Flora at Starr Ranch

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VASCULAR FLORA

ORDER NAME
Family Name
Species - Common name Species - Scientific name
PTERIDOPHYTES
Blechnaceae
Chain FernWoodwardia fimbriata
Dryopteridaceae
Wood FernDryopteris arguta
Equisetaceae
Common Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Smooth Scouring RushE. laevigatum
Polypodiaceae
California PolypodyPolypodium californicum
Pteridaceae
California Maidenhair Adiantum jordanii Cheilanthes spp.
Coffee FernPellaea andromedaefolia var. andromedaefolia
Bird's Foot Cliff-BrakeP. mucronata var. mucronata
Goldenback FernPentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis
Selaginellaceae
Spike MossSelaginella bigelovii
ANGIOSPERMS - FLOWERING PLANTS
DICOTS
Aceraceae
Bigleaf MapleAcer macrophyllum
Amaranthaceae
Tumbling Pigweed Amaranthus albus
Slender PigweedA. hybridus
Anacardiaceae
Laurel Sumac Malosma laurina
Lemonade BerryRhus integrifolia
Sugar BushR. ovata
Pubescent Squaw BushR. trilobata var. pilosissima
Poison OakToxicodendron diversilobum
Apiaceae
Common Celery* Apium graveolens
American BowlesiaBowlesia incana
California Hedge-parsleyCaucalis microcarpa
Poison Hemlock *Conium maculatum
Sweet Fennel *Foeniculum vulgare
Woolly-fruited LomatiumLomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum
Sweet CicelyOsmorhiza brachypoda
Sharp-tooth SanicleSanicula arguta
Purple SanicleS. bipinnatifida
Pacific SnakerootS. crassicaulis
Apocynaceae
Periwinkle *Vinca major
Asclepiadaceae
California Milkweed Ascelpias californica
Indian MilkweedA. eriocarpa
Narrow-leaved MildweedA. fascicularis
Fringed MilkvineSarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii
Asteraceae
White Yarrow Achillea millefolium var. californica
SacapelloteAcourtia microcephala
Sticky Eupatorium*Ageratina adenophora
RagweedAmbrosia psilostachya var. californica
California SagebrushArtemesia californica
California MugwortA. douglasiana
Dragon SagewortA. dracunculus
Coyote BrushBaccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea
Mule FatB. salicifolia
Rush BebbiaBebbia juncea
California BrickellbrushBrickellia californica
Southern RosinweedCalycadenia tenella
Italian ThistleCarduus pycnocephalus
Tocalote *Centaurea melitensis
Artemisia-leaved PincushionChaenactis artemesiaefolia
Yellow PincushionC. glabriuscula var. glabriuscula
Golden AsterChrysopsis villosa var. sessiliflora
RabbitbrushChrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis
Blue Sailors *Cichorium intybus
California ThistleCirsium californicum
Cobweb ThistleC. occidentale
HorseweedConyza canadensis
Tomentose Cudweed AsterCorethrogyne filaginfolia var.latifolia
Virgate Cudweed AsterC. filaginifolia var. virgata
Australian Brass-buttons*Cotula australis
Cardoon *Cynara cardunculus
Bush SunflowerEncelia californica
InciensoE. farinosa
Box SpringsEricameria palmeri var. achylepis
Pine GoldenbushE. pinifolia
Narrow-Leaved DaisyErigeron foliosus var. stenophyllus
Broad-Leaved Golden YarrowEriophyllum confertiflorum var. trifidum
FluffweedFilago californica
Narrow-leaved Filago*F. gallica
Fragrant EverlastingGnaphalium beneolens
CudweedG. bicolor
California EverlastingG. californicum
Weedy CudweedG. luteo-album
White EverlastingG. microcephalum
Lowland CudweedG. palustre
Gum PlantGrindelia robusta var. bracteosa
Sawtooth GoldenbushHazardia squarrosus ssp. grindeloides
Slender SunflowerHelianthus gracilentus
Fascicled TarweedHemizonia fasciculata
Kellogg's TarweedH. kelloggii
San Diego TarweedH. paniculata ssp. paniculata
Telegraph WeedHeterotheca grandiflora
Sticky TarweedHolocarpha virgata ssp. elongata
False Dandelion *Hypochoeris glabra
Coast GoldenbushIsocoma menziesii
Prickly Lettuce *Lactuca serriola
Common HareleafLagophylla ramosissima
Coastal GoldfieldsLasthenia californica
Common Tidy-tipsLayia platyglossa
Scale-broomLepidospartum squamatum
Common MadiaMadia elegans ssp. elegans
Slender MadiaM. gracilis
Cliff AsterMalacothrix saxatilis var. tenuifolia
Pineapple Weed *Matricaria matricarioides
Slender CottonweedMicropus californicus
Douglas' MicroserisMicroseris douglasii
Derived MicroserisM. heterocarpa
Bristly Ox-Tongue *Picris echoides
PoreleafPorophyllum gracile
Slender Woolly-headsPsilocarphys tenellus
California Plume-seedRafinesquia california
California ButterweedSenecio californicus
Bush Groundsel *S. douglasii var. douglasii
Common Groundsel *S. vulgaris
Milk Thistle *Silybum marianum
California GoldenrodSolidago californica
Prickly Sow-thistle *Sonchus asper
Common Sow-thistle*S. oleraceus
San Diego Wreath-plantStephanomeria diegensis
Small Wreath-plantS. exigua
Twiggy Wreath-plantS. virigata
Silver PuffsUropappus lindleyi
CockleburXanthium strumarium var. canadense
Betulaceae
White AlderAlnus rhombifolia
Boraginaceae
Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var.intermedia
Common CryptanthaCryptantha clevelandii C. intermedia
Tejon CryptanthaC. microstachys
Slender PectocaryaPectocarya linearis ssp.ferocula
Winged PectocaryaP. pencillata
California Popcorn FlowerPlagiobothrys collinus ssp. californicus
Rusty Popcorn FlowerP. nothofulvus
Brassicaceae
Winter Cress Athysanus pusillus Barbarea orthoceras
Indian Mustard*B. juncea
Black Mustard *B. nigra
Field Mustard*B. rapa ssp. sylvestris
Shepard's Purse *Capsella bursa-pastoris
California ToothwortCardamine californica
Jewel FlowerCaulanthus heterophyllus
Tansy MustardDescurainia pinnata
Shortpod Mustard *Hirschfeldia incana
Shining PeppergrassLepidium nitidum
Robinsons' PeppergrassL. virginicum var.robinsonii
Jointed Charlock *Raphanus raphanistrum
Wild Radish *R. sativus
White Watercress *Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Hedge-mustard *Sisymbrium officinale
London Rocket *S. irio
Hairy LacepodThysanocarpus curvipes var.curvipes
Notched Fringe-podT. laciniatus var.crenatus
Southern Fringe-podT. laciniatus var.laciniatus
Slender Dobie-pod *Tropidocarpum gracile
Cactaceae
Prickly PearOpuntia littoralis var.littoralis
Caprifoliaceae
Southern Honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var.johnstonii
Mexican ElderberrySambucus mexicana
Caryophyllaceae
Mouse-ear Chickweed * Cerastium glomeratum
Gray Herniaria*Herniaria cinerea
Four-leaved Polycarp*Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Common Catch-fly *Silene gallica
Mexican PinkS. laciniata ssp. major
Corn SpurrySpergula arvensis
Salt-marsh Sand SpurrySpergularia marina
Villous Sand Spurry*S. villosa
Common Chickweed *Stellaria media
Chenopodiaceae
Davidson's Saltbush Atriplex serenana var. davidsonii
Lamb's Quarters *Chenopodium album
Mexican Tea *C. ambrosioides
California GoosefootC. californicum
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot*C. murale
Russian Thistle*Salsola tragus
Convolvulaceae
Finger-leaved Morning-glory Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida
Purple-bracted Morning-gloryC. macrostegia ssp.cyclostegia
Short-lobed Morning-gloryC. macrostegia ssp. intermedia
Crassulaceae
Pigmy Weed Crassula connata
Lanceleaf Live-ForeverDudleya lanceolata
Long-stemmed DudleyaD. multicaulis
Chalk Live-ForeverD. pulverulenta
Cucurbitaceae
Big RootMarah macrocarpus
Cuscutaceae
California Witch's Hair Cuscuta californica
Canyon DodderC. subinclusa
Datiscaceae
Durango RootDatisca glomerata
Euphorbiaceae
Golondrina Chamaesyce polycarpa
Spotted Spurge*C. maculata
California CrotonCroton californicus var. californicus
DoveweedEremocarpus setigerus
Petty Spurge *Euphorbia peplus
Castor Bean *Ricinus communis
Fabaceae
California False Indigo Amorpha californica
Dwarf LocoweedAstragalus gambelianus
Southern California PeaLathyrus vestitus
Grab LotusLotus hamatus
Woolly LotusL. heermannii
Miniature LotusL. micranthus
Spanish LotusL. purshianus
DeerweedL. scoparius var. scoparius
Strigose LotusL. strigosus
California LotusL. subpinnatus
Agardh's LupineLupinus agardhianus
Silver LupineL. albifrons var. albifrons
Miniature LupineL. bicolor
Whitewhorl LupineL. densiflorus var. austrocollium
Guard LupineL. excubitus ssp.hallii
Stinging LupineL. hirsutissimus
Pauma LupineL. longifolius
Coulter's LupineL. sparsiflorus ssp. sparsiflorus
Collar LupineL. truncatus
Bur Clover *Medicago polymorpha
Yellow Sweet Clover *Melilotus indica
Leather RootPsoralea macrostachya
Rancheria CloverTrifolium albopurpureum
Tree CloverT. ciliolatum
Pin-point CloverT. gracilentum
Maiden CloverT. microcephalum
Creek CloverT. obtusiflorum
Tomcat CloverT. tridentatum var.tridentatum
Chaparral PeaPickeringia montana
VetchVicia exigua
Fagaceae
Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia
California Scrub OakQ. beberidifolia
Engelmann OakQ. engelmannii
Gentianaceae
CanchalaguaCentaurium venustum
Geraniaceae
Long-beaked Storksbill * Erodium bothrys
Red-stem Storksbill *E. circutarium
White-stem Storksbill *E. moschatum
*E. brachycarpum
Hyrophyllaceae
Common Eucrypta Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia
Caterpillar PhaceliaPhacelia cicutaria ssp. hispida
Imbricate PhaceliaP. imbricata ssp. bernardina
Wild Canterbury BellsP. minor
Parry's PhaceliaP. parryi
Branching PhaceliaP. ramosissima var. suffrutescens
Blue Fiesta FlowerPholistoma auritum
Lamiaceae
Common Horehound * Marrubium vulgare
Spearmint *Mentha spicata
Thick-leaved MonardellaMonardella hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca
White SageSalvia apiana
ChiaS. columbariae var. columbariae
Black SageS. mellifera
San Miguel SavorySatureja chandleri
Hedge NettleStachys rigida ssp.quercetorum
Vinegar WeedTrichostema lanceolatum
Woolly Blue CurlsT. lanatum
Lauraceae
California LaurelUmbellularia californica
Malvaceae
Many-flowered Bushmallow Malacothamnus densiflorus var. densiflorus
Lax-flowered BushmallowM. fasciculatus var. laxiflorus
Cheeseweed *Malva parviflora
Checker-bloomSidalcea malvaeflora ssp. sparsifolia
New Mexican CheckerS. neomexicana ssp.thurberi
Nyctaginaceae
California Wishbone BushMirabilis californica var. californica
Oleaceae
Flowering AshFraxinus dipetala
Onagraceae
Evening Primrose Camissonia bistorta
California Evening PrimroseC. californica
Punchbowl ClarkiaClarkia deflexa
Willow-herb ClarkiaC. epilobioides
Four-spot ClarkiaC. purpurea ssp.quadrivulnera
California FuschiaEpilobium canum ssp. canum
Green Willow HerbE. ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
Great Marsh Evening PrimroseOenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima
Oxilidaceae
California Wood-sorrel Oxalis albicans ssp. californica
Bermuda Buttercup *O. pes-caprae
Paeoniaceae
California PeonyPaeonia californica
Papaveraceae
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Matilija PoppyRomneya coulteri
Plantaginaceae
California Plantain Plantago erecta ssp.erecta
English Plantain *P. lanceolata
Platanaceae
California SycamorePlatanus racemosa
Polemoniaceae
Southern California Woolly-Star Eriastrum sapphirinum ssp. dasyanthum
Angel GiliaGilia angelensis
Ball GiliaG. capitata ssp. abrotanifolia
Coast Baby-starLinanthus androsaceus ssp.micranthus
Ground-pinkL. dianthiflorus ssp. dianthiflorus
Nuttall's LinanathusL. floribundus
Polygonaceae
Spineflower Chorizanthe coriacea
Turkish RuggingC. staticoides
Long-stemmed EriogonumEriogonum elongatum
California BuckwheatE. fasciculatum ssp. fasciculatum
Slender EriogonumE. gracile
Common Knotweed *Polygonum aviculare
Granny's HairnetPterostegia drymarioides
California DockRumex californicus
Whorled Dock *R. conglomeratus
Curly Dock *R. crispus
Portulacaceae
Red Maids Calandrinia ciliata var.menziesii
Narrow-leaved Miner's LettuceClaytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
Primulaceae
Scarlet Pimpernel * Anagallis arvensis
Padre's Shooting StarDodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii
BrookweedSamolus parviflorus
Ranunculaceae
Virgin's Bower Clematis lasiantha
Parry's LarkspurDelphinium parryi
California ButtercupRanunculus californicus var.californicus
Meadow RueThalictrum polycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Hoaryleaf Ceanothus Ceanothus crassifolius
California LilacC. spinosus
California CoffeeberryRhamnus californica ssp. californica
Spiny RedberryR. crocea
Holly-leaf RedberryR. ilicifolia
Rosaceae
Chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum
California Mountain MahoganyCercocarpus betuloides
ToyonHeteromeles arbutifolia
Sticky CinqefoilPotentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa
California RoseRosa californica
Wild BlackberryRubus ursinus
Rubiaceae
Chaparral Bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Common Bedstraw*G. aparine
Nuttall's BedstrawG. nuttallii ssp.nuttallii
Salicaceae
Black Cottonwood Populus trichocarpa
Southwestern WillowSalix gooddingii var. variablis
Red WillowS. laevigata var. araquipa
Arroyo WillowS. lasiolepis var.lasiolepis
Saxifragaceae
Round-leaved Boykinia Boykinia rotundifolia
Coast JepsoniaJepsonia parryi
Woodland StarLithophragma affine ssp. mixtum
White Flowering CurrantRibes indecorum
Chaparral Flowering CurrantR. malvaceum var. viridifolium
Fuschia Flowering CurrantR. speciosum
Scrophulariaceae
Climbing Snapdragon Antirrhinum kelloggii
Nuttall's SnapdragonA. nuttallianum
Coast PaintbrushCastilleja affinis ssp. affinis
California ThreadtorchC. minor ssp. spiralis
InnocenceCollinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla
Dark-tipped Bird's BeakCordylanthus rigidus ssp.setigerus
Heart-leaved Bush PenstemonKeckiella cordifolia
ToadflaxLinaria canadensis var. texana
Northern Monkey FlowerMimulus aurantiacus ssp.australis
Wide-throat Monkey FlowerM. brevipes
Scarlet Monkey FlowerM. cardinalis
Floriferous Monkey FlowerM. floribundus
Seep-spring Monkey FlowerM. guttatus ssp. guttatus
Downy Monkey FlowerM. pilosus
Royal PenstemonPenstemon spectabilis var.spectablilis
Red Owl CloverOrthocarus purpurascens var. pallidus
California FigwortScrophularia californica var. floribunda
Brooklime *Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Solanaceae
Jimsonweed Datura wrightii
Tree Tobacco *Nicotiana glauca
Ground CherryPhysalis crassifolia
Douglas' NightshadeSolanum douglasii
Silverleaf NettleS. elaeagnifolium
Chaparral NightshadeS. xanti
Urticaceae
Hoary Nettle Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea
Dwarf Nettle *U. urens
Verbenaceae
Western VerbenaVerbena lasiostachys
Violaceae
Johnny Jump-upViola pedunculata
Viscaceae
Big Leaf Mistletoe Phorandendron macrophyllum
Oak MistletoeP. villosum
Vitaceae
Wild GrapeVitis girdiana
Zygopyllaceae
Puncture Vine *Tribulus terrestris
MONOCOTS
Cyperaceae
Clustered Field Sedge Carex praegracilis
Triangular-fruited SedgeC. triqetra
Umbrella SedgeCyperus eragrostis
Creeping Spike RushEleocharis macrostachya
Small-fruited BulrushScirpus microcarpus
Iridaceae
Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium bellum
Juncaceae
Common Toad Rush Juncus bufonius J. kelloggii
Brown-headed RushJ. phaeocephalus var. paniculatus
Wrinkled RushJ. rugulosus
Iris-leaved RushJ. xiphioides
Liliaceae
Golden Stars Bloomeria crocea
Catalina Mariposa LilyCalochortus catalinae
Goldenbowl Mariposa LilyC. concolor
Splendid Mariposa LilyC. splendens
Foothill Mariposa LilyC. weedii var.intermedius
AmoleChlorogalum parviflorum
Wild HyacinthDichelostemma capitatum
California Chocolate LilyFritillaria biflora
Humboldt LilyLilium humboldtii var. ocellatum
Parry's NolinaNolina parryi
Our Lord's CandleYucca whipplei
Star LilyZigadenus fremontii
Poaceae
Giant Needlegrass Achnatherum coronatum
Colonial Bent *Agrostis capillaris
Bent Grass *A.viridis
Six-weeks Three AwnAristida adscensionis
Slender Wild Oat *Avena barbata
Wild Oat *A. fatua
Purple False Brome*Brachypodium distachyon
Ripgut Grass*Bromus diandrus
Soft Chess *B. hordeaceus
Foxtail Chess *B. madritensis ssp.rubens
Cheat Grass*B. tectorum
Bermuda Grass *Cynodon dactylon
Barnyard Grass *Echinochloa crusgalli
Blue Wild-ryeElymus glaucus ssp.glaucus
SquirreltailE. multisetus
NitgrassGastridium ventricosum
Glaucous Barley*Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum
JunegrassKoeleria macrantha
Goldentop *Lamarckia aurea
SprangletopLeptochloa univervia
Rye GrassLeymus condensatus
Melic GrassMelica imperfecta
California DeergrassMuhlenbergia rigens
Nodding NeedlegrassNassella cernua
Foothill NeedlegrassN. lepida
Purple NeedlegrassN. pulchra
Knot GrassPaspalum distichum
Harding Grass*Phalaris aquatica
Canary GrassP. lemmonnii
Smilo grassPiptatherum miliaceum
Nevada BluegrassPoa secunda ssp. nevadensis
Beard Grass *Polypogon monspeliensis
Mediterrarean Schismus*Schismus barbatus
Foxtail FescueVulpia myuros
Typhaceae
Narrow-leaved Cat-tailTypha angustifolia
Major Sources

* Non-native species

Prepared by Ernest Clarke 1996