moist, sandy or gravelly places Silene gallica * windmill pink annual grassland; disturbed sites Spergula arvensis * stickwort annual grassland; disturbed sites Spergularia macrotheca sticky sand-spurrey perennial rocky, sandy coastal grassland, blu S. marina coastal sand-spurrey annual muddy, alkaline marshy places S. rubra* sand-spurrey annual; perennial disturbed, compacted soil Stellaria media * common chickweed annual moist, disturbed sites

Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family)- 2 taxa Euonymus occidentalis western burning bush shrub moist, shady canyons Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxwood sub shrub shaded slopes in woodland

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)- 1 taxon Atriplex californica saltbush perennial sandy places; marshes

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Familv Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv!Form Habitat Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory Family) - 4 taxa

Calystegia occidentalis morning-glory perennial scrub C. purpurata ssp. saxicola morning-glory perennial scrub C. soldanella beach morning-glory perennial coastal strand; dunes Dichondra donelliana dichondra perennial (mat-form I grassland

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family)- 2 taxa Crassula connata sand pygmy-weed annual disturbed sites; grassland Dudleya jarinosa live-forever !perennial coastal bluffs; roCkY sites

Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family)- 2 taxa Marah fabaceus var. fabaceus wild cucumber perennial (trailing) scrub; grassland; woodland M oref(anus coast man-root I perennial (trailing) scrub; canyons

Dipsacaceae (Teasel Family)- 1 taxon Dipsacus sativus * Fuller's teasel biennial disturbed sites; roadside banks

Ericaceae (Heather Family)- 12 taxa Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone tree woodland; forest Arctostaphylos canescens hoary manzanita shrub chaparral; scrub woodland A. columbiana hairy manzanita shrub woodland openings A. nummularia shatterberry; fire manzanita shrub woodland openings; pygmy forest A. uva-ursi forma coactilis 2 bearberry shrub (low) marine terrace Gaultheria shallon salal shrub (low) woodland; forest; scrub Hemitomes congestum gnome plant perennial (non-gree forest, in humus Ledum glandulosum western Labrador-tea shrub coastal wetlands Rhododendron macrophyllum California rose-bay shrub woodland; forest; pygmy forest R. occidentale western azalea shrub moist sites; streambanks Vaccinium ovatum blue huckleberry shrub woodland; forest; scrub V. parvifolium red huckleberry shrub woodland; forest

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) - 2 taxa Eremocarpus setigerus dove weed; turkey-mullein annual disturbed sites, grassland

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Euphorbia pep/us * 1 'petty spurge annual disturbed moist sites

Familv Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life Historv/Form Habitat Fabaceae (Legume Family) aka Leguminosae- 30 taxa

Acacia pycnantha * 1 golden wattle tree disturbed sites (old homestead) Astralagus nuttallii var. virgatus rnilkvetch perennial sandy soils; coastal strand; scrub; b Cytisus scoparius * Scotch broom shrub disturbed sites; roadsides; grasslanc Genista monspessulana * French broom shrub disturbed sites; roadsides; grasslanc Lathyrus vestitus hillside pea perennial scrub; woodland Lotus angustissimus * lotus annual disturbed sites; grassland L. formosissimus harlequin lotus perennial moist grassland L. heermannii var. orbicularis lotus perennial scrub L. humistratus lotus annual grassland; open, gravelly sites, slop L. junceus var. biolettii lotus perennial coastal sand; scrub L. micranthus 1 lotus annual grassland; open sites, slopes L. purshianus var. purshianus Spanish clover annual disturbed sites; grassland

L. tenuis *2 bird's-foot trefoil perennial disturbed sites; grassland L. wrangelianus lotus annual grassland

Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus*? yellow bush lupine shrub scrub; dunes L. variicolor vari-colored lupine perennial grassland; coastal bluffs Medicago polymorpha * bur-clover annual disturbed sites Melilotus a/bus *2 white sweetclover annual; biennial disturbed sites; roadsides M indicus*2 sourclover annual disturbed sites; roadsides Trifolium dubium * shamrock clover annual disturbed sites; grassland T. macraei Chile clover annual grassland; disturbed sites T. microcephalum smallhead clover annual grassland; disturbed sites T. repens * white clover perennial moist, disturbed sites T. subterraneum * subterranean clover perennial grassland; disturbed sites T. variegatum whitetip clover annual grassland; moist sites T. willdenovii 1 tomcat clover annual 1 grassland; scrub; open sites

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T. wormskioldii cow clover perennial grassland; moist sites Vicia americana var. americana American vetch perennial moist woodland; forest; grassland

Familv Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Fabaceae (Legume Family) aka Leguminosae (continued)

Vicia gigantea giant vetch perennial scrub; seeps; streamsides V. sativa* ssp. nigra common vetch annual I grassland; disturbed site

Fagaceae (Oak, Beech Family)- 7 taxa Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla giant chinquapin tree forest C. chrysophylla var. minor dwarf chinquapin shrub pygmy forest Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus 1 tanbark oak tree forest Quercus agrifolia coast live oak tree woodland; forest Q. chrysolepis canyon live oak tree forest Q. garryana var. garryana Oregon oak tree woodland Q. parvula var. shrevei Shreve oak forest forest

Garryaceae {Silktassel Family)- 1 taxon Garrya elliptica silktassel shrub scrub; coastal bluffs

Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)- 3 taxa Centaurium davyi centaurium annual moist grassland Cicendia quadrangularis cicendia annual grassland Gentiana affinis var. ovata Oregon gentian perennial scrub

Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)- 6 taxa Erodium botrys * 1 broadleaf filaree annual disturbed sites; grassland E. cicutarium * 1 red-stemmed filaree annual disturbed sites; grassland Geranium carolinianum geraruum annual shady woodland G. dissectum * cutleaf geranium annual disturbed sites; grassland G. molle*1 softleaf geranium annual; biennial disturbed sites; grassland Pelargonium grossularioides *1

1 garden geranium I perennial disturbed sites; roadsides Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye Family)- 1 taxon

Aesculus californica California buckeye tree woodland; slopes

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Salt Point State Park - Vascular Plants Presence of taxa according to Best, et al. (1996), except as footnoted1 for personal observations Taxonomic nomenclature follows Hickman, et al. (1993), except as footnoted2

Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Division SPHENOPHYTA ~------------------------ -------------- -----------------------Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family)- 3 taxa

Equisetum arvense common horsetail perennial wet soils near streams, seeps E. hyemale ssp. affine common scouring rush perennial moist scrub near streams E. telmateia ssp. braunii I giant horsetail !perennial streambanks, wet soils

Division PTEROPHYTA ~------------------------Blechnaceae (Deer Fern Family)- 2 taxa -------------- -----------------------

Blechnum spicant deer fern perennial moist woods, canyons UTo~ardiaj1mbriata western chain fern !perennial along creeks, in springs, seeps

Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Family)- 1 taxon Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken !perennial widespread in grassland, scrub

Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family) - 4 taxa Athyrium )1/ix-femina var. cyclosorum lady fern perennial moist woods, forests Cystopteris fragilis fragile fern . perennial moist, shaded streambanks Dryopteris arguta wood fern perennial woods, forests Polystichum munitum western sword fern I perennial damp forests, scrub, along streams

Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue Family)- 1 taxon Botrichium multifidum !grape-fern !perennial wet grassland, scrub

Polypodiaceae (Polypody Family)- 3 taxa Polypodium californicum 1 California polypody perennial damp woods, stream banks P. glycyrrhiza licorice fern perennial damp canyons, on rocks, logs P. scouleri leather leaf fern perennial on rocks, cliffs near ocean

Pteridaceae (Brake Family)- 3 taxa Adiantum aleuticum five-finger fern perennial wooded riparian A.jordanii California maidenhair perennial damp woods Pentagramma triangularis 1 goldback fern perennial banks, cliffs, logs

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Fami!YJ Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Division CONIFEROPHYTA perennial ~------------------------ --------------~-----------------------Cupressaceae _(Cypress Family) - 2 taxa

Cupressus goveniana ssp. pigmaea pygmy or Mendocino cypress small tree pygmy forest

C. macrocarpa * 1 Monterey cypress tree coastal grassland Pinaceae (Pine Family}_- 5 taxa

Abies grandis grand fir tree forest Pinus contorta ssp. bolanderi pygmy pine small tree pygmy forest Pinus muricata Bishop pine tree forest Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir tree forest Tsuga heterophylla 1 western hemlock tree forest

Taxaceae (Yew Family)- 1 taxon Torreya californica 1 California nutmeg shrub; tree moist, shady woodland, forest

Taxodiaceae (Bald-cypress Family) - 1 taxon Sequoia sempervirens coast redwood tree redwood forest

Division ANTHOPHYTA ~------------------------- -------------- -----------------------Class DICOTYLEDONES - .. - .. - .. -.·I-··-.·-··-.·-··-.. - .. -. ·-··-··-. ·-· ·-·· -··-. ·-··-.. -·.-. ·-· -··-··-··-··-··-··-· Aizoaceae (Carpetweed or Fig-marigold Family)- 2 taxa

Carpobrotus chilensis * sea fig perennial (trailing, mat-forming) C. edulis * Hottentot-fig; iceplant ~erennial_ ( trailin& mat-forming)

Anacardiaceae (Cashew or Sumac Family)- 1 taxon Toxicodendron diversilobum 'poison-oak shrub; vine scrub; woodland; forest

Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley, Dill Family) aka Umbelliferae- 20 taxa Angelica hendersonii angelica perennial scrub; grassland Apium graveolens * celery annual; perennial damp areas Conioselinum pacificum 1 conioselinum perennial scrub Conium maculatum * poison hemlock perennial moist, disturbed sites; scrub, strear Daucus carota * Queen Anne's lace annual grassland; disturbed sites D. pusillus rattlesnake weed annual grassland Eryngium armatum coyote thistle I perennial moist _grassland

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Familv! Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv!Form Habitat Apiaceae (Carrot, Parsley, Dill Family) aka Umbelliferae (continued)

Foeniculum vulgare *1 fennel perennial disturbed sites; roadsides Glehnia littoralis ssp. leiocarpa beach silvertop perennial coastal strand Heracleum lanatum 1 cow parsnip perennial moist coastal scrub, grassland Ligusticum apiifolium lovage perennial shady banks, grassland Oenanthe sarmentosa ditch-carrot perennial marshes; streamsides Osmorhiza chilensis 1 sweet cicely perennial moist, shady woodland, forest Perideridia gairdnerii ssp. gairdnereii yampah perennial grassland; woodland Sanicula arctopoides footsteps-of-spring perennial coastal bluffs; grassland S. bipinnatifida purple sanicle perennial grassland S. crassicaulis snakeroot perennial grassland; woodland S. laciniata 1 cutleaf sanicle perennial grassland; scrub Scandix pecten-veneris *1 Venus's needle annual disturbed sites; grassland Tori/is arvensis *1 hedge-parsley annual woodland; scrub; grassland

Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)- 1 taxon Vinca major * I periwinkle , perennial (groundcc disturbed sites; homesteads

Araliaceae (Ginseng Family) 1 taxon Aralia californica elk-clover; spikenard I perennial moist sites; streamsides

Aristolochiaceae (Pipevine Family)- 1 taxon Asarum caudatum 1 wild-ginger I perennial streamsides; moist thickets

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae - 67 taxa Achillea millefolium yarrow perennial grassland Adenocaulon bicolor 1 trailfinder perennial shaded woodland, forest

Agoseris apargioides 1 seaside agoseris perennial sandy soils; grassland; dunes A. heterophylla 1 annual mountain dandelion annual grassland Ambrosia chamissonis beach-bur perennial beach; dunes Anaphalis margaritacea 1 pearly everlasting perennial grassland; scrub Artemisia californica 1 California sagebrush shrub scrub; grassland A. douf(lasiana mugwort •perennial wetlands; grassland; scrub

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Famnv· Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv!Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Artemisia suksdor.fti coastal mugwort perennial wetlands; scrub; grassland Aster chilensis 1 aster perennial scrub; grassland A. radulinus 1 aster perennial woodland; scrub Baccharis pilularis coyote brush shrub scrub; grassland Bellis perennis * English daisy perennial moist grassland; disturbed sites Calycadenia multiglandulosa sticky rosin weed annual dry grassland, slopes Carduus pycnocephalus * Italian thistle annual grassland; disturbed sites

Chamomilla suaveolens * 1 pineapple weed annual disturbed sites Cichorium intybus * chicory perennial disturbed sites; grassland Cirsium douglasii var. breweri swamp thistle biennial; perennial wet grassland; scrub C. occidentale var. occidentale cobweb thistle biennial grassland; coastal slopes; dunes C. quercetorum 1 brownie thistle perennial grassland C: vulgare* bull thistle biennial grassland; scrub; disturbed, moist s Conyza canadensis 1 horseweed annual disturbed sites Cotula coronopifolia * brass-buttons perennial coastal wetlands Delairea odorata * (=Senecio mikanioides 2) Cape-ivy perennial (vinelike) scrub; woodland; disturbed sites Erechtites glomerata * Australian fireweed perennial scrub, grassland, woodland E. minima* Australian fireweed annual; perennial scrub, grassland, woodland Erigeron glaucus seaside daisy perennial coastal bluffs, grassland Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum 1 woolly sunflower perennial banks, slopes; scrub E. staechadifolium lizardtail; seaside woolly sunflow shrub coastal bluffs; scrub Filago californica herba impia annual grassland; scrub Gnaphalium califomicum 1 cud weed annual; biennial scrub; grassland G. luteo-album * cud weed annual grassland; disturbed sites G. purpureum cud weed annual; perennial grassland; disturbed sites G. ramosissimum 1 cud weed biennial grassland; scrub G. stramineum cudweed annual; biennial scrub; slopes Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla gum plant !perennial 1 grassland; coastal bluffs, sloQes

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Family\ Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv!Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Helenium puberulum sneezeweed annual; perennial wetlands Hemizonia congesta ssp. clevelandii 1 hayfield tarweed annual grassland (upper prairie)

H. corymbosa ssp. corymbosa 1 tarplant annual grassland Hesperevax sparsiflora var. sparsijlora hesperevax annual grassland; scrub H eterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi goldenaster perennial grassland; coastal bluffs Hieracium albiflorum hawkweed ·perennial dry woodland; forest Hypochaeris glabra * smooth cat's-ear annual grassland; dunes; disturbed sites H. radicata * rough cat's-ear perennial grassland; disturbed sites Lasthenia californica goldfields annual grassland L. glaberrima 1 marsh !asthenia annual salt marsh; wetlands L. macrantha ssp. macrantha goldfields perennial grassland Layia gaillardioides 1 layia annual scrub; grassland L. platyglossa ssp. platyglossa tidy-tips annual grassland; coastal bluffs Leontodon taraxacoides * hawkbit annual; perennial grassland Lessingia .filaginifolia var. californica California-aster perennial grassland; slopes Leucanthemum maximum * daisy perennial coastal strand Madia exigua 1 threadstem madia annual grassland; woodland M madioides woodland madia perennial woodland; forest M minima 1 little madia annual woodland; forest; scrub Microseris laciniata 1 microseris perennial grassland Petasites frigidus var. palmatus coltsfoot perennial streamsides; shaded wetlands Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus 1 woolly-heads annual disturbed, compacted soil Senecio vulgaris * 1 groundsel annual disturbed sites Silybum marianum * milk thistle annual; biennial disturbed sites Solidago canadensis ssp. elongata 1 Canada goldenrod perennial scrub S. spathulata ssp. spathulata coast goldenrod perennial sandy soils; dunes So/iva sessilis * 1 soliva annual disturbed, compacted soil Sonchus asper * ssp. asper 1 !prickly sow-thistle annual disturbed sites; grassland

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Family Latin Binomial_(* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv/Form Habitat Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) aka Compositae (continued)

Sonchus oleraceus * common sow-thistle annual disturbed sites; grassland; scrub Taraxacum officinale *1 dandelion perennial disturbed, moist sites; grassland Wyethia an_gu_stif_olia narrow-leaved mule's-ears .perennial grassland

Berberidaceae _(B_arbe_rry_ Family) - 2 taxa Berberis nervosa longleaf mahonia shrub woodland Vancouveria planipetala redwood-ivy; inside-out flower subshrub (groundc moist coniferous forest

Betulaceae (Birch Family)- 2 taxa Alnus rubra 1 red alder tree streamsides Corylus cornuta var. californica hazelnut; filbert shrub damp woodland; forest

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)- 3 taxa Amsinckia spectabilis seaside fiddleneck annual coastal grassland; dunes Myosotis discolor * blue scorpion-grass annual; biennial disturbed sites Plagiobothrys sp. I popcorn flower annual wet grassland

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) aka Cruciferae- 12 taxa Barbareaorthoceras winter cress perennial wet sites Brassica nigra * 1 black mustard . annual disturbed sites B. rapa* field mustard annual disturbed sites, grassland Cakile maritima * sea rocket annual dunes, beaches Capsella bursa-pastoris * 1 shepherd's purse annual disturbed sites Cardamine californica var. californica milk maids perennial grassland, woodland, forest C. oligosperma 1 bitter cress annual disturbed sites, grassland, scrub Erysimum menziesii ssp. concinnum wallflower bien/perennial grassland Hirschfeldia incana * 1 summer mustard biennial to perennia disturbed sites Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum peppergrass annual disturbed sites Raphanus sativus * 1 wild radish annual disturbed sites Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum water cress perennial wet places, streams, seeps

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Familv Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)- 1 taxon

Campanula californica swamQ harebell [perennial freshwater swam_I>_ Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)- 3 taxa

Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans honeysuckle perennial vine woodland; scrub L. involucra/a twin berry shrub wet scrub; streamsides Sambucus racemosa red elderberry shrub wet places; scrub

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family continued) Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus 1 snow berry shrub wet places; streamsides

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)- 13 taxa Cardionema ramosissimum sand mat . perennial coastal grassland; dunes Cerastium arvense field chickweed perennial grassland; rocky sites C. glomeratum * mouse-ear chickweed annual grassland; disturbed sites Polycarpon tetraphyllum * four-leaved allseed annual grassland; dunes; disturbed sites Sagina apetala dwarf pearlwort annual disturbed sites; grassland S. maxima ssp. crassicaulis big pearlwort perennial coastal bluffs S. procumbens Arctic pearlwort perennial moist, sandy or gravelly places Silene gallica * windmill pink annual grassland; disturbed sites Spergula arvensis * stickwort annual grassland; disturbed sites Spergularia macrotheca sticky sand-spurrey perennial rocky, sandy coastal grassland, blut S. marina coastal sand-spurrey annual muddy, alkaline marshy places S. rubra* sand-spurrey annual; perennial disturbed, compacted soil Stellaria media * common chickweed annual moist, disturbed sites

Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family)- 2 taxa Euonymus occidentalis western burning bush shrub moist, shady canyons Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxwood sub shrub shaded slopes in woodland

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)- 1 taxon Atriplex californica saltbush [perennial sandy places; marshes

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Familv Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life History/Form Habitat Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory Family) - 4 taxa

Calystegia occidentalis morning-glory perennial scrub C. purpurata ssp. saxicola morning-glory perennial scrub C. soldanella beach morning-glory perennial coastal strand; dunes Dichondra donelliana dichondra perennial (mat-forrr grassland

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family)- 2 taxa Crassula connata sand pygmy-weed annual disturbed sites; grassland Dudleya farinosa live-forever _perennial coastal bluffs; rocky sites

Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family)- 2 taxa Marah fabaceus var. fabaceus wild cucumber perennial (trailing) scrub; grassland; woodland M oreganus coast man-root perennial (trailing) scrub; canyons

Dipsacaceae (Teasel Family)- 1 taxon Dipsacus sativus * Fuller's teasel biennial disturbed sites; roadside banks

Ericaceae (Heather Family) - 12 taxa Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone tree woodland; forest Arctostaphylos canescens hoary manzanita shrub chaparral; scrub woodland A. columbiana hairy manzanita shrub woodland openings A. nummularia shatterberry; fire manzanita shrub woodland openings; pygmy forest A. uva-ursi forma coactilis 2 bearberry shrub (low) marine terrace Gaultheria shallon salal . shrub (low) woodland; forest; scrub Hemitomes congestum gnome plant perennial (non-gree forest, in humus Ledum glandulosum western Labrador-tea shrub coastal wetlands Rhododendron macrophyllum California rose-bay shrub woodland; forest; pygmy forest R. occidentale western azalea shrub moist sites; streambanks Vaccinium ovatum blue huckleberry shrub woodland; forest; scrub V. parvifolium red huckleberry shrub woodland; forest

Eu_phorbiaceae (Spurg~ Family) - 2 taxa Eremocarpus setigerus dove weed; turkey-mullein annual disturbed sites, grassland

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Euphorbia pep/us *1 petty spurge annual disturbed moist sites

Family Latin Binomial (* = non-native) Common Name Life Historv/Form Habitat Fabaceae (Legume Family) aka Leguminosae- 30 taxa

Acacia pycnantha * 1 golden wattle tree disturbed sites (old homestead) Astralagus nuttallii var. virgatus milkvetch perennial sandy soils; coastal strand; scrub; b Cytisus scoparius * Scotch broom shrub disturbed sites; roadsides; grasslanc Genista monspessulana * French broom shrub disturbed sites; roadsides; grasslanc Lathyrus vestitus hillside pea perennial scrub; woodland Lotus angustissimus * lotus annual disturbed sites; grassland L. formosissimus harlequin lotus perennial moist grassland L. heermannii var. orbicularis lotus perennial scrub L. humistratus lotus annual grassland; open, gravelly sites, slop L. junceus var. biolettii lotus perennial coastal sand; scrub L. micranthus 1 lotus annual grassland; open sites, slopes L. purshianus var. purshianus Spanish clover annual disturbed sites; grassland

L. tenuis *2 bird's-foot trefoil perennial disturbed sites; grassland L. wrangelianus lotus annual grassland

Lupinus arboreus var. arboreus* 7 yellow bush lupine shrub scrub; dunes L. variicolor vari-colored lupine perennial grassland; coastal bluffs Medicago polymorpha * bur-clover annual disturbed sites Melilotus a/bus *2 white sweetclover annual; biennial disturbed sites; roadsides M indicus*2 sourclover annual disturbed sites; roadsides Trifolium dubium * shamrock clover annual disturbed sites; grassland T. macraei Chile clover annual grassland; disturbed sites T. microcephalum smallhead clover annual grassland; disturbed sites T. repens * white clover I perennial moist, disturbed sites T. subterraneum * subterranean clover perennial grassland; disturbed sites T. variegatum whitetip clover annual grassland; moist sites T. willdenovii 1 tomcat clover annual grassland; scrub; open sites

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T. wormskioldii cow clover perennial grassland; moist sites Vicia americana var. americana American vetch perennial moist woodland; forest; grassland

Familv Latin Binomial(*= non-native) Common Name Life Historv!Form Habitat Fabaceae (Legume Family) aka Leguminosae (continued)

Vicia gigantea giant vetch perennial scrub; seeps; streamsides V. sativa* ssp. nigra common vetch annual I grassland; disturbed site

Fagaceae (Oak, Beech Family) - 7 taxa Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophyl/a giant chinquapin tree forest C. chrysophylla var. minor dwarf chinquapin shrub pygmy forest Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus 1 tanbark oak tree forest Quercus agrifolia coast live oak tree woodland; forest Q. chrysolepis canyon live oak tree forest Q. garryana var. garryana Oregon oak tree woodland Q. parvula var. shrevei Shreve oak forest forest

Garryaceae (Silktassel Family) - 1 taxon Garrya elliptica silktassel shrub scrub; coastal bluffs

Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)- 3 taxa Centaurium davyi centaurium annual moist grassland Cicendia quadrangularis cicendia annual grassland Gentiana affinis var. ovata Oregon gentian ·perennial scrub

Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)- 6 taxa Erodium botrys *1 broadleaf filaree annual disturbed sites; grassland E. cicutarium *1 red-stemmed filaree annual disturbed sites; grassland Geranium carolinianum geraruum annual shady woodland G. dissectum * cutleaf geranium annual disturbed sites; grassland G. molle *1 softleaf geranium annual; biennial disturbed sites; grassland Pelargonium grossularioides *1

I garden geranium perennial disturbed sites; roadsides Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye Family)- 1 taxon

Aesculus califomica California buckeye tree woodland; slopes

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