Scripps Coastal Reserve (http://nrs.ucsd.edu) Field Guide

Common name – California sagebrush or coastal sagebrush Scientific name - Artemisia californica Plant family - Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 2 m Flower color - white Flowering season – summer Foliage color – greyish green Distinguishing features – vary aromatic, signature plant of coastal sage scrub habitat Cal Flora web page: http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=705

Common name – lemonade berry Scientific name – Rhus integrifolia Plant family - Anacardiaceae Type of plant – large shrub Maximum height – 5 m Flower color – white to pink Flowering season – winter and very early spring Foliage color – dark green Distinguishing features – seeds have a lemon-like flavor and were used by indigenous people to make a beverage Cal Flora web page – http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7090

Common name – California brittlebush, bush sunflower Scientific name – Encelia californica Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color – yellow with brown centers Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – very common at the SCR Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2963

Common name – coyote brush, broom Scientific name – Baccharis pilularis Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 3 m Flower color - white Flowering season – fall Foliage color – bright green Distinguishing features – this plant is dioecious, meaning that there are separate male and female . Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1031

Common name – California buckwheat Scientific name – Eriogonum fasiculatum Plant family - Polygonaceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color – white to pink Flowering season – late spring to summer Foliage color – dark green Distinguishing features – very rusty-red seed pods present fall though winter, they cover the plant Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3243

Common name – deerweed Scientific name – Acmispon glaber (formerly Lotus scoparius) Plant family - Fabaceae Type of plant – shrub Maximum height – 1 m Flower color – yellow to orange Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – new flowers are yellow whereas older flowers are orange Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11280

Common name – Santa Barbara milk vetch Scientific name – Astragalus trichopodus Plant family - Fabaceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1 m Flower color – greenish white Flowering season – winter Foliage color – greying green Distinguishing features – large inflated seed pods, attracts bumblebees in late winter/early spring Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=946

Common name – cudweed, everlasting Scientific name – Pseudognaphalium beneolens Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1 m Flower color - white Flowering season – summer Foliage color – almost white Distinguishing features – foliage looks soft Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11047

Common name – cudweed, everlasting Scientific name – Pseudognaphalium californicum Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1 m Flower color – white with yellow center Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11956

Common name – wild cucumber Scientific name – macrocarpa Plant family - Type of plant – perennial vine Maximum height – vine Flower color - white Flowering season – late winter Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – lush foliage, look like grape leaves, very spiny large Cal Flora web page – http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11822

Common name – sea dahlia Scientific name – Leptosyne maritima (formerly maritima) Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – perennial herb Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color – yellow daisy-like flower with yellow center Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – on CNPS inventory of rare and endangered plants Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=10954

Common name – coast prickly pear Scientific name – Opuntia littoralis Plant family - Cactaceae Type of plant - succulent Maximum height – 1 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – late spring, early summer Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=594

Common name – San Diego barrel cactus Scientific name – Ferocactus viridescens Plant family - Cactaceae Type of plant - succulent Maximum height – 0.5 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – late spring, early summer Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – on CNPS inventory of rare and endangered plants Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3575

Common name – Bladderpod Scientific name – Peritoma arborea (formerly Isomeris arborea) Plant family - Cleomeceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 3 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – all winter and spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – large, inflated seed pods Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11910

Common name – fiddleneck Scientific name – Amsinckia menziesii Plant family - Boraginaceae Type of plant – annual herb Maximum height – 1.0 m Flower color – orange-yellow Flowering season – spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – foliage is hairy/bristly Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=326

Common name – telegraph weed Scientific name – Heterotheca grandiflora Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – annual or perennial herb Maximum height – 2.5 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – fall Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4142

Common name – clustered tarweed Scientific name – Deinandra fasiculata (formerly Hemizonia fasiculata) Plant family - Asteraceae Type of plant – annual herb Maximum height – 0.5 m Flower color - yellow Flowering season – summer to fall Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=10828

Common name – fuchsia flowered gooseberry Scientific name – Ribes speciosum Plant family - Grossulariaceae Type of plant - shrub Maximum height – 1.5 m Flower color - red Flowering season – late winter to spring Foliage color – green Distinguishing features – bristly Cal Flora web page - http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7145