Flora of Ring Mountain A List by Eva Buxton

FAMILY COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NATIVE NOTES

Borage (Boraginaceae) Large-flowered popcornflower Plagiobothrys stipitatus x Brackenfern (Dennstaedtiaceae) Bracken-fern Pteridium aquilinum x Brakefern (Pteridaceae) Goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis x Coffee fern Pellaea andromedifolia x Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) Buckwheat Eriogonum nudum x Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) California buttercup Ranunculus californicus x Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) Suncup Camissonia ovata x Fern (Polypodiaceae) Common polypody Polypodium californicum x Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) Creamsacs Castilleja rubicundula x Common owl’s-clover Castilleja densiflora x Vernal pool speedwell Veronica peregrina x Flax (Linaceae) Pale flax Linum bienne Stork’s-bill Erodium sp. Grass (Poaceae) California brome Bromus carinatus x California oatgrass Danthonia californica x Hare barley Hordeum leporinum Italian wildrye Lolium multiflorum Melic (Onion-) grass Melica californica x Purple needle-grass Nassella pulchra x Rattle-snake grass Briza maxima Ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Soft chess Bromus hordeaceus Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea Iris (Iridaceae) Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum x Ground iris Iris macrosiphon x Laurel (Lauraceae) California bay Umbellularia californica x 8 Flora of Ring Mountain Continued

FAMILY COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NATIVE NOTES Lily (Liliaceae) Blue-dicks Dichelostemma capitatum x Oakland star tulip Calochortus umbellatus x Soap root Chlorogalum pomeridianum x Mallow (Malvaceae) Checker-bloom Sidalcea malvaeflora x Morning-glory (Convolvulaceae) Coastal morning-glory Calystegia purpurata x Short-stemmed morning-glory Calystegia subacaulis x Mustard (Brassicaceae) Pepper-grass Lepidium nitidum x Oak (Fagaceae) Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia x () Hog dasycarpum x Pin-cushion Sanicula bipinnatifida x Spring gold Lomatium utriculatum x Sweet fennel Foeniculum vulgare Yampah x Pea (Fabaceae) Balloon Clover Trifolium depauperatum x Bush lupine Lupinus formosus x Cup clover Trifolium microdon x False lupine Thermopsis californica x Hillside pea Lathyrus vestitus x Lotus Lotus sp. x Miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor x Red vetch Vicia benghalensis Shamrock Trifolium dubium Sky lupine Lupinus nanus x Tomcat clover Trifolium willdenovii x Yellow sour clover Trifolium fucatum x

9 Flora of Ring Mountain Continued

FAMILY COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NATIVE NOTES Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Serpentine sandwort Minuartia douglasii x Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Pink spurrey Spergularia rubra Plantain (Plantaginaceae) Dwarf plantain Plantago erecta x English plantain Plantago lanceolata Poppy (Papaveraceae) California poppy Eschscholzia californica x Primrose (Primulaceae) Scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis Rush (Juncaceae) Iris-leaved rush Juncus phaeocephalus x Western rush Juncus occidentalis x Sedge (Cyperaceae) Common turfsedge Carex praegracilis x Sedge Carex sp. x Sumac (Anacardiaceae) Poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum x Sunflower (Asteraceae) Cottontop Micropus californicus x Coyote brush Baccharis pilularis x Douglas’ dandelion Microseris douglasii x Evax Hesperevax sparsiflora x Goldfields Lasthenia gracilis x Hairy cat’s-ears Hypochaeris radicata Hayfield tarweed Hemizonia congesta x Italian thistle Carduus pycnocephalus Pineapple weed Chamomilla suaveolens Soliva Soliva sessilis Tidy-tips Layia platyglossa x Yarrow Achillea millefolium x Valerian (Valerianaceae) Plectritis Plectritis sp. x Violet (Violaceae) Johnny-jump-up Viola pedunculata x Woodfern (Dryopteraceae) Swordfern Polystichum munitum x 10