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Flora of the Kern River
Preserve |
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Species diversity in the Kern
River Valley watershed when all living groups are combined is
unparalleled in North America north of Mexico. The region's flora makes
up a large part of this with over 2000 species of plants documented.
Just a portion of the amazing diversity of the Kern River Watershed is
reflected in this plant list. The table contains 322 species that have
been recorded growing on the Kern River Preserve. If you have found
other species or see errors please contact us right away. |
| DIVISION/CLASS/FAMILY |
Scientific Name |
Common Name(s) |
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ORIGIN |
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PTEROPHYTA TRUE FERNS
|
| AZOLLACEAE
|
Azolla filiculoides
|
mosquito
fern
|
|
Native
|
| PTERIDACEAE
|
Cheilanthes covillei
|
Coville's lip fern
|
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Native
 |
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Pellaea mucronata
|
bird's foot fern
|
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Native
|
| |
Pentagramma pallida |
silver back fern |
 |
Native
 |
| |
Pentagramma triangularis |
gold back fern |
 |
Native
 |
| SPHENOPHYTA
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| EQUISETACEAE
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Equisetum arvense
|
horsetail
|
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Native
|
|
Division Coniferophyta --
gymnosperms,
Class Pinopsida
CONIFERS |
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| CUPRESSACEAE CYPRESS
FAMILY |
Cupressus arizonica |
Arizona Cypress |
 |
planted |
| |
Juniperus californica |
California Juniper |
 |
Native |
| PINACEAE PINE FAMILY |
Pinus monophylla |
Single-needle Pinyon
Pine |
 |
Native |
| |
Pinus sabiniana |
Gray Pine |
 |
Native |
| GNETOPHYTA
|
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| EPHEDRACEAE
|
Ephedra nevadensis nevadensis
|
Nevada jointfir |
 |
Native
|
|
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Ephedra viridis
|
mormon tea
|
 |
Native
|
|
ANTHOPHYTA - FLOWERING PLANTS
|
| DICOTYLEDONES - DICOTS
|
|
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ADOXACEAE (formerly in CAPRIFOLIACEAE)
|
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (formerly) Sambucus mexicana
|
blue elderberry
|
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Native
|
| AMARANTHACEAE |
Amaranthus albus |
pigweed
amaranth (tumbleweed) |
 |
S. America |
| APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)
|
Apium graveolens
|
celery
|
|
Eurasia
|
|
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Berula erecta
|
cut-leaved water parsnip
|
 |
Native
|
|
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Cicuta douglasii
|
water hemlock
|
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Native
|
| ASCLEPIADACEAE |
Asclepias erosa |
desert
milkweed |
 |
Native |
|
|
Asclepias fascicularis |
narrow leaf milkweed
|
 |
Native
|
| ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
|
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
|
annual bur-sage
|
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Native
|
|
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Anisocoma acaulis
|
scale bud
|
 |
Native
|
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Artemisia douglasiana
|
mugwort
|
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Native
|
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Artemisia dracunculus
|
tarragon
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Native
|
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Artemisia tridentata
|
great basin sagebrush
|
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Native
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Aster subulatus (A.exilis)
|
slender aster
|
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Native
|
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Baccharis salicifolia (B. glutinosa, B. viminea)
|
mule fat
|
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Native
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Baccharis sergiloides
|
desert baccharis
|
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Native
|
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Bidens frondosa
|
sticktight
|
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Native
|
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Chaenactis fremontii
|
desert pincushion
|
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Native
|
| |
Chaenactis glabriuscula |
Yellow
Pincushion |
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Native |
|
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Chamomilla suaveolens
|
pineapple weed
|
 |
NW N.A.
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Chrysothamnus
viscidiflorus |
yellow rabbitbrush |
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Native |
|
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Cichorium intybus
|
chicory
|
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Europe
|
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Cirsium occidentale var. venustum (C.proteanum)
|
Venus thistle
|
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Native
|
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Cirsium vulgare
|
bull thistle
|
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Europe
|
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Cnicus benedictus
|
blessed thistle
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Europe
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Conyza coulteri
|
Coulter's
horseweed
|
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Native
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Conyza canadensis
|
horseweed
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Native
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Coreopsis bigelovii
|
Bigelow's coreopsis
|
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Native
|
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Cotula australis
|
Australian brass-buttons
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Australia
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Cotula coronopifolia
|
brass buttons
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S. Africa
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Encelia actoni (E.virginensis ssp. a.)
|
mountain bush sunflower
|
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Native
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Ericameria linearifolia
|
interior goldenbush
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Native
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Ericameria nauseosa
(Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
|
rabbit brush
|
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Native
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Erigeron foliosus
|
leafy daisy, fleabane
|
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Native
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Eriophyllum ambiguum
|
woolly sunflower
|
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Native
|
| |
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
|
yellow
yarrow |
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Native |
|
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Eriophyllum pringlei
|
bud eriophyllum
|
|
Native
|
|
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Euthamia occidentalis
(Solidago o.)
|
western goldenrod
|
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Native
|
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Filago californica
|
herba impia
|
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Native
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Gnaphalium luteo-album
|
weedy cudweed
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Eurasia
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Gnaphalium palustre
|
lowland cudweed
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Native
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Gnaphalium stramineum |
Chilean
cudweed |
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Native
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Helenium puberulum
|
sneezeweed
|
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Native
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Helianthus annuus ssp. lenticularis
|
common sunflower
|
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Native
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| |
Hemizonia fasciculata |
Slender
Tarweed |
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Native
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Hemizonia pungens
|
prickly tarplant
|
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Native
|
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Hymenoclea salsola
|
burrobush, cheesebush
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Native
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Isocoma acradenia (Haplopappus a.)
|
goldenbush, desert
isocoma
|
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Native
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Lactuca serriola
|
prickly lettuce
|
 |
Europe |
|
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Lasthenia californica
|
goldfields
|
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Native
|
|
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Layia glandulosa
|
white layia
|
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Native
|
|
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Lepidospartum squamatum
|
scale broom
|
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Native
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Lessingia glandulifera
|
vinegar plant
|
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Native
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| |
Lessingia
lemmonii |
Lemmon's
vinegar weed |
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Native |
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Malacothrix californica
|
wild marigold
|
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Native
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Malacothrix glabrata
|
desert dandelion
|
|
Native
|
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Microseris campestris
|
San
Joaquin silverpuffs
|
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Native
|
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Microseris douglasii
|
Douglas'
silverpuffs
|
|
Native
|
|
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Pyrrocoma racemosa var. paniculata
|
racemose pyrracoma
|
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Native
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Sonchus asper
|
prickly sow-thistle
|
|
Europe |
| |
Stephanomeria exigua |
small
wirelettuce |
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Native |
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Stephanomeria virgata
|
wand chicory
|
|
Native
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Stylocline gnaphaloides |
Everlasting Nest-straw |
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Native |
|
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Symphyotrichum frondosum (Aster frondosus) |
short-rayed alkali
aster
|
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Native
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Taraxacum officinale
|
dandelion
|
 |
Europe |
|
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Tetradymia axillaris var. longispina
|
cottonthorn
|
|
Native
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| |
Tetradymia glabrata |
Little-leaf Horsebrush |
|
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Uropappus lindleyi
|
silver puffs
|
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Native
|
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Xanthium spinosum
|
spiny cocklebur
|
|
Native
|
|
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Xanthium strumarium
|
cocklebur
|
|
Native
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| BETULACEAE
|
Alnus rhombifolia
|
white alder
|
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Native
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| BORAGINACEAE
(includes former Hydrophyllaceae) |
Amsinckia tessellata
|
fiddleneck, Devil's
lettuce
|
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Native
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|
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Cryptantha dumetorum
|
popcorn flower
|
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Native
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Cryptantha micrantha
|
popcorn flower
|
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Native
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| |
Emmenanthe penduliflora |
whispering bells
|
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Native
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Heliotropium curassavicum (var. oculatum)
|
salt heliotrope
|
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Native
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Nama demissum
|
purple mat
|
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Native
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Pectocarya penicillata
|
winged pectocarya
|
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Native
|
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Phacelia cicutaria
|
caterpillar phacelia
|
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Native
|
|
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Phacelia distans
|
fern phacelia
|
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Native
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Phacelia fremontii
|
Fremont's
phacelia
|
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Native
|
| |
Phacelia ramosissima |
branching
phacelia |
|
Native |
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Phacelia tanacetifolia
|
lacy phacelia
|
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Native
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Pholistoma membranaceum |
white fiesta flower
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Native
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Plagiobothrys canescens
|
valley popcorn flower
|
© 2004 Laura Ann Eliassen |
Native
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| BRASSICACEAE (CRUCIFERAE)
|
Capsella bursa-pastoris
|
shepherd's purse
|
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Europe
|
|
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Cardaria chalepensis
|
lens-podded hoary
cress
|
© 2004 Steve Matson
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Asia |
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Cardaria pubescens var. elongata
|
white-top
|
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Asia |
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Caulanthus coulteri
|
Coulter's jewelflower
|
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Native
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Descurainia incana (D. richardsonii ssp. viscosa)
|
tansy mustard
|
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Native
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Descurainia sophia
|
herb Sophia
|
|
Eurasia
|
|
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Draba cuneifolia
|
wedge-leaved draba
|
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Native
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Hirschfeldia incana (Brassica geniculata)
|
Mediterranean mustard
|
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Mediterranean
|
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Lepidium densiflorum
|
pepper-grass
|
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Native
|
| |
Lepidium strictum |
prostrate
pepper-grass |
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Native |
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Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis
|
marsh yellow-cress
|
© David Smith
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Native
|
| |
Sisymbrium irio |
London
rocket |
© 2004 James M. Andre |
Europe |
|
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Thysanocarpus curvipes
|
fringepod
|
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Native
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Tropidocarpum gracile
|
slender keel fruit
|
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Native
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| CACTACEAE
|
Opuntia basilaris
|
beavertail
|
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Native
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Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
|
silver cholla
|
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Native
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| CALLITRICHACEAE
|
Callitriche heterophylla
|
water starwort
|
© Michael Charters
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Native
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CAMPANULACEAE |
Nemacladus sigmoideus |
small
flowered nemacladus |
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Native
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Caryophyllaceae |
Silene gallica |
Windmill
Pink |
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Europe |
| |
Stellaria pallida |
pale
starwort |
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SW Europe |
| CERATOPHYLLACEAE
|
Ceratophyllum demersum
|
hornwort
|
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Native
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| CHENOPODIACEAE
|
Atriplex canescens ssp.linearis
|
four-wing saltbush
|
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Native
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Atriplex patula ssp. hastata
|
spear oracle
|
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Native
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Atriplex rosea |
redscale, tumbling
oracle
|
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Eurasia
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Atriplex semibaccata
|
Australian saltbush |
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Australia
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Atriplex serenana |
bractscale
|
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Native
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Bassia hyssopifolia |
five-hook bassia
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Eurasia
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Chenopodium berlandieri |
pitseed goosefoot
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Native
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Chenopidium botrys |
Jerusalem oak
|
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Europe
|
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Chenopodium dessiccatum
(var. leptophylloides)
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narrow-leaved goosefoot
|
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Native
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Chenopodium pumilio |
Tasmanian goosefoot
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Australia
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Grayia spinosa |
hop sage
|
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Native
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Salsola tragus
(S. australis) |
Russian thistle
(tumbleweed) |
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Eurasia
|
| CONVOLVULACEAE
|
Convolvulus arvensis |
bindweed
|
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Europe
|
| |
Dichondra donelliana |
Dichondra |
|
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| CRASSULACEAE
|
Crassula connata
(Tillaea erecta)
|
pigmy weed
|
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Native
|
|
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Dudleya calcicola
|
limestone dudleya |
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Native
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| CUCURBITACEAE
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Cucurbita foetidissima
|
calabazilla, stinking
gourd
|
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Native
|
| |
Cucurbita
palmata |
coyote
gourd, coyote melon |
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Native |
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Marah fabaceus
(M. fabens)
|
California man-root
|
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Native
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Marah
horridus |
Sierra man-root
|
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Native
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| CUSCUTACEAE
|
Cuscuta
californica |
chaparral dodder
|
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Native
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| EUPHORIBACEAE
|
Chamaesyce polycarpa
(Euphorbia p.) |
sand spurge
|
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Native
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Chamaesyce serpyllifolia
|
thyme-leaved spurge
|
|
Native
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| FABACEAE
|
Astragalus didymocarpus
|
two seeded milkvetch
|
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Native
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Glycyrrhiza lepidota
|
wild licorice
|
|
Native
|
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Lotus argophyllus
|
silver birdsfoot trefoil
|
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Native
|
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Lotus corniculatus
|
broadleaf birdsfoot
trefoil
|
|
Eurasia
|
|
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Lotus oblongifolius
|
copper-flowered birdsfoot
trefoil
|
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Native
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Lotus purshianus
var. purshianus
|
Spanish clover
|
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Native
|
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Lotus scoparius |
California broom
|
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Native
|
|
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Lotus
strigosus |
Bishop
Lotus |
|
Native |
|
|
Lupinus albifrons
|
silver lupine
|
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Native
|
|
|
Lupinus benthamii
|
spider lupine
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Lupinus bicolor
(ssp. microphyllus)
|
miniature lupine
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Lupinus concinnus
(ssp. orcuttii) |
bajada lupine
|
 |
Native
|
| |
Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus |
chick
lupine |
 |
Native |
| |
Lupinus odoratus |
Mojave
lupine |
|
Native |
| |
Medicago lupulina |
black medick |
|
Europe |
| |
Medicago sativa
|
alfalfa
|
|
Eurasia
|
|
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Melilotus alba
|
white sweetclover
|
 |
Eurasia
|
|
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Melilotus indica
|
sourclover
|
 |
Mediterranean
|
| |
Trifolium repens |
white clover |
 |
Eurasia |
| |
Trifolium wormskioldii |
cow's clover |
 |
Native |
| FAGACEAE |
Quercus wislizenii |
interior
live oak |
 |
Native |
| FRANKENIACEAE
|
Frankenia salina
(F. grandifolia var. campestris) |
alkali heath |
|
Native |
| GERANIACEAE
|
Erodium botrys |
broadleaf
filaree |
 |
S. Europe |
|
|
Erodium cicutarium
|
red-stemmed filaree
|
|
Eurasia
|
| GROSSULARIACEAE
|
Ribes quercetorum
|
oak gooseberry
|
|
Native
|
| JUGLANDACEAE
|
Juglans californica
var. hindsii
|
California black walnut
|
 |
N. CA |
| LAMIACEAE
|
Lamium amplexicaule
|
common henbit
|
 |
Eurasia
|
| |
Mentha arvensis |
field mint |
 |
Native |
| |
Monardella candicans |
Sierra pennyroyal |
 |
Native |
|
|
Salvia carduacea
|
thistle sage
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Salvia columbariae
|
chia
|
|
Native
|
| |
Salvia dorrii |
Dorr's sage |
|
Native |
| |
Stachys albens |
hedge nettle |
 |
Native |
| |
Trichostema lanceolatum |
vinegarweed |
 |
Native |
| LOASACEAE |
Mentzelia affinis |
Yellow
Comet |
 |
Native |
| LYTHRACEAE |
Lythrum californicum |
California loosestrife |
|
Native |
| |
Lythrum salicaria |
Purple
Loosestrife |
 |
Europe |
| MALVACEAE
|
Eremalche exilis
|
desert mallow
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Malva neglecta
|
common mallow
|
 |
Eurasia
|
| |
Malva parviflora |
little mallow, cheeseweed |
|
Eurasia |
| |
Malvella leprosa |
alkali mallow |
 |
Native |
|
|
Sphaeralcea ambigua
|
apricot mallow
|
|
Mojave
|
| NYCTAGINACEAE
|
Mirabilis californica
(M. laevis) |
wishbone bush
|
|
Native
|
| OLEACEAE
|
Fraxinus velutinus
|
velvet ash
|
|
Native
|
| ONAGRACEAE
|
Camissonia campestris |
Mojave sun cup
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Camissonia claviformis |
brown-eyed evening-primrose |
|
Native
|
|
|
Camissonia kernensis |
Kern sun cups
|
 |
Native
|
| |
Camissonia strigulosa |
evening primrose |
 |
Native |
|
|
Clarkia xantiana
|
gunsight fairyfan
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Epilobium canum
ssp. latifolium
|
California fuchsia
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Epilobium ciliatum
ssp. ciliatum |
willow herb
|
|
Native
|
| |
Ludwigia peploides |
yellow water weed |
 |
Native |
|
|
Oenothera californica
|
California evening-
primrose
|
 |
Native
|
| |
Oenothera elata
ssp. hirsuitissima |
Hooker's evening-primrose |
 |
Native |
|
Oxalidaceae |
Oxalis corniculata |
creeping
wood-sorrel |
 |
South America |
| PAPAVERACEAE |
Argemone munita |
prickly poppy |
 |
Native |
|
|
Canbya candida |
pygmy poppy
|
 |
Native
|
| |
Dicentra chrysantha |
golden
ear drops |
 |
Native |
|
|
Eschscholzia californica
|
California poppy
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Platystemon californicus
|
cream cups
|
 |
Native
|
|
PHRYMACEAE |
Diplacus aurantiacus (Mimulus
a.) |
bush monkeyflower
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Mimulus bigelovii |
Bigelow's monkeyflower
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Mimulus cardinalis |
scarlet monkeyflower
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Mimulus floribundus |
granite monkeyflower
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Mimulus guttatus |
common monkeyflower |
 |
Native |
|
|
Mimetanthe pilosa |
false monkeyflower |
 |
Native
|
|
PLANTAGINACEAE |
Penstemon grinnellii
ssp. scrophularioides |
Grinnell's beardtongue |
 |
Native
|
|
|
Penstemon incertus |
western
desert penstemon
|
 |
Native
|
| |
Plantago lanceolata |
English plantain |
 |
Europe |
| |
Plantago major |
common plantain |
 |
Europe |
| |
Veronica americana |
American brooklime |
|
Native |
|
|
Veronica anagallis-aquatica |
great water speedwell
|
 |
Europe
|
|
Veronica arvensis |
corn
speedwell |
|
Eurasia |
|
|
Veronica persica |
birds-eye speedwell
|
 |
Asia
|
| POLEMONIACEAE
|
Eriastrum hooveri |
Hoover's
woollystar |
|
Native
|
| |
Gilia capitata
ssp. abrontanifolia |
globe gilia
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Gilia latiflora
ssp. davyi
|
broad-flowered gilia |
|
Native
|
| |
Gilia
malior |
scrub
gilia |
|
Native |
|
|
Gilia micromeria
|
dainty
gilia
|
|
Native
|
| |
Gilia tenuiflora
|
Slender-flowered gilia |
 |
Native
|
|
|
Gilia tricolor
|
Bird's Eyes
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Linanthus aureus
|
golden deserttrumpets
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Linanthus dichotomus
|
evening snow
|
|
Native
|
| |
Linanthus parryae |
sandblossoms |
 |
Native |
|
|
Loeseliastrum matthewsii
|
desert calico
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Phlox gracilis
|
slender phlox
|
|
Native
|
| POLYGONACEAE
|
Centrostegia thurberi
|
Thurber's spineflower
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Eriogonum angulosum
|
angle-stemmed wild
buckwheat
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Eriogonum fasciculatum
var. polifolium
|
California buckwheat
|
|
Native
|
| |
Eriogonum
gracillimum |
Rose
& White Buckwheat |
|
Native |
|
|
Eriogonum nudum
var. pubiflorum |
nude buckwheat |
|
Native
|
| |
Eriogonum plumatella |
flat-toped buckwheat |
|
Native |
|
Polygonum
arenastrum |
common
knotweed |
|
|
|
|
Polygonum hydropiper
|
marsh pepper, smartweed
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Polygonum lapathifolium |
willow weed
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Polygonum persicaria
|
ladies thumb
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Pterostegia drymarioides
|
fairy
mist |
|
Native
|
|
|
Rumex conglomeratus
|
green or clustered
dock
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Rumex crispus |
curly dock
|
|
Eurasia |
| |
Rumex hymenosepalus |
wild
rhubarb |
 |
Native |
| PORTULACACEAE |
Calandrinia ciliata |
red maids |
 |
Native |
|
|
Calyptridium monandrum |
pussypaws, sand cress
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Claytonia perfoliata
(Montia p.) |
miner's lettuce |
|
Native |
|
|
Portulaca oleracea |
common purslane |
|
Europe |
| RANUNCULACEAE
|
Ranunculus cymbalaria
var. saximontanus |
desert buttercup
|
|
Native
|
| RHAMNACEAE |
Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus |
cupleaf ceanothus |
|
Native |
| |
Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata [Frangula
californica ssp. cuspidata] |
hoary coffeeberry |
|
Native |
| ROSACEAE |
Cercocarpus betuloides |
birch-leaf mountain-mahogany |
|
Native |
| |
Potentilla glandulosa |
cinquefoil
|
 |
Native |
|
|
Rosa woodsii var.
ultramontana |
interior rose
|
|
Native
|
| RUBIACEAE
|
Galium
aparine |
bedstraw
|
 |
Native |
| SALICACEAE
|
Populus fremontii |
Fremont cottonwood
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Salix exiqua (S.
hindsiana) |
narrow-leaved willow
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Salix laevigata |
red willow
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Salix lasiolepis |
arroyo willow
|
 |
Native
|
| SAURURACEAE
|
Anemopsis californica |
yerba mansa, alkali
anemopsis
|
|
Native
|
| SCROPHULARIACEAE
|
Castilleja exserta |
owl's clover
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Castilleja minor
ssp. spiralis (C.stanantha) |
annual Indian paintbrush |
 |
Native
|
|
|
Scrophularia californica |
California figwort
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Verbascum thapsus |
woolly mullein |
 |
Europe
|
| SOLANACEAE
|
Datura wrightii
(D. innoxia) |
jimsonweed
|
 |
Native |
|
|
Lycium andersonii |
boxthorn, desert tomato
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Nicotiana attenuata |
mountain Indian tobacco
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
(N. biglovii) |
Indian tobacco |
|
Native |
|
|
Solanum americanum
(S. podiflorum) |
small-flowered nightshade |
 |
Native |
| |
Solanum rostratum |
Buffalo
bur |
 |
Great Plains |
|
|
Solanum xanti |
chaparral nightshade |
 |
Native |
|
STERCULIACEAE |
Fremontodendron californicum |
flannelbush |
 |
Native |
| URTICACEAE
|
Urtica dioica ssp.
holosericea (U.h.) |
stinging nettle |
 |
Native |
| VISCACEAE (LORANTHACEAE)
|
Phorandendron macrophllum |
bigleaf mistletoe |
 |
Native |
| VITACEAE
|
Vitis vinifera |
wine grape |
 |
Europe |
| MONOCOTYLEDONES - MONOCOTS
|
|
AGAVACEAE |
Hesperoyucca whippleyi |
chaparral
yucca |
 |
Native |
| CYPERACEAE |
Carex alma |
sedge |
|
Native |
|
|
Cyperus eragrostis |
flat sedge, tall cyperus
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Eleocharis macrostachya |
creeping spike rush
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Eleocharis montevidensis |
spike rush
|
|
Native
|
| |
Scirpus acutus
var. occidentalis |
tule |
|
Native |
|
|
Scirpus pungens
(S. americanus var. longispicatus) |
common three square |
|
Native
|
| JUNCACEAE |
Juncus balticus |
rush |
|
Native |
| |
Juncus dubius |
Mariposa rush |
|
Native |
|
|
Juncus rugulosus |
wrinkled rush |
|
Native |
| LILIACEAE (AMARYLLIDACEAE)
|
Brodiaea terrestis kernensis |
Kern
Dwarf Brodiaea |
 |
Native |
| |
Calochortus striatus |
alkali mariposa lily
|
 |
Native
|
| |
Dichelostemma capitatum
(D. puchellum) |
blue dicks
|
 |
Native
|
| POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
|
Achnatherum speciosum
(Stipa speciosa) |
desert needlegrass
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Agrostis scabra |
rough hair-grass
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Agrostis viridis
(A. semiverticillata) |
water bent grass
|
|
Europe |
|
|
Bromus diandrus |
ripgut
|
 |
Europe |
|
|
Bromus madritensis
ssp. rubens (B.r.) |
foxtail chess, red
brome
|
 |
Europe |
|
|
Bromus sterilis |
poverty brome
|
|
Eurasia |
|
|
Bromus tectorum |
cheatgrass
|
 |
Eurasia
|
|
|
Cenchrus longispinus |
mat sandbur
|
|
c & e U. S. |
|
|
Cynodon dactylon |
Bermuda grass
|
 |
Africa |
|
|
Crypsis
schoenoides
|
Swamp
Pricklegrass |
 |
Europe
|
|
|
Deschampsia danthonioides |
annual hairgrass
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Digitaria sanguinalis |
crabgrass
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Distichlis spicata
(D. s. var. nana) |
salt grass
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Echinochloa crus-galli |
barnyard grass
|
|
Eurasia/Afr |
|
|
Eragrostis minor |
low lovegrass
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Eragrostis pectinacea
(E. poaeoides) |
lovegrass
|
|
Native
|
|
Festuca
arundinacea |
tall fescue |
|
Europe |
| |
Hordeum brachyantherum
ssp. californicum (H. c.) |
barley
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Hordeum jubatum |
foxtail barley
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Hordeum murinum
ssp. leporinum (H.l.) |
foxtail
|
 |
Europe
|
|
|
Leymus triticoides
(Elmus t.) |
alkali ryegrass
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Lolium perenne |
perennial ryegrass
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Muhlenbergia asperifolia |
scratchgrass
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Paspalum distichum |
knotgrass
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Poa annua |
annual bluegrass
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Poa pratensis |
Kentucky bluegrass
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Poa secunda ssp.
secunda (P. scabrella) |
one-sided bluegrass
|
 |
Native
|
|
|
Polypogon monspeliensis |
annual beardgrass,
rabbit's foot grass
|
 |
Europe
|
|
|
Schismus arabicus
|
Mediterranean grass
|
|
Eurasia
|
|
|
Sporobolus airoides |
alkali sacaton, hairgrass
|
|
Native |
|
|
Vulpia myuros var.
hirsuta (Festuca magalyra) |
dropseed
|
 |
Europe
|
| POTAMOGETONACEAE
|
Potamogeton crispus |
crispate-leaved pondweed
|
|
Eurasia
|
| RUSCACEAE |
Nolina
parryi |
Parry's Nolina |
 |
Native |
| TYPHACEAE
|
Sparganium euricarpum |
broad fruited bur
reed
|
 |
Native |
|
|
Typha angustifolia |
narrow leaved cattail
|
 |
Native
|
|
BRYOPHYTES |
|
|
|
|
|
Mosses |
Bryum sp. |
|
|
Native
|
|
|
Grimmia sp. |
|
|
Native
|
|
Liverworts |
Asterella californica |
California liverwort |
 |
Native
|
|
This list as
with all lists is only as good as the records kept. We welcome new
botanical records. If you notice errors or omissions, please
Email.
Please use the URL for this page in your communiqué. Thank you. Last
Updated on
06/01/2013
List compiled by Kern River
Preserve volunteers and staff; Eve Laeger, Terri
Gallion, David J. Keil, Ph. D., Lynn Overtree, Reed Tollefson
and updated by Alison Sheehey |
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