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The Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains             --Alphabetical Order

Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains - by Family, page2

The the flora of the Santa Monica Mountions and adjacent habitats, the following is an alphabetized list by family of the vascular plant species that are native, naturalized, and introduced.
 

                               Ferns and Fern Allies.

Aspleniaceae

Asplenium vespertinum Maxon

Azollaceae

Azolla filiculoides Lam

Blechnaceae

Woodwardia fimbriata (L.) Smith. Giant chain fern

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens L. Underw. 

Dryopteridaceae

Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Maxon. Coastal wood fern

Equisetaceae

Equisetum hyemale L. ssp. affine (Engelm.) Calder & R. H. Taylor. Common scouring rush

Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun. Smooth scouring rush

Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. ssp. braunii (Milde) R. L. Hauke. Giant horsetail

Polypodiaceae

Polypodium californicum Kaulf. California polypody

Pteridaceae

Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Southern maidenhair fern

Adiantum jordanii C. Mueller. California maidenhair fern

Aspidotis californica (Nutt.) Copel. California lace fern

Cheilanthes covillei Maxon

Cheilanthes newberryi (D. Eaton) Domin. Cotton fern

Notholaena californica D. C. Eaton

Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Née. Coffee fern

Pellaea mucronata (D. Eaton) D. Eaton var. mucronata. Bird's-foot fern

Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) G. Yatskievych, M. D. Windham & E. Wollenweber ssp. triangularis.
Goldback fern

Selaginellaceae

Selaginella bigelovii L. Underwood

Thelypteridaceae

Thelypteris puberula (Baker) C. Morton var. sonorensis A. Reed Smith

                                        Gymnosperms

Cupressaceae

Juniperus californica Carrière

                                        Dicotyledons

Aceraceae

Acer macrophyllum Pursh. Big-leaf maple

Acer negundo L. var. californicum (Torrey & A. Gray) Sarg. Box elder

Aizoaceae

Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) N. E. Brown. Baby sun rose

Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N. E. Brown. Sea-fig

Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N. E. Brown. Hottentot-fig, fig-marigold

Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. Crystalline iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. Slender-leaved iceplant

Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pallas) Kuntze. New Zealand spinach

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus albus L. Tumbleweed

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson. Amaranthacea

Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

Amaranthus deflexus L.

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Anacardiaceae

Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Abrams. Laurel sumac

Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Brewer & S. Watson. Lemonadeberry

Rhus ovata S. Watson. Sugar bush

Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Skunkbrush, squaw bush

Schinus molle L. Peruvian pepper tree

Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene. Poison oak, poison ivy

Apiaceae

Apiastrum angustifolium Nutt. Wild-celery

Apium graveolens L. Celery

Berula erecta (Hudson) Cov. Cutleaf water-parsnip

Bowlesia incana Ruiz López & Pavon

Ciclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Britton & E. Wilson

Conium maculatum L. Poison hemlock

Daucus pusillus Michaux

Foeniculum vulgare Miller. Fennel

Hydrocotyle moschata Forster f.

Hydrocotyle umbellata L.

Lomatium dasycarpum (Torrey & A. Gray) J. Coulter & Rose ssp. dasycarpum

Lomatium lucidum (Torrey & A. Gray) Jepson

Lomatium utriculatum (Torrey & A. Gray) J. Coulter & Rose. 

Oenanthe sarmentosa J. S. Presl. Dropwort

Osmorhiza brachypoda Torrey. Sweet-cleely

Sanicula arguta J. Coulter & Rose

Sanicula bipinnata Hook. & Arn. Poison sanicle

Sanicula crassicaulis DC.

Sanicula tuberosa Torrey. 

Scandix pecten-veneris L. Venus' needle, shepherd's needle

Tauschia arguta (Torrey & A. Gray) J. F. Macbr.

Tauschia hartwegii (A. Gray) J. F. Macbr.

Torilis nodosa (L.) Gaertner

Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) Koso-Polj.

Apocynaceae

Apocynum cannabinum L. Indian hemp, dogbane

Vinca major L. Greater periwinkle

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias californica E. Greene. California milkweed, round-hooded milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. Kotolo milkweed, Indian milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis Decne. in A. DC. Narrow-leaf milkweed

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. Yarrow

Achyrachaena mollis Schauer. Blow-wives

Acourtia microcephala DC.

Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. Russian knapweed

Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R. King & H. Robinson

Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) E. Greene. Mountain-dandelion

Amblyopappus pusillus Hook. & Arn.

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Annual bursage, sand-bur

Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) E. Greene. Beach-bur

Ambrosia confertiflora DC.

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western ragweed

Ancistrocarphus filagineus A. Gray. Woolly fishhooks

Anthemis cotula L. Mayweed, stinkweed, dog-fennel

Artemisia biennis Willd.

Artemisia californica Less. California sagebrush

Artemisia douglasiana Besser. Mugwort

Artemisia dracunculus L. Tarragon

Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. hesperius (A. Gray) Semple & J. Chmielewski

Aster subulatus Michaux var. ligulatus Shinners

Baccharis douglasii DC. Marsh baccharis

Baccharis malibuensis R. M. Beauchamp & Henrickson

Baccharis pilularis DC. Chaparral broom, coyote brush

Baccharis plummerae A. Gray

Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz López & Pavon) Pers. Seep-willow, water-wally, mule fat

Bidens frondosa L. Stick-tight

Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Pogg

Bidens pilosa L. Beggar-ticks

Brickellia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray

Brickellia nevinii A. Gray. Nevin's brickellbush

Centaurea melitensis L. Tocalote

Centaurea solstitialis L. Barneby's thistle, yellow starthistle

Chaenactis artemisiifolia (A. Gray) A. Gray

Chaenactis glabriuscula DC. var. glabriuscula. Yellow pincushion

Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb. Pineapple weed, rayless chamomile

Chrysanthemum coronarium L. Garland daisy, crown daisy

Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas) Britton ssp. mohavensis (E. Greene) H. M. Hall & Clements. Rubber rabbitbrush

Cichorium intybus L. Chicory

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson var. californicum (A. Gray) Keil & C. Turner. California thistle

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson var. occidentale. Cobwebby thistle

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Bull thistle

Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronq.

Conzya canadensis (L.) Cronq.

Conzya coulteri A. Gray

Coreopsis bigelovii (A. Gray) H. M. Hall

Coreopsis calliopsidea (DC.) A. Gray

Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) H. M. Hall. Sea-dahlia

Cotula australis (Sieber) Hook. f.

Cotula coronopifolia L. Brass-buttons

Cynara cardunculus L. Cardoon, artichoke thistle

Dimorphotheca sinuata DC. Cape-marigold

Encelia californica Nutt.

Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jepson

Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatch & J. Wussow. Interior goldenbush

Ericameria palmeri (A. Gray) H. M. Hall var. pachylepis (H. M. Hall) G. Nesom

Ericameria parishii (E. Greene) H. M. Hall var. parishii

Erigeron foliosus Nutt. var. foliosus

Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray var. confertiflorum. Golden-yarrow

Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Western goldenrod

Filago californica Nutt.

Galinsoga parviflora Cav. var. parviflora

Gnaphalium bicolor Bioletti

Gnaphalium californicum DC.

Gnaphalium canescens DC. ssp. beneolens (Davidson) Stebb. & Keil

Gnaphalium canescens DC. ssp. microcephalum (Nutt.) Stebb. & Keil

Gnaphalium leucocephalum A. Gray

Gnaphalium luteo-album L.

Gnaphalium palustre Nutt.

Gnaphalium ramosissimum Nutt.

Gnaphalium stramineum Kunth

Grindelia camporum E. Greene var. bracteosum (J. Howell) M. A. Lane

Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California matchweed

Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) E. Greene var. grindelioides (DC.) W. Clark. Saw-toothed goldenbush

Hedypnois cretica (L.) Dum.-Cours.

Helenium puberulum DC.

Helianthus annuus L.

Helianthus gracilentus A. Gray

Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torrey & A. Gray

Hemizonia minthornii Jepson. Santa Susana tarplant

Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torrey & A. Gray. Common spikeweed

Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt. Telegraph weed

Heterotheca sessiliflora (Nutt.) Shinn. ssp. fastigiata (E. Greene) Semple

Heterotheca sessiliflora (Nutt.) Shinn. ssp. sessiliflora

Hieracium argutum Nutt.

Hypochaeris glabra L. Smooth cat's-ear

Hypochaeris radicata L. Rough cat's-ear

Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. Nelson var. sedoides (E. Greene) G. Nelson

Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. Nelson var. vernonioides (Nutt.) G. Nelson

Iva axillaris Pursh ssp. robustior (Hook.) Bassett. Poverty weed

Jaumea carnosa (Less.) A. Gray

Lactuca serriola L. Prickly lettuce

Lagophylla ramosissima Nutt

Lasthenia californica Lindley

Lasthenia coronaria (Nutt.) Ornduff

Layia platyglossa (Fischer & C. Meyer) A. Gray. Tidy-tips

Lepidospartum squamatum (A. Gray) A. Gray. Scale-broom

Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M. A. Lane var. filaginifolia. California aster

Lessingia virgata A. Gray

Madia elegans Lindley ssp. elegans. Common madia

Madia exigua (Smith) A. Gray. Threadstem madia

Madia gracilis (Smith) Keck. Slender tarweed

Malacothrix clevelandii A. Gray

Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

Micropus californicus Fischer & C. Meyer. Slender cottonweed

Microseris douglasii (DC.) Schultz-Bip. ssp. douglasii

Microseris douglasii (DC.) Schultz-Bip. ssp. tenella (A. Gray) Chambers

Microseris elegans A. Gray

Monolopia lanceolata Nutt.

Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.) Norlindh. Trailing African daisy

Pentachaeta lyonii A. Gray. Lyon's pentachaeta

Perityle emoryi Torrey

Picris echioides L. Bristly ox-tongue

Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata. Salt marsh-fleabane

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt. var. tenellus

Rafinesquia californica Nutt. California chicory

Senecio aphanactis E. Greene

Senecio breweri Burtt Davy

Senecio californicus DC.

Senecio flaccidus Less. var. douglasii (DC.) B. Turner & T. Barkley

Senecio mikanioides Walp. German-ivy

Senecio vulgaris L. Common groundsel

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner. Milk thistle

Solidago californica Nutt. California goldenrod

Soliva sessilis Ruiz López & Pavon

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. Prickly sow thistle

Sonchus oleraceus L. Common sow thistle

Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa (Nutt.) Chambers

Stephanomeria cichoriacea A. Gray

Stephanomeria diegensis Gottlieb

Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. ssp. coronaria (E. Greene) Gottlieb

Stephanomeria virgata Benth. ssp. pleurocarpa (E. Greene) Gottlieb

Stephanomeria virgata Benth. ssp. virgata

Stylocline gnaphaloides Nutt. Everlasting nest straw

Taraxacum officinale Wiggens. Dandelion

Tragopogon porrifolius L. Oyster plant, salsify

Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. Silver puffs

Venegasia carpesioides DC. Canyon-sunflower

Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) A. Gray ssp. exauriculata (Robinson & Greenman) J. R. Coleman. Golden crownbeard

Xanthium spinosum L. Spiny cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium L. Cocklebur

Bataceae

Batis maritima L. Saltwort, beachwort

Berberidaceae

Berberis pinnata Lagasca ssp. pinnata. Oregon-grape

Betulaceae

Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White alder

Boraginaceae

Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fischer & C. Meyer) Ganders. Common fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr. var. menziesii. Rancher's fireweed

Cryptantha clevelandii E. Greene

Cryptantha intermedia (A. Gray) E. Greene

Cryptantha micromeres (A. Gray) E. Greene

Cryptantha microstachys (A. Gray) E. Greene

Cryptantha muricata (Hook. & Arn.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr.

Heliotropium curassavicum L.

Pectocarya linearis (Ruiz López & Pavon) DC. ssp. ferocula (I. M. Johnston) Thorne

Pectocarya penicillata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC.

Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I. M. Johnston. Adobe allocarya

Plagiobothrys canescens Benth.

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A. Gray. Popcornflower

Brassicaceae

Arabis glabra (L.) Benth. var. glabra. Tower-mustard

Arabis sparsiflora Torrey & A. Gray var. californica Rollins

Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) E. Greene

Barbarea othoceras Ledeb. Winter-cress

Brassica nigra (L.) Koch. Black mustard

Brassica rapa L. Turnip, field mustard

Cakile maritima Scop. Sea-rocket

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. Shepherd's purse

Cardamine californica (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene. Milk maids, toothwort

Cardamine oligosperma Torrey & A. Gray

Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. Heart-podded hoary cress

Cardaria pubescens (C. Meyer) Jarmol. White top

Caulanthus heterophyllus (Nutt.) Payson

Coronopus didymus (L.) Smith. Wart cress

Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton ssp. menziesii (DC.) Detl.

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. Wall-rocket

Dithyrea maritima (A. Davidson) A. Davidson. Beach spectacle-pod

Erysimum capitatum (Douglas) E. Greene ssp. capitatum. Western wallflower

Erysimum insulare E. Greene ssp. suffrutescens (Abrams) R. A. Price. Suffrutescent wallflower

Guillenia lasiophylla (Hook. & Arn.) E. GreenE

Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Fossat

Lepidium lasiocarpum Torrey & A. Gray var. lasiocarpum

Lepidium latifolium L.

Lepidium latipes Hook. var. latipes

Lepidium nitidum Torrey & A. Gray var. nitidum

Lepidium oblongum Small

Lepidium virginicum L. var. pubescens (E. Greene) Thell

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. Sweet alyssum

Matthiola incana (L.) R. Br. Stock

Raphanus raphanistrum L. Jointed charlock

Raphanus sativus L. Radish

Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Britton

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek. Water cress

Sinapsis arvensis L. Charlock

Sisymbrium altissimum L. Tumble mustard

Sisymbrium irio L. London rocket

Sisymbrium officinale L. Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton var. pinnata. Prince's plume

Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook.

Thysanocarpus laciniatus Torrey & A. Gray

Tropidocarpum gracile Hook.

Buddlejaceae

Buddleya davidii Franchet. Butterfly bush

Buddleya saligna Willd.

Cactaceae

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller. Indian-fig

Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell

Opuntia x occidentalis Engelm.

Opuntia prolifera Engelm.

Callitrichaceae

Callitriche marginata Torrey

Campanulaceae

Githopsis diffusa A. Gray ssp. diffusa

Lobelia dunnii E. Dunn var. serrata (A. Gray) McVaugh

Nemacladus ramosissimus Nutt.

Capparaceae

Isomeris arborea Nutt. Bladderpod. 

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera hispidula Douglas var. vacillans A. Gray

Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. var. denudata Rehder

Sambucus mexicana C. Presl. Blue elderberry

Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Creeping snowberry, trip vine

Caryophyllaceae

Cardionema ramosissimum (J. A. Weinm.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr.

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. Mouse-ear chickweed

Herniaria hirsuta L. ssp. cinerea (DC.) Cout.

Minuartia douglasii (Torrey & A. Gray) Mattf.

Polycarpon depressum Nutt.

Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L.

Silene antirrhina L.

Silene gallica L.

Silene laciniata Cav. ssp. major C. Hitchc. & Maguire.

Silene multinervia S. Watson

Silene verecunda S. Watson ssp. platyota (S. Watson) C. Hitchc. & Maguire

Spergula arvensis L. Stickwort, starwort

Spergularia bocconii (Scheele) Merino

Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.

Stellaria media (L.) Villars. Common chickweed

Stellaria nitens Nutt. Shining chickweed

Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex californica Moq.

Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr. Coulter's saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis (Torrey) S. Watson ssp. lentiformis. Big saltbush

Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D. Dietr.

Atriplex polycarpa (Torrey) S. Watson

Atriplex rosea L. Tumbling oracle, redscale

Atriplex semibaccata R. Brown. Australian saltbush

Atriplex serenana Nelson. Bractscale

Atriplex triangularis Willd. Spearscale

Atriplex watsonii Nelson

Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntze

Beta vulgaris L. Beet

Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican tea

Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.

Chenopodium californicum (S. Watson) S. Watson

Chenopodium macrospermum Hook f. var. halophilum (Philippi) Standley

Chenopodium multifidum L.

Chenopodium murale L.

Chenopodium pumilio R. Brown

Chenopodium strictum Roth var. glaucophyllum (Aellen) Wahl

Salicornia bigelovii Torrey

Salicornia europaea L.

Salicornia subterminalis Parish

Salicornia virginica L.

Salsola tragus L. Russian thistle, tumbleweed

Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moquin. Horned sea-blite

Suaeda californica S. Watson. California sea-blite

Suaeda esteroa W. Ferren & S. Whitmore. Estuary sea-blite

Convolvulaceae

Calystegia macrostegia (E. Greene) Brummitt ssp. cyclostegia (House) Brummitt

Calystegia macrostegia (E. Greene) Brummitt ssp. intermedia (Abrams) Brummitt

Calystegia purpurata (E. Greene) Brummitt ssp. purpurata

Calystegia soldanella (L.) R. Br. Beach morning-glory

Convolvulus arvensis L. Bindweed

Convolvulus simulans Perry

Cressa truxillensis Kunth. Alkali weed

Dichondra occidentalis House. Western dichondra

Cornaceae

Cornus glabrata Benth. Brown dogwood

Crassulaceae

Crassula connata (Ruiz López & Pavon) A. Berger. Pygmy weed

Dudleya abramsii Rose ssp. parva (Rose & A. Davidson) J. Bartel. Conejo dudleya

Dudleya blochmaniae (Eastw.) Moran ssp. blochmaniae. Blochman's dudleya

Dudleya caespitosa (Haworth) Britton & Rose

Dudleya cymosa (Lemaire) Britton & Rose ssp. marcescens Moran. Marcescent dudleya

Dudleya cymosa (Lemaire) Britton & Rose ssp. ovatifolia (Britton) Moran. Santa Monica Mountains dudleya

Dudleya lanceolata (Nutt.) Britton & Rose

Dudleya multicaulis (Rose) Moran. Many-stemmed dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose ssp. pulverulenta

Dudleya verityi K. Nakai. Verity's dudleya

Sedum spathulifolium Hook.

Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth. Calabazilla

Marah macrocarpus (E. Greene) E. Greene.  Man-root

Cuscutaceae

Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm.

Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. californica

Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. papillosa Yuncker

Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.

Cuscuta salina Engelm. var. major Yuncker

Datiscaceae

Datisca glomerata (C. Presl.) Baillon. Durango root

Elatinaceae

Elatine californica A. Gray

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. ssp. glandulosa

Arctostaphylos glauca Lindley

Comarostaphylis diversifolia (C. Parry) E. Greene ssp. planifolia (Jepson) G. D. Wallace

Euphorbiaceae

Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torrey & A. Gray) Small

Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small

Chamaesyce melanadenia (Torrey) Millsp.

Chamaesyce polycarpa (Benth.) Millsp

Chamaesyce serpyllifolia (Pers.) Small

Croton californicus Muell.

Eremocarpus setigerus (Hook.) Benth. Turkey-mullein

Euphorbia crenulata Engelm. Chinese caps

Euphorbia peplus L. Petty spurge

Ricinus communis L. Castor bean

Fabaceae

Amorpha californica Nutt. var. californica. False indigo

Astragalus brauntonii Parish

Astragalus didymocarpus Hook. & Arn. var. didymocarpus

Astragalus gambelianus E. Sheldon

Astragalus pycnostachys A. Gray var. lanosissimus (Rydb.) Munz

Astragalus tener A. Gray var. titi (Eastw.) Barneby

Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A. Gray var. lonchus (M. E. Jones) Barneby

Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A. Gray var. phoxus (M. E. Jones) Barneby

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh. Wild licorice

Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.

Lathyrus vestitus Nutt. var. vestitus

Lotus argophyllus (A. Gray) E. Greene var. argophyllus

Lotus corniculatus L. Birdfoot trefoil

Lotus grandiflorus (Benth.) E. Greene

Lotus hamatus E. Greene

Lotus micranthus Benth.

Lotus oblongifolius (Benth.) E. Greene var. oblongifolius

Lotus purshianus (Benth.) Clements & E. G. Clements var. purshianus

Lotus salsuginosus E. Greene

Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley var. scoparius. California broom, deerbush

Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene

Lotus wrangelianus Fischer & C. Meyer

Lupinus bicolor Lindley. Miniature lupine

Lupinus chamissonis Eschsch

Lupinus concinnus J. Agardh. Bajada lupine

Lupinus formosus E. Greene var. formosus

Lupinus hirsutissimus Benth. Stinging lupine

Lupinus latifolius J. Agardh. var. latifolius

Lupinus longifolius (S. Watson) Abrams

Lupinus microcarpus Sims var. microcarpus. Chick lupine

Lupinus nanus Benth.

Lupinus sparsiflorus Benth. Coulter's lupine

Lupinus succulentus Koch. Arroyo lupine

Lupinus truncatus Hook. & Arn.

Medicago lupulina L. Black medick, yellow trefoil

Medicago polymorpha L. California burclover

Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa, lucerne

Melilotus alba Medikus. White sweetclover

Melilotus indica (L.) All. Sourclover

Pickeringia montana Nutt. var. montana. Chaparral pea

Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black locust. 

Rupertia physodes (Hook.) Grimes

Spartium junceum L. Spanish broom

Trifolium albopurpureum Torrey & A. Gray var. albopurpureum

Trifolium ciliolatum Benth.

Trifolium depauperatum Desv.

Trifolium fucatum Lindley

Trifolium gracilentum Torrey & A. Gray var. gracilentum

Trifolium hirtum All. Rose clover

Trifolium incarnatum L. Crimson clover

Trifolium microcephalum Pursh

Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. & Arn.

Trifolium repens L. White clover

Trifolium variegatum Nutt.

Trifolium willdenovii Sprengel. Tomcat clover

Vicia americana Willd. var. americana. American vetch

Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. ludoviciana

Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa. Common vetch, spring vetch

Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia (Host) Corbière 

Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa. Hairy vetch, winter vetch

Fagaceae

Quercus agrifolia Nee. Coast live oak

Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Scrub oak

Quercus lobata Nee. Valley oak, roble

Quercus wislizenii A. DC. var. wislizenii. Interior live oak

Frankeniaceae

Frankenia salina (Molina) I. M. Johnston. Alkali heath

Garryaceae

Garrya veatchii Kellogg

Gentianaceae

Centaurium venustum (A. Gray) Robinson. Canchalagua

Geraniaceae

Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol

Erodium brachycarpum (Godron) Thellung

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. Filaree

Erodium macrophyllum Hook. & Arn.

Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér.

Geranium carolinianum L.

Geranium molle L.

Geranium rotundifolium L.

Glossulariaceae

Ribes aureum Pursh var. gracillimum (Cov. & Britton) Jepson. Golden current.

Ribes californicum Hook. & Arn. var. hesperium (McClatchie) Jepson. Hillside gooseberry

Ribes indecorum Eastwood. White-flowered currant.

Ribes malvaceum Small var. viridifolium Abrams. Chaparral currant

Ribes speciosum Pursh. Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry

Hydrophyllaceae

Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth. Whispering bells

Eriodictyon crassifolium Benth. var. crassifolium

Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) E. Greene var. chrysanthemifolia

Nama stenocarpum A. Gray

Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. integrifolia Parish. Baby blue-eyes

Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. var. menziesii. Baby blue-eyes

Nemophila pedunculata Benth

Phacelia brachyloba (Benth.) A. Gray

Phacelia cicutaria E. Greene var. hispida (A. Gray) J. T. Howell

Phacelia distans Benth.

Phacelia douglasii (Benth.) Torrey

Phacelia egena (Benth.) J. T. Howell

Phacelia grandiflora (Benth.) A. Gray

Phacelia imbricata E. Greene

Phacelia longipes A. Gray

Phacelia minor (Harvey) Thellung

Phacelia parryi Torrey

Phacelia ramosissima Lehm.

Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.

Phacelia viscida (Benth.) Torrey

Pholistoma auritum (Lindley) Lilja var. auritum. Fiesta flower

Pholistoma racemosum (Nutt.) Constance

Wigandia kunthii Choisy

Juglandaceae

Juglans californica S. Watson var. californica. Southern California black walnut

Lamiaceae

Lamium amplexicaule L.

Lepechinia fragrans (E. Greene) Epling. Fragrant pitcher sage

Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound

Mentha arvensis L.

Mentha pulegium L. Pennyroyal

Mentha spicata L. var. spicata. Spearmint

Monardella hypoleuca A. Gray

Monardella lanceolata A. Gray. Mustang mint

Salvia apiana Jepson. White sage

Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia

Salvia leucophylla E. Greene

Salvia mellifera E. Greene. Black sage

Salvia spathacea E. Greene. Pitcher sage

Satureja douglasii (Benth.) Briq. Verba buena

Scutellaria tuberosa Benth.

Stachys ajugoides Benth. var. rigida Jepson & Hoover

Stachys albens A. Gray

Stachys bullata Benth.

Trichostema lanatum Benth. Woolly bluecurls

Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. Vinegar weed

Lauraceae

Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. California bay, California laurel

Lennoaceae

Pholisma arenarium Hook.

Linaceae

Hesperolinon micranthum (A. Gray) Small

Linum grandiflorum Desf.

Loasaceae

Mentzelia micrantha (Hook. & Arn.) Torrey & A. Gray

Lythraceae

Ammannia coccinea Rottb.

Lythrum californicum Torrey & A. Gray. California loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolium L.

Malvaceae

Lavatera assurgentiflora Kellogg. Malva rosa, island mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene. Chaparral mallow

Malva nicaeensis All. Bull mallow

Malva parviflora L. Cheeseweed, little mallow

Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Hrapov. Alkali-mallow, whiteweed

Modiola caroliniana (L.) G. Don

Sidalcea malvaeflora (DC.) Benth. ssp. sparsifolia C. Hitchc. Checker mallow

Martyniaceae

Proboscidea louisianica (Miller) Thell. ssp. louisianica. Common unicorn plant

Myricaceae

Myrica californica Cham. & Schldt. California wax myrtle

Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Blue gum

Nymphaeaceae

Nuphar luteum (L.) Sibthorp & Sm. ssp. polysepalum (Engelm.) E. O. Beal. Cow-lily, pond-lily

Nyctaginaceae

Abronia maritima S. Watson. Sand verbena

Abronia umbellata Lam. ssp. umbellata

Mirabilis californica A. Gray. Wishbone bush

Oleaceae

Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. California ash

Fraxinus velutina Torrey. Velvet ash

Onagraceae

Camissonia bistorta (Torrey & A. Gray) Raven. California sun cup

Camissonia boothii (Douglas) Raven ssp. decorticans (Hook. & Arn.) Raven

Camissonia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) Raven

Camissonia cheiranthifolia (Sprengel) Raven ssp. suffruticosa (S. Watson) Raven. Beach evening primrose

Camissonia hirtella (E. Greene) Raven

Camissonia ignota (Jepson) Raven

Camissonia intermedia Raven

Camissonia lewisii Raven. Lewis' evening primrose

Camissonia micrantha (Sprengel) Raven

Camissonia strigulosa (Fischer & C. Meyer) Raven

Clarkia bottae (Spach.) H. Lewis & M. Lewis. Punchbowl godetia

Clarkia cylindrica (Jepson) H. Lewis & M. Lewis

Clarkia epilobioides (Nutt.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr.

Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) Nelson & J. F. Macbr. ssp. quadrivulnera (Douglas) H. Lewis & M. Lewis

Clarkia unguiculata Lindley

Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl.

Epilobium canum (E. Greene) Raven ssp. canum. California fuchsia, zauschneria

Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. ciliatum

Epilobium pygmaeum (Speg.) P. Hoch & Raven

Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. peploides

Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. californica

Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hirsutissima (S. Watson) W. Dietr.

Orobanchaceae

Orobanche bulbosa G. Beck

Orobanche californica Cham. & Schlecht ssp. grandis Heckard

Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. Clustered broomrape

Orobanche uniflora L. Naked broomrape

Orobanche vallicola (Jepson) Heckard

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis albicans Kunth ssp. californica (Abrams) Eiten

Oxalis corniculata L.

Oxalis pes-caprae L. Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis rubra A. St. Hil.

Paeoniaceae

Paeonia californica Torrey & A. Gray

Papaveraceae

Dendromecon rigida Benth. Bush poppy

Dicentra ochroleuca Engelm.

Eschscholzia caespitosa Benth.

Eschscholzia californica Cham.

Meconella denticulata E. Greene

Papaver californicum A. Gray. Fire poppy

Platystemon californicus Benth. Cream cups

Romneya coulteri Harvey. Coulter's matilija poppy

Stylomecon heterophylla (Benth.) G. C. Taylor. Wind poppy

Plantaginaceae

Plantago erecta E. Morris. 

Plantago lanceolata L. English plantain

Plantago major L. Common plantain

Platanaceae

Platanus racemosa Nutt. Western sycamore, California sycamore, aliso

Plumbaginaceae

Limonium californicum (Boiss.) A. A. Heller. Western marsh-rosemary

Limonium perezii (Stapf) Hubb.

Limonium sinuatum (L.) Miller The the flora of the Santa Monica Mountions and adjacent habitats, the following is an alphabetized list by family of the vascular plant species that are native, naturalized, and introduced.
 

                               Ferns and Fern Allies.

Aspleniaceae

Asplenium vespertinum Maxon

Azollaceae

Azolla filiculoides Lam

Blechnaceae

Woodwardia fimbriata (L.) Smith. Giant chain fern

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens L. Underw. 

Dryopteridaceae

Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Maxon. Coastal wood fern

Equisetaceae

Equisetum hyemale L. ssp. affine (Engelm.) Calder & R. H. Taylor. Common scouring rush

Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun. Smooth scouring rush

Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. ssp. braunii (Milde) R. L. Hauke. Giant horsetail

Polypodiaceae

Polypodium californicum Kaulf. California polypody

Pteridaceae

Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Southern maidenhair fern

Adiantum jordanii C. Mueller. California maidenhair fern

Aspidotis californica (Nutt.) Copel. California lace fern

Cheilanthes covillei Maxon

Cheilanthes newberryi (D. Eaton) Domin. Cotton fern

Notholaena californica D. C. Eaton

Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Née. Coffee fern

Pellaea mucronata (D. Eaton) D. Eaton var. mucronata. Bird's-foot fern

Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) G. Yatskievych, M. D. Windham & E. Wollenweber ssp. triangularis.
Goldback fern

Selaginellaceae

Selaginella bigelovii L. Underwood

Thelypteridaceae

Thelypteris puberula (Baker) C. Morton var. sonorensis A. Reed Smith

                                        Gymnosperms

Cupressaceae

Juniperus californica Carrière

                                        Dicotyledons

Aceraceae

Acer macrophyllum Pursh. Big-leaf maple

Acer negundo L. var. californicum (Torrey & A. Gray) Sarg. Box elder

Aizoaceae

Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) N. E. Brown. Baby sun rose

Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N. E. Brown. Sea-fig

Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N. E. Brown. Hottentot-fig, fig-marigold

Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. Crystalline iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. Slender-leaved iceplant

Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pallas) Kuntze. New Zealand spinach

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus albus L. Tumbleweed

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson. Amaranthacea

Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Watson

Amaranthus deflexus L.

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Anacardiaceae

Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Abrams. Laurel sumac

Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Brewer & S. Watson. Lemonadeberry

Rhus ovata S. Watson. Sugar bush

Rhus trilobata Torrey & A. Gray. Skunkbrush, squaw bush

Schinus molle L. Peruvian pepper tree

Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene. Poison oak, poison ivy

Apiaceae

Apiastrum angustifolium Nutt. Wild-celery

Apium graveolens L. Celery

Berula erecta (Hudson) Cov. Cutleaf water-parsnip

Bowlesia incana Ruiz López & Pavon

Ciclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Britton & E. Wilson

Conium maculatum L. Poison hemlock

Daucus pusillus Michaux

Foeniculum vulgare Miller. Fennel

Hydrocotyle moschata Forster f.

Hydrocotyle umbellata L.

Lomatium dasycarpum (Torrey & A. Gray) J. Coulter & Rose ssp. dasycarpum

Lomatium lucidum (Torrey & A. Gray) Jepson

Lomatium utriculatum (Torrey & A. Gray) J. Coulter & Rose. 

Oenanthe sarmentosa J. S. Presl. Dropwort

Osmorhiza brachypoda Torrey. Sweet-cleely

Sanicula arguta J. Coulter & Rose

Sanicula bipinnata Hook. & Arn. Poison sanicle

Sanicula crassicaulis DC.

Sanicula tuberosa Torrey. 

Scandix pecten-veneris L. Venus' needle, shepherd's needle

Tauschia arguta (Torrey & A. Gray) J. F. Macbr.

Tauschia hartwegii (A. Gray) J. F. Macbr.

Torilis nodosa (L.) Gaertner

Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) Koso-Polj.

Apocynaceae

Apocynum cannabinum L. Indian hemp, dogbane

Vinca major L. Greater periwinkle

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias californica E. Greene. California milkweed, round-hooded milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. Kotolo milkweed, Indian milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis Decne. in A. DC. Narrow-leaf milkweed

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium L. Yarrow

Achyrachaena mollis Schauer. Blow-wives

Acourtia microcephala DC.

Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. Russian knapweed

Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R. King & H. Robinson

Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) E. Greene. Mountain-dandelion

Amblyopappus pusillus Hook. & Arn.

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. Annual bursage, sand-bur

Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) E. Greene. Beach-bur

Ambrosia confertiflora DC.

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western ragweed

Ancistrocarphus filagineus A. Gray. Woolly fishhooks

Anthemis cotula L. Mayweed, stinkweed, dog-fennel

Artemisia biennis Willd.

Artemisia californica Less. California sagebrush

Artemisia douglasiana Besser. Mugwort

Artemisia dracunculus L. Tarragon

Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. hesperius (A. Gray) Semple & J. Chmielewski

Aster subulatus Michaux var. ligulatus Shinners

Baccharis douglasii DC. Marsh baccharis

Baccharis malibuensis R. M. Beauchamp & Henrickson

Baccharis pilularis DC. Chaparral broom, coyote brush

Baccharis plummerae A. Gray

Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz López & Pavon) Pers. Seep-willow, water-wally, mule fat

Bidens frondosa L. Stick-tight

Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Pogg

Bidens pilosa L. Beggar-ticks

Brickellia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray

Brickellia nevinii A. Gray. Nevin's brickellbush

Centaurea melitensis L. Tocalote

Centaurea solstitialis L. Barneby's thistle, yellow starthistle

Chaenactis artemisiifolia (A. Gray) A. Gray

Chaenactis glabriuscula DC. var. glabriuscula. Yellow pincushion

Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb. Pineapple weed, rayless chamomile

Chrysanthemum coronarium L. Garland daisy, crown daisy

Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas) Britton ssp. mohavensis (E. Greene) H. M. Hall & Clements. Rubber rabbitbrush

Cichorium intybus L. Chicory

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson var. californicum (A. Gray) Keil & C. Turner. California thistle

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson var. occidentale. Cobwebby thistle

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Bull thistle

Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronq.

Conzya canadensis (L.) Cronq.

Conzya coulteri A. Gray

Coreopsis bigelovii (A. Gray) H. M. Hall

Coreopsis calliopsidea (DC.) A. Gray

Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) H. M. Hall. Sea-dahlia

Cotula australis (Sieber) Hook. f.

Cotula coronopifolia L. Brass-buttons

Cynara cardunculus L. Cardoon, artichoke thistle

Dimorphotheca sinuata DC. Cape-marigold

Encelia californica Nutt.

Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jepson

Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatch & J. Wussow. Interior goldenbush

Ericameria palmeri (A. Gray) H. M. Hall var. pachylepis (H. M. Hall) G. Nesom

Ericameria parishii (E. Greene) H. M. Hall var. parishii

Erigeron foliosus Nutt. var. foliosus

Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray var. confertiflorum. Golden-yarrow

Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Western goldenrod

Filago californica Nutt.

Galinsoga parviflora Cav. var. parviflora

Gnaphalium bicolor Bioletti

Gnaphalium californicum DC.

Gnaphalium canescens DC. ssp. beneolens (Davidson) Stebb. & Keil

Gnaphalium canescens DC. ssp. microcephalum (Nutt.) Stebb. & Keil

Gnaphalium leucocephalum A. Gray

Gnaphalium luteo-album L.

Gnaphalium palustre Nutt.

Gnaphalium ramosissimum Nutt.

Gnaphalium stramineum Kunth

Grindelia camporum E. Greene var. bracteosum (J. Howell) M. A. Lane

Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California matchweed

Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) E. Greene var. grindelioides (DC.) W. Clark. Saw-toothed goldenbush

Hedypnois cretica (L.) Dum.-Cours.

Helenium puberulum DC.

Helianthus annuus L.

Helianthus gracilentus A. Gray

Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torrey & A. Gray

Hemizonia minthornii Jepson. Santa Susana tarplant

Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torrey & A. Gray. Common spikeweed

Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt. Telegraph weed

Heterotheca sessiliflora (Nutt.) Shinn. ssp. fastigiata (E. Greene) Semple

Heterotheca sessiliflora (Nutt.) Shinn. ssp. sessiliflora

Hieracium argutum Nutt.

Hypochaeris glabra L. Smooth cat's-ear

Hypochaeris radicata L. Rough cat's-ear

Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. Nelson var. sedoides (E. Greene) G. Nelson

Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. Nelson var. vernonioides (Nutt.) G. Nelson

Iva axillaris Pursh ssp. robustior (Hook.) Bassett. Poverty weed

Jaumea carnosa (Less.) A. Gray

Lactuca serriola L. Prickly lettuce

Lagophylla ramosissima Nutt

Lasthenia californica Lindley

Lasthenia coronaria (Nutt.) Ornduff

Layia platyglossa (Fischer & C. Meyer) A. Gray. Tidy-tips

Lepidospartum squamatum (A. Gray) A. Gray. Scale-broom

Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M. A. Lane var. filaginifolia. California aster

Lessingia virgata A. Gray

Madia elegans Lindley ssp. elegans. Common madia

Madia exigua (Smith) A. Gray. Threadstem madia

Madia gracilis (Smith) Keck. Slender tarweed

Malacothrix clevelandii A. Gray

Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

Micropus californicus Fischer & C. Meyer. Slender cottonweed

Microseris douglasii (DC.) Schultz-Bip. ssp. douglasii

Microseris douglasii (DC.) Schultz-Bip. ssp. tenella (A. Gray) Chambers

Microseris elegans A. Gray

Monolopia lanceolata Nutt.

Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.) Norlindh. Trailing African daisy

Pentachaeta lyonii A. Gray. Lyon's pentachaeta

Perityle emoryi Torrey

Picris echioides L. Bristly ox-tongue

Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. var. odorata. Salt marsh-fleabane

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt. var. tenellus

Rafinesquia californica Nutt. California chicory

Senecio aphanactis E. Greene

Senecio breweri Burtt Davy

Senecio californicus DC.

Senecio flaccidus Less. var. douglasii (DC.) B. Turner & T. Barkley

Senecio mikanioides Walp. German-ivy

Senecio vulgaris L. Common groundsel

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner. Milk thistle

Solidago californica Nutt. California goldenrod

Soliva sessilis Ruiz López & Pavon

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. Prickly sow thistle

Sonchus oleraceus L. Common sow thistle

Stebbinsoseris heterocarpa (Nutt.) Chambers

Stephanomeria cichoriacea A. Gray

Stephanomeria diegensis Gottlieb

Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. ssp. coronaria (E. Greene) Gottlieb

Stephanomeria virgata Benth. ssp. pleurocarpa (E. Greene) Gottlieb

Stephanomeria virgata Benth. ssp. virgata

Stylocline gnaphaloides Nutt. Everlasting nest straw

Taraxacum officinale Wiggens. Dandelion

Tragopogon porrifolius L. Oyster plant, salsify

Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. Silver puffs

Venegasia carpesioides DC. Canyon-sunflower

Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) A. Gray ssp. exauriculata (Robinson & Greenman) J. R. Coleman. Golden crownbeard

Xanthium spinosum L. Spiny cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium L. Cocklebur

Bataceae

Batis maritima L. Saltwort, beachwort

Berberidaceae

Berberis pinnata Lagasca ssp. pinnata. Oregon-grape

Betulaceae

Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. White alder

Boraginaceae

Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fischer & C. Meyer) Ganders. Common fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr. var. menziesii. Rancher's fireweed

Cryptantha clevelandii E. Greene

Cryptantha intermedia (A. Gray) E. Greene

Cryptantha micromeres (A. Gray) E. Greene

Cryptantha microstachys (A. Gray) E. Greene

Cryptantha muricata (Hook. & Arn.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr.

Heliotropium curassavicum L.

Pectocarya linearis (Ruiz López & Pavon) DC. ssp. ferocula (I. M. Johnston) Thorne

Pectocarya penicillata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC.

Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I. M. Johnston. Adobe allocarya

Plagiobothrys canescens Benth.

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A. Gray. Popcornflower

Brassicaceae

Arabis glabra (L.) Benth. var. glabra. Tower-mustard

Arabis sparsiflora Torrey & A. Gray var. californica Rollins

Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) E. Greene

Barbarea othoceras Ledeb. Winter-cress

Brassica nigra (L.) Koch. Black mustard

Brassica rapa L. Turnip, field mustard

Cakile maritima Scop. Sea-rocket

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. Shepherd's purse

Cardamine californica (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene. Milk maids, toothwort

Cardamine oligosperma Torrey & A. Gray

Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. Heart-podded hoary cress

Cardaria pubescens (C. Meyer) Jarmol. White top

Caulanthus heterophyllus (Nutt.) Payson

Coronopus didymus (L.) Smith. Wart cress

Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton ssp. menziesii (DC.) Detl.

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. Wall-rocket

Dithyrea maritima (A. Davidson) A. Davidson. Beach spectacle-pod

Erysimum capitatum (Douglas) E. Greene ssp. capitatum. Western wallflower

Erysimum insulare E. Greene ssp. suffrutescens (Abrams) R. A. Price. Suffrutescent wallflower

Guillenia lasiophylla (Hook. & Arn.) E. GreenE

Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Fossat

Lepidium lasiocarpum Torrey & A. Gray var. lasiocarpum

Lepidium latifolium L.

Lepidium latipes Hook. var. latipes

Lepidium nitidum Torrey & A. Gray var. nitidum

Lepidium oblongum Small

Lepidium virginicum L. var. pubescens (E. Greene) Thell

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. Sweet alyssum

Matthiola incana (L.) R. Br. Stock

Raphanus raphanistrum L. Jointed charlock

Raphanus sativus L. Radish

Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Britton

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek. Water cress

Sinapsis arvensis L. Charlock

Sisymbrium altissimum L. Tumble mustard

Sisymbrium irio L. London rocket

Sisymbrium officinale L. Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton var. pinnata. Prince's plume

Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook.

Thysanocarpus laciniatus Torrey & A. Gray

Tropidocarpum gracile Hook.

Buddlejaceae

Buddleya davidii Franchet. Butterfly bush

Buddleya saligna Willd.

Cactaceae

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller. Indian-fig

Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell

Opuntia x occidentalis Engelm.

Opuntia prolifera Engelm.

Callitrichaceae

Callitriche marginata Torrey

Campanulaceae

Githopsis diffusa A. Gray ssp. diffusa

Lobelia dunnii E. Dunn var. serrata (A. Gray) McVaugh

Nemacladus ramosissimus Nutt.

Capparaceae

Isomeris arborea Nutt. Bladderpod. 

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera hispidula Douglas var. vacillans A. Gray

Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. var. denudata Rehder

Sambucus mexicana C. Presl. Blue elderberry

Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Creeping snowberry, trip vine

Caryophyllaceae

Cardionema ramosissimum (J. A. Weinm.) Nelson & J. F. Macbr.

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. Mouse-ear chickweed

Herniaria hirsuta L. ssp. cinerea (DC.) Cout.

Minuartia douglasii (Torrey & A. Gray) Mattf.

Polycarpon depressum Nutt.

Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L.

Silene antirrhina L.

Silene gallica L.

Silene laciniata Cav. ssp. major C. Hitchc. & Maguire.

Silene multinervia S. Watson

Silene verecunda S. Watson ssp. platyota (S. Watson) C. Hitchc. & Maguire

Spergula arvensis L. Stickwort, starwort

Spergularia bocconii (Scheele) Merino

Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem.) Heynh. var. macrotheca

Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb.

Stellaria media (L.) Villars. Common chickweed

Stellaria nitens Nutt. Shining chickweed

Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex californica Moq.

Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr. Coulter's saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis (Torrey) S. Watson ssp. lentiformis. Big saltbush

Atriplex leucophylla (Moq.) D. Dietr.

Atriplex polycarpa (Torrey) S. Watson

Atriplex rosea L. Tumbling oracle, redscale

Atriplex semibaccata R. Brown. Australian saltbush